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It was evening time. In a small street of Mumbai, two girls were standing with their cycles. They were waiting for someone eagerly.

"Chal na ghar chalte hai. Aur kab tak wait karegi?" Said one girl to another girl.

"Jab tak uss se baat nahi ho jaati tab tak. Aaj toh apni pyaar ki gadi main aage badha ke hi rahungi." She said being determined.

Her best friend rolled her eyes and said, "Mujhe lagta toh nahi aisa kuch hone wala hai but still.... Best of luck."

After sometime, they saw a handsome guy coming there riding his bike. Both the girls' heartbeats increased seeing him.

The girl immediately set her hair and said with a sweet voice, "Excuse me! Zara suniye."

The guy stopped his bike hearing her voice.

"Meri cycle ki chain gir gayi hai. Zara help kar denge please?"

"Sure." Said the guy smiling.

He got down from his bike, removed his helmet and went to the girls. He bent down and started fixing the chain of the cycle while both the girls were staring at him.

"Tu kyu aise dikh rahi hai? Jija hai tere." Said the girl in a low voice to her best friend.

"Pagal hoon main jo itne handsome ladke ko na dekhu? Waise bhi koi guarantee nahi hai yeh mere Jija banenge, Pati bhi ban sakte hai." Whispered her best friend while smiling looking at the guy.

"Sapne hi dekhti reh."

"Same to you."

After finishing his work, the guy stood up and said to the girl, "Done."

"Thank you. And sorry aap ko mere liye itni takleef uthani padhi...."

"Koi baat nahi BehenJi. Yeh toh mera farz tha." Said the guy and left from there breaking the girl's heart in the most polite way.

As soon as the guy left, the girl's best friend started laughing loudly.

"Teri pyaar ki gadi toh chalu hone se pehle hi ruk gayi. Usne tujhe direct BehenJi bol diya." She said laughing.

The girl got angry and said, "Tu na zyada has mat. Aisa nahi hai ki usne mujhe Behenji bol diya toh ab tera chance hai. Bohut shakt launda hai yeh. Pure moholle ki ladkiyon ki nazar ispe hai aur iski nazar kisi pe nahi."

"Woh toh hai. Paata nahi woh kaunsi ladki hogi jo isko pasand aayegi."

Meanwhile...

A girl was watching tv in her house and laughing continuously. Suddenly a woman came and turned off the tv.

"Mummy band kyu kiya? Mera favourite cooking show chal raha tha." Said the girl making an angry pout.

"Shehnaaz Puttar sirf cooking show dekh ke khana pakane aur thusne se kuch nahi hoga. Utthe bhi toh jaana hoga jitthe tera khana pakane ka talent kaam aaye." Said Parminder Ji.

"Hun kitthe jaana hoga si? Mere paas time nahi hai. Bacchon ke exams aa rahe hai. Chhuti nahi milegi school se." Said Shehnaaz to which Parminder Ji nodded her head in disbelief.

She sat beside her and said, "Main sasural jaane ki baat kar rahi si. Humne tere liye ladka dhund na suru kiya hai."

Shehnaaz widened her eyes and said, "Tabhi main sochu uss din utna saj dhaj ke pose shose deke photoshoot kyu karwa rahi thi aap mujhse? I knew it. Daal mein kuch toh kala hai."

"Apne yeh drame band kar aur meri gal sun. Iss se pehle hum kisi ghar mein baat aage badhaye main tujhse puchna chahti hoon, kya tenu koi ladka pasand hai? Agar hai toh acchi baat hai. Sanu mehnat nahi karni padegi. Waise bhi aaj kaal teri umar di kudiya khud hi apne liye ladka dhund leti hai."

"Wah wah Mummy tussi great ho." Said Shehnaaz clapping. "Zindagi bhar aap bolti rahi ladko se dur rehna, zyada male friends bana ne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Milne tak nahi deti thi mujhe aap ladko se. Aur hun puch rahi ho mainu koi pasand hai yaa nahi? Pasand karne ke liye na ladko se milna padta hai, unse baat karni padhti hai jiski permission mainu kabhi mili hi nahi. Isliye maine decide kar liya hai mere liye ladka aap log hi pasand karoge, bas."

Parminder Ji became quiet as she was saying the truth.

Shehnaaz was about to leave when she turned thinking something and said, "Main sirf ladke ka criteria baata deti hoon. Ladka look wise handsome hona chahiye. Height lambi honi chahiye. Zyada gora nahi chahiye, thoda dark chalega. Quality wise smart and intelligent hona chahiye, hard-working hona chahiye, honesty and loyalty toh must hai. Aur calm nature ka hona chahiye, mature hona chahiye taa ki mujhe handle kar sake aur meri bakwas sun ne ki patience honi chahiye uss mein. And above all, woh bilkool Papa jaisa hona chahiye. Bas yeh hi criteria hai."

Saying that, Shehnaaz left from there leaving her mother puzzled.

"Ladka hai. Khana thodi hai jo inna saara criteria baata ke chali gayi? Yeh laughter chef dekh ke na sacchi mein iska dimag kharab hogaya si. Haaye rabba, kaun pasand karega isse?" Thought Parminder Ji and made a worried face.

At Shukla house...

Two old women were having tea with snacks while looking at some photos.

"Yeh dekhiye Rita Bhabhi. Pathak Saab ki eklauti beti. Sundar hai, padhi likhi hai, suna hai gaaon mein inn logo ki pustaaini zameen bhi hai. Main toh kehti hoon iss hi ghar mein rishta jod do. Sidharth aur iski jodi badi pyaari lagegi."

Saying that, the woman put a bite of kachori in her mouth.

Rita Ji looked at the girl's photo carefully.

"Nahi Sunita. Yeh kuch zyada hi naati hai. Mere Sidharth ko dekha hai? 6 ft 2 inch ka hai. Shaadi ke baad jhuk jhuk ke baat karni hogi apni biwi se. Koi acchi photo dikhao." Said Rita Ji rejecting another girl.

Sunita Ji wiped her hands and took out some other photos. But Rita Ji was not liking any of them.

"Main akele kaise pasand karu?" Said Rita Ji and called her husband. "Haan Ji sunte ho. Ek baar idhar aao na."

A voice came from the room.

"Maine pehle hi kaha tha mujhe inn sab mein mat ghasit na. Ladki pasand ho jaaye toh baata dena. Baat pakki karne chala jaaunga. Filhaal mujhe apna news dekhne do."

Hearing Ashok Ji's words, Rita Ji nodded her head in disbelief.

"Mere ko bete ki shaadi ki fikar sataye jaa rahi hai aur inhe news ki padhi hai." She said making faces.

Suddenly the doorbell rang and Rita Ji opened it.

"Tu itni zaldi wapas aa gaya?" She asked seeing her son.

"Haan Aai aaj office mein kaam ka pressure thoda kam...."

Sidharth suddenly stopped when his eyes fell on Sunita Ji who was busy eating snacks.

"Sunita Chachi yaaha? Matlab Aai phir se sau ladkiyon ki photo dikha ke unn mein se ek ko select karne ko kahegi. Iss se pehle aisa ho, main chup chap kat leta hoon." Thought Sidharth.

"Aai aap dono baatein karo. Main fresh ho ke aaya."

Saying that, Sidharth was about to go to his room but Rita Ji hold his hand and made him sit on the sofa.

"Jaa kaha raha hai? Pehle inn ladkiyon ki photos dekh aur baata inn mein se kaun acchi lag rahi hai." Said Rita Ji and showed him the photos.

"Aai aap hi dekh lo na." Said Sidharth making a crying face. "Main shaadi karne ke liye ready hoon par yeh photos dekh ke select karna mujhse nahi hota. Aap jise pasand karogi, main uss hi se shaadi kar lunga."

"Tu na bilkool apne Baba pe gaya hai. Maine ek baar keh diya hai toh tujhe padegi."

"Par Aai...."

"Gappa bas!"

Sid sighed and started seeing the photos one by one. But none of those photos could impress Sidharth. Even Rita Ji also didn't like them.

"Kya Sunita? Ek dhang ka photo nahi dikha paayi." Said Rita Ji being disappointed.

"Maaf karna Rita Bhabhi. Filhaal toh yeh hi the mere paas. Thoda waqt di jiye. Main agli baar acche acche rishtey leke aaungi. Abhi chalti hoon."

Saying that, she got up when suddenly her bag fell and many photos came out of the bag.

"Chachi sambhal ke." Said Sidharth standing up. "Rukiye main utha deta hoon."

Saying that, Sidharth started picking up the photos from the floor. While doing that, suddenly his eyes fell on a particular photo. He picked it up and took a close look. In the photo, a girl was standing wearing a punjabi suit. There was a cute smile on her face and she was looking like the epitome of beauty. Sidharth also smiled seeing the photo and couldn't take his eyes off.

"Yeh kaun hai Sunita Chachi?" Asked Sidharth getting up.

"Mere ko dikha." Said Rita Ji and took the photo from Sidharth's hand.

"Yeh toh bohut hi khubsurat hai. Kitni sundar aankhein hai iski. Gori hai, height bhi thik thak hai. Tere kaandh se thoda upar tak aa hi jaayegi. Haan thodi moti zaroor hai par lag badi pyaari rahi hai. Mere ko pasand hai. Sunita kya naam hai iska?"

Rita Ji showed Sunita Ji the photo.

"Arrey yeh toh Gill Saab ki Beti hai, Shehnaaz. Abhi recently uske gharwalo ne ladka dekhna suru kiya hai. Waise toh Sidharth aur Shehnaaz saath mein kaafi acche lagenge. Par dikkat yeh hai ki ladki Punjabi hai. Aap ko toh Marathi ladki chahiye thi na? Isliye maine iski photo nahi dikhayi." Replied Sunita Ji making Rita Ji little sad as Shehnaaz was not a marathi girl. She found her perfect for her son.

"Punjabi hai toh kya hua?" Asked Sidharth immediately. "Humein caste se fark nahi padta. Hai na Aai? Aur waise bhi aaj kaal intercaste marriage har koi karta hai."

Rita Ji laughed silently seeing Sidharth's face. She understood that he had liked Shehnaaz very much.

"Sahi kaha. Humein koi dikkat nahi hai. Tum inn logo se rishtey ki baat karo Sunita." She said.

"Aap ko koi dikkat nahi hai. Par unn logo ko Punjabi Sikh ladka chahiye. Woh nahi maanenge."

"Par maana ne ka kaam toh tumhara hai na?" Said Rita Ji smirking to which Sunita Ji made a confused face.

"Jo fees hum de rahe hai uss se double fees milegi. Bas kaise bhi kar ke Sidharth aur Shehnaaz ka rishta pakka karwa do."

A huge smile came to Sunita Ji's face hearing that.

"Done Bhabhi. Yeh Sunita aise hi famous nahi hai. Ab dekhiye kaise dono families ke bich rishta pakka kara ke apne career ka pehla intercaste marriage karwati hoon." Said Sunita Ji making both Rita Ji and Sidharth smile.

Next Day at Gill's house...

"Dekhiye toh sahi ladka kitna accha hai. Dikhne mein sundar hai. Accha khasa job karta hai. Khandan kitna accha hai. Aur toh aur ek bhi buri adat nahi hai ladke mein. Na cigerette sharab ka nasha, na ladkiyon ka chakkar, na koi illegal dhanda. Iss se behtar ladka aap ko puri Mumbai mein nahi milega Gill Saab." Said Sunita Ji to Shehnaaz's father, Santokh Ji, showing Sidharth's photo.

"Main samajh raha hoon ladka changa hai par sanu Punjabi Sikh Munda chahiye si. Marathi family vich sadi kudi nu adjust karne mein dikkat hogi si." Said Santokh Ji.

"Oo Ji agar dil mil jaaye toh kya Punjabi kya Marathi? Inn dono ko aap saath khada kar doge na toh paata chalega, bilkool rab ne bana di jodi hai."

"Par aur bhi toh ladko ke photos hai na? Hum unn mein se pasand karte hai. Woh Punjabi hai aur dono ek hi caste ke honge toh zyada changa rahega." Said Parminder Ji.

"Thik hai, aap dekh lo."

Saying that, Sunita Ji started showing them other guys' photos.

"Yeh Balwinder, Punjabi hai, Sikh hai. Din bhar sharab pee ke nashe mein dhund rehta hai aur ghar wapas aa ke ghar ki auraton par haath utha ta hai. Aur yeh Jasprit. Suna hai shaadi se pehle hi ek ladki ko pregnant kar diya aur phir zinmedari uthane se piche hat gaya. Aur yeh hai Harman. Bohut ameer hai. Dusro ka paisa maar ke apna khud ka bangla, gadi sab kuch kharida hai. Baataiye, inn mein se kaun pasand hai aap logo ko?"

Santokh Ji and Parminder Ji became shocked hearing Sunita Ji's description and looked at each other.

"Mummy Papa main school jaa rahi hoon." Said Shehnaaz before leaving.

Suddenly an idea clicked Santokh Ji's mind.

"Puttar zara ruk." He said and went to Shehnaaz with the photos.

"Chhetti das inn mein se kaun tenu pasand si." He said showing her the photos.

"Papa hun nahi please." Said Shehnaaz making puppy eyes.

"Do minute ki baat hai. It's a request."

Shehnaaz sighed and took the photos in her hand. She started seeing them. Parminder Ji and Sunita Ji also went to her to see whom she would chose.

Shehnaaz was seeing the photos being least interested. But her expression changed when her eyes fell on a particular photo. In the photo, a guy was standing wearing casual shirt pants. There was a simplicity on his face which caught her attention. She didn't know why but she felt a connection with him. She kept looking at the photo for sometime.

Then she looked at her parents and said, "Baki sab toh namune hai. Par yeh acche lage mujhe."

Shehnaaz showed them the photo and her parents smiled seeing it. Of all the photos, she chose him. Which means it was God's sign.

"Aap ne sahi kaha Sunita Ji. Yeh sacchi mein rab ne bana di jodi hai. Isliye toh sadi Shehnaaz iss hi ladke ko pasand kiya. Aur Shehnaaz di pasand matlab sadi pasand. Aap iss hi hafte unn logo ko ghar bula li jiye. Umeed rakhta hoon Marathi aur Punjabi dilon ke taar apas mein jud hi jaayenge." Said Santokh Ji making Sunita Ji extremely happy while Shehnaaz blushed.

Suddenly a boy snatched the photo from Shehnaaz's hand.

"Ohho mere hone wale Jiju? Nice. Par tere jaisi chudhail itna handsome ladka deserve nahi karti." Said shehnaaz's brother, Shehbaaz, looking at the photo.

"Baaz, maine tera muh hi tod dena hai. Ruk!" Said Shehnaaz and started running behind Shehbaaz while everyone laughed seeing the brother-sister duo.

At Night...

Lying on the bed, both Sidharth and Shehnaaz were holding each other's photos in their hands and were totally lost in them.

"Photo mein toh bade handsome dikhte ho. Saamne se kab dekhungi aap ko?" Said Shehnaaz looking at Sidharth's photo.

"Bohut zald. Bas thoda intezaar kar lo." Replied Sidharth being lost in Shehnaaz's photo.

They both blushed and then slept hugging each others' photos close to their hearts.
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