Amma comes to Krishna’s Bedroom , Pratigya is sitting deep in thought ..Amma comes to Pratigya , jovially rouses her from her contemplation , Pratigya rises on seeing the smiling face of Amma..Amma hands over the Pot, says that Pratigya’s bauji brought it from sangam, and has asked Amma to keep it in every room in the North direction…Amma gives another wide smile, happily chortles that this will be Pratigya’s last pooja and that she must pray sincerely to her deity’s for the safe happening of pooja and also Pratigya’s rule come to a close tomorrow and Pratigya will be thrown out… Pratigya is listening to all this rants in quiet agitation …Amma leaves , Pratigya is suspicious about Amma’s action’s wonders whether Amma has new tricks up her sleeve, sniffs the Pot and confirms that the pot indeed holds the water…Pratigya’s mind begins to whirr and mesh slowly wondering at what Amma’s game plan might be…
Krishna comes to the house after finishing his work, Krishna is proceeding to his room when Amma stops him , urges him to freshen up and consume something to fortify himself..Krishna promises to repay the money soonest, Amma waves it away saying that a mother is there to help her children..
Krishna l enters the bedroom in a controlled temper and where might Pratigya be ?? ..Huddled on the couch,?!! lying on the bed in deep thought ,!! crying her heart out on the terrace!! …Nay !! fair mistresses , Nay !! we find Fair Pratigya firmly ensconced in front of the mirror doing her Nails ** Reminds me of Nero playing violin while Rome burns ** Krishna comes and heads straight to the Magic closet ** Is this a closet or sirens bewitching one and all who happen to be in the vicinity ** Krishna tries to open the door and discovers it to be locked , Krishna angrily splutters out to Krishna to hand over the keys , Pratigya coos at him asking him to wait for few mins and begins to apply another coat of Polish ** Gee No wonder Amma is having such an easy run ** An irritated Krishna curtly tells Pratigya that he himself will search for the keys, but Pratigya tells him the key are with her on the dressing table ..Krishna walks in, his tread showing his mounting anger, roughly pulls out the drawer, snatches the Key in the process spilling the nail polish on to the Kalash , Pratigya remonstrates with Krishna at his rough ways, but is taken aback when Krishna furiously retorts taht it was not his fault that Pratigya had kept the kalash [pooja pot] there ..Pratigya stays mum..
NEXT MORNING
Amma is all ready and is busily arranging all the things for pooja ..Piyasiya is sitting watching Amma doing all work, A stressed Amma ** All that plotting by her pea sized brain would be stressing na** snaps at Piyasiya , tells to stop wasting time and get cracking ..Piyasiya gets up cumbersomely ** All that extra baggage , the Poor girl has to lift it all by her herself ** ..Amma glares at her retreating behind and viciously mouths that her booty is extending with all that kaamchoring .
Amma gives a shout out and all the ladies come out bearing their respective pots ..Amma takes it and begins placing it by the havan ..Shakthi and Krishna too come..Amma tells Krishna to sit in the center since the Pooja is for him..Sajjan Singh also says that the pooja has been organized for the exclusive benefit of Krishna and also for prosperity, happiness and peace of the house..threatens Amma that there should not be a lapse in the Pooja else Amma will get it ..Amma just turns a deaf ear to Sajjan Singh’s threats , replies that nothing will go wrong… Kesar and Amma begins to make a crude Doll representing the Deity , Then Amma smears the sacred Swastik on the coconut to the accompaniment of a devotional song in the background ..And in this serious and busy proceedings, A deviation will occur in the form of Piyasiya dropping the bowl of Ghee , Amma will immediately turn to look at the noise and scolds Piyasiya for her clumsiness and so will the rest of the family members .. taking advantage of the this lapse, Amma stealthily switches Pratigya’s Kalash with the Kerosene one..
Amma begins to light the lamps placed atop the kalash, and when she approaches one particular pot, she begins to sniff , Sniff,Sniff goes she, wrinkles her nose and gives tongue to her next plot, Amma says aloud that there is a smell of kerosene emanating from the pot, An incensed Sajjan Singh warns Amma to stop doing drama and not create any unpleasantness during the holy pooja ..Amma retaliates saying that she too wants the pooja to be completed successfully and she is not joking about the Kerosene either.. Shakhti who had been watching this keenly comes and checks the Kalash and confirms that one of the pots does contain kerosene enough to kill Amma and burn the house down, Sajjan Singh orders Shakhti to smite all the flames and also orders Amma to move away else she will be roasted ..Shakthi points at excitedly at Krishna and gleefully wants to know whether he had made plans to kill his own mother, An irked Krishna retorts that he brought the pot just the way Shakhti had done and says he does not even know what it contains… Sajajn Singh wonders how the water changed to Kerosene and who wanted to create mischief .. Krishna denies any wrong doing ..Sajjan Singh ominously adds that this is not a work of animals but taht of an intelligent, educated person who has an axe to grind … Amma whispers in shock “Pratigya”…
Amma turns the water works, goes to Pratigya and whimpers out that Amma had always looked at Pratigya as her own daughter, treated her even better than Komal and Pratigya repays her by planning to kill her. Amma digs in deep saying that if Pratigya wants to kill her, she is ready to lay down her life and even while taking last breath, Amma will have only blessings for Pratigya not one word of curse will escape through her lips… Amma takes a breath pleads to know what wrong did she do , Amma had in fact had hidden y’day matter from Krishna and she ahd not even said a word about it ..Pratigya is shocked on hearing this and is stunned into quietness … A puzzled Krishna who had been listening to this in silence now breaks it and demands to know whether anything did happen y’day .. Amma pretends not to reveal anything ..Kesmma butts in saying forgot about y’days incident and focus on today’s ..but Krishna will not have it and insists on knowing about the incident .. Kesmma narrates the incident with relish adding her own two bits and exaggerating the events..Kesar tells her to be quiet and not to exaggerate but kesmma tells her to be quiet..Ghanti Dadi glares at Kesmma .. Krishna again wishes to know the reason and Kesmma is only to to provide, Kesar again tries to shush Kesmma saying that even she was there and nothing serious had happened , Ghanti dadi now comes in and point blankly wants to know from Krishna whether Pratigya is capable of doing the things as mentioned by Kesmma, An indignant Kessma retorts that Pratigya twisted Amma’s hands in front of u and u are asking whether Pratigya is capable of doing it ,Shakthi tells Kesar to be quiet ,tells Krishna that all the ladies are Pratigya Party members and will not come out with truth, directs Krishna to seek the truth from Pratigya herself . Kesmma excuses herself for butting in..Krishna grinds out that everybody are lying Pratigya can never do that ..kesmma replies that what is wrong is wrong and she can never stand silent when wrong is going on .. Kessma thrusts the knife further by saying that Krishna will realize the truth when Pratigya successfully kills Amma .. Amma , the tragic and desolate amma emotionally blackmails Krishna saying that Sons are not bothered about their mother, it is their wife and their happiness that comes first, turns to Pratigya and gives permission to Pratigya to kill her, laments taht the DIL who had to serve her is preparing the funeral pyre ..But Amma can never hate Pratigya cos she has always loved Pratigya and will continue to love Pratigya …Sajjan Singh is listening to all this with narrowed eyes and rapt attention ..Amma further goads saying that Pratigya is free to kill her..Pratigya has ahd enough , breaks out saying that Amma is not doing right, if she does not care about Pratigya, it’s ok but think about ur own Son and his life…demands to know why Amma is intent on poisoning his own son’s life ..Krishna tells Pratigya to drop all that and explain to him what the hungama is all about..Pratigya beseeches Krishna to understand Amma’s strategy, tells Krishna that Amma is trying to break their relationship ..Krishna is shocked…
Krishna comes to the house after finishing his work, Krishna is proceeding to his room when Amma stops him , urges him to freshen up and consume something to fortify himself..Krishna promises to repay the money soonest, Amma waves it away saying that a mother is there to help her children..
Krishna l enters the bedroom in a controlled temper and where might Pratigya be ?? ..Huddled on the couch,?!! lying on the bed in deep thought ,!! crying her heart out on the terrace!! …Nay !! fair mistresses , Nay !! we find Fair Pratigya firmly ensconced in front of the mirror doing her Nails ** Reminds me of Nero playing violin while Rome burns ** Krishna comes and heads straight to the Magic closet ** Is this a closet or sirens bewitching one and all who happen to be in the vicinity ** Krishna tries to open the door and discovers it to be locked , Krishna angrily splutters out to Krishna to hand over the keys , Pratigya coos at him asking him to wait for few mins and begins to apply another coat of Polish ** Gee No wonder Amma is having such an easy run ** An irritated Krishna curtly tells Pratigya that he himself will search for the keys, but Pratigya tells him the key are with her on the dressing table ..Krishna walks in, his tread showing his mounting anger, roughly pulls out the drawer, snatches the Key in the process spilling the nail polish on to the Kalash , Pratigya remonstrates with Krishna at his rough ways, but is taken aback when Krishna furiously retorts taht it was not his fault that Pratigya had kept the kalash [pooja pot] there ..Pratigya stays mum..
NEXT MORNING
Amma is all ready and is busily arranging all the things for pooja ..Piyasiya is sitting watching Amma doing all work, A stressed Amma ** All that plotting by her pea sized brain would be stressing na** snaps at Piyasiya , tells to stop wasting time and get cracking ..Piyasiya gets up cumbersomely ** All that extra baggage , the Poor girl has to lift it all by her herself ** ..Amma glares at her retreating behind and viciously mouths that her booty is extending with all that kaamchoring .
Amma gives a shout out and all the ladies come out bearing their respective pots ..Amma takes it and begins placing it by the havan ..Shakthi and Krishna too come..Amma tells Krishna to sit in the center since the Pooja is for him..Sajjan Singh also says that the pooja has been organized for the exclusive benefit of Krishna and also for prosperity, happiness and peace of the house..threatens Amma that there should not be a lapse in the Pooja else Amma will get it ..Amma just turns a deaf ear to Sajjan Singh’s threats , replies that nothing will go wrong… Kesar and Amma begins to make a crude Doll representing the Deity , Then Amma smears the sacred Swastik on the coconut to the accompaniment of a devotional song in the background ..And in this serious and busy proceedings, A deviation will occur in the form of Piyasiya dropping the bowl of Ghee , Amma will immediately turn to look at the noise and scolds Piyasiya for her clumsiness and so will the rest of the family members .. taking advantage of the this lapse, Amma stealthily switches Pratigya’s Kalash with the Kerosene one..
Amma begins to light the lamps placed atop the kalash, and when she approaches one particular pot, she begins to sniff , Sniff,Sniff goes she, wrinkles her nose and gives tongue to her next plot, Amma says aloud that there is a smell of kerosene emanating from the pot, An incensed Sajjan Singh warns Amma to stop doing drama and not create any unpleasantness during the holy pooja ..Amma retaliates saying that she too wants the pooja to be completed successfully and she is not joking about the Kerosene either.. Shakhti who had been watching this keenly comes and checks the Kalash and confirms that one of the pots does contain kerosene enough to kill Amma and burn the house down, Sajjan Singh orders Shakhti to smite all the flames and also orders Amma to move away else she will be roasted ..Shakthi points at excitedly at Krishna and gleefully wants to know whether he had made plans to kill his own mother, An irked Krishna retorts that he brought the pot just the way Shakhti had done and says he does not even know what it contains… Sajajn Singh wonders how the water changed to Kerosene and who wanted to create mischief .. Krishna denies any wrong doing ..Sajjan Singh ominously adds that this is not a work of animals but taht of an intelligent, educated person who has an axe to grind … Amma whispers in shock “Pratigya”…
Amma turns the water works, goes to Pratigya and whimpers out that Amma had always looked at Pratigya as her own daughter, treated her even better than Komal and Pratigya repays her by planning to kill her. Amma digs in deep saying that if Pratigya wants to kill her, she is ready to lay down her life and even while taking last breath, Amma will have only blessings for Pratigya not one word of curse will escape through her lips… Amma takes a breath pleads to know what wrong did she do , Amma had in fact had hidden y’day matter from Krishna and she ahd not even said a word about it ..Pratigya is shocked on hearing this and is stunned into quietness … A puzzled Krishna who had been listening to this in silence now breaks it and demands to know whether anything did happen y’day .. Amma pretends not to reveal anything ..Kesmma butts in saying forgot about y’days incident and focus on today’s ..but Krishna will not have it and insists on knowing about the incident .. Kesmma narrates the incident with relish adding her own two bits and exaggerating the events..Kesar tells her to be quiet and not to exaggerate but kesmma tells her to be quiet..Ghanti Dadi glares at Kesmma .. Krishna again wishes to know the reason and Kesmma is only to to provide, Kesar again tries to shush Kesmma saying that even she was there and nothing serious had happened , Ghanti dadi now comes in and point blankly wants to know from Krishna whether Pratigya is capable of doing the things as mentioned by Kesmma, An indignant Kessma retorts that Pratigya twisted Amma’s hands in front of u and u are asking whether Pratigya is capable of doing it ,Shakthi tells Kesar to be quiet ,tells Krishna that all the ladies are Pratigya Party members and will not come out with truth, directs Krishna to seek the truth from Pratigya herself . Kesmma excuses herself for butting in..Krishna grinds out that everybody are lying Pratigya can never do that ..kesmma replies that what is wrong is wrong and she can never stand silent when wrong is going on .. Kessma thrusts the knife further by saying that Krishna will realize the truth when Pratigya successfully kills Amma .. Amma , the tragic and desolate amma emotionally blackmails Krishna saying that Sons are not bothered about their mother, it is their wife and their happiness that comes first, turns to Pratigya and gives permission to Pratigya to kill her, laments taht the DIL who had to serve her is preparing the funeral pyre ..But Amma can never hate Pratigya cos she has always loved Pratigya and will continue to love Pratigya …Sajjan Singh is listening to all this with narrowed eyes and rapt attention ..Amma further goads saying that Pratigya is free to kill her..Pratigya has ahd enough , breaks out saying that Amma is not doing right, if she does not care about Pratigya, it’s ok but think about ur own Son and his life…demands to know why Amma is intent on poisoning his own son’s life ..Krishna tells Pratigya to drop all that and explain to him what the hungama is all about..Pratigya beseeches Krishna to understand Amma’s strategy, tells Krishna that Amma is trying to break their relationship ..Krishna is shocked…
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