Hitler Didi 16th July 2012 Written Update

indu steps out of the hospital and is talking with herself in her mind. she says that her life is about to take a new turn. she has her reports in her hand.

FLASHBACK [12hrs back]

indu is reminded of rishis childish joy. he had been over the moon assuming that he is gonna b a father and asking her smile now atleast. he is shooting her on a handycam. he says he doesnt want antara – mantara now; he wants a sweet little chiku. indu doesnt like this name either. she asks him…y not a girl? rishi says that in case she turns out to be a hitler like u…it wud b a big problem. indu asks him wat if chiku turns out to be a hitler? rishi says then i will marry him off…bcoz all men post marriage turn into cowards…lions turn into mice…just like me. indu closes his handycam and asks him to go for his job interview. rishi refuses n says he will go thr tomorrow, today he will go to the doc with indu. indu says she will manage alone. indu tries to reason with him…asking him if he doesnt go to the interview, how will he get a job, how will he earn money, how will he earn a living and take care of his wife and kid? rishi finally gets ready to go to the interview. indu wishes him luck. rishi tries to get close to her but kutumb calls her then and the moment is lost.

kutumb is all decked up…embroidered dress, ornaments, et al. she is gonna go with indu to the doc. indu seeing her ‘avtaar’ screams at her and feels dizzy again. after a while indu is ok…she asks kutumb to dress up normally…but kutumb refuses. they argue over this and indu decides to go to the doc alone. munna volunteers to find her a rickshaw…whispers to kutumb he is in need of pocket money! indu is talking with herself…fondly abt her wonderful family…says everyone is with her…but yet they are lost in their own worlds. munna finds her a rickshaw and indu offers him money. munna is extremely pleased…he asks her how did u guess i needed money. did my heart speak out so loud? she says if ur hearts a connected u understand even the unsaid things. she asks him to not waste money in drinking and gambling…says she feels a certain promise in the air…the promise of an oncoming change. munna promises her that now that indu is abt 2 b a mother he will leave behind all his bad habits. he even gives her a hand into the rickshaw! she is touched. again a monologue: i feel change…the world is changing…or maybe i am…or maybe both are!

BACK TO PRESENT:

monologue contd…

the doc hasnt confirmed the pregnancy i too wish to believe what everyone has assumed and is already celebrating. my family has changed. (she remembers rishis joy, kutumbs happiness, munnas promise).

FLASHBACK [DOCTORS OFFICE]:

indu asks the doctor that pregnancy reports usually come out immediately…then why has he called her again to his clinic? the doc says he wants to get some further tests done.

monologue again: while i m doing one test after another in this hospital, i am sure back home my family must be celebrating. dey juz have to celebrate with my money.

rishi has a dhol slung round his neck. he starts beating the dhol and the family starts dancing. rishi tries calling her but she doesnt pick up the phone. in the meanwhile kutumb n sunaina take out an old trunk and bring it out. the trunk has old childhood clothes of indu, her dolls and stuff. thr is a pair of ghungroos in it. kutumb tells rishi that indu used to love kathak. …inder used to drop her at her dance classes. but since inder left the house, indu has never touched the ghungroos again. rishi says that for the next 9mths he will dance to indus tunes but after that he will see to it that she dances again.

indu is sitting outside the hospital. she opens the envelope and reads the medical reports with a bit of fear as well as hope. she starts laughing out loud.

FLASHBACK [DOCTORS CABIN]

the doctor tells her that she has advanced brain tumor. she doesnt have much time left.

PRESENT:

while laughing out loud she collapses and starts crying.

PRECAP: rishi asks her what did the doc say…she tells the family that she is not pregnant. she has brain tumor and she has only 30 days left. everyone is shell shocked