Bhaijaan ki shaadi aur mera plus-one

Bhaijaan ki shaadi fix hui toh sabse pehle mere dimaag mein ek hi sawaal aaya — kya main Imtiaz ko le ja sakta hoon? Hum do saal se saath the. Ghar walon ko pata tha, par 'pata hona' aur 'saamne dekhna' mein bahut farak hota hai.

Ammi ne kaha, "Rishtedaar kya kahenge?" Abba chup rahe. Maine zidd nahi ki. Bas itna kaha ki main akela aaunga, par dil se khush nahi hoonga.

Shaadi se do din pehle Bhaijaan ka phone aaya. "Imtiaz ka size kya hai? Sherwani sab ke liye ek jaisi bani hai, uske liye bhi order karni hai."

Maine phone pe hi ro diya.

Shaadi mein kuch log ghoorte rahe, kuch ne kaan mein baatein ki. Ek chachi ne toh Imtiaz se seedha poocha ki woh kaun hai. Bhaijaan ne stage se hi jawab diya, "Ghar ka hai, Chachi. Ghar ka."

Aaj bhi jab main woh photos dekhta hoon — hum sab ek jaisi sherwani mein — toh lagta hai ki kabhi kabhi ek insaan ki himmat poore khandaan ka dil badal deti hai.