APSARA: His Only Devotion
Episode 1
The characters will get introduced along with the story.〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
(...)= Action
(Translation:....)
(In mind:...)
कहते हैं karma सभी का हिसाब रखता हैं!
(It is said that karma keeps account of everyone!)
मेरा हिसाब भी रखा गया।
(My account was also kept.)
वह भी, एक एक छुट्टे का।
(That too, one change each.)
इंसान अपने गलतियों को नया नाम दे सकता हैं, लेकिन उसे छिपाना या हमेशा के लिए मिटाना नामुमकिन हैं।
(A person can give a new name to his mistakes, but it is impossible to hide or erase them forever.)
Mysterious man
(sitting on a chair in a dark room)
ऐसी ही एक गलती मैंने भी की थी...सबसे बड़ी वाली।
(I also made a similar mistake...the biggest one.)
गलती, या फिर उसे गुनाह नाम दु।
(Mistake, or should I call it a crime?)
गुनहगार अपने गुनाह को चाहे दुनिया से छुपा ले, लेकिन उसे अपने आप से कभी नहीं छुपा सकता, बस उसे नजरअंदाज कर सकता हैं।
(A criminal may hide his crime from the world, but he can never hide it from himself; he can only ignore it.)
Mysterious man
(starring at his wallet)
ऐसा ही एक गुनाह किया था मैंने आज से 10 साल पहले, और मेरी गुनाह की सजा एक मासूम लड़की को भुगतनी पड़ी।
(I committed a similar crime 10 years ago, and an innocent girl had to suffer the punishment for my crime.)
It's her, the only one who suffered more than enough for 4 years, or maybe lifetime.
And the reason behind her all sufferings was...ME.
Mysterious man
(Cares the picture gently with his thumb)
Mysterious man
बस एक बार किस्मत से तुम मिल जाओ!(guilty husk)
(Translation: Just once, if I get lucky, I will meet you!)
Mysterious man
तुम्हारे कदमों पे अपना सर रखके तुमसे माफी मांगूंगा।
(Translation: I will place my head at your feet and apologize to you.)
Mysterious man
(guilty frown)
Someone
The chopper is ready.
Mysterious man
(closed his wallet)
Mysterious man
(stood up shoving wallet in his trouser pocket)
Mysterious man 2
Call for you boss!(forward his phone)
Mysterious man
(took and put on ear)
Anyone
📲WHAT HMM? WHY AREN'T YOU PICKING UP MY CALLS? (yells from other side)
Mysterious man
(pulls back the phone with so done expression)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
📲 I didn't hear.
Anyone
📲 Ofc. How will you hear it if you put it on silent?(scolding)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(glares at them)
Mysterious man 2
(´-﹏-`；)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
📲 What do you want? ❄️
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
📲 I'll save your punishment for later for being cold to your mother.
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
📲(sigh) I've talked with the Panditji and told him about you, be gentle and polite there.
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
📲 And--
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(hung up on her)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(shove phone in pocket)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(Walked towards the door)
Someone
(about to follow him)
Mysterious man 2
(about to follow him)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(glares at them)
Mysterious man 2
(ʘ言ʘ╬)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Any news about her?(deadly cold voice)
Someone
(shook head) N...not yet!
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Then use your brains on search rather than giggles.❄️💢
Mysterious man 2
(´-﹏-`；)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(walk away)
Somewhere in Indore, MP, India
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
Again he hung up without listening.(ಠಗಠ)
Kritarth Mehra/ML father
(chuckle putting his tea cup on plate in his palm) When he ever listened?┐(´ー｀)┌
Sanaya and Kritarth were having their morning teas while spending time together as their usual schedule, then they called Kushagra for the important puja they have in a temple in Prayagraj for the Shivratri occassion.
Mehra family has donated funds to a Shiv temple at prayagraj and also has been organising the Shivratri puja every year, but this year they decided to hand over the sacred responsibility of the puja to Kushagra, so Sanaya called him to remind that he shouldn't be late.
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
He did, before turning into a iceberg, but after college, he literally turned into a grumpy old man.
Kritarth Mehra/ML father
(Nod his head) Right, I was shocked too when after high school he said he wants to join mafia.
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
Is it because of his ex-girlfriend in school?
Kritarth Mehra/ML father
No, I don't think so because he wasn't that unhappy even after that girl betrayed him in front of everyone.
Sanaya Kritarth Mehra/ML mother
(sigh) What exactly happened in school?
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Episode 2
[IF SHE'S THE SIN, HE'S THE SINNER]
I've traveled from Hyderabad to Prayagraj on my chopper and then from the helipad, I travelled on the car arranged for us to the temple.
But all the way, my mind was stuck into HER instagram profile where she blocked me 2 years ago.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(thumb halting over the profile picture of a girl)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(In mind: So you still hate me!)
Someone
(notice sitting beside him)
Mysterious man 2
(notice from the front passenger seat)
Someone
(clears throat) Kabir Bhai is waiting for us at temple.
Mysterious man 2
Boss can I know, what's your relationship with this girl?
Kushagra Mehra/ML
...पछतावे का रिश्ता।
( Translation: A relationship of regret.)
Someone
Uhm, what kind of regret?(curious)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(turned off his phone screen)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Regret of neglecting her pain.❄️
Right, everyone took her pain as fun and I neglected her sufferings, I was a fool, a coward who didn't even approach her to ask and yet just kept wishing for her "Yes".
"Yes" to my friendship with her.
I had many opportunities to save her, but I was foolish enough not to found them back then.
Mysterious man
Boss, we're here.
When I was lost in thoughts of her in my past, I realised our car stopped already in front of the temple.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(gets out of car)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(folded his sleeves glaring at the temple)
Mysterious man 2
(close the door after Kush gets out)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Rishi, Kunal, keep eyes on everyone till I'm here.
Kunal Patel/ML right hand bodyguard
.....
Rishi Jaiswal/ML PA
......
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Specially on girls.❄️
I have been ordering them to do so everywhere I go since last 2 years, every single place I visit, movie theatre, shopping mall, resturants, markets, hotels, bars, shops, everywhere.
I have been keeping the hope of seeing her somewhere even I know it's impossible, but somehow my mind was never ready to believe that I'll not meet her again.
I know I'm being super delusional and stupid again, and also overloading Rishi and Kunal with tasks, but finding her will be the greatest exploration of my life.
I pray every single day, every single morning only to get chance in my life to meet her.
Just one chance, one opportunity and I promise I won't let it slide this time.
I'm dying to meet her!!!!
Rishi Jaiswal/ML PA
Relax boss, we'll search around the whole area.
Kunal Patel/ML right hand bodyguard
(nod his head)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Hmm.(wears his sunglasses)
I climbed up the stairs with Rishi Kunal while my convoy followed us.
People gaze at us, stares at us and gossips about how powerful I look.
This is my life after graduating from school, after getting separated with her.
I have everything that can make a human happy to the extent, a good career to earn enough money, prestige, aura, power and wealth along with a filled family, but everything becomes grey when I remember her.
I didn't realize back then in school what's this feeling calls.
I messed up things for my messed up undiscovered feelings for her.
But now, I've realised it thoroughly.
Not only I understood it, but I've become sure what should I name this feeling.
Yes...I'm in love with HER!!
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(halt on his track at the temple)
I've seen my best friend talking with the pandit, as per I instructed him.
And he looks at me as soon as he realised I've arrived.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(went to them) Everything's ready?
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(smirk with nod) yes, you can do the aarti in an hour.
Panditji
People will gather for the aarti from 11 am.(polite smile)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Ji.(touch his feet)
We went inside to know more about the rituals of aarti, since it's my first time doing the Shivratri aarti, I know nothing about rituals.
Every year my Papa performs the aarti from my family's side, since our family tradition and our family gives donation to this temple every year.
But this year, as I've turned 30 and my family is chewing me to get married, so Papa ordered me to perform the rituals this time as he thinks I'm capable of it now.
They don't care about whom I want to get married.
Well, I don't want to marry yet, to anyone.
If I have to get married, then I wish it to be HER.
Panditji
(opened the door of a room)
Panditji took me to a room they have arranged for me.
Panditji
We have specially prepared this room for you, your father and grandfather also used it.😊
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Ji.(look around the room)
It was not so luxurious as it was a quarter given to the pandits of the temple, but I can adjust.
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
Okay Bhai, get change first and then meet us inside the temple.(pat his shoulder handing him clothes)
After handing me the orange and white colour kurta pajama, Kabir left the room with Pandit ji.
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Episode 3
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(touch the ground of temple)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(tap his fingertips on forehead)
I'm not a religious person, but I follow the guidelines as per my mother taught me.
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(comes and hand him the puja thaal) People's has gathered and it's time for the aarti.
Kabir is my best friend since school, he also knows her but probably doesn't care anymore about her existence nor whatever she had gone through.
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(notice Kush's outfits)
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(smirk patting his shoulder) Every outfit makes you handsome.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
I born handsome.(removed his hand and walk away)
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
At least give a smile.(눈‸눈)
I used to smile till I was in school, but after school when the realization deepens in my mind, I couldn't put myself into smiling.
Maybe this puja is a way to wash up my sins I had done to her!
I met Panditji and he instructed me to start the rituals.
As I start the aarti with the sacred lamp stand, I felt people gathering behind me.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(surrounded the lamp in front of the idol)
I even heard some gossips of young girls praising my handsome feature but I was more concentrated on my puja rather than my appearance.
These kinds of gossips are usual for me.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(In mind:God, if you really exist, then give me one last chance to meet her.)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(starring at the idol)
After 20 minutes, the aarti has done and Panditji instructed me to take the lamp to the public so that people can get the blessing.
I did as per instruction and forward the lamp to the public, one by one to let them take blessing.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(stepping forward with a slow careful pace)
Half of the crowd has done with the blessings and also left after getting the prasad from Panditji.
But suddenly my feet halted in front of a girl who's face I found very familiar.
Mysterious woman
(rotate her palms over the sacred lamp)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(freeze)
Mysterious woman
(brush her palms on her head blessing herself)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(wide eyes fixed at her)
Mysterious woman
(folded hands praying with closed eyes)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(throat dried up)
The girl I've been searching around everywhere like a crazy since 10 years, is now accidentally standing in front of me.
My heart started beating rapidly, like it'll plop out of my chest, it felt like thousands of emotions started to hit against my mind and chest.
My eyes were fixed on her face but her eyes were closed, and she didn't even see my face when I came in front of her because her eyes were focused on the aarti lamp.
Mysterious woman
(finished her prayer)
Panditji
Have your prasad beti!(hand the prasad to her)
Mysterious woman
Ji, sukriya!(soft voice)
(Translation: Ji, thank you!)
Her voice is still soft like before!
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(soft gentle eyes fixed at her)
Mysterious woman
(turn behind and walk away)
Panditji
Kush beta?(tap his shoulder)
I zoned out and snap back to senses in Panditji's touch.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Pandit ji, can you hold this lamp for a while?(hand him the sacred lamp)
Panditji
Yes but what happened?(hold the lamp)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
I'll be back.(stride away)
Panditji
Arey but aarti hasn't done.😶
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(saw Kush rushing away)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(rushed after the girl)
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(rushed after him)KUSH!!
I chased after her and found her but again I halted when I saw her distributing a part of her Prasad to the beggars downstairs.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
......(In mind: Kind hearted, like always!)
I froze again because I want to talk to her but I don't know what to talk to her, or where to start.
Mysterious woman
(walk away after finishing distribution)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(stride after her forwarding hand) Ex...Excuse me, SUNIYE--
(Translation: Excuse me, Listen--)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(got bumped into someone suddenly)
I staggered and fall on the stairs on my bútt.
Unknown
Oh I'm sorry, are you okay?(forward hand with concern)
That unknown guy forwarded his hand for help and I get up grasping onto his hand.
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(brush up his clothes)
Unknown
Are you not hurt, right?(concern)
His words didn't reach my mind because it was occupied with her thoughts while my eyes were searching for her.
Unknown
(tap his shoulder)HELLO!
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Huh?(snap back)
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(arrives there) Bhai!
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(In mind: Fúçk, I lost her again.)
Just then Rishi and Kunal also arrived there, all three of them surrounded me after knowing the incident.
But my eyes were continuously starring at the way I saw her disappearing for the last time.
Rishi Jaiswal/ML PA
Boss, are you okay?(concern)
Kushagra Mehra/ML
Yea I'm fine.❄️
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(looking at the street)
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(noice him) Why did you suddenly run away from aarti like that?
Kushagra Mehra/ML
I saw her.
Kunal Patel/ML right hand bodyguard
??
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(narrow eyes) Whom?
Kushagra Mehra/ML
(look at him) Vamika.❄️
Kabir Bundela/ML BFF
(eyes widen)
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