jhandaa

hafte bhar kee thakaan thee aur itavaar thaa. film dekhane ke lie bachcho kee jid bhee thee. bachche chhote jrur the par jid badee thee. shaanti kaa man to thaa ki dopahar men pair failaa ke so rahatee lekin bachchon kee jid ke aage jhukanaa hee padaa. pahale sochaa ki khaanaa khaa ke nikalenge fir bachchon kee jid ki khaanaa bhee baahar hee khaayenge. aur baahar khaanaa khaane kaa matalab hai ek badee dhanaraashi se sambandh vichchhed. paise ko pakad kaa rakhane kee chaahat ko kinaaraa kar bachchon kee ichchhaa ko aage rakhaa. makkhan ke saath aaloo paraanthe bane, khaae gae aur ek manornjak dopahar gujaarane sharmaa parivaar maul ko nikal padaa. kyonki pahale ke singal thiyetar sinemaahaul ab naheen bache. jo bache bhee unamen aisee filmen lagatee hain jo parivaar ke saath naheen dekhee jaa sakateen. nae sinemaa kaa nayaa thikaanaa maul ke malteepleks men hee thaa. shaanti aur ajay kee to ichchhaa thee ki koee hindee film dekhee jaay magar acharaj pair patakane lagaa ki kngafoo paandaa hee dekhenge aur vo bhee threedee. aur is jid ke bhee vijayee hote hee vo joote-moje pahanakar daravaaje par khadaa ho gayaa aur ratane lagaa ki mammee chalo, paapaa chalo!

maul ke aage gaadiyon kee ek lambee kataar thee. sabhee andar jaane kee muraad rakhate the. sharmaa jee kee gaadee bhee unheen men ek muntajir ho gaee. bahut pahale, kreeb das-baarah baras pahale kyaa gaadee vaale aur kyaa begaadee vaale, koee idhar dekhataa bhee naheen thaa. logon ko ye tak khyaal naheen thaa ki udhar ek chhotaa-motaa taalaab hai. gaureyaa, bulabul, lahatoraa, aur bhujngaa jaanate the aur chhote-bade bagale, kaue, aur kilakile bhee jaanate the ki jeth kee garamee ko chhod das-gyaarah maas taalaab men paanee milataa hai aur paanee men chhotee machhaliyaan, medhak aur kenchue milate hain. paas kee bastee ke skool gol karane vaale bachche aur kuchh anapadh aavaaraa bade bhee us taal ko jaanate the aur kaante men ek kenchuaa fnsaakar, aur gaanje kee ek kalee sulagaakar machchheemaar ban jaate the. us samay vo taal gnjediyon aur machchheemaaron ko maul thaa.

pahale maul naheen the. kooche the, galiyaan theen, thele the, mele the, beech sadk tak badhee huee dukaanen theen. keechad thaa, kachar-machar thee, bhinabhanaatee huee makkhiyaan theen, pinapinaate hue kutte the, rambhaatee gaaen theen, adkar khade saand the. moonchho par taav dete pahalavaan the, panavaadee the, unake paan kee mureed bheed thee. boree thee, kanastar thaa, peepaa thaa, bhainsaa thaa, bhainsaatolee thee, fereevaalon kee hajaar tarah kee bolee thee. plaastik n thaa, shovindo n thee, nae se nae faishan ke kapade pahane yooropee nain-naksh ke putale n the. pichhale yug kaa aur pichhade yug kaa puraanaa bhaarat kaheen-kaheen abhee bhee baakee hai, magar maul ke andar keval ubharate bhaarat kee jhaankee hai.

tikat lene men kaafee samay lag gayaa. utanee der men aas-paas lage postaron ke asar men bachchon ne aane vaalee filmon ko dekhane kee yojanaaen bhee banaa daaleen. aur haul men jaane ke lie snaiks kaauntar se hokar gujranaa thaa aur kuchh rakm ko vahaan bhee alavidaa kahanaa thaa. kahaa gayaa. paakhee ko meksikan naachoj khaane the aur acharaj ko paupakaurn. thandaa, kaalaa aur bulabuledaar pey donon ko chaahiye thaa. diyaa gayaa aur tab jaakar pushabaik seeton men baithane kaa maukaa aayaa. film shuru naheen huee thee, vijnyaapan chal rahe the. kuchh log baithe the, kuchh khade the, kuchh seedhiyon par naachoj aur paupakaurn le kar chadh rahe the. aur tabhee ek chetaavanee ne sabako chetaa diyaa- raashtragaan ke sammaan men khade hone kee chetaavanee. jo jahaan thaa, tham gayaa aur apane aap men tan gayaa. ek jhandaa skreen par ubharaa aur havaa kee ek lahar use faharaane lagee. ek samooh paarshv se raveendranaath kee rachanaa gaane lagaa -lagabhag nirutsaahit kar dene vaalee aavaaj men. kisee ne beadabee naheen kee. jaahir thaa sab skool gae the. thodee see asahaj kar dene vaalee baat ek hee thee ki jhandaa aur faharaane vaalee lahar donon hee dijital the. n jaane kyon yah baat shaanti ke gale men kaheen atak gaee aur intaraval men painsath rupaye kee kaipuchino lete hue bhee jhande ko hee sochatee rahee. hauleevud men taiyaar cheen kaa paandaa intaraval ke baad bhee teenon aayaamon men uchhalakood karataa rahaa lekin dijital jhandaa gale se naheen utaraa to naheen utaraa.

film khtm hone ke baad khaane ke maamale par bhee paarivaarik vivaad kee sthiti utpann ho gaee. paakhee ko sadaa kee tarah kuchh nayaa aajmaanaa thaa- is baar kee framaaeesh thaaee. acharaj ko apanaa manapasand pitjaa khaanaa thaa aur ajay kisee bhee tarah ke prayog karane ke mood men naheen thaa. vo chhole-bhatoore par ad gayaa fir shaanti ne kisee tarah chaaineej par sulah karavaaee. noodals nigalane ke pahale hee jhande vaalee baat gale se ugal aaee.

‘is tarah se jhandaa dikhaane kaa kyaa matalab hai?’

‘hamm?’ ajay ne anajaanepan men bhnve uchakaaeen.

‘are vo asalee jhandaa naheen thaa, kampyootar par banaayaa huaa jhandaa thaa. raashtragaan ke lie kyaa ek asalee jhandaa bhee naheen hai unake paas? aur kaise gaa rahe the rote hue?’

“kyaa frak padtaa hai shaanti.. tum bekaar hee har baat par seeriyas ho jaatee ho..” ajay ne maide ke lachchhe sudkate hue kahaa.

‘bekaar seeriyas ho rahee hoon?’

‘aur kyaa, kyaa frak padtaa hai logon ko ki jhandaa asalee hai yaa dijital? log to film dekhane aate hain jhande ko salaam karane thodee aate hain?’

ajay ke javaab se shaanti bilakul laajavaab ho gaee. baat sahee thee. ise to sarakaar kee maukaaparastee hee kahaa jaaegaa ki manornjan ke maksad se ikatthaa hue logon ko dekhakar vo deshabhakti kee ghuttee pilaa rahee hai. jaise yaad dilaa rahee ho ki khaao piyo kuchh bhee, magar bhoolo mat ki desh kaun saa hai aur jhandaa kaun saa hai. kyaa sarakaar ko apane naagarikon par itanaa bharosaa bhee naheen hai? daratee hai ki badalate hue bhaarat men log kaheen jyaadaa hee n badal jaayen? chaaineej khaane ke oopar italee kee gelaato aaisakreem kee parat jamaate hue shaanti ne dekhaa ki ek mote mahaashay ko, jinhone amareekaa ke jhande ko apane seene par sajaa rakhaa thaa. vaise yahee sajjan raashtragaan ke samay saans rokakar khade bhee hue the.

maul se lautate hue yahee sochatee rahee shaanti ki kyaa hotaa hai aakhir desh kaa matalab? vo kyaa kaagj par chhapaa koee nakshaa hai, koee jhandaa hai, koee dhun hai jise bachapan se sikhaa aur samajhaa diyaa jaataa hai? yaa aadamee kee bheetaree bunaavat men usakaa koee taanaa-baanaa padaa hotaa hai?

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(is itavaar dainik bhaaskar men chhapee)