Scene 08 - The Phone Rings At Jiruwalas

Roop: Tassy behannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! This is Roop from CALGARRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

Tas: [holding the phone far from her to keep the voice level hurting her ears, frowns - wonders -Behan? Bhabhi kyon nahin?] ohhh hello hello, kaise hamey yaad kiya?

Roop: Hugs and kisses Tass!!!!! Mmmuuuahhhhhhh

Tas: Wow, thanks for me huh?

Roop: To everyone at home!!

Tas: Everyone?

Roop: Haan everyone!! To you, the kids and to Jijju Mushhy!

Tas: Jijju Musshy???

Roop: Haan, special hugs and kisses for HIM!!!

Tas: [gasping] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roop: Hello Didi !!!

Tas: [recovering] haan haan, am here. How is Calcutta.. errrrr Calgary?

Roop: Calcutta? [laughs] Calgary is fine but am coming to India

Tas is confused. Thinks kya ho raha hai? He is leaving and she is coming here!! Total confusion!!

Tas: Coming to India, kyon?

Roop: Ohh Tas didi !!! I have a brother who I don't know so am coming there! And I also want to start a fitness center there!

Tas: Arre, your brother Musten hai na!!

Roop: Oh No!!! Mushhy tho jijju hai, JIJJU!!!! Anyway, I will tell you all the details when I come there.

Tas: Are you really coming here?

Roop: Haan, I have booked my ticket also.

The call gets disconnected. Tas looks at the phone and then at Musten. Musten who has been watching the conversation, looks on, very confused but not daring to talk.

Tas: Roop is coming here.

Musten: HERE!! OH MY GOD!! FOR WHAT? WHEN?

Tas: [shrugging] who knows!!! Why are you so agitated anyway? She is talking of coming here to meet her brother!

Musten: Brother? She has a brother?

Tas: [shrugs shoulders again] Bhagwan jaane!!! I thought she had only..

Musten: Only?

Tas: Oh, forget it!! Tell me.. [hands on hips, with a stern look on her face] who is this friend who is going to Antarctica??

Musten: What have you made for dinner? [rubs pot belly] Bahoot bhook lagi hai !!!

Tas: Goli maro dinner ko!! Who is this friend?

Musten: Errr.................... it is Raam Shankar yaar!!

Tas: Raam Shankar? Going to Antarctica when the World Cup Football is starting? [laughs] Aur koyi naam socho na!!! Raam ka naam math lena!

Musten: Arre I don’t know any football woodball ..... he wanted it, so am packing it for him.

Tas: And have you changed your plans to go to London now??

Musten: errrr London? Kyon?

Tas: Where is Raam then?

Musten: Oh, he is coming to Calcutta for some work., and he really pleaded with me for all these clothes! Bechara!!!

Tas: Hmmmm somebody living in the UK is asking for a Bangalorean to get winter clothing!!

The phone rings again, and Tas looks at the phone and Musten. Musten, senses
trouble and rushes towards the bathroom.

Musten: Let me have my bath