INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN..LXXXIV                                                                                      Dr K Prabhakar Rao  

            ( Gandhi  , Nehru and Patel are seen at a cinema hall in Hyderabad. They want to see the latest Telugu film Adurs. There are scores of police men and vehicles too near the theater. Gandhi gets worried as usual)

  

Gandhi. Patel. Why there are so many police guys here? Do you think all of them have come to see the movie on the  day of release.

 

Patel. I have to  find out.

 

( He  goes to a group of people standing at the  counter)

 

Patel. Oh Mere Bhai. Mere Bap. What is there to day? Why so many police guys are here?

 

Narsaiah. Bhai. To day the new film Adurs is being released. So police is here.

 

Patel. Do you think all these police guys will buy tickets for the show?

 

Narsiah. Hee..hee..Are they mad? No . No. No one will purchase ticket. Most of them will go and  sit in the hall free.

 

Patel. But why so many on this day?

 

Narsiah. Don’t you know?  This movie is being boycotted by Pro Telangana activists.. They have even threatened that  they will block the show.

 

Patel. I see

 

Narsiah. What is there to see.

 

Patel. There is nothing to see. It is the way of expression in English showing surprise and acceptance. A jargon just.

 

( Patel goes to Gandhi)

 

Gandhi. Have you found out some thing?

 

Patel. Yeah bapu. It is Telangana trouble as usual

 

Gandhi. How  movie is concerned with it?

 

Nehru. Bapu. Everything gets involved once passions rise.

 

Patel. This Adurs movie is the starrer of Junior NTR, grandson of late NTR who formed Telugu Desam party in AP and ousted Congress from power  for nearly two decades.Although junior NTR is born in Telangana as he claims there is some confusion. Telugudesam party is not sure about Telangana and  the leadership is like cat on wall. So Telanganites are up against them. They claim that they would oppose the release of all movies of those who are for united Andhra.

 

Nehru. Hee..hee. Is this India?

 

Patel. I sense something.

 

Nehru. I did not mean any thing

 

Patel . Neither I did. Hoo..hoo..haaa..ou..ou..

 

Gandhi. Heee..hee.Good Joke..

 

Patel. I brought three tickets for us in first class.

 

Gandhi. I like to sit in third class. I travelled in Third class railway bogies all the while. Why these comfort suddenly

 

Patel.  Bapu. Those days are over. Now if you sit in third class some one will be putting his long legs on your head. Some even may spit or piss on you from behind.

 

Bapu. Is  this so bad now in India?

 

Patel. India is   much changed. ( sings and does jig_)

  

Bapu.Oh . My Bapu.. Please listen to me

In to the movie hall please move first you and then we

Let us go fast and run from here

Or else we may not get seats oh dear

 

( They  quickly  go into the  theater and  search for seats in darkness as per  numbers. Gandhi still holding his log stick)

 

Gandhi. Ohfo, some is sitting in my seat

 

Patel Same case with me

 

Nehru. Neither my seat is free

 

(Gandhi goes to the seat that is marked on his ticket. A deadly looking police man is seen snoring in the seat)

 

Gandhi. Oh Bahi. Mera Bahia. Please rise. This is my seat.

 

( The police man lazily wakes up from slumber)

 

Police man. Arre  kon gadbad kar rahaa hai. Kyon  mujhe uthaya. Uska khoon peejawunga. Teri to…. ( Who is the guy creating commotion. Why I have been woken up? I shall drink his blood) 

 

Patel. My dear friend. Please  cool down. You are sleeping in the seat given to us.

 

Police man. So What? All seats belong to us. Entire country belongs to us.

 

Nehru. Who told you thus?

 

Police man. Who are you in between? Dekhloonga ( I shall see)

 

Patel. What you will see. Behave yourself. I am standing in front of you. Now see what you want to see.

 

Police man. ( Gets up from seat) Yeh baat hai. Chal Bahar nikal.  Teri ki aisito waisi. ( He screams loudly)

 

( Suddenly  people sitting in  other  chairs get up and shout at the police man for disturbing and occupying  others seats. There are some pro Andhrites led by  Suba Rao in the group and they are confronted by Telanganites led by  Yadgiri)

 

Yadgiri. Chal.. Idli Sambar. We will not allow this movie to go on

 

Subba Rao. I shall see  how you will do. Is this your dads place?

 

Yadgiri. This way

 

( He lifts a   coco cola bottle and throws at the screen. Some guys run towards the screen.  They are chased by a police man.  The Telanganites  manage to  go near the screen and tear it with a sharp blade. Suddenly movies is stopped and lights  are switched on. Telanganites and   Andhrites are now   at blows and soon the whole area  turns into a battle ground.  One has a petrol can. He sprinkles petrol on the seats all over and  another guy lights a match  stick and throws it. There is a big flash and there is a great fire and in a fraction of second, the theatre  starts burning. Every one is trying to run away. Police men are the first to run)

 

Gandhi. Jawahar, Patel. Where are you? Let us run.

 

Patel. Bapu. We are here. Let us run away

 

( the trio runs out  and the theater  turns into a  big fire ball)

 

Gandhi. What a shit . This is horrible. Where is the fire tender?

 

Patel. This is India Bapu. The fire tender got tire punctured in the garage. It can not come.  You are outdated. No one will listen to you.  Might is right now. Let us  go Bapu or  some one will catch us.

 

Nehru. True

 

Patel. Bapu shall we sing ramdhun?

 

Gandhi. Not now. We can sing later on.

 

( The trio vanish quickly )

                                     CURTAIN  FALLS  

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