Mumbai ke ek kone mein, ek chhoti si galli thi jo hamesha zindagi se bhari rehti thi. Wahin ek purani building ke saamne, kuch log har roz milte the. Galli ke log ek dusre ke dukh-sukh ke saathi ban chuke the. Har subah ki shuruaat unke haathon mein chai ke cup aur baaton ke silsile se hoti thi.
Aaj bhi kuch alag nahi tha. Sunita aunty apni hamesha wali hara saari pehne muskurate hue phone par kuch dekh rahi thi – shayad koi funny video ya phir kisi rishtedaar ka message. Unke peeche Seema, unki beti, dusron ke baalon mein oil laga rahi thi. Woh college student thi par har hafte apni maa ki madad kar leti thi weekend par.
Lekin aaj ki subah thodi si khaas thi. Gully mein ek nayi energy thi. Uska reason tha – Rhea.
Rhea, jo recently modeling course complete karke vapas apni basti mein aayi thi, aaj white dress mein sabki nazar ka centre ban gayi thi. Uska confidence, uska smile, aur uski personality dekh kar sabko lag raha tha jaise TV ya Instagram ki koi star unki chhoti si duniya mein aa gayi ho. Uska andar se chamakta self-confidence use alag banata tha. Na woh make-up mein chipi thi, na branded labelon mein – bas ek self-love aur mehnat ki roshni thi uske chehre par.
“Rhea beta, tu toh badi glamorous lag rahi hai!” – Sunita aunty ne haste hue kaha.
“Arey aunty, aap bhi! Bas comfortable hoon, isiliye achhi lag rahi hoon,” Rhea muskurayi.
Mohalle ke bachche bhi uske aas paas mandra rahe the, jaise koi celebrity aa gayi ho. Par Rhea ko yeh sab kaafi normal lagta tha – kyunki usne apna har din struggle mein bitaya tha. Modelling course ke liye paise jodne se le kar, auditions mein ghanto khade rehne tak – usne sab kuch khud ki mehnat se kiya tha.
Ek kone mein baithe Prakash kaka, jo retirement ke baad har kisi ke khabron ke expert ban gaye the, bol pade – “Rhea, ek din tu TV pe dikhayegi, mark my words.”
“TV nahi kaka, OTT pe aungi ab! Waise bhi, naye zamane ka style hai,” Rhea ne hasi mein jawab diya.
Wahin paas hi baithi Kavita, jo apne pati ke saath mohalle mein chhoti si dukan chalati thi, Rhea ke saath selfie lene ke bahane uske kareeb chali aayi. “Rhea, ek reel bana de na mere saath! Kya pata viral ho jaye!”
Aur bas, sab log has pade. Galli ekdum jeet gayi thi – naye zamane ke jokes aur purani dosti ka perfect mel tha yeh scene.
Par is kahaani ka asli twist tab aaya jab Rhea ne bataya ki woh ek short film direct kar rahi hai – mohalle ke logo ke saath! Haan, woh chahti thi ki asli logon ki asli kahaniyan duniya dekhe. Na fake drama, na filter waale emotions – bas asli zindagi.
Sab surprise ho gaye. “Aur aunty, aap hi meri lead actress ho. Aapke reactions toh kamal ke hain!” – Rhea ne Sunita aunty se kaha.
Sunita aunty ne sharmate hue haan bola, lekin unke chehre par jo khushi thi, woh sabse alag thi.
Aur is tarah, ek aam galli mein ek khaas kahani ne janam liya. Rhea ne apne sapno ko sirf khud tak nahi rakha – usne apni poori community ko un sapno ka hissa banaya. Usne sabko bataya ki “style” sirf kapdon mein nahi, soch mein hoti hai. Aur “happening” log wahi hote hain jo apne aas paas ko bhi roshan kar dete hain.
Galli ke us kone ne aaj sirf ek tasveer nahi dekhi, ek kahani likh di gayi thi – jo shayad kal kisi festival mein award jeet le, par aaj to sabke dil jeet chuki thi.
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