Mahila Police Thana team were very happy. They had cracked a high profile drug racket which were targeting young students by trafficking drugs to them hidden inside secret compartments of textbooks.
The department was heaping praises on their two senior officers, SHO Haseena Mallik and SI Karishma Singh, who had successfully led a series of undercover operations to trap the kingpin of the racket. The news channels were hailing their partnership.
Haseena and Karishma had been especially agreeable with each other off late. They hadn't fought even once in the past few days. Everything was peaceful at the police station.
This recent success made MPT one of the primary contenders for the Best Police Thana competition and the other senior officers were finally starting to take them seriously.
Pushpa Ji had offered two extra laddoos to Shivji in gratitude.
But all good things come to an end eventually.
...
It was a slow morning at the thana. So Billu was telling a story to the three constables. A story that he was hoping to develop into a film script.
'Haan toh yeh ek bohot hi naya concept hain. Ekdum unique, fresh idea. Aisi story kabhi nahi bani hain film ya TV par!'
'Billu ji aap marketing baad mein karna pehle story sunaiye,' said Santu, losing her patience.
'Story hain... do mahila police officers ki... do officers jinki posting ek hi thaane mein hoti hain! Lekin dono bilkul alag khayalat ke hain. Ek hain jo jazbaaton se case solve karne mein vishwas rakhti hain. Aur dusri sochti hain ki ghusa mukka laat hi case solve karne ka sahi tariqa hain.'
'Wah kitna naya concept hain, kabbhi nahi suna hain pehle,' commented Cheetah dryly.
Billu scowled at him and turned his back to them, continuing his story.
'Nazariya alag hain par dono ke usool ek hain; raha alag hain par lakshya ek hain. Kahaani mein ek hero hain, ek nadaan hain aur ek villain hain.'
'Billu, sach sach batao, mukka wali officer akhir mein villain nikalti hain na?' asked Pushpa Ji hopefully.
'Nahi Maah! Villain koi aur hain. Hero hain jazbaton wali officer aur nadaan hain mukka laat topa-ho-ka kehne wali off—off—off.'
The lights on Billu's face was blown off the moment he turned around and saw the mukka-laat wali in question, aka SI Karishma Singh, standing behind them, rotating her keys and possibly plotting Billu's painful murder.
(Lag gayiiii)
The other three followed his gaze and jumped to attention.
As a last hope of escape, Billu immediately changed track. 'Story mein phir twist ata hain aur climax mein pata chalta hain ki jo nadaan officer hain woh actually mein hero hain. Aur jo hero thi woh nadaan hain...'
'Climax mein?' Karishma asked while slowly unholstering her gun.
'Interval ke baad!' Billu adapted his story to his survival instincts.
'Interval ke baad?' Karishma asked, lovingly caressing her gun.
'Interval ke thik pehle! Twist ata hain, phir interval ata hain, phir popcorn ata hain aur phir nadaan wali superhero ban jati hain..... main bhi bohot nadaan hu, chhor dijiye na Karishma Madam.'
'Jaan itni hi pyari hain toh subah subah bakeiti kyun chalu kiya Bille? Story chhepa woh bhi chori ka?'
'Main chor tha na, toh habit hain... woh kya hain Karishma Madam aajkal aap aur Madam Sir har jagah chhaye huye ho toh socha main bhi isi bahaane aap logo se inspired kahaani likh deta hu. Toh bas isiliye...'
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KAREENA: A Love Story
FanfictionThe story picks up from the end of Mission Jeet, from the moment Haseena Mallik sacrificed herself. Haseena and Karishma's relationship changes from that moment. But Karishma is married... or is she? And Haseena loves Karishma only as a friend...
