JEEBANANANDA
WRITTEN BY: ARINDAM SAIN
EPISODE: 01
Once upon a time, the Mohanpur High School was having a great reputation under the leadership of its Headmaster, Shri Jogeswar Rout. One day, Jogeswar Rout felt a mild heart attack while going towards the school on his bicycle. The students who were walking towards the school noticed it and took him to the nearby Mohanpur Government Hospital on a machine van. After fighting for three days, he came back home, but after one week, another massive heart attack gave him no chance to utter even a single word before death. Mohanpur Mahakuma area lost one of its learned persons ever.
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Location: In front of Jogeswar Rout's House
Mahajan Manipal (A famous moneylender and owner of one grocery shop and one jewel shop) : O master er byata ! Jeeban ! Acho naaki ghar e ?
Angurbala (Wife of late Jogeswar Rout): Ke ? Oh ! Manipal Babu. Come in, please come in.
Mahajan Manipal: Where is your son, Jeeban ? He was supposed to give me Rs. 5,000/- today. For two months, he has not given me any money. Rs. 50,000/- loan amount is not a matter of joke.
Angurbala: Whatever family pension I get is not enough. Jeeban failed to get any job after graduating from Tribhuban College in Arts. Jeeban is not as brilliant as Ananda. Now, Jeeban is fully engaged in farming. Last year, due to a severe cyclone, he had a huge loss. That's why, he took the loan from you to recover. But, after this crop season, if everything goes well, he will surely repay back the entire loan amount. Here is your 5,000 rupees.
Mahajan Manipal: Chaash er abostha ekhan khub ee kharap boudi. What is Jeeban's age now ?
Angurbala: He is 26 years old now.
Mahajan Manipal: Get him married. I know some businessmen who are looking for local groom. Ghar Jamai hoye thaakte hobena. But, they want to get their daughter married within the local areas only. If you permit me, then I can start talking with them regarding Jeeban.
Angurbala: Actually, Chumki is now 22 years old. Both Jeeban and Ananda are searching for a good groom for her. Ananda is 24 years old now and is in his final year at Indumati College. He is also doing some part time job to earn some money. Chumki's marriage is first priority of our family as of now. There are too much expenses in marriage and even in dowry too.
Mahajan Manipal: That's why, both the brothers are trying hard to do more income. Ok, I will first search a good groom for Chumki. Don’t worry. I am going now. Namaskar.
Angurbala: Namaskar.
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Location: In Angurbala's farming land
Sudheer (Jeeban's friend since childhood): Ki re Jeeban, lanka bagan e saar dicchish. Paan khaabi naaki ?
Jeeban (while spraying fertilizer on chilli plants): Naa tui khaa bhai, amaar oto paan er nasha neyi. You are coming back from a market it seems. What is there in those two bags ?
Sudheer: After two days, there will be Mohanpur Mela at the banks of Monmohini river. This time, I have planned to give a sweets stall in that fair. Misti Gajaa aar Jilipi.
Jeeban: Last year, you had a sweets stall in the RathYatra Fair. How much income you had in two days ?
Sudheer: Sab khorchaa baad e, soja Rath er din 3,000 taaka aar ulto Rath er din 2,000 taaka. I am talking about the net profits only. Rs. 5,000/- is quite good. Tui o ekta dokaan diyeyi dyakhna. Aloo r Chop, Beguni, Ghugni aar Muri.
Jeeban: I have no experience in these things.
Sudheer: I am there to guide you. Only thing is that you will use too much chilli in everything. Tor bagaan er lanka barabar ee baghuaa lanka hoy. Ki jhaal maairi ek ekta.
Jeeban: After making it too spicy, if the sales gets reduced, then who will compensate the losses ?
Sudheer: Orrey, jhaal kheteyi toh mela e aasa, aar jhaal naa laagle, amaar misti gaja aar jilipi bikri hobe kano bhai. I have applied the same strategy in RathYatra Fair. Don’t worry, our food stalls will rock in the Mohanpur Fair.
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Location: At the banks of Monmohini river
Chumki (Daughter of late Jogeswar Rout): Ei hurr hurr, chal chal, surya ebaar astha jaabe. Chal. Etto dustu naa toraa.
Bhajahari (An old man of Mohanpur Village): He he he…ki daadubhai, oi goru chagol gulo katha suncheyna bujhi. That's why, they are cows and goats, and we are humans.
Chumki: Accha ! Bhaja daadu, everyday, in the late afternoon, why you sit here only ? Aaro sab daadu raa paasa kheley, tumi toh dekhi ekla ee thaako, ei nadi r dhaare.
Bhajahari: Life is itself a game of dice. No one knows, who will win and who will lose. My Malati's last rites was completed at this same place of this river bank. I can feel as if my Malati is walking everyday here in the late afternoon.
Chumki: What you say, only you understand. Your wife died 6 months ago, and from then onwards, you are still in a mental shock. Come out of this shock, Bhaja daadu. In Mohanpur, everyone has started calling you as ‘Paagla Bhaja'.
Bhajahari: Oi Paagal gulo abaar amaake Paagal boley, aajob paaglaami. When my wife Malati died of Dengue due to wrong medical treatment in Mohanpur Government Hospital, then they never coined those doctors and nurses as mad persons. One who loses in life, one who feels depressed, one who tries to live happily with continuous struggle is a mad person.
Chumki: Oh ! Bhaja daadu, please keep your mouth shut. Go back to your house. Tata.
Bhajahari: Tata, Dadubhai. Abaar kaal dekha hobe.
Chumki: Kaal toh aasbona, kaal barhda Mohanpur mela e aloor chop er stall debe. Tumi melaa e eley, khub chop muri khaowaabo. Eso kintu.
Bhajahari: He he he, ok, I will come.
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Location: Inside Angurbala's House
Angurbala: What will people say, if we give a food stall in the fair.
Jeeban: Come out of that psychology. Where were these villagers when we were struggling so much due to poverty. Hyaan, master er byata chop muri r stall debe, kaaron master er byata holeyi master howaa jaayena.
Angurbala: Jaa bhalo bujhish kar. Ghar e, ei niye ashaanti chaaina.
Chumki: Maa, we will also sit at the food stall. I never had a experience to run a food stall.
Angurbala: Ok, ok, I will also go with you.
Chumki: Yeah ! You are the best mom.
Jeeban: When your daughter says anything to you, you never scold her. Anyway, thanks for the decision.
Chumki: Chotdaa o paarle aasbe boleche. Tomorrow is his last test of the final year exam of the college.
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Location: Outside the campus of Indumati College
Nirbhik (Ananda's classmate): So, how was the exam ?
Ananda (Youngest son of Late Jogeswar Rout): Quite satisfactory.
Nirbhik: You are so good in Physics. You must do M.Sc in Physics.
Ananda: I have not thought about that much. My first priority is to get a job first.
Nirbhik: You are already doing a part time job of a delivery boy under ‘DTDC’ Courier Service. Earlier, you were working as a contractual salesman of ‘Blue Star' AC machines.
Ananda: The incentives or money that I get is just like pocket money. With that money, I can pay the house rent, food bills, college fees, but, what about the savings ! Almost nothing ! I have one younger sister also.
Nirbhik: Oh ! Don’t take too much tension. Look at those two girls of our college; Shila and Savita. Both of them don’t want to get married but every year, they each will have a new boyfriend. Oh ! Sorry ! Maybe in villages, the mentality is totally different. In cities, the word, ‘Marriage' may become obsolete in our next generation, I think.
Ananda: Ha ha ha…Population beshi baarbe naa bolchish.
Nirbhik: Only a new slogan will come, ‘In bed, we both will always be WILD; but, in our entire married life, we will only have one CHILD.’
Ananda: Bhai, start writing in any ‘Little Magazine' for the upcoming Kolkata Book Fair.
Nirbhik: I have a dream to open up my own theater group. Tui o taate abhinay korbi. But, for that, I also have to do a job to earn some money. Chal, ‘Metro' teh ekta cinema dekhe aasi.
Ananda: Naa boss, I have promised my sister that I will come to Mohanpur Fair this year. Last year, I failed to attend the fair. You can come with me. Mohanpur is a beautiful place at the coastal area of Bay of Bengal and a beautiful Monmohini river flows through our Mohanpur village. You will stay in our house tonight. Tomorrow, you will come back to this city again.
Nirbhik: Lobh samlaate paarchina bhai, katodin graam er furfurey haaowa khaaini. Come on, let’s go to your Mohanpur village.
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EPISODE: 02
Location: In the Mohanpur Fair Ground
Paraan Daa (A famous folk singer of Mohanpur singing in the Mohanpur Fair):
‘Aaye re Uma, aaye re BHOLA;
dekhbi jodi Mohanpur er MELA.
Dekhbi aaye putul KHELA;
chorhbi aaye NAGARDOLA.
Aaye re Uma, aaye re BHOLA;
dekhbi jodi Mohanpur er MELA.
Khaabi aaye chiney badaam aar CHHOLA;
dekhbi aaye ki sundar ek JAATRAPAALA.
Aaye re Uma, aaye re BHOLA;
dekhbi jodi Mohanpur er MELA.
Graam er kato ghar e aaj poreche TAALA;
Maajraath obdi ei mela praangan aache KHOLA.
Aaye re Uma, aaye re BHOLA;
dekhbi jodi Mohanpur er MELA.’
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Bhajahari: Koi daadubhai, eite tomaader stall. Arrey bouma, tumi o esecho !
Angurbala: Oho ! Come and sit on this chair. Actually, they all decided to give a food stall. So, I also decided to come here. Jeeban, chop muri de tor Bhajha daadu ke.
Bhajahari: No, no, give me one plate Ghughni Muri only. Your husband, Jogeswar was one of my best students. He was so good in Mathematics and Physics. Kom boyeshei choley galo.
Angurbala (while rubbing tears in her eyes): Bhaja Kaku, you can come to our house whenever you feel. Chumki was saying that you sit on the banks of Monmohini river alone every afternoon.
Jeeban: Haan, daadu, jakhan mon kharap laagbe, amader baari choley aasben, jomiye adda debo.
Sudheer: O Bhaja daadu, garam garam jilipi tairi korechi. Wait, I am coming with jilipis.
Bhajahari: Bouma, that naughty fellow, Sudheer is brainwashing your Jeeban's brain. Jaakge, ja bhalo bhojho tomraa karo. What about Ananda ? He is studying Physics, naah !
Chumki: Oi toh, chotda esey gachey.
Ananda: Ki daadu, how are you ? Oh ! He is my classmate, Nirbhik.
Bhajahari: Daadubhai, you have to be like your father only. You must become a good Physics teacher like your father.
Ananda: I am trying my level best.
Sudheer: Daadu, jilipi khaao. Accha, Daadu, you are the best mathematics teacher. Even my father was your student. Can you please give me any tips to increase my sales ?
Bhajahari: Raise the price of each 500 grams jilipi by Rs. 15/- and then start giving the offer, ‘100 grams free sweet gaja with each 500 grams jilipi'.
Sudheer: Thank you Daadu. That's why, you are still the best teacher of my father. Thank you. Ei Gopal, you have to write a sentence in Bengali in a paper with a red ink pen.
Bhuban (Bhajahari's son): Oh dad, you are here. I am searching for you here and there. Come on, let’s go.
Bhajahari: Aaschi aami. Bouma, ekdin tomaader baari ami jaabo.
Angurbala: Thik ache, sabdhaan e jaan.
Ananda: Maa, Nirbhik will stay at our house tonight.
Angurbala: Thik ache, okey ektu mela taa pooro ghuriye niye aaye. Graam taa dekhuk.
Ananda: Ok.
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Location: Inside a room of Angurbala's house
Ananda: Dada, how much net profit you made today in the fair ?
Jeeban: Rs. 4,115/- only. But, I have done more net profit than Sudheer, tell me why ?
Nirbhik: Because in your food stall, there is no costing for any extra worker.
Jeeban: Exactly, that's why, family business is so much profitable.
Ananda: But, Chumki also has a share on this net profit as a business partner.
Jeeban: Hyaan re baba. I gave Rs. 1,500/- to Chumki and Rs. 2,000/- to mom. From now on, in every fair, we will give a food stall. Both of them are so happy. By the way, what is your future plan ?
Ananda: I will search for a full time job now.
Jeeban: In our village, many people want to see you as a teacher just like our father.
Ananda: Graam er lok chaaileyi toh aar teacher hoyaa jaayena. Bhajha daadu r mato katha bolchish ekhan.
Nirbhik: Aha ! Don’t get excited. Jeeban Daa is not saying anything bad.
Jeeban: You are a far brilliant student than me. You are a student of Science stream. If you can crack the ‘School Service Commission' written exam, you will surely crack the Personal Interview round.
Ananda (with a cheeky smile): Every year, someone files a case against ‘SSC’ and then the entire selection panel gets rejected. Anyway, I will surely appear for the exam. Don’t worry.
Chumki: Ei toraa khaabi aaye. Onek raat holo. Maa daakche.
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Location: In the farming area of Angurbala's plot
Sudheer: Baah ! Baah ! Baah ! In this morning, you are enjoying Taal fruit. Amaake ekta de khaai, katodin Taal saansh khaaini maairi. From where did you get it ?
Jeeban: Look there in the field, those workers are digging a pond as per 100 days work scheme. They gave me three Taal fruits. Biren Kakader Taal gaach, oi je khaal paar er paash er jomi. But, you are coming from which place ?
Sudheer: Our cow, Leena is having fever since yesterday. The day before yesterday, she gave birth to a female calf. Charan Baidya gave me this homeopathy medicine for Leena.
Jeeban: Charan Kaka's medicine is really good for cows. Accha Sudheer ! Yesterday, a fair skinned beautiful lady came with her female friends. She has a mole at the middle of her forehead.
Sudheer (with a loud laugh): Ha ha ha. Guru, taai toh boli, eto mon udaash kano ? Ha ha ha. That lady bought one kilo jilipi also. She is Nirupama, the daughter of Nishithranjan Bera, the richest fisherman of Mohanpur Mahakuma.
Jeeban: Fisherman !
Sudheer: Aha ! In his younger days, he was a fisherman. Now, he owns 5 trawlers with around 100 employees working under him, out of which majority are fishermen. He owns a fishery cold storage also to supply different types of fishes at anytime of the year.
Jeeban: Oho ! Then leave it. She belongs to a rich family.
Sudheer: Nirupama has done her graduation from Rajanibala College and then working as a Para teacher in Mohanpur High School. Maybe, she will go for B.Ed course also. I have heard that Nishithranjan is searching for a groom for her daughter from local areas only. I have one idea. You start giving a ghugni stall in front of the Mohanpur High School. Rath dekha, kala becha, duto ee hobe.
Jeeban: But in front of that school where my father was a headmaster once !
Sudheer: When you gave a stall at Mohanpur Fair, everyone saw it. For the sake of love, a lover can do anything.
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Location: Inside Angurbala's house
Chumki: You don’t like your village or what ! You came yesterday only. Today, you are going back to the city. Haan re chotda, sahar e amaar hobu boudi royechey bujhi.
Ananda: Maa, see here. Chumki is teasing me. Ekkhuni tor lamba chool dhorey taanleyi toh kannakati korbi.
Chumki: Dekho naa Maa, orrey baapre.
Nirbhik: Ha ha ha. Kaakima, both of them are behaving like little children.
Angurbala: Aar bolona baba. Both of them keeps on fighting with each other. Jeeban is somewhat too calm in nature. Who are there in your family ?
Nirbhik: My mother, my younger sister and me. My father used to work in a Nationalized Bank. My mother gets family pension. My younger sister is in 1st Year of Dindayal College.
Angurbala: What's your future plan ?
Nirbhik: To find a job.
Ananda: Arrey, galpo korte bosli ki ? Tomorrow, we have to attend an Interview. Aaschi Chumki, aaschi Maa.
Nirbhik: I will visit this village again. Bye bye.
Angurbala: Haan eso.
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Location: Inside a branch of a Nationalized Bank
Bhajahari: Ki daadubhai, bank e, ki byapar ?
Chumki: A LIC policy in my name got matured two months back, but, the money is yet to get deposited in my savings account.
Bhajahari: Why such delay ? LIC is giving good services nowadays regarding claim settlements.
Paritosh (Branch Manager of the Nationalized Bank): Please be seated. As there is a central server issue in Mumbai, the link will not come before 11 AM.
Bhajahari: Every month, on the pension days, this is a problem.
Manotosh (Another pensioner and ex-colleague of Bhajahari): Oh ! Bhaja da, aarey aasun aasun, bosun aamaar paashe. This time, Bangabhoomi Government has agreed to pay all the school master pensioners, the pending ‘Dearness Allowance' arrears. We will get more pension amount this month, I think.
Bhajahari: Can't say, till we update our passbooks. O Daadubhai, tumi o boso ekhaane. Who is the LIC Agent ?
Chumki: Nibaran Babu.
Bhajahari: Eesh ! Ekkebaare badmaash chele. Don’t worry, I will go with you in the Mohanpur LIC Office, if you have not received the maturity amount in your savings account.
Manotosh: Who is she ?
Bhajahari: Arrey, amader priyo chaatro, Jogeswar er meye.
Manotosh: Baah ! Eto baro hoye gachey. She looks like her father only. Bhalo theko Maa.
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Location: In front of Mohanpur High School
Jeeban: Good afternoon madam. Ghugni khaaben naaki ?
Nirupama: You were in that Mohanpur Fair, naah.
Jeeban: You have a very sharp memory.
Nirupama: I have never seen you here before.
Jeeban: This is the first day, madam.
Nirupama: Ok, ei Piyaasi, amaar kaache khuchro neyi re, tuyi dus taaka diye de.
Piyaasi (Friend and colleague of Nirupama): Ok
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Location: Inside the staff room of Mohanpur High School
Piyaasi (A para teacher of Mohanpur High School): Ha ha ha…I cannot stop laughing. For you only, the son of the ex-headmaster of this high school is selling ghugni in front of the school.
Nirupama: No, I don’t think so. It is your wrong assumption.
Piyaasi: Bangla Subject er teacher hoyechish aar bangaali prem bujhishna. Hai re Kaangaali, tor hriday dekhchi royeyi jaabe khaali. Ok, let me play a game. Tomorrow, you will not go down to eat ghugni. Only, I will go.
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Location: On a village path of Mohanpur village
Sudheer: I was watching everything from behind that Babla tree. You were sweating and stammering a little bit too while talking to her. That means !
Jeeban: That means what ?
Sudheer: Nirupama has stolen your heart. Ha ha ha. Everyone has to pass through this phase at least once in a lifetime. That’s the beauty of true love.
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EPISODE: 03
Location: Office of Velocity Enterprise
Nagesh (Interviewer): We are impressed with your communication skills and self-confident body language. You are selected. You can join our organization only after showing your provisional certificate or final semester mark sheet of your graduation. It is purely a marketing job of Solar energy driven devices and equipment.
Ananda: Thank you, Sir.
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Location: In the field beside Mohun Bagan ground
Nirbhik (while lying on the field): Time is really going well this week. Mohun Bagan has won the I-League. Both of us have got a job.
Ananda (while lying on the field): Etto nachanachi kore aar aabir khele haafiye gachi bhai. Jai Mohun Bagan.
Nirbhik: Jai Mohun Bagan. Let us go and enjoy some sweets at 'K.C.Das'.
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Location: Inside LIC office of Mohanpur
Sujoy (Business Development Officer): Yes, indeed, it is really a delay. Ei Fatik, call Nibaran Babu.
Fatik (Substaff of LIC Office): Sir, Nibaran Babu has gone to Vellore for his son's treatment.
Sujoy: Oh ! Yes ! Yes ! It was out of my mind. Nibaran Babu is facing some personal problems nowadays. Do one thing, please tell Arindam to come to my cabin. Just wait a little while, I will hand over this case to another LIC Agent.
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Location: In front of Mohanpur High School
Piyaasi: Please pack two plates of ghugni.
Jeeban: Ok ! Madam ! Other madam is absent today ?
Piyaasi: No, no, she is not feeling well today.
Jeeban: Why ? What happened ?
Piyaasi: Only a doctor can tell. You pack it quickly. Take the money.
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Location: Inside the staff room of Mohanpur High School
Piyaasi: He loves you. 100% confirmation. I have read his eyes.
Nirupama (with a shy smile): Even I was awake till 2 AM yesterday night, thinking and thinking about that handsome boy.
Piyaasi: Ha ha ha. Write a love letter then.
Nirupama: No, no, I will talk to him after the school hours.
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Location: Inside LIC Office of Manoharpur
Arindam (LIC Agent): May I come in, Sir.
Sujoy: Yes, come in.
Bhajahari: Tui LIC r agent holi kobe ? Sir, he is my own nephew's son.
Chumki: You never said me also.
Bhajahari: Daadubhai, do you know him ?
Chumki: We were classmates. We have passed Higher Secondary Examination in the same year.
Sujoy: Oh ! That's better. Both of them know you. Arindam, there is a case of claim settlement. Everything is alright with the LIC documents. Nibaran Babu is facing some personal problems. That's why, there is a delay in the claim settlement of her LIC policy. I have written a note here. Give it to Subimal Babu of ‘Claim Settlement' section, he will process it faster.
Arindam: Ok, Sir !
Sujoy: Sir and Madam ! Please wait in the waiting room outside till we complete all the necessary formalities.
Bhajahari and Chumki (While going out of Sujoy's cabin): Ok, Sir.
Sujoy: Arindam, please take your seat now. I need to talk to you alone.
Arindam: Sir !
Sujoy: Either in grabbing a new business or in faster claim settlement, our Nibaran Babu has always been a tortoise. I want a rabbit like you to grab new businesses out of those claim settlement cases of Nibaran Babu. You look at this girl as your new customer. You can look at your father's elder uncle as a customer for pension schemes also. Mohanpur is a potential area. Be the King of marketing here, I will personally give you great rewards.
Arindam: Ok, Sir.
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Location: In Monmohini river
Nirupama (while sitting on a boat): I love riding on a boat. The river water of this Monmohini river is so clean. Where from you got this boat ?
Jeeban (while rowing the boat): Sudheer sometimes do fishing in this river. He gave it to me for a day. Frankly speaking, Sudheer gave me the courage to proceed forward to propose you.
Nirupama: My friend Piyaasi was also so supportive. You took three days to tell me, ‘I love you.’ You were saying, ‘I want to tell you something, hope you will not mind anything’. Then, in the next moment, you were changing the topic.
Jeeban: Actually, this was the first time for me, I was feeling so tensed.
Nirupama: Just take the boat in that corner of the river please. Yeah, now anchor it. Come closer to me. It is my first time too dear. We are yet to kiss each other. No one is here. I have never kissed a boy before. Uhu, mmmuaah. Such a sweet feeling.
Jeeban: Mmmuaah. Your cheek is so sweet.
Nirupama: Ha ha ha. Sweeter than Sudheer's jilipis too.
Jeeban: Ha ha ha. How was my cheek ?
Nirupama: Too spicy. Ha ha ha. Jokes apart. My dad is in a hurry to do my marriage with a good local guy. Why don’t you and your parents talk to my father, please ? Please ! This week.
Jeeban: Let me discuss everything with my mom first. Ok ! ok ! This week.
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Location: In a fishery area of Mohanpur Beach.
Chumki (while enjoying a bowl of Vanilla flavored ice cream): What do you think of yourself, first you tell me ?
Arindam (while enjoying a bowl of Butter Scotch flavored ice cream): I am just a common man. That's it.
Chumki: You are a selfish person. We used to sit on the same bench. We used to share our tiffins. Even we came here so many times as friends. After the Higher Secondary Examination, you just disappeared. Even I gave my mobile number to you only. No one in the school had my mobile number. Am I a tigress that I would have eaten you, had you called me at least once.
Arindam: Actually, I felt sad when I heard that you will not study in college due to poverty in your family. It is not that ‘Out of sight, out of mind'. I missed you in the initial days of college. Then, I became busy in my college studies. I got good marks. I passed the IRDA exam also. Then I joined LIC to earn money. Basically, you just fade away from my mind.
Chumki: I never saw you in the village also. Where were you ?
Arindam: I was in a boys hotel at Sitapur as my father said that group studies helps a lot to do good results.
Chumki: You are earning money now. What is your plan of marriage ?
Arindam: When are you going to get married ?
Chumki: My brothers are searching and searching. Basically, they stopped my studies because they think that if I become highly educated, then it will become tough to find any highly educated groom for me.
Arindam: You can do graduation by distance course also. I will help you. Don’t tell anyone.
Chumki: Do you have a girlfriend ?
Arindam: Chumki is a girl, Chumki is my friend.
Chumki: Please, tell the truth.
Arindam: No.
Chumki: Yeah ! Ki majaa ! Aar ekta ice cream khaabo please.
Arindam: Pooro paagli maairi. Chal.
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Location: Inside Monimala's house
Nirbhik: O Maa ! Maa ! See, who has come ? My best friend, Ananda.
Monimala (Nirbhik's mother): Thaak thaak, pronaam korte hobena. Both of you have got job in the same company. That's a good news.
Ananda: But, our department is not the same. He is in ‘Electronics’ and I am in ‘Solar Energy Equipment'.
Monimala: Otto bujhina ! Just do your job sincerely and earn your salary. That's my blessing to you both. Nandita, Chaa holo ?
Nandita (Nirbhik's younger sister): Jaai Maa ! Ei nin chaa.
Ananda (Quite stunned with her beauty): Thanks !
Monimala: O holo Nandita. Aar e tor dada r bondhu.
Nandita: Namaskar.
Ananda: Namaskar. I have to go now. Actually, I need to go to Mohanpur to meet my mom once.
Nirbhik: Jaano Maa ! The Mohanpur village is so beautiful. I really liked it.
Monimala: O maa taai. Then, we will also have a visit to your village once.
Ananda: Of course ! Why not ! In the coming December month, we can organize a small picnic at Mohanpur Beach.
Monimala: Not a bad idea.
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EPISODE: 04
Locations: Inside Nishithranjan's house
Nishithranjan (A rich businessman): Let me make it very clear to you, that my daughter will get married to a businessman who will be as rich as me.
Nirupama (Nishithranjan's daughter): Dad, I love him. I will marry him only.
Nishithranjan: Shut up ! Just go inside, you shameless girl. Don’t you know how to talk with your father ! Go inside. Jaar taar saathe prem kore beraabe.
Angurbala: Nishith Babu, you are insulting us.
Nishithranjan: No, no, no. You are making a wrong impression about me. I respect you and your family members. Your husband was one of the learned persons of Mohanpur. But, I am also a father of a daughter. I have to think about my daughter’s future also. How much your son, Jeeban earns per month ? Is he a rich businessman like me ?
Ananda (in an angry tone): Ok ! Then promise us, if within six months, my elder brother becomes a rich businessman like you, you will allow Nirupama to marry my elder brother. Accept the challenge if your real name is Nishithranjan Bera.
Chumki: Aaah ! chothda. Calm down.
Nishithranjan: Ok, challenge accepted. Only six months ! Pukur er maach toh aar beshidin pukur e fele raakha jaayena. Besh ! We will meet again after six months. Our meeting ends here. You all can go now. Ei Ramlal, baairer darjaa taa khuley deh.
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Location: In the fishery area of Mohanpur Beach
Arindam: The sea is as silent as you today, it seems ! Why a low tide ?
Chumki: Nishithranjan insulted my elder brother. My elder brother is of introvert type. He is not saying anything to us but feeling too depressed.
Ananda Daa challenged Nishithranjan that within six months, Jeeban Daa will become a great businessman.
Arindam: Sabbash ! What fun is there in life without challenges, without wars !
Chumki: You are taking it lightly, but it is a serious issue.
Arindam: I will help your family, but on one condition, you all have to do a LIC policy under my agency code number.
Chumki: Chee ! Khaali dhandabaaji. Bahut baaje tumi. Highly selfish !
Arindam: Aah ! ki jwaala ! Unless I get incentives, how can I buy you good quality ice creams. Taah bole bhebona je, maach er tel e maach bhajhchi. What is the business of Nishithranjan ?
Chumki: Trawler business. I mean fisheries.
Arindam: Kaanta diye kaanta tultey hobe. Your Jeeban Daa will enter in fish business to become a big fish. Your Ananda Daa works in which company ?
Chumki: Velocity Enterprise. Just joined the firm. Salary is not so high.
Arindam: Your Jeeban Daa has taken any loan from somewhere ?
Chumki: Yes, from Mahajan Manipal.
Arindam: Oh ! He is my big client. He has enrolled in ‘Jeevan Shanti' under my code. Don’t worry, I will achieve all my targets in this financial year.
Chumki: What you are saying, only you know !
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Location: Inside Mahajan Manipal's Office
Jeeban: This time, the crop season has been good. I want to repay the entire outstanding amount of Rs. 55,000/- now.
Mahajan Manipal: Baah ! That's great. I need to have some secret discussions with you.
Jeeban: Secret discussions !
Mahajan Manipal: Once upon a time, I fell in love with Nisha, the younger sister of Nishithranjan. But, as I was too poor at that time, Nishithranjan insulted me and didn’t allow me to get married to Nisha. I lost a battle against him but I want you to win the battle against him.
Jeeban: But, how ?
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Location: In the canteen of Velocity Enterprise
Ananda: My elder brother has taken loans from Mahajan Manipal to start the trawler business and a fishery. But, how to make it a big business within a short time ? At this point of time, I am getting transferred to Vizag.
Nirbhik: You are getting transferred to Vizag for giving lesser sales in this city. In Guntur, Nellore and Vizag, the sales of Solar Energy driven devices are on the rise. Maybe, that's why, they are sending you there.
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EPISODE: 05
Location: In the Vizag Branch of Velocity Enterprise
Venkat (A colleague of Ananda): So, your elder brother has bought a trawler and running a fishery right !
Ananda: Yeah ! But, how to become a very rich businessman within the next 5 months.
Venkat: My father is also in fishery business. I will take you to our Vizilanagaram Fisheries tomorrow.
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Location: Inside Manipal's cabin
Jeeban: In these 15 days, I had a business of Rs. 70,000/- only.
Mahajan Manipal: Is doing any business so easy ? Patience, young man, patience. Let me tell you one thing that you don’t have to worry about the expenses of Chumki's marriage and not even about dowry also.
Jeeban: Why ?
Mahajan Manipal: Chumki has found her love in her best classmate of her school days. Guess who ?
Jeeban: Oh ! That LIC Agent.
Mahajan Manipal: He is a common man first, then a LIC Agent. Where is your younger brother nowadays ?
Jeeban: He is in Vizag, busy with his jobs. Now, I have to fight the battle alone.
Mahajan Manipal: Recruit some fishermen now and by the end of the next month, take more loans from me to buy another trawler.
Jeeban: Ok.
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Location: Inside BizWorld Consultancy Office at Vizag
Balaji Vijayan (Owner of BizWorld Consultancy): Good morning. Take your seat. Venkat has told me about everything. You have the courage, you have a mission, but, what we generally don’t do ?
Ananda: That I don’t know.
Balaji Vijayan: We don’t try to think out of the box, man. Hey Venkat, tell our substaff, Muralidhar to bring some coffee, boss. A stimulant drink is a must during high level discussions. So, have you seen the Vizilanagaram Fisheries ?
Ananda: Yes, Sir !
Balaji Vijayan: What have you observed in the entire business process ?
Ananda: All the trawlers are having modern technologies. Employees have been well trained to do smart works rather than hard works. A cold storage has been created near the collection point of fishes to provide a backup. Smooth delivery system of fishes to the nearby markets. So many investors and marketing persons are involved in the selling process of these fishes.
Balaji Vijayan: Students of Physics do have good observation powers. Good. Now, let us summarize your observations. Modern technologies, smart works, backup, smooth delivery system, shareholders. This is the business model you are going to need to get rapid success in business.
Ananda: Will I succeed ?
Balaji Vijayan: Venkat's father, Rajaraman Reddy was in the Indian Navy. He retired 7 years back, took ideas from me and look now where he is. His fisheries is in the Top 10 fisheries list in Andhra Pradesh. Even Venkat will also leave the job after 1 year to join his father’s business. Boss, in entrepreneurship, there are lots of challenges, but, if you can hit the bull's eye, you will have the best mental satisfaction within you.
Venkat: But, Sir, he is worrying about money to invest in the business. From which bank, can he take a loan ?
Balaji Vijayan: Taking a loan from any bank to start a business is a gambling. But, to take a loan after starting a business is a smart move. I was a Manager in a Nationalized Bank. I took voluntary retirement as I was feeling fed up with that same old monotonous jobs. I had MBA degree, still I did Corporate Management course from IIM Joka. Then I joined ‘Marvellous Business Academy' as a faculty. Then, I opened up my own consultancy firm. Why am I telling you this ? Because you must feel yourself like a bird who can fly anywhere anytime. Don’t remain in a cage. Do you want to fly ?
Ananda: Yes, Sir.
Balaji Vijayan: ‘Shareholder' is always a keyword in any business even in odd times. Vizilanagaram Fisheries is ready to become 20% partner of your business and is ready to have 25% percent share of your company. You two brothers open up a partnership business of 40% partnership each with some money, maybe, by selling some portions of your land also. So, the partnership of (Jeevan : Ananda : Rajaraman) will be in the ratio of 4:4:2. The fisheries will be named after you two brothers, as “Jeevanananda Fisheries”. Vizilanagaram Fisheries wants to help your firm to setup large fisheries in Mohanpur Beach along with a huge cold storage facilities. I am holding 20% shares of this Fisheries. I will buy shares of your company too. Don’t worry about legal complications and government level permits. My wife, Shalini Vijayan is an expert top level lawyer dealing with all types of Corporate level disputes. You read these legal papers, then both you brothers sign on it, by next month, you two brothers will be the business tycoons of Mohanpur. Balaji Vijayan creates new entrepreneurs and then become shareholders of their new firms. The dividends earned from those shares are my best consultancy fees.
Ananda: Thank you, Sir ! Thanks to Venkat too.
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Location: A location on Mohanpur Beach
Nirbhik: What have you done here within a few months ? I was thinking that you have gone crazy when you resigned from the job of Velocity Enterprise.
Ananda: Thanks. Meet Venkat and Balaji Sir. And he is also my business partner, Rajaraman Reddy.
Rajaraman Reddy (Owner of Vizilanagaram Fisheries): The location is good. You can construct a resort nearby. Don’t worry, it will be a partnership venture. Both me and Balaji will also invest in it.
Ananda: Ok, Sirs. Let us go to the inauguration party, Sirs.
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Location: On the Stage in front of new fisheries
Kaalikinkar (Local MLA): It is really a proud day for Mohanpur. The two great sons of a great person, late Shri Jogeswar Rout have opened “JEEBANANANDA FISHERIES” at Mohanpur. I hope that within the next few years, these fisheries will become one of the best fisheries of Bangabhoomi. Thank you.
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Location: Inside Nishithranjan's house
Nishithranjan: Actually, I have underestimated you two brothers. After all, both of you are sons of a great person, late Jogeswar Rout. Taah ! Biye r dinkhon thik kore nileyi hoy.
Angurbala: Thank you. Thanks a lot.
Nishithranjan: Baba Jeeban, I have a request. After some time, I may merge some of my fisheries with your fisheries to make it more profitable with just 10% partnership in your firm.
Jeeban: Nischoi ! Nischoi !
Nishithranjan: Taah ! Ananda bujhi ekhano regeyi acho. With whom are you getting married ?
Ananda: You will get to know at the right time.
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Location: A picnic spot near Mohanpur Beach
Ananda: I want to make an important announcement. I want to marry Nandita. Kaakima, I need your permission.
Monimala: I have seen several missed calls from you in her mobile phone. Ami toh sab ee jaani. But, I think, Nirbhik got a shock.
Nirbhik (while giving a hug to Ananda): Thank you, Bhai. Kintu taa bole, bondhu ke ekbaar o bolbina.
Arindam: Then, everything is solved now. Three marriages must be held at the same venue on same day. But, two married couples have to do LIC Policies under me.
Chumki: Setaa tumi naa bolleyo, era sabai tomaar kaacheyi korto. Bhagnipati kina !
Jeeban and Ananda: Ha ha ha.
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Location: Inside Mohanpur Manikanchan Marriage Hall
Mahajan Manipal: Now, you are feeling so proud of Jeeban. At one time, you rejected him.
Nishithranjan: Had I known before that you are going to support him financially, then I would have played a different game.
Mahajan Manipal: Game khele kheley toh taak ee pore galo apnaar. Your younger sister, Nisha is a widow now. Anyway, there is no point in talking about these things now.
Nishithranjan: Haan seyi bhalo.
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Rajaraman Reddy: These Rasogollas are so tasty.
Balaji Vijayan: Yeah, quite good.
Ananda: That man, Gobinda alias Bhuban is the owner of the sweets shop.
Venkat: Tell him to pack some Rasogollas especially for Vizag.
Jeeban: O mayra daa, o makhanwala Gobinda, shono edikey.
Bhuban: Don't call me by my village pet names, call me Bhuban daa only. What happened ?
Jeeban: You have to pack good rasogollas. All rasogollas will go to Vizag.
Bhuban: Orrey ! Bhuban Mayra r rasogolla hocchey Mohanpur er bikkhyato rasogolla. Don’t worry I will pack a tin of 100 rasogollas for each of them by tomorrow morning.
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Angurbala: Amaar duto bouma ee khub sundar hoyeche. Khub ee misti. Why are you crying ?
Nirupama: My mother died two years back. I am missing her too much today.
Angurbala: Don’t cry, she is surely blessing you from the heaven.
Nandita: Maa, tumi o kota din theke jaao.
Monimala: Ha ha ha, see these two girls, just behaving like kids.
Angurbala: When she is requesting so much, you must stay for another few days. We will chat a lot with each other.
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Sudheer: So, the life of your friend and your younger sister is settled now. When are you getting married ?
Nirbhik: Dekha jaak. I have started liking one girl in my office. Are you married, Sudheer Daa ?
Sudheer: Ha ha ha. What a question. Koi go, Shyamal aar Subol er maa. Oder ke edike niye eso. This is Shyamal of 5 years old and this is Subol of 3 years old. This is my wife, Shikha.
Shikha (Sudheer's wife): Namaskar.
Nirbhik: Namaskar ! At what age did you get married, Sudheer Daa ?
Sudheer: In villages, generally, villagers get married at an early age. We are predicting third and last one by the end of this year.
Nirbhik: Ha ha ha. Oh ! Really, I am now feeling motivated to get married soon. Well done, Sudheer Daa.
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Bhajahari: Ki daadubhai, arrey thak thak, abaar pranaam kano, have a happy married life.
Chumki: I am grateful to you Daadu.
Bhajahari: How ? What have I done ?
Arindam: Actually, Chumki would have never visited the LIC office alone. Your visit to our office along with Chumki on that day has given me and Chumki, the opportunity of “JEEBANANANDA”.
Bhajahari: Ha ha ha. Saadhu ! Saadhu ! Ami aashirvad korchi, je sabaai tomraa sukhey thaako aar sarbada jeebanananda upobhog karo.
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