Hasina

Hasina. She wears a burkha. Coz, her abbajaan wants it that way. She has streaked hair. Her abbajaan doesn't know (she always has her head covered in his presence. Her abbajaan wants it that way). Of course, she has education, but Urdu-medium and had English as a subject in the final two years of schooling.

But when she sits with her boyfriend Sandesh, on the last seat of the BEST bus, arm in arm, even the driver of the bus knows what fun they had on their Lonavala weekend-trip. Abbajaan thinks she has gone with Shabana, which is partially true; they do travel together. But Shabana is 'with' Deepak.

Now, Hasina and Shabana went to the same Urdu medium school where they had English as a subject in the last two years of schooling; but aren't really friends. They need each other to go out with Sandesh and Deepak (respectively, (respectfully?)).

"See, my Fatherdear won't accept this 'chakkar' and I do not want to hurt him and Motherdear. Our society and our condition have given them enough troubles." So she has decided to have her fun, be 'with' Sandesh, who gives her a lot of love and imitation jewellery. In return, she is the perfect girlfriend that Sandesh could have. Sexy, submissive and NOT pestering him for marriage once he "gets permanent on his job." The best two years of his life (personally).

Hasina will be married to Abbas, from Rizvi College. She will have to pretend that she has not been 'with' anyone before. She and Sandesh have had this pillow-conversation in Lonavala. "Just enact how you actually felt the first time. It's a matter of the first few days (ahem!). He won't even come to know!"

She does just that. The first-timer confusion & anxiety on face when she is 'with' Abbas, from Rizvi College, could win her an Oscar. Abbas, from Rizvi College, smiles. Hasina smiles too, lekin mann mein.

She does not know that Abbas, from Rizvi College, has had the same pillow-conversation with Sandhya in Khandala.