Destiny...

2007 madhli konatitari kalokhi ratr…sadharan 9,9.30 chi vel ….Delhi station cha lambchya lamb pasarlela railway platform… doorvar station chi pivali pati…lights cha zagmagat…ani station var as usual lotalela prachand janasagar.. tya gardit aplya lahanagya bahinicha hat dharun chalala hota TO chimurada …Chotu.. aplya savatr bahinivar tyach jivapad prem… mhanunach tila neat sambhalat sambhalat garditun vaat kadhat to tila pani pyayla gheun jaat hota… tevdhyat announcement zali… ani agadi don ch minitat tyach platform var 1 express ali… achanak lokanchi dhavapal suru zali… tashi hi dhavapal tya doghana navin navati! Station ch tyanch ghar…tyamule tyana bhiti vatali nahi.. pan durdaivane ticha hat tyachya hatatun achanak sutla… ani ti tya gardit misalun geli.. mag matr Chotu chi changlich ghabargundi udali.. aplya bahinila Chotu barach vel shodhat hota… ata ti train pan sutali… lokanchi gardi thodi kami hot hoti…Chotu ni attaparyant akhkha platform paltha ghatla hota… pan sagla vyarth…tyachi ladki bahin Sonu tyala kuthech disat navati!! Evhana train geli hoti…parat tyani akhkha platform dhundalala.. mag dhavat jaun aplya doorvarchya khopatajaval jaun andaj ghetla… tikdehi Sonu navhati..fakt tyachi savatr aai tyala disali.. Chotu tila khup ghabaraycha!! To Sonu la shodhat shodhat parat adhichya jagevar ala… ata matr tyach dhaba dananala hot.. ata apli savatr aai kahi aplyala jivant sodnar nahi yachi tyala khatrich zali hoti…Parat 1 announcement zali…. Ji train ali tyat to chadhla…ani ata nashib neil tikde jaycha..pan parat ghari jaun savatr aai cha chhal sahan karaycha nahi asa tyani tharavun takla.. gaadi 5 minitat ch sutali… ani Chotu ni pan sutakecha nishwas takla! Train jorat chalali hoti..thodyach velat chotu sagali bhiti visarla ani tyala zop yayla lagli… darvajyajaval ch vaaraa khaat Chotu angach mutakul karun padun rahila..tyala kadhi zop lagali tyala kallach nahi.. Sakali Chotula jag ali... yenarya janaryanch tyachyakade mulich laksh navta… sagle utarnyachya tayarit hote.. apan kuthe aloy yacha Chotu la mulich patta navta… sagli loka utarlyavar Chotu train madhun utarala..ani samor ch tyala paati disali.. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus!! Chotu ni dole visfarale…MUMBAI!!!! Ho..kharach…to Mumbai t ch pochla hota.. agadi lahanpanapasun tyani Mumbai baddal khup aikla hota.. ikde paisa,prasidhdhi,aishoaraam sagla milta he tyala mahiti hota… kadhitari motha zalo ki khup paise kamavayla Mumbai t yaycha asa tyani kadhich tharavla hota! Ani aaj to chakk Mumbai ubha hota.. te sudhdha kiti achanak…accidentally… agadi kal sandhyakali koni Chotu la sangitla asta ki tu udya Mumbai t asashil..tar tyala nakkich sglyani vedyat kadhla asta.. Mumbai t yeun Chotu manapasun khush zala… ektar savatr aai cha tras nahi ani tyacha swapn dekhil purna zala hota… Thodyach velat Chotu la kalla ki tyacha potat bhukecha aagdomb usalalay! Mag Chotu ni saraitpane yenarya janarya lokansamot hat pasarale..kasebase 5,10 rupaye milalyavar to lagech vadapav khayla dhavla… Mumbai cha vadapav!!! Tyani khup aikla hota yabaddal…aaj Chotu kharach khushit hota.. Station var ch tyala tyachya vayachi 2,3 mula bhetali…tyanchyashi tyachi chhan maitri zali.. agadi divasbhar to tyanchya mage mage firat hota… Akhkha station tyani kiman 10 vela tari firun pahila asel.. mag halu halu ratr vhayla lagali… bakichi mula apapalya zopadit,khopatat parat geli! Ata matr Chotu la tyacha ghar athavu lagla.. ghar kasla…zopdich ti! Pan tari tyat aplepana hota… savatr aaini chhalala asla tari tyache baba tyache laad karayche! Ani Sonu……??... achanak Chotuchya dolyasamor andhari ali!! Ticha kay zala asel? Ti kuthe asel? Sukharup asel ka? Ase asankhy prashn tyachya manat thaiman ghalu lagle.. apan Sonu la sodun bejababdar pane saral Mumbai t nighun alo yachi tyala sharam vatali… evhana parat potat kavle kokalayla lagle hote… Chotu divasbhar firun agadi damun gela hota…ata tyala hakkachya nivaryachi garaj bhasat hoti… to tasach eka khambala tekun platform var basla.. Samor ch eka bakadyavar ek kutumb basla hota.. kadachit te train chi vaat pahat hote…tyanchi mulagi atishay gori gomati ani goad hoti..Chotu la parat Sonu chi prakarshane athavan ali… Tya kutumbatli bai tya muliche khup laad karat hoti.. Evdhyat ek train ali…tya train chya avajani ti chhakuli ghabarun geli..tichya aai ni lagech tila urashi kavatalala… Chotu ni tyachi khari aai kadhi pahilich navhati.. tyamule aai chi maya kay aste he Chotu la mahiti ch navhata… ata matr to agadi sunn zala…tyachya dolyat pani taralala…kitihi zala tari to fakt 6 varshancha ek chimurada hota! Chotu barach vel tyanchyakade tak lavun pahat hota.. achanak tya aai ch laksh Chotu kade gel… ti aplya navaryala mhanali..to mulaga vat chukalyasarkha haravlyasarkha vatat ahe.. navaryani saaf durlaksh kel…ani to mhanala, “aga ashi 100 mul astat station var..tyanna ashich savay aste…ha ithlyach zopaditla asel.. Tu laksh deu nakos..” pan tya aai ch kahi smadhan zala nahi… barach vel Chotu ch nirikshan karat hoti…Shevati ti uthun Chotu javal geli.. Chotu pay dumadun aplya gudhaghyat doka lapavun gharachya athavanine radat basla hota! Tya aai ni Chotu chya dokyavarun haluvarpane hat firavala.. Ani vicharla..,”bala, tu haravla ahes ka?” tya premal hakene Chotu la ajun ch bharun ala.. Chotu hundake det radayla lagla…tya aai ni Chotu la javal ghetla! Chotu ni ayushyat pahilyanda ashi maya, ashi mamata anibhavali.. Chotu pan tya aai la bilagala… achanak Chotu la eka ‘sense of security’ chi anubhuti zali.. mag radat radat ch Chotu ni tyachi sagali hakigat tya aai la sangitli… tya bai cha navra..arthat ch tya mulala police station madhe gheun janar hota.. pan Chotu kakulatila yeun radat hota.. jari tyala ghari jaycha asla tari aplya savatr aai chi khup bhiti vatat hoti… ani Sonu haravalyamule kadachit tyache baba pan tyala khup ragavale aste…bedam maar hi milala asta.. tya aai la Chotu chi daya ali..tini aplya navaryala khup vel samajavla..ani shevati tyani Chotu la ghari gheun jaycha tharavla.. Chotu mothya khushitach navin ghari gela.. tyala primal aai vadil…ani 1 goad bahin milali… Chotu kharach Mumbai cha ayushyabharasathi runi zala!! Mumbai kharya arthani tyachi swapninagari zali… Eka chotya ghatanene Chotu ch ayushya sampurna badalun gela.. slumdog millionaire pahatana Chotu chi khup athavat ali… jar Chotu la tyache nave aai vadil milale nasate tar Chotu pan andhla kiva langada houn train madhe,platform var kiva signal var ‘darshan do prabhu’ mhanat rahil asta kadachit…