Once there was a king update Saturday 26 March 2022
Once there was a king 26 March 2022: Jeewan comes to Rani, she promises Rani to help her take a revenge from Raaj. An enemy’s enemy is also a friend. Rani says that Sir isn’t her enemy, she is poor and spend everything carefully including time as well. She leaves. Jeewan thinks if she pumps Rani abit more, she will bring tears into Raaj’s eyes.Meenu and Rani speak about a camp, Rani tells Meenu she has no money to pay for registration. The VP meet them and assures Rani her expenses will be held by the college. Raja calls from behind that Rani is a beggar. He narrates his friend from London wrote him the beggars there got really sophisticated.
Now he can also write the same. Bindu insults Rani too. Rani replies she won this scholarship and has worked hard for it, she isn’t like the one who spent three years in the same class. She assures she will pay her registration by herself. Raja taunts she doesn’t have enough blood to get Rs. 10. Rani tells him one needs determination not blood to do something. She accepts his challenge to pay her fees in next week.In the palace, Bari Rani Maa tell the ministers she realizes one of the royals must be elected to lead the poor people, who are just like cattle. She nominates someone young to lead Amirkot, she announces Rajveer’s name. Kaal seconds Bari Rani Maa calling Raja as worthy of it. Bari Rani Maa thinks this is now time to enjoy the fruits of what she sew for years.
Rani searches her bag. Meenu comes there narrating a story that there was a boy in her class Sattu. Sattu always promised to bring her moons and stars and when one day she demanded her for a bulb for her room he had no money. She advises Rani not to be that Sattu. Where she would bring money for fees. Rani recalls Raaj Mata handing her some money while she left. It was enough to pay for registration.
Kaal offers Raja a drink, he tell Raja that Bari Rani Maa nominated him for the next election. Raja asks why he didn’t nominate Jeewan. Kaal tells him he is his elder son, Raja calls himself a legitimate son. Raja demands five thousand rupees. Kaal hands him a bundle, he heads to leave. Kaal stops him, Raja complains had he stopped him ten years ago it would have been fruitful, now he has moved away from him.
He will not participate for this election. Kaal beats Raja with his stick, Raja stands still while the stick finally breaks. Raja sadly says the stick that could be his strength in old age has been broken now. Kaal goes to sip his drink, while Bari Rani Maa comes to Raja. Raja leaves the palace not wanting to speak to Kaal.
Rani comes to café with Meenu, a waiter breaks another cup but the owner takes his apron suspending him. The owner then cry how he would take care of the whole canteen. Rani asks the owner to work here. The owner tells Rani that students can’t work, it effects their studies. Rani insists on him, she will do the cleaning in the morning and after the off time, and in the break time she will take orders. The owner offers her 35 rupees per day. Rani calculates it won’t be enough for her.
Raja and friends come to canteen, Raja boasts about the bundle of 5000. He boasts in front of his friends that he fulfilled the responsibility of a son today, but hurting his father. He announces a treat for everyone in the canteen and calls the waiter. The owner sends Rani. Raja cheers watching Rani as waiter and demands for a plate of self-respect. He narrates crumbled eggs with bread. Rani serves the menu. Jeewan comes to the canteen determined to break the records and have 9 samosas. He watches interestingly as Raja orders Rani to put the egg inside the bread then sprinkle black pepper. She sprinkles some, Raja asks her to keep on going, then orders to stop at a point. She turns to leave.
Raja asks her to taste it now and tell him how it is. Rani apologizes she isn’t allowed to taste guest’s food.Raja forces Rani to eat it else he may complain the manager and she will have to pay for it. She was about to take a bite, Jeewan comes to stop Rani. He demands Raja what is his problem that he is troubling this girl. Raja demands why he is being out of character, if he wants to be a hero. Jeewan calls him and his mentality as third class, Raja stands to his confrontation and asks him to focus on his samosas. Jeewan says this girl is talking legitimate. Raja demands when an illegitimate began to speak about legitimacy. They wrestle with each other.
Rani tries to intervene. Raja reminds Jeewan this is college not home, here his father won’t save him. Next time his bones would get broken, does he remember the pain of a broken arm? The manager accuses Rani for being responsible, Rani demands what is her mistake in all this. The manager suspend her from job. Rani open the knot of her dupatta.At night, Meena urges Rani to hurry up. They are getting late for camp. Rani asks her to go, Meenu says alright she won’t go as well. She takes Rani outside to see the stars without telescope.
Raja sets the telescope for the girls. Meenu and Rani come to window, Rani tells Meenu she is afraid of dark but her Dadu says the darker the night is, the more the stars are here. She miss her Dadu a lot, she has no one other than her Dadu. Meenu was sure Rani will fulfil all her Dadu’s dreams. Rani sings a song. Jeewan and Raja stop at once at the voice. Rani notices Jeewan in the window, who hides himself. Meenu insists on Rani to continue with her song. Raja takes hold of the telescope, Bindu demands what happens to him when he hears music. Raja smiles he recalls his childhood at this voice. Rani wanders in the corridor while singing. Raja comes following the voice, enjoys the fragrance of flowers nearby enjoying.
He watches Rani standing ahead, with her face veiled. He slips in the corridor and loses her, looks around in every room across the corridor. Rani comes to the window of hall when Jeewan comes to place a hand on her shoulder, she appreciates her voice. He asks Rani if she needs to win her scholarship money. There is a singing competition that Raja wins for last three years, if she participate and win it the prize money is Rs. 1200.The next morning, Raja auditions the college girls for singing like last night. Bindu comes there demanding what is this, Raja wonders if she is someone from them. Bindu demands why he has been looking for that singer so desperately.
Raja remembers Rani’s lips and eyes that were visible to him last night and leaves saying she won’t understands.Rani speaks to Hema and was worried for Raaj Mata’s health. Hema tells Rani that it’s a 150 expense, she will take her to doctor when it’s the first. Rani promises she would help Hema with it, thinking about Jeewan’s words. She was sure she will soon send her a money order.In the class, the VP makes an announcement about talent competition. Raaj insults him by calling him Chilgoza. The VP announces a prize money of Rs. 1200. One of Raaj’s friend asks the VP to hand the prize money to Raja without a competition.
Jeewan awaits Rani, she enters the class. VP demands why she is late in class. Rani promises it will never happen again, she comes ahead and fell down. The class mates mock her for her broken shoe. Raja taunts at her that her dreams and her shoes have broken, she must now get away from this competition. The class is over, Rani wipes her tears as everyone leave.Rani cries outside the classroom worried for Raaj Mata’s health and her scholarship money. Jeewan comes behind her keeping a hand on her shoulder. He sits beside her, he questions if that Raj always insults her how she would focus on her studies.
She must participate in the competition and should win it, this way that Raja’s mouth would be shut forever. Rani wonders how he can be sure that she will win, she never went on a stage. Jeewan suggests Rani to take first step, the rest will be done itself. He asks her to do rehearsals only, he will take care of rest. She nods. He asks for friendship, Rani shakes his hand.Rani was pr acticing with traditional song. Jeewan stops her there, he tells Gayatri that this is a competition in which audience also gives marks. He takes names of a few items that Gayatri was unaware, he demands her to send her village musicians away. Rani turns to leave angrily, he stops her.
She agrees on a condition that he won’t interfere in her choice of song and during rehearsals. Jeewan finally agrees.Raja’s friends notice Jeewan leaving the hall and come to inform Raja in the café. His friends suggest what if she is the same girl he heard singing last night. Raja calls it impossible, he could visualize the depth of her eyes, and the voice attracted him. Meenu asks Rani to sing a song that Rani mocks singing, Raja hears this and asks his friends if they were afraid of this girl? Rani asks for water, there was none in the bottle so Rani goes to get it. She comes across Raja in the way, the water spills over his shirt. He challenges Rani for competition. They move on.
Rani begins singing in the hall, Raja and Bindu were moved by the voice. Raja runs back, following the voice and looks around the corridors. Bindu comes behind him. All at once, mike goes out of work. Rani goes towards the stage, Meenu was trying her voice on the mike. Raja leaves hearing her. Rani comes back to mike, it still doesn’t work. Rani thinks about singing without a mike. Bindu reaches the window and watch Rani singing in the melodious voice. Raja was going through the corridor wondering where the sound was coming through. Bindu comes behind Raja, then thinks about her friend’s warning. She says that now Gayatri would never sing and Raja will never come to know.
The next morning, Rani prays for being able to sing by heart. Meenu asks what she will wear. Rani says her Dadu gave her a saree before coming here. Meenu demands won’t it look a bit awkward? Rani qualifies it’s a competition of voice not the style. There, Raja gets ready saying when style is appealing, voice’s job improves by itself. Bindu smiles watching him get ready.
Rani was walking across the corridor in saree, her pallu gets stuck with a nail. Raja comes behind her to remove it asking how she would move on if she stays in the past. Rani watches the torn pallu and cries as her Dadu gifted it to her. Raja wonders what, she leaves.
Jeewan tries to buck the team up. Rani demands whom they are going to kick. Jeewan calls her adorable, wish her all the best while she comes for the final rehearsals. She sings ‘Saare Jahan Se Acha’. Jeewan reminds her they didn’t decide this one. Raja and friends come laughing hysterically, Raja asks his friend about 15th August. Raja laughs this time it fall in June, and mock Rani singing Saare Jahan se Acha. Rani qualifies patriotism doesn’t need a date. Raja makes fun of her with friends, and insists she won’t be able to come first even after giving her best. He leaves mocking Jeewan to be lost friend of Rani, and leave singing Saare Jahan se Acha.
There, Bindu mix an herb in Prasad. She tells her friends a person is drunk while eating this, now Rani won’t be able to sing. Her Raja won’t be able to know that Gayatri is the voice Raja is crazy about. She bribes the peon. There, Jeewan scolds Rani regretting on trusting her.
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