Once there was a king 1 June 2022; Naina was distracted from putting henna over Laila’s hand, Raja banged his hand over the staircase. Naina watched him. Laila takes her attention and asks to write the name. She was shocked to see while Naina writes a wrong name, Don Ji. Laila asks where Naina’s attention is. Naina apologizes as it was only by mistake. Nani tells Naina the groom’s name is written on bride’s hand only so that their fates get connected, she couldn’t fulfil a single ritual properly. Naina runs upstairs.
Mummy and Rekha knocked at Naina’s door, as she cried inside stuffing her face into a cushion. Rekha finally comes inside asking why Naina is crying, she never paid attention to Nani’s talks before. Rekha confirms from Naina if she doesn’t like Raja marrying Laila. Outside, Nani tells Mummy she would not let Naina ruin her Laila’s life. Rekha says Naina worked so hard to unite them, and now since everything is going so well why is she upset. She wonder if its love. Naina denies being such a girl, she wonders how she can fall in love with Raja.In the morning, Laila was selecting her dress. Naina comes outside, Laila apologizes for being rude last night.
Naina says Laila looks beautiful in any dress. Raja passes by, Vikrant asks Raja to select a dress for his bride. He replies to Laila he never understands such things, but Laila requests for two minutes. She gives him two choices to look as his Rani, Raja was taken aback. Laila places the second dress over Naina, and wears one herself. Raja stood silently, he points towards Naina. Laila cheers and takes the dress off Naina saying she also liked this dress the most. She asks if she looks good, Raja leaves silently. Naina turns to leave, but Laila stops her as they have to buy dresses for Naina, Rekha and Mummy as well. Tears fill Naina’s eyes, Laila assures she would stay in the same house even after getting married.
Naina calls Laila as a nice person, Naina is not a good one and doesn’t deserve much love from her.Raja stops Naina in a corridor and asks why is Naina doing this to her. When rituals make you hurt, she must stay away from them. Naina says its Laila’s wedding, she must participate well in them. Raja asks Naina what she wants. Naina replies she wants Raja to be happy, Raja questions why? He says she struggled to unite him and Laila, then why it feels as if Naina is losing something by herself. Naina says she doesn’t know. Raja says its love; it doesn’t only shatter heart but hopes, feelings and emotions. Living with pain of love is very tough. He turns to leave, Rani was about to fell beside a wall.
Raja clarifies he has nothing in his heart for her, she must erase whatever she has in her heart. Naina cries inside the room.
There are strong winds in the room at once, some paintings of Rani fell off the wardrobe. Naina was shocked to see her face in them. She cheers that Raja even paints her face, and hugs the painting. She was elated to think Raja loves her.
Vikrant asks Raja if he liked his idea. Raja was lost in some thought. Vikrant complaint Raja wasn’t listening to him, and teases if he was thinking about Laila. Vikrant was upset that he won’t be able to sleep in his room when he marries Laila, and asks to come to his room with Naina.
Raja hugs Vikrant and comes outside the room. Naina stood there to ask a question from Raja. He wasn’t ready to reply. She follows Raja saying he hid his love story by himself. Raja tells her to go and sleep, Laila would need her tomorrow. Naina suggests her not to lose his happiness in quest of finding it for others; she wants him to stay happy forever. Raja turns to say he wants her live happily, she must forget him. Rani cries behind.Raja tells Naina to forget him, she can stay happy only this way. Naina runs across the corridor, throwing each vase and cries in her room.
Mummy hugs her and asks her to cry as much as she wants to; she says Naina must look at her broken dream daily until they leave here.At night, Raja sat inside Mandap. Naina brings Laila outside, Raja turns to look at them. Rani was upset watching them complete the wedding rituals, after gadh bandhan she straightens. Laila unties the cloth pieces.Naina was hurt thinking about herself and Raja. She walks into the room, writing a letter. She apologizes her mummy as she doesn’t want to put her and Rekha in danger but is taking this step, but she would never be able to move on in life if she stays today. Raja was worried about Naina and asks about her.
Everyone was confused, mummy, Rekha and Vikrant go to look for her. Raja instructs the waiters to look for Naina. Nani scolds Raja as nothing is important than wedding rituals right now. The Pandit asks the bride and groom to stand for wedding vows. Mummy and Rekha come inside the room, and finds a letter there.Raja thinks about Naina’s words that he was hiding his love story. Mummy and Rekha were reading the letter upstairs when suddenly heavy wind blows and letter fell over Raja. He was shocked to read it and jumps out of stage to look for Naina. He finds Naina standing on a road side but as he comes out of the car Naina had vanished. He looks around for her.
At home, Mummy cries for Naina’s whereabouts. Vikrant assures nothing would happen to Naina. Pandit informs Nani that the right time has ended. Laila sat on the stage, doomed. Raja spots Naina on a bench and holds her hand tightly. Naina questions why he left Laila during his wedding. Raja asks if Naina didn’t care for her mother and Rekha once, its already very complicated. Naina insists to leave, they can’t stay together and she assures not to bring her love between their love and his life. He needs not hide the truth anymore, she has seen her paintings and is aware he loves her. Raja was taken aback. Naina says they cannot betray Laila at all. Raja says those paintings are not of Naina, but his wife Rani who is dead.
Naina was not ready to believe, as this only happens in films. Raja holds her hand and tells her to come home as its really late. Naina demands Raja to look into her eyes and say if he doesn’t feel anything whenever she looks into his eyes. If he never turns to look at her whenever she is walking away? Whenever he closes his eyes, he doesn’t see her face? Raja replies with a no. Naina tells him to look into her eyes, Raja interrupts shouting he has no time for her childish romance. He clutches her arm and takes her to palace. Rani watches them from the road side.
Raja brings Naina back to palace. Laila comes forwards to slap Naina but Raja holds her hand in mid air.
Raja holds Laila’s hand from slapping Naina. Laila says until now she only suspected Naina but today she is sure. Laila accuses Naina for betraying her. Raja shuts Laila up, Laila deters this is her house and no one can shout at her especially at the day of her wedding. She takes Raja’s hand to drag him to stage but Raja withdraws his. Laila says she has now understood, it’s all because of Naina.
Nani accuses Mummy that her daughter snatched Laila’s happiness from him. Raja clarifies this wedding won’t take place anymore. Naina says Raja won’t do this with Laila. Raja tells her not to interrupt. Nani tells Raja this fire can’t be put off until the wedding is complete. Raja goes to throw water into the fire pot and leave the hall. Laila tells Naina this fire has been put
off, now Laila would light a fire in Naina’s life than would never get off. Nani says it’s their mistake to provide them refuge in their house, she won’t forgive them for spoiling Laila’s happiness. Laila drags Vikrant along with him, and says she can’t throw them out of this house because of Raja but they should never try to speak to her again.
Naina comes to question Raja why he stopped this wedding. Raja says she has no right to question him. Naina says she has a right, she shows him Rani’s photo saying this gave her the right. Her presence makes a difference for him, else he would not have stopped this wedding. Everyone thinks he broke his wedding because of her, and that’s true. She came into the house after his wife had already died, he began to love him; such stories only exist in films.
Laila claps outside the door, and comes to blame Naina. Naina clarifies she never wanted to love Raja. Laila says Naina could do anything for money, then Raja for taking her money and business and having fun with others. Raja shuts them both calling them idiots, and says he doesn’t love any of them. He can never love any girl, and brings out Rani’s photo. He says this is the story of hatred, he hates Rani so much that he never married Laila. Raja had a single Rani who betrayed in return of love, he can never trust any girl again.
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