Chor Aur Jadui Chirag - Jadui Chirag Ki Kahani Hindi

Raat ke 2 baj rahe the. Shehar so raha tha. Sadkein khaali thin. Street lights - jinme se aadhee kaam nahi kar rahi thin - halki si roshni de rahi thin. Ek billi sadak paar kar rahi thi. Kahi se kutta bhaunk raha tha.

Aur ek saaya - kaala, chhupa hua, deewarein pakad kar chalta hua - ek purani haveli ki taraf badh raha tha.

Billu.

Shehar ka sabse mashoor chor. Nahi, "mashoor" galat word hai - shehar ka sabse "kaamyaab" chor. 15 saal se chori kar raha tha aur ek baar bhi nahi pakda gaya. Police thak gayi thi. Logon ne umeed chhod di thi. Billu ek legend ban gaya tha - lekin galat tarah ka legend.

Billu expert tha - taale 30 second mein khol deta. CCTV cameras ka blind spot jaanta tha. Guard ki duty change ka time yaad tha. Koi awaaz nahi karta - jaise hawa aayi aur chali gayi. Subah logon ko pata chalta - "Billu aa gaya tha."

Lekin aaj ki raat kuch alag thi. Aaj ki target thi - purani Rani Haveli. 200 saal purani. Band padi thi 50 saalon se. Log kehte the wahan bhoot hai. Billu bhoot mein vishwaas nahi karta tha - "Bhoot se darun? Main toh logon ki neend churata hun!"

Haveli Ke Andar

Billu ne haveli ki deewar phandi. Andar pahuncha. Andhera. Woh gehra, ghanaa andhera jo sirf purani jagahon mein hota hai - jahan saalon se roshni nahi aayi.

Billu ne pocket torch jalayi. Roshni padi - deewarein dhool se dhaki thin. Makkdi ke jaale chhat se zameen tak the. Purani tasveeren thengi thin - Rajas ki, Raniyon ki - jinki aankhein Billu ka peecha kar rahi thin. Creepy thi jagah - lekin Billu darta nahi tha.

"Kuch toh milega yahan - sona, heere, purani cheezein - 200 saal purani haveli hai!"

Kamra-dar-kamra dekha. Kuch tooti kursiyan milin. Kuch purani kitaabein - ghunon ne kha li thin. Ek kamre mein ek purana sheesh mahal tha - toote hue aaine - jinmein Billu ka chehra 10 jagah se dikh raha tha. "Itne Billu toh police bhi handle nahi kar payegi!" woh hansa.

Aakhri kamra - sabse andar - ek chhota sa kamra tha. Ismein ek purana sandook tha - lakdi ka, peetal ki kundi waala, 200 saal purana. Billu ne kundi kholi - rust thi, mushkil se khuli - aur andar dekha.

Khaali.

Almost khaali. Sandook mein sirf ek cheez thi - ek purana, dhuein se kaala, peetal ka chirag.

"Yeh kya bekar cheez hai!" Billu nirash tha. "Itni mushkil se aaya - aur mila ek purana chirag? Isse toh kabaadi bhi nahi lega!"

Gusse mein chirag haath mein liya - aur shirt se ragdne laga saaf karne ke liye. Aadat thi - chori ka maal saaf karke bechta tha.

Aur phir -

WHOOOOOOSH!

Chirag mein se dhuaan nikla - neela, ghunghraala, tez. Dhuaan kamre mein phaila. Phir - dhuein ke beech se - ek bada sa figure prakat hua.

10 feet lamba. Neela shareer. Bade kaan. Chhoti aankhein - chamakti hui. Ek moti si munchh. Aur haath mein - kuch nahi. Kyunki Jinn ko kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hoti.

"Main hun Chirag ka Jinn!" Awaaz garaj rahi thi - jaise 10 loudspeakers ek saath baj rahe hon. "200 saal se is chirag mein band tha. Tune mujhe azaad kiya. Iske badle - tere paas teen wishes hain. Jo maange, milega."

Billu ka muh khula ka khula reh gaya. 15 saal se chori kar raha tha - kabhi itna bada jackpot nahi mila tha.

"Teen wishes? Jo maangu woh milega? SACH MEIN?!"

"Sach mein. Lekin soch kar maang. Kyunki teen ke baad main wapas chala jaunga - hamesha ke liye."

Pehli Wish: Paisa

Billu ne 0.5 second bhi nahi socha.

"Mujhe duniya ka saara paisa chahiye!"

Jinn ne aankhein ghumayin - "Hamesha pehli wish yahi hoti hai" - phir ungliyan chadkayin.

SNAP!

Billu ke charon taraf sona prakat hua. Heere. Notes - Indian, Dollar, Euro, Yen - sab. Itna paisa ki kamra bhar gaya. Phir ghar bhar gaya. Phir sadak bhar gayi. Billu ke paas itna paisa tha ki duniya ka economy crash ho jaata agar sabko pata chalta.

Pehle din - maza aaya. Billu ne bada ghar liya. 5-star hotel mein khaana khaaya. Nayi gaadi li. Mahenge kapde kharide. "Main ameer hun! Main KING hun!"

Doosre din - log aane lage. Rishtedar - jo 10 saal se baat nahi karte the - "Billu bhai! Kaise ho? Hum toh hamesha kehte the tu bada aadmi banega!" Sab paison ke liye aaye the.

Teesre din - chor aaye. Ironic - Billu khud chor tha - lekin ab doosre chor uske peeche the. Ghar mein chori hui. Phir aur chori. Security lagaayi - security waale bhi chura kar bhaag gaye.

Chauthe din - police aayi. "Itna paisa kahan se aaya? Income tax? Sources? Documents?" Billu ke paas koi jawab nahi tha. Case ban gaya.

Ek hafte mein - Billu ke paas paisa tha lekin neend nahi thi. Raat bhar jaagta tha - "Koi chori toh nahi kar raha?" Din bhar phone bajta tha - "Bhai, 5 lakh de de." "Bhai, business mein invest kar." "Bhai, hospital ka bill..."

Billu paisa ka maalik nahi tha - paisa Billu ka maalik ban gaya tha.

Doosri Wish: Taaqat

"Jinn! Problem yeh hai ki log mere paison ke peeche hain aur main rok nahi paa raha. Mujhe itni taaqat do ki koi mera kuch na ukhaad sake!"

Jinn ne phir ungliyan chadkayin - is baar thoda udasee se.

SNAP!

Billu duniya ka sabse taaqatwar insaan ban gaya. Superman jaisa. Ek mukkaa maare toh deewar toot jaaye. Ek pair maare toh zameen kaanpe. Koi usse haath nahi laga sakta tha.

Pehle din - amazing laga. Billu ne sab choran ko bhaagaya. Police ko dara diya. Rishtedaraon ko side kar diya. "Ab kisi ki himmat nahi hai meri taraf dekhne ki!"

Lekin doosre din se problems shuru huyin.

Chaiwala - jisse Billu roz chai peeta tha - darr ke maare dukaan band kar di. "Saab, aap bahut taaqatwar hain. Agar chai pasand nahi aayi toh..."

Padosi - bachche - sab door bhaagne lage. "Billu aa raha hai! Bhaago!" Bachche rote the usse dekh ke.

Ek din Billu ne apne bachpan ke dost Ramu ko bulaya - "Yaar, chal chai peete hain."

Ramu ne kaha - "Billu bhai, main darta hun tujhse. Pehle tu chor tha - phir bhi dost the. Ab toh tu... tu kuch aur hi ban gaya hai."

Billu us raat akela baitha tha. Charon taraf sona tha. Taaqat thi. Duniya mein koi usse haath nahi laga sakta tha. Lekin -

Koi usse pyaar bhi nahi karta tha.

Paisa tha - lekin neend nahi thi. Taaqat thi - lekin ek dost nahi tha. Duniya darte thi - lekin koi muskuraata nahi tha usse dekh ke.

Billu - shehar ka sabse ameer, sabse taaqatwar insaan - shehar ka sabse akela insaan bhi tha.

Us raat Billu roya. Pehli baar 15 saalon mein. Woh rona jo tab aata hai jab insaan ko samajh aata hai ki usne galat cheezein maangi hain.

Teesri Wish - Sabse Mushkil

Billu ne chirag uthaya. Ragda. Jinn aaya - is baar uski aankhon mein ek ajeeb si muskurahat thi. Jaise woh jaanta tha ki yeh hoga.

"Jinn bhai... meri aakhri wish hai."

"Bol."

Billu ne bahut socha tha. Do raatein socha tha. Har option sochhi thi - "Aur paisa maangu? Nahi, paisa toh problem hai. Aur taaqat? Nahi, taaqat toh sabko dara deti hai. Khushi maangu? Lekin khushi toh maangne se nahi milti."

Phir usne socha - woh kab khush tha? Sach mein khush?

Jab chor nahi tha. Jab chhota tha. Jab Maa ke haath ki roti khaata tha. Jab Ramu ke saath gully cricket khelta tha. Jab raat ko chain ki neend sota tha - bina kisi dar ke, bina kisi guard ke.

"Jinn bhai, meri aakhri wish hai - sab kuch pehle jaisa kar do."

Jinn hairaan hua. "Matlab? Paisa bhi le jaata hun?"

"Haan."

"Taaqat bhi?"

"Haan."

"Sab kuch? Wapas ek normal insaan?"

"Haan. Lekin ek cheez aur - mujhe chori karna bhulwa do. Main apni mehnat se jeena chahta hun. Seedha-saadha. Normal."

Jinn ki aankhon mein - pehli baar - ek sachcha muskurahat aayi. Woh muskurahat jo kehti hai "aakhir samajh aaya."

"Billu, 200 saalon mein hazaaron logon ne mujhse wishes maangi hain. Tu pehla insaan hai jisne teesri wish mein sab kuch waapas diya. Bahut log pehli wish mein paisa maangte hain. Doosri mein taaqat. Teesri mein aur zyada paisa ya aur zyada taaqat. Lekin tu - tu ne samajh liya jo woh sab nahi samajhte."

"Kya samjha maine?"

"Ki asli khushi paison mein nahi - sukoon mein hai. Taaqat mein nahi - pyaar mein hai. Aur yeh dono cheezein wish se nahi - mehnat se milti hain."

Jinn ne ungliyan chadkayin - SNAP!

Sab kuch gayab ho gaya. Sona. Heere. Notes. Taaqat. Sab.

Billu phir se ek aam insaan tha. Purane kapde. Chhota sa kamra. Bank mein kuch nahi. Lekin - neend aayi. 2 haftoon mein pehli baar - 8 ghante ki neend.

Naya Billu

Agley din se Billu ne ek naya kaam shuru kiya. Chori nahi - kaarigari. Bachpan mein usse lakdi ka kaam aata tha - Papa ne sikhaya tha. Chhote-chhote khilone banata tha. Ab woh wohi karne laga - lakdi ke khilone, furniture, showpieces.

Pehle mahine 3000 rupaye kamaaye. Doosre mahine 5000. Teesre mahine 8000. Paisa kam tha - lekin kamaai apni thi. Mehnat ki thi. Halaal thi.

Ramu wapas aaya - "Bhai, chai peete hain?"

"Chal!"

Padosi wapas baat karne lage. Bachche ab nahi bhagte the. Chaiwala ne dukaan phir se kholi - "Billu bhai, aapki special cutting chai!"

Ek saal baad - Billu ki ek chhoti si dukaan thi - "Billu's Wood Crafts." Sundar cheezein banata tha. Log kharidne aate the. Reviews acche the. Paisa kam tha - lekin mann bhara hua tha.

Ek raat - Billu apni dukaan band kar raha tha - toh usne aasmaan dekha. Taarey chamak rahe the.

Billu muskuraya. Aur bola - apne aap se:

"Teen wishes milin. Do barbaad ki. Lekin teesri - teesri sahi thi. Kyunki teesri wish mein maine maanga woh jo pehle se mere paas tha - ek seedhi-saadhi zindagi. Aur woh - duniya ki sabse keemti cheez hai."