Scene 1:
Location: Ayan’s residence
Haseena and everyone else are shocked at nikhat’s outburst, and refusal to marry imran. Haseena is fuming with anger. As shirin tries to calm her down, nikhat asks her to let her speak, as its her life at stake. She tells haseena that rashid has always bowed down to her wishes and whims for Nikhat’s sake, and if he does anymore he would break, and she wont bear it. haseena says that she’s the one who’s bearing, by taking such insults from her bahu, who’s dark complexioned. She says that everytime they keep coming to her place begging them to keep the relation. Nikhat says that this time they wont come. Imran is shocked and haseena too, while razia is tensed. nikhat says that they arent against this relation, but now it would be an equal treatment, and that she has said enough, and the person who had to, was silent throughout. Haseena says that they have been insulted enough. She says that with time, they found what kind of daughter in law they were about to take. Shirin tries to calm them down, but chandbi also taunts nikhat on her outburst despite her dark skin. She says that she had heard that a father’s influence is on the children, and saw it to. haseena too taunts rashid for their broken home, repsonsible for Nikhat’s ill manners. She says that whole bhopal knows about rashid’s loose character. She says that maybe even nikhat is following in her father’s footsteps. Rashid screams and stops haseena from talking saying that he can bear anything about himself, but he wont do anything nice to her, if she says anything about his daughter, as his children are his pride, and if somebody stains it, he wont bear. He says that she doesnt have to, he breaks off all relations with their family. Haseena says to think again, as if they step out today, they wont return back. rashid says that the door is open, and if she would leave or he sends her out.
