In the whirlwind world of Indian cinema, where dreams collide and hearts entwine, two souls from opposite ends of the country find themselves entangled in a love story destined to defy all odds.
Meet Dhruv Kapoor, the charismatic heartthrob of Bolly...
As Ananya and Akanksha entered the room, they saw Dhruv sleeping on his chair. Both of them were evidently surprised.
Akanksha went towards him and called out his name. He didn't seem to wake up. With slight reluctance, Akanksha tapped his shoulder to wake him up. Dhruv woke up startled. When he opened his eyes, he saw Akanksha smiling at him.
"Sir, sorry for disturbing, but we need to begin with the makeup quickly." She said with a polite smile on her face.
Dhruv kept staring at her without replying.
"Shall I begin sir?" She asked.
"O-oh sure." He replied with a lot of difficulty.
Akanksha began with Dhruv's face makeup. Ananya was standing right beside her as a helper.
"Sir, please tilt you face a little above." She requested.
Dhruv was still. Akanksha had no choice but to tilt his face by his chin to her convenience.
As Akanksha was doing the work tilting his face up and down to her convenience, only his face moved. His eyes remained at the same position. All his attention was on her.
Dhruv didn't think that she was the one because of the way she looked or spoke. He believed so because his soul felt it.
"Are you comfortable with piercings Sir?" Ananya asked Dhruv.
Akanksha looked at Dhruv in a questioning manner like she was waiting for his reply.
"Yes, but not many. I'm comfortable with one or two." He replied looking at Akanksha.
Ananya couldn't help but conceal a smile looking at Dhruv's reaction.
As they continued, Dhruv decided to build a conversation with her as they didn't have enough time together.
"How old are you?" He asked.
"I'm 22 years old sir." Akanksha replied with a smile.
"You can drop the honourifics. You can call me Dhruv." He suggested.
"I'm afraid I can't sir. You're still older than me." Akanksha replied with hesitation.
"It's okay. I'm more comfortable this way." Dhruv replied.
"Sure, if you insist sir. I mean, Dhruv." She replied.
Dhruv. That was the first time he heard her say his name. Even the way she said his name felt like music to his ears. The way she replied with a smile everytime made Dhruv realise that she was being professional. She just kept a pleasant smile on her face everytime he said something that made it difficult for him to read what she felt.
Dhruv suddenly had a thought. What type of men would she be into? Am I atleast around her type? I'm older than her by 7 years though. Will it be rude to ask? But we won't be meeting after this anyways.
Before Dhruv could decide, he blurted out his question. He couldn't keep it to himself any longer.
"What type of men are you into Akanksha?" He asked.
Akanksha suddenly stopped working. Ananya and Akanksha was staring at Dhruv.
"Pardon?" Akanksha asked in a barely concealed shock.
"I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." He replied.
There was an akward silence. Akanksha was the first one to break it.
"It's okay. I don't mind answering this. It's not any great secret." She replied.
Dhruv was grateful that she didn't feel offended and took it sportively. Ananya was looking at her in shock.
Even Ananya didn't know what Akanksha's type was because she hated talking about guys and always avoided whenever she asked that question. Even Ananya was waiting for an answer.
"I'm into older guys, but not older than my brother. I prefer simplicity." She replied as she continued her work.
Dhruv didn't get what she meant by simplicity, but he was happy about one thing. She was into older guys. But not older than her brother? So if he was older than her brother, he might not be inside her league.
"You have a brother? How old is he?" He asked nervously.
"Oh yeah, I do. He's currently 29 years old." She replied.
Dhruv was not sure whether to feel relieved or more nervous. Her brother was exactly his age. If Dhruv was younger, then he could've been sure to be inside her league. If older, then outside it. But same age? Dhruv wasn't sure how to react.
He dropped the topic.
Soon, Akanksha was done with his hair as well. When Dhruv looked into the mirror, he was actually stunned by how good he looked. He was genuinely impressed with her work.
"Wow! You are exceptionally good at your work." He said smiling at Akanksha.
Akanksha simply smiled.
As he got up, he turned to Ananya and said "You too." With a smile and walked out of the room.
Ananya was stunned that he even noticed her inside the room. He seemed to have a conversation only with Akanksha.
Soon, the promotional event began.
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