Shaadi ke Rasm-o-Riwaaj: Ek Maa-Baap ki Soch

A typical middle-class living room. A young man, Rohit , is sitting on the couch, looking confused and stressed. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sharma , enter the room, clearly up to something.) Rohit : (sighs) Mom, Dad, aaj phir se shaadi ki baat mat chhedna, please! Mrs. Sharma : (smiling) Arey beta, tumhe shaadi ki baat kyun achhi nahi lagti? Hum toh bas tumhari khushi ke liye keh rahe hain! Mr. Sharma : (nodding) Haan, hum toh bas chahte hain ki tumhari zindagi set ho jaye. Aur waise bhi, bina shaadi ke zindagi kya hai? Rohit : (confused) Matlab? Shaadi ke bina bhi toh zindagi chal rahi hai, papa. Mrs. Sharma : (laughs) Beta, zindagi chal rahi hai, par sprint thodi lag rahi hai! Shaadi ke baad toh life mein race lag jaati hai! Rohit : (raising an eyebrow) Race? Kaisi race? Mr. Sharma : (enthusiastically) Arey wahi, duty, responsibility, bachche, in-laws, rasme, riwaz—yeh sab ek race hi toh hai! Aur yeh sab bina shaadi ke kahan milega? Rohit : (sarcastically) Haan, kyunki yeh sab toh jee...