The story opens on an intense yet pleasant morning.
(Ganesha stotram plays inside Mehta Mansion)
(Shuklāmbaradharaṁ Viṣṇuṁ stotram (Prayer))
Mehta Mansion looks grand and luxurious from the outside, almost like a royal palace. Inside, the living room looks cozy, and every room is spacious and elegant. The Mehta family lives together happily in the mansion.
Media reporters arrive at Mehta Mansion and are once again surprised to see many luxury cars parked outside. Every time they come for an interview, they feel shocked by the richness.
Gautam Mehta comes down to the living hall from upstairs.
Gautam Mehta is dressed in an expensive blue suit paired with a black tie and stylish shoes. He looks elegant and dignified, a middle-aged man adjusting his glasses calmly.
The media enters the house and compliments him.
"Sir, you look handsome and elegant."
Gautam Mehta smiles.
The media says, "Sir, we are here to take an interview. We are happy to meet you again."
Gautam Mehta smiles politely.
The entire Mehta family comes downstairs with warm smiles. Everyone is dressed in expensive clothes. The men look elegant in branded outfits, and the women look graceful in costly sarees, jewelry, and modern dresses.
The media places the microphone in front of Gautam Mehta and starts recording.
The media reporter says, "I am Anjali from a news channel. Sir, we are happy to know that you are being nominated for Best Businessman of the Year again for the third time."
"You are also expanding your business and are about to become one of the top businessmen in the city again."
"We are sure you will be number one again."
Gautam Mehta smiles and says, "Thank you."
The media asks, "Sir, you are getting the Best Businessman of the Year award again. Now you are making your son Ravish Mehta a businessman and planning to hand over the business to him. How are you feeling, sir?"
Gautam Mehta replies, "I am very happy that my son wants to become like me. But I waited until he became a family man."
"That happened because of my daughter-in-law Shreya, who is the love of my son Ravish."
Media reporter Anjali smiles.
Media reporter Saurabh then asks, "Sir, we always come here for interviews and are always satisfied with your answers. We know about your family—your wife Sharmila, your son Ravish, your daughter-in-law Shreya, your brother and his family."
"But we have also heard about your…."
Gautam Mehta asks calmly, "What?"
Saurabh continues, "What about your elder daughter from your first wife? I think her name is Prarthana."
"We have never seen her in your house. We also came to know that this wealth actually belonged to your first wife Geetha."
"And even the Mehta surname did not originally belong to you."
"We also heard that you are getting your daughter married very soon."
Ravish becomes furious. His eyes turn red with anger. He is about to move forward and hit the reporter.
All the family members are shocked and unable to respond.
Gautam Mehta immediately stops Ravish, holds his hand, taps it gently, and signals him to calm down.
Sharmila quickly speaks, "Prarthana is like my own daughter, and we love her a lot. But the truth is that Prarthana has gone abroad for her studies."
"We are getting her married according to her choice."
Gautam Mehta looks at Sharmila, and she stops speaking.
Gautam Mehta then calmly says, "Yes, Prarthana is my daughter from my first late wife Geetha."
"I loved her a lot, but Geetha left me and my daughter."
"I raised my daughter well, and later I married Sharmila. Everyone in this family loves Prarthana."
"She does not like to participate in public events like this, even though we wanted her to."
"She is currently on vacation and will return soon."
"I worked hard to take care of my family and my daughter and to become a successful businessman."
"My real secret of success is my hard work, my family, and my daughter."
"She is also my family."
"I invite all the media reporters to my daughter's wedding, which will take place tomorrow evening."
The media reporters agree.
After the interview ends, Saurabh receives a phone call from his boss Bobby.
"Did you find any secrets about Gautam Mehta and his family?""Did you find anything about his hidden daughter Prarthana?"
Saurabh replies, "No, sir. She is not in the house."
Bobby scolds him, "I don't care what you do, but I need information about the Gautam family."
Saurabh cuts the call.
He scolds himself and searches for Prarthana on social media, but he finds nothing.
He mutters, "Who is this girl?"
"She is not active on social media and has no accounts anywhere."
"In today's world, every girl has social media, but Prarthana has nothing."
"What kind of person is she?"
Inside the mansion, Gautam Mehta sits on his comfortable sofa. He looks calm on the outside but is burning with anger inside.
The scene shifts to Prarthana.
Prarthana is a very beautiful, humble, and soft-hearted girl. Everyone lovingly calls her "Pihu."
Prarthana runs toward a tree.
Shwetha, her friend, shouts, "Pihu, stop! Don't go there. You will fall into danger."
But Prarthana does not stop. She sees a pigeon stuck in the tree branches.
Prarthana climbs the tree.
She manages to save the pigeon, but then realizes how tall the tree is. Fear grips her.
"Oh God, I climbed this tree to save the pigeon," she says."I am already terrified of heights and even my family."
"Now I can't come down."
"Please help me."
She closes her eyes and sits on the branch, holding the pigeon.
Shwetha shouts from the ground, "Pihu, please come down."
Pihu replies, "Don't you know I am terrified of heights?"
Shwetha says, "I know everything about you. You are scared of heights, rats, cockroaches—everything."
"But you always act strong."
"Why don't you think before helping others?"
Pihu says softly, "I don't know. Please help me."
Shwetha says helplessly, "The tree is too tall. I can't climb it."
Prarthana looks down and notices the branch starting to break.
She screams, "Help!"
Suddenly, Prarthana falls while holding the pigeon tightly.
She opens her eyes and finds herself in someone's arms.
For a moment, she imagines her dream prince saved her.
But when she looks clearly, she sees a terrifying man—a tall figure with a thick moustache and a big gun, almost like a ghost.
She screams, "Ghost! Ghost!"
The man taps her forehead and says, "I am Rathod, your camp instructor."
He walks away.
Shwetha scolds her, "Mad girl, don't you know you are scared of heights?"
"You could have lost your life."
Prarthana gently pats the pigeon and says, "Lord Shiva sent me to save this pigeon."
"I believe in Lord Shiva. He knows whom to send into people's lives."
"When I saw the pigeon in danger, I had no other thought except to save it."
She kisses the pigeon and releases it.
The pigeon flies happily into the sky.
Shwetha asks, "What if Mr. Rathod had not come to save you?"
"You could have died, Pihu."
Prarthana says softly, "Lord Shiva is the creator and the destroyer."
"He is kind."
"He always saves good people who invite danger for a good cause."
"I know my Lord Shiva would have saved me in another form."
Shwetha asks, "Then will your Lord Shiva save you from your cruel family?"
"You are going back to the family that never loved you."
"Aren't you afraid of them?"
Prarthana remains silent.
Shwetha asks again, "Can your Lord Shiva save you from them?"
Prarthana replies firmly, "Yes."
"My family is not bad or cruel. Don't speak against them. I don't like it."
"They just never cared for me the way they cared for my younger brother Ravish."
"I know Lord Shiva will protect me from every danger."
Prarthana closes her eyes and fold her hand and chants,
"Om Namah Shivaya."