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360 Degrees
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NEXT?
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Short film
screenplay
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Salil Shankar
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4/6/2015
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Warning: Explicit content ahead. Intended for those who think they are mature enough. No cultural offence intended. Do not comment/mail unnecessarily.
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open script.
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INT. A FLAT
AND A BEDROOM
A couple is sleeping. It's early morning. The
husband wakes up and hits the washroom.
INT. THE FLAT
It's a large three bedroom flat, the wife in the
previous shot is now well dressed in the kitchen and frying something.
A little girl in a school dress enters the kitchen and grabs something
within reach to eat from the granite slab and leaves. Husband (also
properly dressed) enters the kitchen with a plate of cut vegetables and
keeps it beside the wife. Wife takes the vegetables and puts them in
the frying pan as the husband walks past her drops the knife(off-screen)
in the sink and washes his hands (off screen.)
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
The husband brushes his shoes as he yawns and wears
them. The little girl is sitting next to him with her bag on.
The husband picks up the lunchbox and leaves along with the girl.
INT. THE EMPTY
FLAT
Wife closes another lunchbox, picks up the keys,
locks the flat, and presses the elevator button.
EXT. ROAD
The wife is riding a scooty to work.
INT. WIFE'S
OFFICE
She logs in to her office computer, checks her
email, starts working.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: MEETING ROOM
He is in a meeting going through presentations,
making notes.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: CUBICLE
He doing something on his laptop. His phone buzzes.
It's an alarm. Around 2PM. He locks his computer, picks up his keys,
chains his bag (and leaves it in his cubicle) and leaves.
EXT. OUTSIDE A
SCHOOL: IN FRONT OF ITS GATE
The little girl is waiting, a grey hatchback stops,
the little girl runs towards it, the door is opened from the inside,
the husband is sitting inside. The little girl sits inside the car,she
pulls the door shut.
INT. ELEVATOR
The husband and the little girl are inside the
elevator. The elevator stops and there is a ding sound signalling
the floor.
INT.
APARTMENT: OUTSIDE THE FLAT
Husband is sorting keys in a keychain he has while
the girl watches him do so. He, then, holds a specific key to himself to a
key and unlocks the door, opens it, the girl enters the flat followed
by him and the door shuts.
INT. THE FLAT
AND ITS ANOTHER BEDROOM
The little girl is tucked in a blanket and is fast
asleep, as the husband closes the door of her room and leaves locking
the flat (sounds only, everything offscreen.) We stay focused to
the girl sleeping. Afternoon turns into an evening. We hear door
sounds. The wife comes into the room. Door sounds wake the little girl up.
Her mom, comes and kisses her, gets her ready and takes her to
the tuition class in their society. The little girl comes back
from her tution class, her mom is preparing dinner, it's late evening, the
husband returns. He unwinds, changes, turns the TV on. They have their
dinner. It gets late in the night, they clean up the dining
table, they change. The girl goes to sleep, her father tucks her in.
She's fast asleep. He returns to his room and relaxes.
INT. A FLAT
AND A BEDROOM
She wraps up all the old blankets, pulls out new
ones from the cupboard, drops them on the bed and lays down. Husband pulls one
of the blankets and sleeps.
INT. THE FLAT
A laptop bag and a lunch box is kept on the table,
as the husband brushes his shoes, and his daughter sits beside him. We see them
from behind. He then wears his shoes and leaves along with his daughter. After
sometime, the wife leaves the flat and locks the flat.
INT. WIFE'S
OFFICE
She's checking updates on Facebook, Twitter, and
other social media. Seems quite free today. Her corporate mail is empty without
any updates. Suddenly, on her corporate messenger, a colleague pings her. She
checks the ping, it's just a question mark. She replies with a smiley.
Somewhere far off in the bay, a man locks his computer and stands up in his
cubicle. And heads to the lift. The wife is already there at the lift. The
elevator doors open and the enter. They see each other and smile.
INT.
COLLEAGUE'S BEDROOM
The wife and her colleague are shown having sex in
his bedroom.
INT.
COLLEAGUE'S BEDROOM
The wife lay on the bed as the colleague sits by
his window's porch in his pajamas with a smoke in his hand.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: MEETING ROOM
A meeting winds up and people are leaving the room.
The husband is collecting his laptop and papers as a colleague comes up to him
says:
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
चलें?
HUSBAND
चल.
EXT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE'S SMOKING ZONE: SOME KIND OF A ROOFTOP
There are some other people there as well. His
colleague starts talking.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
आज तो चुद गए बे|
HUSBAND
न ले tension. कुछ नहीं होगा.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
भाई नौकरी नहीं जानी
चाहिए.
HUSBAND
किसी की नहीं जाएगी. बाईस
तक सारे defect clear हो गए तो Matthew का
बवाल टपाने की responsibility मेरी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
Matthew सूअर की औलाद है एक नंबर
की. देखा नहीं था साला कितनी गाली दे रहा था call पे.
HUSBAND
कुछ नहीं कह रहा था. सिर्फ
यही कह रहा था की 10 Lakh का
नुकसान होगा. उसमे भी हमारी team की
कोई गलती नहीं है. सिर्फ भड़ास निकाल रहा है. गलती Dublin टीम की ही है.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
मैं अपने Mickey के 1:1 में यही कहूँगा.
HUSBAND
कहना नहीं पड़ेगा. Mickey सब जानता है.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अच्छा? कैसे पता?
Husband smiles and winks. And gives a positive
expression.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
तुम भी साले कम जासूस थोड़ी
हो.
HUSBAND
6 महीने की बात और है. फिर Matthew की छुट्टी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
और फिर?
HUSBAND
फिर मैं Dublin.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
बेहेन चोद! सही में?
HUSBAND
औक्का.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अरे VP बाबु! ग़जब खेला मचाए!
HUSBAND
बस अपनी टीम की गांड घिसो, और 22 तारीख तक defect bucket खाली कराओ. बाकी मैं देख
लूँगा. मेरी टीम वैसे ही up-to-date है. वर्मा हफ्ते भर में करा लेगा. तुम ही बचे हो.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
गुरुदेव! हफ्ता भर, सिर्फ! अच्छा ये बताओ, हमें senior manager कब बनवाओगे?
HUSBAND
इस बार नहीं हो पाएगा. इस
बार वर्मा का due है.
अगले साल देखूंगा.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अरे यार.
HUSBAND
अबे चें चें न करो. जानते
ही हो दुर्गति हो रखी है.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
मैं तेरी जगह होता, तो एकदम आज टंच माल बुलाता
और एकदम मलाईदार sex करता.
HUSBAND
छिनाल तो भोसड़ी तुम हो ही
एक नंबर के. अपनी team की
लौंडियों से नज़र दूर रखो. वो गुलाबो है न तुम्हारी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अबे उसे specialist बनना है. हम का करें?
HUSBAND
साले complain आई अगर मेरे पास, तो Senior Manager तो दूर सड़क पे CV लिए खड़ा मिलेगा तू.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
ओ हो, शांत हो जा. मैंने कुछ
नहीं किया, उसी
ने दिए सारे Signal.
HUSBAND
4 defect न clear हुए उससे, specialist बनना है भैंचोद.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अरे नहीं, उसने सारे कर दिए.
HUSBAND
वो तुमने किये हैं.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
तुम भोसड़ी पूरी खबर रखे हो?
Husband is a non-smoker, so he looks away as his
colleague pulls a puff and exhales a cloud of smoke.
INT.
COLLEAGUE'S BEDROOM
Wife is holding her head as she smokes and exhales
while lying under the blanket.
Her colleague looks at her and asks:
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
कब तक चलता रहेगा ऐसे?
She takes the bud and presses it in the ash tray
kept on a rack next to the bed.
WIFE
क्यों? शादी करोगे?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
नहीं, Just asking.
Wife gives an intimidating look as he looks away.
She steps out of the bed and gets dressed. Then she pulls a chair and sits in
front of him.
WIFE
Talk to me.
He frowns and throws his cigarette out of the
window.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Listen, we can't carry on like this.
Either you clear your husband out of the equation or I am out of this.
WIFE
Afraid?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Fuck, yes I am afraid.
WIFE
Didn't seem few minutes ago. And, by
the by, you want it too. You pinged me today.
He gulps.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
See...it's nothing serious between us.
You know that right.
WIFE
I knew it the day you first saw me and
never looked away.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
The thing is, whatever we are doing..
WIFE
(Interrupts)
Say it.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
(Snaps...fearfully)
Our Affair.
WIFE
Yes.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
You know it can get us into trouble.
WIFE
So?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Just saying.
WIFE
You didn't think about it for six
months. What happened suddenly?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Nothing, I'm...you know, a bit
concerned. I thought after a couple of times you'd back out,a nd
WIFE
And I didn't.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Well...you do understand it gets
dangerous. Someone starts noticing.
WIFE
Exciting. Ainnit? And that's why you
keep asking. Don't you?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Well. Eventually, you know...
WIFE'S COLLEAGUE
Eventuality, isn't happening. Not
anytime soon.
She smiles smugly. He looks at her.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: CUBICLE
He looks at his watch. Locks his computer. Chains
his bag, leaves his desk.
EXT. AN OFFICE
BUILDING
A red coloured hatchback enters the office, the
wife and her colleague inside it. Just before the parking she steps out of the
car walks to the office entrance, he enters the underground parking.
EXT. OUTSIDE A
SCHOOL: IN FRONT OF ITS GATE
Picks his daughter up.
INT. LIFT:
WIFE'S OFFICE
She stands in the lift until it reaches her floor.
INT. THE FLAT
AND ITS ANOTHER BEDROOM
Tucks his daughter.
INT. WIFE'S
OFFICE
On her desk, she logs in to her system. Sees no
email. Shuts it down.
INT. THE FLAT:
AND ITS PARKING
The Husband drives his car out.
INT. LIFT:
WIFE'S OFFICE
Inside the lift she presses the -1 button.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: CUBICLE
He opens his laptop, sends a couple of
emails.
INT. THE FLAT
The wife enters the flat, she opens her daughters
room. Daughter is not sleeping. She is sitting on her bed. She asks her what
happened, the daughter says she couldn't sleep.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: MEETING ROOM
He is talking to his colleagues about deliveries
and timelines.
INT. THE FLAT
The wife gets the daughter ready.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: MEETING ROOM
He is addressing a team of 30-40 people.
EXT. ROAD
The wife is on a scooty and the daughter is sitting
behind her as she drives.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: CUBICLE
He's writing a few mails when his phone rings. He
takes the call:
HUSBAND
बोल
WIFE
गुडिया का show है आधे घंटे में. याद है?
HUSBAND
अरे यार! बिलकुल भूल गया.
अभी निकलता हूँ.
WIFE
आ पाओगे आधे घंटे में?
HUSBAND
यार निकलता हूँ, बाकी तो traffic के भरोसे है.
WIFE
आओ, अच्छा, आओ तो सही.
HUSBAND
बस अभी निकलता हूँ.
INT. AN
AUDITORIUM
The daughter sings a song in a troop. The song ends
and people applaud. Curtain falls. She comes out of the auditorium where her
parents are waiting. She jumps at the sight of her dad being there who lifts
him up praises her song and they leave.
INT. THE FLAT
They have their dinner, he tucks her back in her
bed and then returns to their bedroom. Pulls the blanket and sleeps. She looks
at him for sometime and then lays down looking at the fan. She takes sometime
but eventually sleeps.
INT. A FLAT
AND A BEDROOM
They both wake up.
EXT. OUTSIDE
THE FLAT
The wife locks the flat.
EXT. OUTSIDE A
SCHOOL: IN FRONT OF ITS GATE
The daughter opens the door bids a good bye to her
dad and enters the school.
INT. WIFE'S
OFFICE
She logs in to her system. Sees one content
request. Opens her content editing tool, starts typing something.
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: MEETING ROOM
Husband and his colleague are discussing demo
schedule and planning of delivery.
INT. WIFE'S
OFFICE
She is browsing Facebook and YouTube, and receives
a ping. Her colleague sends an IM '?'. She replies with a smiley.
EXT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE'S SMOKING ZONE: SOME KIND OF A ROOFTOP
Husband and his colleague are talking, while his
colleague smokes.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
ये वर्मा के पास updated toolchain क्यूँ नहीं है?
HUSBAND
उसका codebase पुराने platform पे है. उसपे ये toolchain काम नहीं आएगी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
यार source integration में थोड़ी सी दिक्कत आ रही
है.
HUSBAND
Automation plugin कोई तेरी team का engineer उसके framework में चला पाएगा?
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
मुझे थोडा doubt है कोई कर पाएगा. तुम्ही
ने चला के दिया था सबको.
HUSBAND
मुझी को करना पड़ेगा. ऊपर से
Build run करके verify भी करना पड़ेगा की plugin framework में load हुआ या नहीं.
Sees time.
HUSBAND
साला गुड़िया को pick up करने भी जाना है. 2-3 घंटे तो पक्का लगेंगे
इसमें.
Scratches his chin.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अपनी बीवी से पूछ, जा पाएगी?
HUSBAND
Hmm.
Fetches his phone and dials.
INT.
COLLEAGUE'S BEDROOM
Wife and her colleague are midway during sexual
intercourse. Both are panting as her colleague his thrusting back and forth
when her phone rings.
She looks around and grabs her purse which is on
her left and draws her phone as her colleague has his eyes closed and thrusts.
She struggles to focus but quickly realizes who is calling:
WIFE
Oh FUCK!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Yeah! FUCK!
WIFE
STOP!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
CAN't! Can't!
WIFE
FUCK!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
YEAH!
WIFE
STOP! My phone!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Almost, Almost...
WIFE
Oh!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Yeah!
WIFE
Shut UP!
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Oh, oh...oh!
WIFE
FUCK!
EXT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE'S SMOKING ZONE: SOME KIND OF A ROOFTOP
HUSBAND
उठा नहीं रही यार.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
घंटी बज रही है?
He nods.
INT.
COLLEAGUE'S BEDROOM
WIFE
Just shut up for a minute.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Oh.
WIFE
(Trying to control her breath)
हाँ अलोक, बोल!
HUSBAND
(on phone)
Busy है?
WIFE
नहीं नहीं, बोल.
(keeps her hand on her mouth to avoid
her husband from listening her panting.With her eye balls getting enlarged as
she blinks furiously)
HUSBAND
यार गुड़िया को pick up कर पाएगी आज? थोडा काम आ गया है, urgent.
WIFE
हाँ, बिलकुल, बस अभी निकलती हूँ.
(again puts her hand on her mouth)
HUSBAND
Thanks यार.
they disconnect, she hits her forehead with her
palm. Leaves the bed, gets dressed up, picks her purse and leaves. Forgetting
her phone behind on her colleagues bed. Colleague lays on his bed and falls
asleep.
EXT. OUTSIDE
HER COLLEAGUE'S APARTMENT: SHAKTI FLATS
There is an auto stand. She boards an auto and
leaves.
INT.
AUTO-RICKSHAW
It starts raining as she travels to her daughter's
school. Auto guy stops near the school, she steps out and sees her daughter
waiting outside. She quickly brings her inside the auto, when her daughter
speaks:
DAUGHTER
पापा नहीं आये?
WIFE
उनको थोड़ा काम आ गया. पापा
से याद, पापा
को बता दूँ.
She opens her purse but finds her phone missing.
Suddenly she realizes she forgot her phone behind. She asks the auto wala to
stop and return:
WIFE
भैय्या, रुकना ज़रा.
AUTO-WALLAH
जी मैडम.
WIFE
भैया वापस शक्ति चलना...
AUTO-WALLAH
शक्ति जाना Madam?
WIFE
हाँ भैया थोडा काम है.
DAUGHTER
क्या हुआ?
WIFE
कुछ नहीं बेटा.
DAUGHTER
तुम्हारी तबियत ठीक है?
WIFE
हाँ, क्यूँ?
DAUGHTER
बीमार लग रही हो.
WIFE
अच्छा?
Autoguy takes a round turn travels back to Shakti
Flats. there, she asks auto guy to wait as she goes inside. Auto guy parks the
auto near the gate of the flat and waits. So does the daughter inside. He asks
the girl.
AUTO-WALLAH
ये घर है तेरा?
DAUGHTER
नहीं.
AUTO-WALLAH
तो कहाँ, Minnerva में है?
The little girl nods. Auto guy looks away. After
sometime, the wife returns.
AUTO-WALLAH
Minnerva चलना है madam?
WIFE
जी भैया.
She dials her husband's number. He takes the phone
HUSBAND
हाँ सुनीता,
WIFE
गुड़िया को pick up कर लिया है मैंने.
HUSBAND
चलो अच्छा, ठीक है. वही सात साढ़े सात
तक आऊंगा मैं.
WIFE
ठीक है. मेरी kitty है आज, गुड़िया घर पे रहेगी. आज
वैसे इसके Tuition में
छुट्टी है.
HUSBAND
मैं देखता हूँ अगर जल्दी आ
पाया तो.
WIFE
ठीक है.
They disconnect.
INT. THE FLAT
AND ITS ANOTHER BEDROOM
The daughter is fast asleep and she locks the flat
and leaves. The afternoon becomes the evening, and the door opens. The husband
enters and sees his daughter is awake.
HUSBAND
उठ गयी?
The little girl rubs her eyes and her face.
HUSBAND
Home work करें?
She gives a confounded look at her father.
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
On the table, both father and daughter are sitting,
with a notebook opened and him supervising what she is writing. She writes a
little bit more and then shows it to him. He takes a look at it and smiles at
her.
He then enters the kitchen and starts cutting some
vegetables. She tries to grab the biscuit jar but is unable to due to her
height. He lifts her up, she grabs and opens the jar and pulls the biscuit
packet out of it while suspended in air by her dad. She puts the jar back and
her dad lands her back on her feet on the ground and resumes cutting the
vegetables. He then starts talking to her.
HUSBAND
एक नयी बात बताऊँ?
She frowns and nods.
HUSBAND
मम्मी को मत बताना,
She shakes her head.
HUSBAND
हमलोग नए घर में जाने वाले
हैं.
She frowns
DAUGHTER
कहाँ पे?
HUSBAND
Dublin में.
DAUGHTER
वो कहाँ है?
HUSBAND
Ireland में.
DAUGHTER
वो कहाँ है?
HUSBAND
Europe में.
DAUGHTER
वो कहाँ है?
HUSBAND
Earth में.
DAUGHTER
Earth में तो हम भी हैं?
HUSBAND
बिलकुल.
DAUGHTER
दूर है यहाँ से?
HUSBAND
Hmm. दूर तो है.
DAUGHTER
Wow!
She laughs. And he laughs as well.
He cuts some more vegetables. As she plays inside
the house.
HUSBAND
मम्मा time से आ गयी थी लेने?
She nods.
He smiles. She jumps here and there and speaks.
DAUGHTER
मम्मा time से आ भी गयी थी, फिर उसने तुम्हे phone करने के लिए कहा, फिर उसने अपना purse खोला, फिर auto वाले अंकल को रोकने बोला, और घुमा के Shakti Flats in Ghodbunder ले जाने को कहा,
Alok stops cutting vegetables and starts paying
attention
DAUGHTER
फिर हम वहाँ गए, मम्मा अन्दर गयी, फिर Auto वाले uncle ने पुछा ये हमारा घर है, तो मैंने कहा नहीं, फिर उन्होंने हमारे असली
घर का नाम लिया और मैंने बोला हाँ, फिर मम्मा वापस आई, auto में
बैठी और फिर उसने तुम्हे phone किया
फिर हम घर आ गए. फिर मैं सो गयी, मम्मा
चली गयी, फिर
तुम आये, हमने
Home Work किया, फिर तुमने सब्जी काटी और
मैंने daily status बताया!
The little girl cheerfully ended.
DAUGHTER
कैसा बताया?
HUSBAND
बहुत ग़ज़ब बताया तूने बेटा.
इतना बढ़िया तो तूने पूरे 6 सालों
में नहीं बताया होगा.
DAUGHTER
और मम्मा थोडा सा बीमार भी
लग रही थी.
HUSBAND
अच्छा?
She nods.
He nods as well.
EXT. OUTSIDE A
SCHOOL: IN FRONT OF ITS GATE
Alok opens his car, and his daughter enters the
car. He asks his daughter:
ALOK
कल मम्मा कहाँ गयी थी याद
है?
She nods and says:
GUDIYA
Shakti Flats Ghodbunder.
ALOK
चल फिर चलें.
Alok Drives his car as his daughter sees outside
the window curiously and suddenly points to an apartment complex. He stops the
car.
ALOK
पक्का?
GUDIYA
बिलकुल. वो ऑटो वाले uncle भी वही खड़े हैं.
ALOK
कौनसे वाले?
GUDIYA
वो बड़ी बड़ी मूछ वाले uncle, सबसे आगे खड़े हैं.
ALOK
अच्छा. तू फिर बैठ मैं बात
करके आता हूँ.
Alok leaves his car and walks up to the auto
guy. The auto guy stops talking to others and sees him with curiosity.
AUTO-WALLAH
जी साहब कहीं जाना है?
ALOK
जाना नहीं है, एक बात पता करनी है.
AUTO-WALLAH
बोलो साब.
Alok pulls his phone and slides through the
pictures to find Sunita's picture, and shows it to the auto driver.
ALOK
ये मेमसाब को पहचानता है?
AUTO-WALLAH
जी साब. कल यही से pick किया था साब.
ALOK
वो यहाँ वापस आई थी?
AUTO-WALLAH
हाँ साब, वो बच्ची को ले के वापस आई
थी. एक बार.
ALOK
जानता है क्यूँ?
AUTO-WALLAH
मेमसाब, शायद अपना फ़ोन भूल गयी थी
साब. वो लेने आई थी.
ALOK
अच्छा, (Thinks for sometime) आज देखा क्या?
AUTO-WALLAH
क्या साब, हजारो आदमी आता जाता है, क्या ध्यान रखेगा. (Stops) साब एक बात पूछूँ?
ALOK
पूछ.
AUTO-WALLAH
ये आपकी mrs. है साब.
ALOK
है तो.
AUTO-WALLAH
यहाँ कोई रहता है आपका?
ALOK
हाँ. शायद लौड़ा रहता है
मेरा.
AUTO-WALLAH
हा हा! क्या साब मज़ाक करता
है.
ALOK
Seriously बोल रहा हूँ.
He waits and thinks for sometime. Someone drives a
Renault Scala out of the society. He sees a DLF IT Park badge pasted on
its window pane and gets an idea.
He walks up to the security guard room at the
entrance. An old security guard is sleeping inside. He wakes him up.
ALOK
ओ भाऊ! ओ!
SECURITY GUARD
(He wakes up with a jolt wiping saliva
off his chin)हो
साब!
ALOK
एक काम है भाऊ.
SECURITY GUARD
क्या काम है साब?
ALOK
कुछ गाडी के नंबर और उनके Flat का पता करना है.
SECURITY GUARD
आप यहाँ रहते हो साब?
ALOK
guard तू है या मैं हूँ बे?
SECURITY GUARD
साब, नौकरी चला जाएगा साब.
ALOK
तो काम कर मेरा.
SECURITY GUARD
साब...
ALOK
1000₹ दूंगा. कुछ लफड़ा होगा तो
ये रख मेरा card. (gives him his card.) बोलना मेरे से बात कर ले.
SECURITY GUARD
क्या काम है साब?
ALOK
(Takes his phone, and swipes through
the pictures. Stops at a picture with Sunita and her scooty, and shows it to
the guard.)देख,
SECURITY GUARD
बहुत सुन्दर Mrs. है साब.
ALOK
है न? आती है यहाँ. देखा है कभी?
Security Guard looks down.
ALOK
हो गया? अब देख, इस की गाडी पे एक sticker है. ये DLF में काम करने वाले हर आदमी
को मिलता है. मेरे को पता करना है ऐसा Sticker वाली कौन कौन सी गाड़ियाँ है यहाँ. इस sticker के नीचे company का sticker है. अगर कोई गाडी ऐसी है
यहाँ, जिसपे ये दोनों sticker हैं, तो उसके बारे में सबसे
पहले मेरे को पता करना है. नहीं तो ये DLF के sticker वाली
जितनी गाडी है यहाँ, सबके
FLAT number चाहिए मुझे. दिलाएगा?
SECURITY GUARD
साब ये photo चाहिए पड़ेगा मेरेको.
ALOK
कलर प्रिंट दूँ तुझे?
SECURITY GUARD
WhatsApp कर दो साब.
Alok frowns.
ALOK
WhatsApp है तेरे पास?
SECURITY GUARD
बिलकुल साब.
ALOK
तो फिर एक काम कर. मैं
तेरे को ये फोटो देता हूँ. जितनी भी गाडी होगी, सब आज रात को Parking में
होगी. जिसमे भी ये Sticker होगा, उसका लम्बा photo खींच लेना, ऊपर Flat number लिखा होता है. बाकी मैं
देख लूँगा.
(Pulls a 500₹ note. from his pocket.)
ALOK
बाकी कल दूंगा मैं.
SECURITY GUARD
देगा न साब?
ALOK nods and starts leaving.
SECURITY GUARD
(stops him) साब, एक बात पूछनी थी.
Alok turns around and frowns.
SECURITY GUARD
आप रहते हो यहाँ पे?
ALOK
नहीं, पर मेरा लौड़ा रहता है यहाँ
पे.
SECURITY GUARD
(Laughs) क्या साब मज़ाक करता है.
ALOK
सच कह रहा हूँ. उसी का पता
ढूंढ रहा हूँ.
INT. A FLAT
AND A BEDROOM
Alok wakes up but Sunita is still sleeping. He
unplugs his phone from the charger and enters the washroom. He opens his phone
and sees that he has received seven picture messages on WhatsApp. But there is
one red coloured swift with the same company sticker along with the DLF
sticker. He enlarges the picture to see the flat number. He then locks his phone
and keeps it on the wash basin and removes his pants and sits on the lavatory
seat for the natures call. We hear the flush sound as he keeps his phone in his
pajama's pocket and steps out of the restroom. Sunita is sitting on the bed and
is tying her hair. He goes out and picks up his tooth brush and starts applying
paste to it as Sunita enters the restroom.
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
Alok is brushing his shoes as Gudiya waits beside
him. He then picks his laptop bag and his lunchbox up and leaves along with his
daughter.
EXT. OUTSIDE A
SCHOOL: IN FRONT OF ITS GATE
Gudiya opens the door of the car and bids good bye
to her dad and leaves. Alok pulls the door shut and leaves.
EXT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE'S SMOKING ZONE: SOME KIND OF A ROOFTOP
His colleague is trying to console him
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
गुरुदेव! भाभी पे बेकार शक
कर रहा है तू. किसी दोस्त से मिलने गयी होगी.
ALOK
यार, शशांक, गुड़िया कह रही थी वो बीमार
लग रही थी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अबे तीन घंटे Matthew की excel शीटें भरने के बाद मैं भी
बीमार लगता हूँ यार.
ALOK
तीन घंटे Matthew की शीटें भरना का और क्या
मतलब है?
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
क्या?
ALOK
तीन घंटों की चुदाई.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अबे...अब तुम बकचोदी कर
लो. और सब छोडो, कैसे
confirm करोगे? Affair होगा, तो बार बार जाएगी वहां.
Alok looks at him and gets an idea.
ALOK
देख, (he pulls out his phone), मेरे पास उसका extension नंबर है. मैं मिलाता हूँ.
अगर उसने उठा लिया, तो
वो office में होगी, नहीं तो 3 घंटे की चुदाई.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
और अगर वो meeting में हुई तो?
ALOK
तो कल मैं उसके office जाऊंगा, और खुद confirm करूँगा.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
अच्छा तो मिला तो सही.
ALOK
तू अपने office वाले number से मिला.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
क्यूँ?
ALOK
मेरे दोनों नंबर उसके पास
हैं. तेरा घर का नंबर truecaller से पता कर लेगी.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
(He takes his office phone, unlocks it,
and forwards it to him) गुरुदेव, धन्य
हो.
Alok dials her desk phone number, and enters the
extension, a full ring goes but no one picks up.
Shashank shakes his head.
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
They are all finishing their dinner, Sunita picks
up all the utensils, Alok helps her daughter.
INT. THE FLAT
AND ITS ANOTHER BEDROOM
Alok, puts the blanket on her daughter, kisses her
forehead and she smiles.
INT. A FLAT
AND A BEDROOM
He returns to his bedroom. Sunita changes the
bedsheet. He lies on his left, away from Sunita, which she barely notices. He
finds it tough to sleep.
In the morning, Sunita wakes up before he does, so
she wakes him up, he struggles a bit but wakes up.
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
We see the lunchbox and the laptop bag on the
table. Alok picks them both up and walks to the door, his daughter follows.
INT. CAR
Alok is driving the car and then he stops. His
daughter opens the door and steps out, she bids him good bye, he smiles, she
shuts the door. He picks up his phone and calls his colleague.
ALOK
Hello, Shashank.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
जी गुरुदेव.
ALOK
मैं छुट्टी पे हूँ आज. Team को बता देना.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
जी गुरुदेव. वैसे भी काम
कुछ ख़ास आज है नहीं. अब महीना भर आराम ही है.
ALOK
ठीक है. Mickey को mail भेज दूंगा मैं.
HUSBAND'S
COLLEAGUE
जी गुरुदेव.
Alok disconnects. He then drives to his wife's
office.
EXT. DLF IT
PARK MAIN GATE
Guards stop him as his car doesn't have a DLF
sticker.
IT PARK GUARD
कहाँ जाना साब?
ALOK
यार भूख लगी है, cafeteria जाना था.
IT PARK GUARD
visitor pass बनवा लो साब, driving license जमा करना पड़ेगा.
Alok takes his driving license and gives it to him.
They take his driving license, process it, and give him a slip. He drives
through the park. Visitors' parking is located at the corner of it, and parks
his car there.
He then goes to the cafeteria, bus a couple of
burgers, then locates the emergency exit gates. He opens the emergency exit
gates, which lead him to the stairs. He steps down the stairs, and reaches the
basement parking. Basement parkings of all the buidings in an IT park are
interconnected, so using guide cards, he locates his wife's company's parking
and starts scanning it. He finally identifies the car he saw in the messages he
received and at a safe distance he waits. He takes a bite from his burger,
wraps it and waits. After finishing one of his burgers and sometime later, he
sees his wife and her boyfriend come. They enter the car, and then they leave.
He unwraps his second burger eats the entirety of it.
EXT. OUTSIDE
HER COLLEAGUE'S APARTMENT: SHAKTI FLATS
Alok looks at Shakti Flats as if he's looking at
some kind of a monument with historical significance. He then enters the flat
but stops by the secuity gate.
He calls the guard.
SECURITY GUARD
साब आप कल आए नहीं. मुझे
लगा मेरा 500 का नुक्सान हो गया.
Alok says nothing. He draws 2 500₹ notes from his
pocket and gives it to him.
SECURITY GUARD
साब एक बार का दे चुके हो.
ALOK
(Smiles) रख ले भाऊ, तू मेरे लौड़े की रखवाली
करता है. Tip तो
बनती है.
SECURITY GUARD
क्या साब मज़ाक करते हो.
Alok smiles and proceeds. He walks through the
society and locates the "D" block. We follow him through. He enters
the block and sees the red swift parked. He walks past through it and climbs up
the stairs. He looks at the doors of the flats for patterns and follows. At the
end of the hallway, he sees three flats. D101, D102, D103. He steps up to D103
and raises his hand to ring the bell but pulls it back to place it on his face,
holding his chin, and think. After sometime he rings the bell, and waits. The
door opens after a few moments and Sunita's shirtless colleague rubbing his
itching nose opens the door and looks at him. And Alok looks at her colleague
for sometime, but says nothing. Her colleague stops rubbing his nose, sniffs,
and frowns. Alok doesn't reciprocate. So her colleague eventually speaks up.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Yes?
ALOK
No
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
(sheepishly)Sorry?
ALOK
You should be.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Excuse me.
ALOK
I can't.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
What?
ALOK
Complete it.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
What?
ALOK
I am saying complete your question.
WIFE's Colleague all confounded.
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
What do you want, man?
ALOK
(Frowns in acceptance)Now that's a
complete question. And here's my complete answer: I want to talk to my wife.
Who's inside.
Wife's colleague starts running out of words as
Alok starts entering. He is unable to speak, as Alok enters the flat. In that
two bedroom flat, one bedroom is tightly shut, and another is wide open and
mostly empty. Wife's colleague holds his face tight as Alok opens the bedroom
and naked Sunita almost shouts at the sight and tries to hide her body with the
bedsheet.
Alok enters the room, crosses the bed and lands
himself on the chair puts his leg on the table near by, shrugs and gestures
sarcasm, like saying what a grand place. Then nods as he looks around. Wife's
colleague enters the room shamefully, Sunita is wearing a horrified expression
on her face. Alok scratches his head, then rests his head on his palm and looks
at the two of them.
And says (In a calm tone throughout):
ALOK
Nice flat. (nods). Really nice.
SUNITA
Alok... I, I...
ALOK
(Interrupts)We'll talk. At a suitable
time. (keeps nodding, but not blinking.) (Keeps observing.) (Looks at his
wife's colleague)Nice chair. Must give you some kinda after sex awesomeness.
You have sex on the bed. Then wear those white dotted pajamas, without your
underwear. Sit here. Feel your ass muscles on this cushy comfy chair, give rest
to your gonad muscles. With my wife lying naked over there, and you get see
her. (Pauses) You know, I don't get to see her naked that often. Maybe that's
what she wanted. A man to see her naked, more often. And you made her feel
comfortable, naked, in front of you. (Pause) I don't know. Maybe I am not
interesting enough, or sexy enough...
SUNITA
Alok...
ALOK
(interrupts) We'll talk. I said, right.
We'll talk. We'll talk before we come to a decision. We'll talk amongst
ourselves, first. And then, if required, we'll involve others. But wait until
then. (Brushes his hair, and holds them for sometime. and then sees her, and
says:) You know what, I worked extra hard, for the last few years. In about six
months from now, we were relocating, to Dublin. But fuck. (Looks at her
colleague.) What's your name, boy?
WIFE'S
COLLEAGUE
Karan Mehrotra.
ALOK
Karan Mehrotra. (shakes his head in
sarcastic appreciation.) Posh name. Posh name brings posh attitude. Maybe that
worked for you. Alok Shrivastav. Damn it, my fucking ordinariness.
SUNITA
Alok...you
ALOK
We'll talk. Not today. You have some
unfinished business. I'll let you carry on, in a minute. (Pause) You know, I
thought for sometime, what if you were having an orgasm. I'd be interfering at
a crucial moment. Didn't want to disturb. But then, I thought I've been waiting
all day long, how long am I gonna wait. So I just...rung. Sorry. (looks at
Karan) So you dance?
KARAN
Sorry.
ALOK
yes, you should be. But that's for
another day. Today, tell me. You dance? You like...'em dim interiors? That DJ?
Shake your booty? Pom-pom. You've been pom-pomming, but I am talking about
dancing, on a DJ? Like it.
Karan is utterly confounded.
ALOK
Tell me.
KARAN
(Really skeptical) Yeah. Sort of.
ALOK
Good. My wife likes 'em too. You like
to drink? Fine quality Vodka lime, some shit. I don't know.
KARAN
(looks at Sunita who looks back at
him.) Yeah.
ALOK
You smoke?
KARAN
Yeah. sometimes.
ALOK
Good. My wife likes that too. My dad
didn't know that. She told me when, you know, arranged marriages...when her
family met mine. She told me. I said, I am fine with all of that. Even though I
am not into this shit, but I'll be fine. So you joined her at the candy club,
the other day?
KARAN
Yeah.
ALOK
Good. I see what my wife saw. What did
you see, Karan. Other than imagining, I don't know, being a part of a fucking
sex story of a porn site...what else did you see in my wife.
KARAN
Alok, I...I'm sorry.
ALOK
Yeah, you should be, I know. But what
did you see in my wife?
Karan is deeply confounded... and his standing with
holding one of his arm with another hand and looking downwards.
ALOK
tell me, man. don't waste a lot of
time. You might have some unfinished business.
Pause for a moment.
ALOK
हिंदी आती है तेरे को?
KARAN
जी सर.
ALOK
पटा पट अंग्रेजी बहुत सही बोलता तू. Posh factor में value add होता होगा नहीं? यार मैं तुझे लौड़ा कहूँ तो
तू बुरा तो नहीं मानेगा? हैं? क्या है न, जो मेरे लौड़े को करना
चाहिए वो तूने कर दिखाया. मेरा लौड़ा तो Flop हो गया, तू hit हो गया. (Looks at his wife.) चलो अच्छा ही है. जाने
अनजाने में ये भी पता चल गया की मेरी बीवी ने मेरे लौड़े की services outsource करा ली.
(Pause. Then looks at Karan.)चलो ठीक है, ये
सभा जारी रहेगी. आपकी गतिविधि में
अनुरोध के लिए खेद है. खंडन की इच्छा नहीं थी, पर अपने लौड़े से मिलना आवश्यक हो गया था.
अगले शुक्रवारको बेटी मेरी
अपनी नानी के घर जाएगी. तो शनिवार को आना, मेरे घर पे. ये वार्ता आवश्यक है, बहुत. तब तक आप लोग अपनी सम्भोग क्रिया जारी रखें. फिर मिलेंगे. (Stands up and starts leaving, but
stops.) ये
तेरा अपना है? (He asks Karan pointing at his flat.)
KARAN
नहीं, सर. किराए का है.
ALOK
मेरा वाला मेरा अपना है.
आजकल लोगो के किराए के लौड़े जादा पसंद आने लगे हैं. क्या करें. (Looks at his wife and says:)गुड़िया को Pick up करने जा रहा हूँ. फिर वहाँ
से Office जाऊँगा. घर आऊंगा वही, सात साढ़े सात बजे तक. निपट
लेना, फिर मिलते हैं. (Walks out and leaves.)
INT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE: SHASHANK'S CUBICLE
Shashank is busy with something as Alok walks up to
him, Shashank stares at him for sometime.
EXT. HUSBAND'S
OFFICE'S SMOKING ZONE: SOME KIND OF A ROOFTOP
He and Shashank are the only ones on the rooftop.
Alok is sitting on a porch with his hands folded, and Shashank his holding his
face with his palm and is standing by the railing. Then after sometime he
speaks:
SHASHANK
फिर तूने क्या किया?
ALOK
कुछ नहीं, बातें चोद के वापस आ गया.
SHASHANK
मारा नहीं बेहेन के लौडों को?
ALOK
पगला वागला गए हो क्या? मार पीट से कुछ न होगा.
SHASHANK
अबे तो Divorce तो दे.
ALOK
साला बड़ा आसान solution है, Divorce.
Shashank joins his hands and bows in front of him
SHASHANK
गुरुदेव, आप महालंड हैं. आप की आरती
उतरनी चाहिए.
ALOK
भग भोसड.
SHASHANK
भाई, तेरी जिंदगी में भुसंड
चूतियाप हुआ. भुसंड.
और तुम साले ऐसे relaxed हो, जैसे अभी तुम्हारी बीवी
बिलकुल नयी नवेली दुल्हन की तरह गले लगा लेगी. अबे मादरचोद तेरी बीवी ने धोखा दिया
तुझे भोसड़ी के! समझ आ रही है?
ALOK
यार, शादी के time पे उसके बाप, मेरे बाप, उसके रिश्तेदार, मेरे रिश्तेदारों ने सबने
धोखा दिया उसे. उसे करनी थी नहीं मुझ जैसे से. बोल बोल के फसवा दिया मेरे संग.
मुझे तो सिर्फ इसने दिया है.
SHASHANK
क्या आदमी है बे तू? हैं? तो गांड माराके, इतना पीछा क्यूँ किया.
चलने देते ऐसे ही?
ALOK
Curiosity, Shashank. Curiosity.
(Laughs)
SHASHANK
(Laughs and jokingly intimidates) हप भोसड़ी के, भग!
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
Alok opens the door of his flat and enters. He sees
his daughter quietly weeping at one corner of the table and his wife inside the
kitchen. Tearful.
He asks his daughter:
ALOK
क्या हुआ?
GUDIYA
मम्मा गुस्सा है, शाम से रो रही है बात नहीं
कर रही है.
ALOK
मम्मा मेरे से गुस्सा है.
GUDIYA
तुमने फिर कुछ गड़बड़ की?
ALOK
बाप ने तेरे सिवाए गड़बड़ के
और किया ही क्या है. तुझसे तो बात नहीं कर रही, मेरी तो पिटाई ही लगा दी.
GUDIYA
(laughs) तो मनाओ जाके मम्मा को.
ALOK
कुट्टी कर रक्खी है मेरे
से. थोडा time लगेगा.
GUDIYA
मान तो जाएगी?
ALOK
try कर सकते हैं बेटा. (smiles)
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
Karan, Sunita, and Alok are all sitting in the
Drawing room. Alok is rubbing his eye while the rest of the two look at him
nervously.
Alok finally stops rubbing his eye and yawns and
looks at Karan, and finally says (very calmly throughout):
ALOK
Hmm. तो बताओ.
KARAN
क्या सर?
ALOK
(Makes face.) भई क्या दिखा मेरी बीवी
में? या दो चुटकी सिन्दूर से ही
खड़ा हो जाता है तुम्हारा?
KARAN
सर...सर मैं नौकरी छोड़
दूंगा, शेहेर बदल लूँगा सर.
ALOK
यार, ये तो मैंने पुछा नहीं.
KARAN
सर, क्या जानना चाहते हो?
ALOK
क्या दिखा मेरी बीवी में?
KARAN
सर, chance.
ALOK
हैं?
KARAN
सर, वो, थोडा, signal baaji, और excitement, में...हो गया सर.
ALOK
हाँ, मतलब वही...शादी शुदा, Mature, उदास आँखों वाली औरत के
माथे पे दो चुटकी सिन्दूर देख के खड़ा हो गया तेरा और तूने चला दिया. (Pause) वही, रोमांचक रंगीन कथाओं की
कहानी का मुख्य पात्र समझ के, सर्व
भूषण कल्याण. (Pause.) तो
मतलब तू प्यार नहीं करता मेरी बीवी से. ये तो कर बैठी होगी. (looks at her.) क्यूँ?
She looks down.
ALOK
(Urges Karan to look at her.)देख. अभी इसे घर से निकाल
दूँ मैं, तो
कहीं न जा पाएगी ये. तू रखेगा इसे?
KARAN
सर, मेरी अपनी एक Girlfriend पहले से है. वो, आती रहती है...
ALOK
क्या?
KARAN
जी सर.
ALOK
(Subdues his outburst of laughter,
tries to remain sober. And talks to Sunita.) देख ले, ये तेरा सैय्याँ है न, छिनाल है एक नंबर का. (Turns to Karan.) बुला ले बेटा, उसे भी बुला ले.
KARAN
सर उसे क्यूँ बीच...
ALOK
तू मेरी बीवी को बीच में
ले आया, तब न
सोचा, अब अगर तुझे पूरी दुनिया
के सामने जूते नहीं खाने, अपने employer से permanent termination letter अगर नहीं चाहिए, तो अपनी girlfirend को बुला. और उसे खुद बता, यहां मेरे सामने, की कितना बड़ा सूअर है तू.
Karan calls someone.
INT. THE
DRAWING ROOM
At the dining table...they are joined by Karan's
girlfriend who looks at others sheepishly. Only Alok seems confortable. Karan's
girlfriend is Shanaya, which is revealed off screen, she starts talking.
SHANAYA
(Looks at Karan) Thanks. For telling me
about this.
KARAN
(Looks up) What?
SHANAYA
I have my own confession to make.
Everyone else gets curious to see what she has to
say.
SHANAYA
Yeah. (Nervously.) I, uh...I slept with
someone in my office. Look, I
ALOK
What?
SHANAYA
Sir, I know what you had to go through,
but...I have cheated as well.
Alok bursts into laughing, a hateful, sarcastic
laugh, as Karan looks stunned at him.
ALOK
बस कर बस बेटा, बस कर. रुक जा. (Laughs again.) किसी का आजकल एक से काम
नहीं चलता, लगता
है. सबको दो दो चाहिए. (Looks at Sunita) ये देख. टटपूंजिए बैठें हैं तेरे सामने. तूने मेरा चूतिया काटा, और (points to Karan) इसने तेरा चूतिया काटा.
इसकी Girlfriend ने इसका चूतिया काटा, और इसकी Girlfriend का जो दूसरा boyfriend है, वो इसका चूतिया काट रहा
होगा. (Looks at Shanaya.) Shanaya बेटा मेरे को बात बता. Is it not possible that the guy you slept with, after seeing all of this
today, may have a partner of his own?
SHANAYA
(looking stunned at the table) Sir,
he's married.
ALOK
He's what?
SHANAYA
(Tearfully) He's married. I found him
cute, and he's so helpful at work that one day I couldn't resist, and he
couldn't resist, (looks at Karan) and it happened...(Holds Karan's hand, who'
stunned) I'm sorry.
Alok laughs, non-stop.
After sometime, he regains his senses.
ALOK
Phew. (still giggling.) बेटा, Shanaya, Thanks. Thanks a million. वाकई में सबको दो दो
चाहिए. दो दो में
भी variety चाहिए. एक सिंगल, एक committed. मुझे ढूंढ लेते बेटा. एक
पूरा चक्कर हो जाता. हम सबके पास दो दो होते. सारे rules भी follow हो जाते. एक सिंगल एक committed. आपस में interchange कर लेते थोडा थोडा. वही
बचा है. (Holds is face with his palm.)
Karan looks at Alok. Alok downs his hand and sees
Karan, and frowns, expressing curiosity on what Karan's thinking.
ALOK
Karan बेटा, क्या सोच रहा है? जो मैंने कहा वो seriously ले रहा तू? हैं?
(Pause) बेटा, तुम दोनों से कुछ न हो
पाएगा. निकल जाओ यहाँ से.
Karan doesn't say anything. Just looks at Alok.
ALOK
Just get the fuck out of here man. Both
of you. Before I lose it, get the fuck out of here.
KARAN
Sorry for everything, sir.
ALOK
Yeah, you should be. Now get out of
here.
He looks around, Karan and Shanaya are still there.
ALOK
I want you guys to get out of here.
Just get out of here!
They both leave. He sees Sunita, who calms down a bit, and breathes in.
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THE END
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