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Script-ZEROS AND ONES

ZEROS AND ONES

Written by

NIKESH BELLA NARAYANAN

LOGLINE:

An actor who’s finding it difficult to differentiate his real life

from his reel life is almost about to lose all that he holds dear
when he meets another person who’s living that character he’s
having trouble playing in real life.

Will he get back to him senses?

SYNOPSIS:

An actor and his actress girl friend are living a peaceful life by
themselves when the actors best friend(a film maker) pushes him
into playing a character that hes not willing to play but he
eventually gives in considering his friends intention for making
the movie but the intensity of the character interferes with his
real life and nobody’s able to handle him at one point further
leading to the film being dropped.

MIDPOINT

As his girl friend tries to get him out of this mess that he’s
gotten into, her efforts only worsen their relationship and
they’re about to go their own way’s when the actor meets another
person who’s living the life that he’s playing on screen in real
and realizes the importance of the film having to be made.

Will his people accept him again?

Will the film be made for the reason it was initially intended to
be made?

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EDIFICE-OPENING IMAGE

GOAL-To establish the relationships between:

A.Rudra-ram B.Rudra-swathi C.Ram-swathi.

CONFLICT-In spite of being so closely knit they have a mind

of their own and do not necessarily give in for the sake of
friendship.

RESULT-Establishing the 3 characters and their life’s without

having to do it through dialogue.

STORY PROGRESSION-The audience getting the point that rudra’s

only giving in for the sake of ram being so persistent and
that swathi and rudra are made for each other.

A.INT/EXT.RUDRA’S HOUSE.NIGHT

ARTISTS:

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

As rudra enters home while still on the phone with ram,

swathi’s excited to see him.

SWATHI
SUPER EXCITED TO SEE HIM
Hiiiii!

As rudra cuts her off

RAM
GET HIS GOAT
You don’t trust my work is it?

RUDRA
REVOLT
Whats wrong with you man?

RAM
DEMAND AN ANSWER
Then whats the problem?

RUDRA
EXTREMELY APPEALING
I don’t know if id be able to pull
off something so intense ram.

RAM
OFFENDED

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 2.

Okay so you don’t trust my

judgement.

As he looks at swathi, he takes a deep breath.

RUDRA
GIVE IN
IM IN RAM.

RAM
SUPER FORMAL
Thank you.

RUDRA
SUPER ANNOYED-TAKE HIM DOWNA PEG
Stop it man.

As he hangs up

Uffff.

SWATHI
PUT HIM AT EASE
What happened.

RUDRA
COMPLAIN
This ram no-just doesn’t get it.

SWATHI
NOT GETTING IT
Get what?

RUDRA
TIME BOMB FOR LATER-DIS-INTERESTED
He’s after me to play this one
character.

SWATHI
NOT HAVING A CLUE ABOUT THE CHARACTER-CHEER HIM UP
So do it.

As he gives her a stinker.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
GET HIS GOAT
Then why did you say yes?

RUDRA
ACCOMMODATE
Because i just cant say no to him.

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SWATHI
EASE THE SITUATION-LIGHTEN UP.
To hell with you guys.

RUDRA
MOVE ON
What happened to your new film?

SWATHI
SUPER BUGGED
He wants me to audition again.

RUDRA
KINDA KNOWS IT ALREADY
Raghu?

SWATHI
SULK
WHO ELSE

RUDRA
LOOKING OUT FOR HER
I thought you auditioned for that
film and he liked it.

SWATHI
WHINE
I auditioned twice..

And everyone in the industry are

still mad at me for that.

RUDRA
LOOK DOWN UPON THEM
To hell with them swathi.

SWATHI
WEIGH DOWN
Thats not the point..

RUDRA
COMPETE
What is?

SWATHI
FIGHT FOR YOURSELF
Once i understand-twice-okay but
again?

As rudra looks at her without responding

SWATHI (CONT'D)
PUSH AWAY
You’re with him on this aren’t you?

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As he chooses not to answer

SWATHI (CONT'D)
YELL-SUPER ANNOYED
ANSWER.

RUDRA
IN A FUNNY WAY
You cant be mad at somebody because
they want you to audition.

SWATHI
FIGHT FOR YOURSELF
Im not mad at him for that..

Im mad because he has no story no

nothing but just hands over a sheet
of paper and wants me to perform
whats on it.

RUDRA
REJECT
How do you know that he does not
have a story?

SWATHI
WITHOUT A DOUBT
Because if he did he would have
told me.

RUDRA
LET HER KNOW WHO’S THE BOSS
Maybe he chose not to tell you the
story.

As she’s staring at him

Most of the film maker’s do not
reveal their story to anybody.

This narration and all that shit is

only because of compulsion.

SWATHI
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Name one actor in our industry who
auditions.

RUDRA
LET THEM HAVE IT
Thats why the industry is what it
is.

SWATHI
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 5.

People audition only until they win

their first role rudra.

RUDRA
PUSH HER TO AUDITION
I think you’re having difficulty
differentiating screen tests and
auditions.

SWATHI
RIDICULE
WHAT NONSENSE?

RUDRA
MAKE HER SEE HIS SIDE
See he himself has only created a
fictitious character.

Whats wrong in him wanting to give

life to it.

SWATHI
CLEARLY NOT OKAY WITH HIS TAKE
WHICH IS WHY I AUDITIONED

RUDRA
PUT HER AT EASE
Why are you fussing so much now?

SWATHI
ACT SMART
He’s a new comer-i’m giving him a
chance.

RUDRA
DONT BUY HER SHIT
Ram dint have that thought when he
directed me.

SWATHI
MAKE WAVES
Both of you were new at that point.

RUDRA
COMPETE
So?

SWATHI
MAKE WAVES-PRAISE
The film got the name it did mainly
because of your acting.

RUDRA
REJECT-FIND FAULT

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 6.

What is the matter with you.

If he hadn’t cast me in that role

how would i have been able to
perform?

I would have still been on the

streets aspiring to become an actor
someday.

SWATHI
CONTRADICT-ITS THAT SIMPLE KIND
You would have done some other
film.

RUDRA
MEAN IT-MAKE WAVES
Even if i did, i would not have the
recognition that i have today.

SWATHI
HUSTLE
Without the actors a film cannot
get anywhere..

RUDRA
COMPETE-CALL HER BLUFF
So you already have the feeling
that its not the story,
the writing,
the characters they create,
their struggle to raise the money
or the politics they face-NOTHING

But simply an actors face makes a

film good.

Right?

SWATHI
JUST WON’T GIVE IN
We make it or break it.

RUDRA
LIKE SPIKING A NAIL INTO THE WALL
PRECISELY MY POINT

We either make a film or break it.

SWATHI
LIGHTEN UP
Are you trying to quit acting and
get into writing or something?

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 7.

RUDRA
LIGHTENED UP
Sometimes i feel like i want to but
the thought that ill fail miserably
at it keeps me away from it.

SWATHI
TAKE HIM DOWN A PEG
If he has so much of belief in his
script why doesn’t he just shoot it
with some random new face.

RUDRA
LET HER HAVE IT-HAVE FUN
I have a feeling he will.

SWATHI
LOSE IT
WHAT?

RUDRA
PUT SOME SENSE IN HER HEAD
Will he want to work with people
who enhance his film through their
performance or will he focus on
pleasing people who look down upon
him and doubt his writing.

As she kinda gets it.

As actors we better take up as many
roles as we can.

SWATHI
TO HELL WITH YOU KIND
Doesn’t mean we need to suck up on
the directors.

RUDRA
COMPETE
Like you don’t have to suck up on
them, they don’t have to suck up on
you..

As she does not have an answer

See they themselves have a million

doubts about the characters they
create..

The least they can do is audition

or hold a few screen tests.

As she’s still kinda grumpy

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 8.

MAKE WAVES
The film is not about you or me-its
about the character we play..
INSIST

They want to be true to that

character..

We cant have a problem with that.

Just as he gets done, she gets a call from the that director.

SWATHI
SUMMON
RAGHU

RUDRA
LOOK OUT FOR HER
Tell him you’d be glad to get there
and see the change-yourself.

As she walks away to her bedroom

SWATHI
Hi raghu

Rudra notices an insect caught between two doors and helps it

get away as she walks back out.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
LOST
What are you doing?

RUDRA
WANTING TO GET IT OUT
This insect..

As he gets up with a paper in his hand.

Got it

SWATHI
GET DONE WITH IT KIND
Crush it with the paper and throw
it off

RUDRA
PUT HER IN BAD LIGHT-CLOWN
What’s wrong with you

As he releases it in the garden near by.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
CURIOUS
Spoke to him?

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 9.

SWATHI
CHEER
Yes.
He said he’l come over tomorrow
because it’s too far for me to
travel.

RUDRA
I ALREADY TOLD YOU KIND
See..

SWATHI
MEAN IT
Thanks rudra.

RUDRA
WHATS WRONG WITH YOU KIND
For what?

SWATHI
TIME BOMB FOR LATER
Everything?

RUDRA
BUILD ON
THANKS NOT ENOUGH

SWATHI
LEAD HIM ON
What else can i do for you?

As he whispers something in her ears, she shy’s away as she

hits him

RUDRA
NOT ABLE TO CONTROL HIS LAUGHTER
WHAT?

SWATHI
ENGAGE-IN AWE
Anything for you love.

As he has a wide smile on his face.

EDIT NOTE:CUT TO RAMS OFFICE

B.INT.RAM’S OFFICE.DAY.

ARTISTS

1.RUDRA

3.RAM

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 10.

RAM
IN A HURRY
Can we start shooting from
tomorrow?

RUDRA
STOP SUFFOCATING ME KIND
Let me first try a scene or two
man..

RAM
CUT TO THE CHASE
Synopsis

As he starts reading it

A 20 year old couple run away from

their families and start a new life
in a different state when almost
after 2 decades, the lady goes
missing.

Losing hope on the police system

after 5 years the man goes in
search of his wife with their 12
year old daughter only to lose her
in the process.

Trying to find the daughter first,

he eventually finds his wife only
to realize that she was not
kidnapped or anything but had
eventually eloped with somebody and
started a family.

As rudra’s eyes widen.

RUDRA
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
You had to write something like
this.

Din’t you?

RAM
LET HIM HAVE IT
Its a true story.

RUDRA
CANT BELIEVE IT
No way.

As ram puts out a newspaper clip in front of him.

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RAM
MAKE CLEAR
The guys younger brother found him
begging in some street for food.

As rudra’s looking at him in shock

RUDRA
CANT STOP HIMSELF FROM ASKING HIM THAT
What’s he doing now?

RAM
JUST
They’ve put him in some home care

RUDRA
GETTING INVOLVED WITHOUT WANTING TO BE
The child?

RAM
DISAPPOINT
They couldn’t find her..

RUDRA
UPSET
So messed up bro.

RAM
DISGUST
I know

RUDRA
ALREADY WORRIED
Do we really have to do this film?

RAM
SHAME EVERYBODY AROUND HIM
Everyday we hear some news or the
other like this and just avoid
talking about it.

Somebody has to shame such filth

and put them in bad light right?

RUDRA
JUST NOT WANTING TO GET INVOLVED
I’ve never wanted to be a part of
sad movies ram.

RAM
UPSTAGE
I hate telling sad stories too

BUT
(MORE)

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RAM (CONT'D)

Even if 1 person gets out from such

a thought well be saving several
families from a lot of heart ache.

After a few seconds of silence

RUDRA
GETTING THE FINAL PICTURE
Lets do it.

EDIT NOTE:CUT TO SWATHI IN THE HOUSE, TALKING TO SOMEBODY

OVER THE PHONE.

EDIFICE-INCITING INCIDENT

C.INT/EXT.RUDRA’S HOUSE.NIGHT

ARTISTS:

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

As swathi enters the house while still on her phone, she

leaves her stuff and walks outside through the other door
only to get panicked spotting rudra there.

SWATHI
MAKE HER OKAY
Random convo
Of course.

Random convo

It definitely leaves some sort of

an impact on us.

Random convo

Its all larger than life in some

way or the other..

As she notices him only then

SWATHI (CONT'D)
SEVERE FLIPPING
Oh my god.

As rudra looks at her without uttering a word.

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SWATHI (CONT'D)
SCOLD
YOU SCARED ME!

As anu’s still on the phone..

Are you okay?
Swathi are you okay?

SWATHI (CONT'D)
CUT HER OFF
Ill call you back sweety.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
DEMAND AN ANSWER
What is the matter with you man?

As he still does not respond

SWATHI (CONT'D)
UPSTAGE
RUDRA

As he looks at her intensely for a few seconds

RUDRA
OUT OF THE BLUE-SUPER INTENSE
Do you also find other men
attractive?

SWATHI
CONDEMN-RIDICULE
I was talking to anu.

RUDRA
KINDA LOST
Not now-in general..

SWATHI
SET HIM STRAIGHT
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

RUDRA
DEMAND AN ANSWER
Are you or are you not?

SWATHI
ITS A SUPER COMMON THING KIND-DONT BACK DOWN
If a good looking guy walks past me
of course i see him.

RUDRA
NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP HIMSELF
But does it stop there?

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 14.

SWATHI
LOSE IT-LET HIM HAVE IT
No i magically send waves through
the air asking him to come over
when you’re not home.

As he looks at her without having an answer she loses it

SWATHI (CONT'D)
CUT THE CRAP KIND
Stop looking at me like that.

RUDRA
HESITANTLY
Its not about you swathi

SWATHI
SUPER IRRITATED
Why the fuck are you asking me all
this then?

RUDRA
LET HER IN-TIME BOMB FOR LATER
Did ram tell you anything about the
film were doing now?

SWATHI
ONLY REMEMBERING NOW
I need to return his call’s.

RUDRA
MAKE CLEAR
So a couple..

As he unfolds the story, we notice her facial expressions

changing from time to time and him wiping a tear drop off
while he’s telling her about it and she hugs him by the end
of it as we cut to her face turning out very serious as we
freeze for a few seconds.

EDIFICE-DEBATE

GOAL-To prove that rudra’s finding it very difficult to deal

with the role he’s playing.

CONFLICT-The people he’s involved with do not know his side

of the story.

RESULT-The audience understanding that this is why he did not

want to get involved in the film.

STORY PROGRESSION-His behavior affecting his personal

relationships.

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 15.

INT/EXT.SHOOTING SPOT.DAY.

Repeated experiences of him finding difficulty portraying

that character.

1.FIGHT WITH THE CAMERAMAN

RUDRA
YELLING AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE
When i say im ready-ROLL..

Why is it so difficult for you to

focus on work.

CAMERAMAN
HUSTLE
I know what my work is-you don’t
teach me what to do.

RUDRA
PUSH IT
Ram.
I don’t want to work with this
faggot.

CAMERAMAN
LET HIM HAVE IT
Neither do i.

EDIT NOTE-Chaotic voices as rudra speeds to him.

2.RAM AND RUDRA ON SET

RAM
LOOKING OUT FOR HIM
Do you want to do this sequence
tomorrow?

RUDRA
REQUEST
Can you give me 10 minutes.

RAM
TRY TO MAKE HIM OKAY
See rudra

RUDRA
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
I said give me 10 minutes.

3.IN BED NOT WANTING TO GET INVOLVED WITH HER

As swathi kisses him on his shoulder

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 16.

SWATHI
WHISPER
Sorry i’m late.

As rudras lying down without responding..

SWATHI (CONT'D)
AS SHE TRIES TO WAKE HIM UP
Rudra..

Rudra..

He still doesn’t respond.

As she turns the light off and shuts the door as he opens his
eyes.

4.A NEW DIRECTOR APPROACHING HIM

RUDRA
ONE UP
Even if i act for free-your script
will not work with me in it.

As that guy is just refusing to give up

THE NEW GUY

PRY
No sir-my entire life depends only
on your decision.

Please..

RUDRA
LOOK DOWN UPON HIM
I’ve only known you for 20 minutes.
How does you’re life depend on me?

THE NEW GUY

JUST WOULDN’T GIVE UP
Sir i’ve put in so much of hard
work sir.
Please.

RUDRA
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
Your script is full of shit.
No Format..
Nothing..
Just having a dream to become a
film maker is not enough.

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 17.

As the guy has nothing to say-the audience realize that its

killing him.

5.TALKING TO HIS GIRL-FRIEND ON THE PHONE

RUDRA (CONT'D)
SUPER GRUMPY
When will you be back?

SWATHI
MAKE HIM OKAY
20 days love.

RUDRA
TERRIBLY NEEDING HER PRESENCE
Is there any way you can take off
tomorrow?

SWATHI
DRAG
11 artists combination rudra.

As he does not respond.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
CHECK ON HIM
Rudra..

RUDRA
KNOWING HE SHOULD NOT HAVE ASKED HIM
Ah..
Sorry..

SWATHI
YELL AT HIM
Don’t be ridiculous

RUDRA
TRYING HIS BEST TO BE NORMAL WITH HER
Good luck with the shoot.
Cant wait for you to get back.

SWATHI
CHEER HIM UP
Ill be there in no time okay.
Love you.
Bye.

RUDRA
Bye.

As he disconnects he’s staring at the floor for a few

seconds.

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 18.

6.JUNIOR ARTIST

As he’s just sitting there on set staring at the scene paper

a junior artist keeps calling him..

JUNIOR ARTIST
HESITANTLY
Sir..

He does not respond

JUNIOR ARTIST (CONT'D)

Sir..

He does not respond

JUNIOR ARTIST (CONT'D)

Sir..

RUDRA
AGITATED
Don’t you see that im preparing for
the shot..

What sir sir sir?

JUNIOR ARTIST
PUT UP WITH HIM-MAKE HIM OKAY
Director said you asked for the
shot list sir.

As he looks at him for a few seconds without having an

answer.

7.HIDING A BOTTLE FROM RAM

As he’s making a sound after downing a drink, ram’s watching

him from a corner..

RAM
CONDEMN
I knew it..
Last four days you’ve been drinking
thinking i don’t know.

RUDRA
MAKE UP
Only for this sequence ram.

RAM
SUPER INTENSE
I don’t entertain drunkards on my
set rudra.

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 19.

RUDRA
COMPETE
Is it bothering the outcome?

RAM
SHOW HIM THE DOOR
Thats not the point rudra.

RUDRA
COVER UP
When is this sequence ending.

RAM
RELUCTANTLY
Today.

RUDRA
PUT HIM AT EASE
So thats it then..

8.RAM AND SWATHI OVER THE PHONE.

RAM
WORRIEDLY COMPLAIN
I’m really starting to think if i
made a mistake.

SWATHI
VOUCH FOR HIM
Comorn ram-it cant be that bad.

RAM
CUT TO THE CHASE
When only are you back?

SWATHI
LET HIM IN
This weekend.
Tickets already booked.

RAM
PASS THE SERIOUSNESS ON
Call me first thing after you get
here.

SWATHI
MAKE HIM OKAY
Sure thing.

9.REPEATED-DRINKING

RAM
YOU ARE NEVER THIS INTENSE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE
Is this some sort of a joke?

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 20.

As rudra does not have an answer to that

RAM (CONT'D)
MAKE WAVES-LET HIM HAVE IT
9 out of 10 actors who were likely
to make it did not-only because of
this.

RUDRA
YELLING AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE
Chill bro.

RAM
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH KIND
Pack up.

RUDRA
TRY TO STOP HIM
RAM..
RAM..

10.RUDRA TALKING TO A LIGHT MAN ON SET-HES DRUNK AGAIN

RUDRA (CONT'D)
UPSTAGE
Din’t you ask them for a
compensation?

LIGHT MAN
HONEST
Sir, im not here for the payment.
I’m here for the tip that people
like you give me.

RUDRA
DIG IN
The union would have definitely
given you know?

LIGHT MAN
MAKE WAVES
Union itself no money sir
LOOKING FOR HELP
Till now people like you have given
me more than 10 lakhs..

As rudra walks to the production manager he pulls a fight

with him

RUDRA
IN A HURRY
Do you have an emergency set up
here?

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 21.

MANAGER
WORRIED THAT SOMEBODYS HURT
Is everything okay rudra?

RUDRA
COMPETE
Don’t you know that its mandatory
to have it on set?

MANAGER
CALM HIM DOWN
If something goes wrong we are all
here to take care of things rudra.

RUDRA
LET HIM HAVE IT
Bull shit..

MANAGER
SET HIM STRAIGHT
Excuse me.

RUDRA
SHAME HIM
You call yourself a manager without
taking care of the safety on set?

MANAGER
REACH OUT
RAM

RUDRA
HUSTLE
What you thought ill get scared if
he comes eh?

MANAGER
YELLING AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE
RAAAAM

RUDRA
LET HIM HAVE IT
Ill call him man..
RAM..

As ram hurries to the spot

Its just a fukin movie man..
Its not greater than human life’s.

EDIFICE-FUN AND GAMES

GOAL-To establish that his circle is trying to be there for

him in every way possible just as he’s trying to be there for
them.

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Script-ZEROS AND ONES 22.

CONFLICT-The role he’s playing is influencing his real life

no matter how hard he tries to keep that aside.

RESULT-The audience hoping that he gets back to being just

this again.

STORY PROGRESSION-The audience getting a little break from

all the seriousness.

A.SWATHIS BACK.

INT/EXT.RUDRAS HOUSE.DAY

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

4.GITA

Swathi and rudra cant get enough of each other as they meet
after a long break.

SWATHI
TOO MUCH FOR HER TO HANDLE-NO TIME TO BREATHE KIND
Oh my god rudra.
Wait..
Wait..
PHYSICALLY PUSH HIM AWAY
OH MY GOD MAN.

RUDRA
FUSS
WHAT?

Just as somebody rings their door bell-they let go and rudra

walks to the door as they ring again

RUDRA (CONT'D)
YELL
Coming coming.

As a lady hands over a paper to him he smiles at her and

takes it as he knows her.

SWATHI
GETTING THERE ANYWAY
Who is it rudra?

As the lady signals that she’s limited.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
NOT VERY WELCOMING
What is the watchman doing.
WATCHMAN!

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RUDRA
SHUT HER DOWN
Shhhh.
I know her, she’s runs a home for
the helpless.

SWATHI
SURRENDER-MAKE HER LOOK BIG
She’s got a home?

RUDRA
MAKE HER OKAY
Yes.

SWATHI
SUPER NICE
Please sit.

As swathi hands over something for her to drink.

She tries to signal that she’s not trying to loot them as

swathi makes her okay being sorry for her behavior earlier.

She writes down 10,000 in a piece of paper and hands it over

to him as he smiles and gives it to him..

He also tells her to get 10,000 from swathi as the lady

smiles and swathi pays her from his wallet as they all laugh
it off.

Just as she leaves, rudra runs back to her alone and asks her
if he can adopt a child from the home that she runs and she
gladly agrees as she also tell him that they both are made
for each other.

As rudra thanks her, he gets back

SWATHI (CONT'D)
DIG IN
Whats the big secret?

RUDRA
SUPER CASUAL
I just wanted to know how many
people are there now.

As swathi leaves it at that

SWATHI
CURIOUS
Is she married?

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RUDRA
NOT SURE
2 kids i think.

SWATHI
GIVE HER CREDIT
How selfless no..

When i see people like this-i’m

really ashamed of what i’m doing
with my life..

RUDRA
RESCUE
Why would you be ashamed?

SWATHI
ANTAGONIZE
She really is making a difference
in so many life’s rudra, what are
we doing?

As rudra does not respond to her.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
MAKE WAVES
We should save up for sometime and
give her at least 10 lakhs.

What say?

RUDRA
YOU STOLE THE WORDS FROM MY MOUTH KIND
Sure thing.

SWATHI
EXCITE
So rudra-there’s this kickass new
wine and dine place, you wanna go?

RUDRA
IN AWE
You look so pretty..

SWATHI
WAITING TO HEAR MORE
Okay

RUDRA
IN COMPLETE AWE
Soo pretty.

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SWATHI
SUPER HAPPY
So much you missed me eh?

RUDRA
HESITANTLY
Swathi..

SWATHI
Mmm..

RUDRA
REALLY WORRIED
What if you’re bored of me in time?

SWATHI
MAKE HIM OKAY
You can’t bug me even if you wanted
to.

RUDRA
PERSISTENT
Tell me no..

SWATHI
LIGHTEN UP
I’ll punch your stupid face.

RUDRA
REALLY WORRIED
You wont just walk away no..

SWATHI
CUT THE CRAP KIND
OKAY NOW ENOUGH.

Im gonna go get ready.

As she gets up, he has a glum look on his face.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
CHEER HIM UP
You want to shower together?

RUDRA
ALL SMILES
Sounds like a plan.

As he gets up

But before that.

He carries swathi into the bedroom and shuts the door as the
camera stays still on the bedroom door.

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EDIT NOTE:SOUND ONLY

No.

Rudra..

Oh my god..

Continuous laughing..
Stop..

Rudra..

Rudra..

RUDRA (CONT'D)
SEVERELY HURT
Ahhhhhhwwwwwwww

SWATHI
FLIP
OH MY GOD!

EDIT NOTE:Cut to them at the doctors place.

B.INT.DOCTORS PLACE.DAY

ARTISTS

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

5.DR.NALINI

As they’re both at the doctors place

DOCTOR
GET THEM TO OPEN UP
Soo..

As swathi’s shying away from the doctor

RUDRA
DONT LET HER IN
I tripped and fell doctor

DOCTOR
DONT BUY HIS SHIT
If you’re honest with me, it’l help
me treat you better.

As rudra holds her hand under the table and makes it easier
for her.

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RUDRA
ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT
We were getting from the living
room to the bathroom through our
bedroom.

DOCTOR
CONFUSED
We?

RUDRA
LET HER IN
We were thinking of showering
together.

DOCTOR
EYES WIDE OPEN
Okay.

As swathi’s super embarrassed.

RUDRA
THRILL
Half way i tried something fun but
she was very shy so i kinda had to
grab her wrists..

DOCTOR
SUPER CURIOUS
AND?

As swathi’s not looking at her

RUDRA
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
Her knees accidentally hit my eye.

As the doctor is looking at her in an envious way swathi’s

shying away when the scan reports come in.

As the doctor sees it for a few seconds

DOCTOR
SUMMON-SUPER CASUAL
The redness will go away in 2 about
4 days..
Nothing to worry..
Just use the drops i’ve prescribed.

RUDRA
JUST
Will i be able to get back to my
regular activities doctor?

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As the doctor looks at the girl, she tries to look away as

she makes a comment.

DOCTOR
HUSTLE
Just make sure that she doesn’t
kick you or something until the
wound heals.

As rudra looks at her she’s super uncomfortable.

RUDRA
PULL HER LEG
You heard her?

SWATHI
SUPER EMBARRASSED
Can we leave doctor?

DOCTOR
TEASE
Whats the hurry?

RUDRA
COVER UP
Really hungry doctor.

DOCTOR
HAVE FUN
Im sure you are.

As rudra gets up to leave

RUDRA
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
Thank you doctor.

As the doctor smiles

SWATHI
JUST CANT WAIT TO GET AWAY
Bye doctor.

DOCTOR
BE THE SENIOR KIND
Careful swathi.

As she gets out while still smiling at the doctor, she’s so

mad at him as she walks out.

SWATHI
FUMING BUT WHISPER
You had to tell her everything in
detail no?

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RUDRA
PREACH
Never lie to your doctor and lawyer

SWATHI
REALLY UPSET WITH HIM
What would she think of me rudra?

RUDRA
HUSTLE
Im sure she thinks that you’re the
luckiest female alive.

As she cant hold her laughter, she hits him funnily.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
THREATEN
I’ll complain to the doctor.

SWATHI
LET HIM HAVE IT
Go complain.

RUDRA
JUST WONT GIVE UP
You shouldn’t have stopped me
swathi.

SWATHI
WORRIED FOR HIM
Is it hurting?

RUDRA
SUPER SARCASTIC
No

SWATHI
MAKE WAVES
SORRY.

RUDRA
MOVE ON
FUCK IT.

You wanna go out to that wine and

dine place?

SWATHI
CHECK ON HIM
You sure?

RUDRA
MAKE HER OKAY
Yeah yeah-im good.

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SWATHI
EXCITE
Wait no.
Lets take a selfie

As they stop

RUDRA
NOT REALLY INTO IT
With my eye like this?

SWATHI
DROOLING OVER KIND
You look so hot with your eye like
this.

As he poses for the picture with a V and his tongue out.

EDIT NOTE:Freeze that selfie to them at the restaurant.

C.INT/EXT.WINE AND DINE PLACE.NIGHT

ARTISTS

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

3.RAM

6.WAITER

As swathi gets done with the order

RUDRA
SCOLD
You’re gonna waste half of it.

SWATHI
DONT BOTHER
Ram’s tying up..

RUDRA
TAKEN ABACK
Bugger dint even tell me.

SWATHI
AROUSE
So one week at home then?

RUDRA
AWAKEN
We’ll start a family?

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As she’s smiling at him, ram gets there..

RAM
EXCITED TO SEE THEM
Whats up you guys?

As she gives him a hug

SWATHI
LONGTIME
Hi ram.

RUDRA
SNAP
What man.
Couldn’t call eh?

As he’s shocked to see him hurt

RAM
SUPER WORRIED
Oh my god rudra.

Did you get into a fight or

something?

RUDRA
SOUNDING SUPER SERIOUS
Tell him what happened.

SWATHI
SHE’S SO NOT LIKING IT
RUDRA!

RAM
MAD AT THEM
What are you guys hiding from me?

As swathi and rudra exchange a look

RAM (CONT'D)
DEMAND AN EXPLANATION
Are you gonna tell me or what?

Just as swathi gets a call, she gets away after signally

them.

RUDRA
MAKE UP
I went out to buy some stuff for
the house bro and one crazy bugger
just came out of nowhere and
punched me because he dint like my
previous film.

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RAM
SCOLD
You should have called me no?

RUDRA
JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW
I forgot to take my phone man.

RAM
WORRIED FOR THE SHOOT
How long for it to heal?

RUDRA
SUMMON
One week..

As ram makes a face

RUDRA (CONT'D)
UNDERSTANDING HIS SIDE
I can act..
If you can hide it with make up.

As he’s looking at the phone

RAM
CUT HIM OFF
One minute

As swathi’s back.

SWATHI
WHISPER
Did you tell him what happened?

RUDRA
BULLY
Of course i did.

As she gives him a stinker

Comorn-he’s our dearest friend.

As she gives him a stinker

RAM
SWITCH GEARS
Ah hello police station?

As rudra and swathi are shocked

Can i talk to inspector raghu
please?

RUDRA

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SEVERE FLIPPING
Dude..
Dude..
Dude..
I dint get into a fight and all
that man.

As he makes an action putting him in bad light.

RAM
COVER UP
Hello sir, good evening.

Ram here.

All well sir thank you.

Sir one of my actor is injured..

Can we move the permission to the

following week?

Thank you sir.

Thank you very much.

Good Night.
Good Night.

As he’s on the phone the two are exchanging looks.

RAM (CONT'D)
SCOLD-YELL
What the hell is wrong with you
man?

RUDRA
SURRENDER
Sorry bro.

RAM
LOSING IT
What only happened swathi

SWATHI
EXPLAIN
He tripped and fell at home.

Its nothing serious.

Will you please just let it go.

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RAM
STONEWALL
NO

RUDRA
MAKE UP FOR SWATHI
I was moping the floor bro..

It was slippery.

I myself am wondering how i hurt my

eye.

RAM
DONT BUY HIS SHIT
Are you sure you dint get into a
fight?

SWATHI
BARGE IN-PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
NO RAM.
HE DINT

RAM
BUGGED-SCOLD
Crazy you are..

SWATHI
DIVERT
Okay where’s anu?

RAM
MAKE CLEAR
She has to be there for 2 more
months.

She asked me to apologize to you

for not returning calls..

Today..
Tomorrow..

RUDRA
BULLY
Oh she’l only apologize to her is
it?

RAM
MAKE UP
You as well

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RUDRA
DON’T BUY HIS SHIT
Ya ya..

As he gets up to leave to the restroom

LIKE A CHILD
Foreign.
Urine.

SWATHI
FUNNILY SHAMING HIS BEHAVIOR
I really cant believe i’m with that
guy.

As he walks away

RAM
THE AUDIENCE HAVE TO NOTICE A CLEAR DIFFERENCE
All okay no

SWATHI
WHATS WRONG KIND
Ya ya..
Don’t you see?

RAM
REALLY WORRIED
NOT THAT

SWATHI
CONFUSED
Then?

RAM
LIKE THERES SOMETHING SERIOUS
Don’t you notice anything?

SWATHI
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER
Ram you’re confusing me.

As ram does not want to complain anymore

SWATHI (CONT'D)
ON A SERIOUS NOTE
Is there something i need to know?

RAM
BACK PEDDLE
He’s been missing you terribly.

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SWATHI
TOO PROUD
That i can clearly see.

As rams does not want to open up anymore

SWATHI (CONT'D)
JUST
I really dint know it’l take 2
whole months ram.

RAM
LOOKING OUT FOR RUDRA
You’re not going back again are
you?

SWATHI
RELIEVED
Im done with the film.

RAM
HES NOW RELIEVED
Oh thats great news.

As he’s back with a few beers.

RUDRA
CHEER
Beer beer and beer.

Cheers.

RAM
APPEAL
I dint bring my car..
Let me drop you guys back and take
the car home.

RUDRA
HAPPY THAT THERES SOMEBODY TO DRIVE THEM
Extra beer for me then.

Cheers love

RAM
OUT OF THE BLUE
1 Crore.

RUDRA
HAVING NO CLUE
What 1 crore?

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RAM
INTENSE
Your payment for this film.

RUDRA
PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE
Don’t fuck with me ram.

As swathi’s looking at them not knowing what to say.

RAM
WHATS YOUR PROBLEM KIND
Not enough?

RUDRA
THATS ENOUGH KIND
Dude stop.

RAM
CONVINCE
At that time i couldn’t pay you
anything but now if i don’t..

Its just not right..

Rudra’s not looking at anybody but the table as they’re

eagerly waiting for him to respond.

RAM (CONT'D)
BREAK THE SILENCE
We’ve already sold the film and the
producer thinks he’s made more than
what he expected only because of
our combination making news again.

As rudra still does not say anything.

SCOLD
OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SAY SOMETHING
MAN

RUDRA
MAKE WAVES-YOU REALLY NEED THIS MONEY
Thank you ram, thank you so much.

As ram and swathi exchange looks, rudra gets up from the

table.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
SUPER INTENSE
Give me a minute you guys.
I have to make a call.

SWATHI

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MAD AT HIM-DRAG
LATER RAM.

RAM
KNOWING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HIM-SCOLD HER
Let him go and come no.

As he walks away.

D.PARKING.

SAME AS C

7.GANG OF 4 FRIENDS

8.JAMES

As he walks to the parking to make a call, a few people there

spot him.

GANG OF 4 FRIENDS
EXCITED TO SEE HIM-MAKE WAVES
Aye..
rudra da
RUDRA DA

RUDRA
FIRMER THAN USUAL
What man how are you?

HIS BROTHER
HAPPY TO HEAR FROM HIM
All good na, how are you?

RUDRA
JUST
Fine fine..

MAKE WAVES
How many months more for your
course to start.

HIS BROTHER
SUMMON
About three months na.

RUDRA
INSPECT
Have they revised the fee structure
or is it the same?

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HIS BROTHER
HE JUST CANT WAIT TO LEAVE
Its the same na, i checked it last
friday.

RUDRA
GIVE HIM WHAT HES LOOKING FOR
Ill give you the money in a week’s
time.
Get ready.

HIS BROTHER
NOT ABLE TO BELIEVE IT
Anna.

RUDRA
GRUMPY
What?

HIS BROTHER
HESITANTLY
How anna?

RUDRA
GET HIS GOAT
You also believe that acting is not
a real job is it?

HIS BROTHER
FLIP
No no..

RUDRA
CANT STOP HIMSELF FROM ASKING HIM
How are they?

HIS BROTHER
JUST
They’re okay..

As rudra’s silent to hear more

Please come home anna..

RUDRA
GET AWAY
Ya ya.
Don’t tell anybody.
Just start the process.

HIS BROTHER
OBEY
Okay na.

RUDRA

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IMMEDIATE
Ill talk to you soon.

HIS BROTHER
Okay anna.

RUDRA
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
Bye

He hangs up without wanting to hear anything more and stares

at the floor for a few seconds as a group of friends get to
him.

GANG OF 4 FRIENDS
HESITANTLY
Hello sir

RUDRA
BEING SUPER NICE
Hi

THE GANG
CURIOUS
Shooting eh sir?

RUDRA
LET THEM IN
Came for dinner

THE GANG
WANTING TO CREATE CONVO
You come here often is it?

RUDRA
TEASE
They opened the place only last
month man

THE GANG
CANT STOP HIMSELF FROM SAYING IT
Sir..
My family full your fans only sir.

RUDRA
HAVE FUN
You?

THE GANG
FUNNILY
Me also sir.
REQUEST
Can you please say hi to them sir?

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RUDRA
MAKE WAY
Sure.
Where are they?

HIS GANG
HESITANTLY
No sir.
In phone..

RUDRA
REJECT
Dai..

THE GANG
NOT ONE TO GIVE IN
Please sir..
Please sir..

RUDRA
GIVE IN
Okay call.

THE GANG
ENGAGE
My wife only sir mainly.

RUDRA
SHOCKED
Wife ah?

THE GANG
FUNNILY
Why sir?

RUDRA
DIG IN
How old are you?

THE GANG
LIKE HES SUPER OLD
26 sir..

RUDRA
MAKE A FACE
GOD.

THE GANG
OVER DO
How old are you sir?

RUDRA
NOT LETTING HIM IN
What do you think?

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THE GANG
HAVE FUN
39?

RUDRA
HUSTLE
40.

THE GANG
MAKE UP
Simply for fun sir.

As rudra smiles at them.

RUDRA
PUT THEM AT EASE
I know
SCOLD
CALL MAN.
I need to go back inside.

THE GANG
APOLOGETIC
Line not going sir.
One minute please.

Just an another man comes to them

JAMES
SUPER DECENT
Excuse me please

RUDRA
LET HIM IN
Yes.

THE GANG
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
Go from here sir..
Simply don’t trouble us.

RUDRA
CUT THEM OFF
Aye..
GET HIM TO OPEN UP
Tell me sir.

JAMES
WORRIED FOR HIM
What happened to your eye?

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RUDRA
MAKE UP
Nothing.
I fell down.

JAMES
GENUINELY
Are you okay..

RUDRA
NOT KNOWING WHAT HE WANTS
Ya ya thank you sir.
Please tell me.

JAMES
SUPER NICE-MAKE WAVES
No sir..

Call me james.

As they shake hands

RUDRA
RUDRA

As he shows him a photo

JAMES
KINDA WORRIED
Have you seen this person anywhere
rudra?

As rudra’s wondering who

RUDRA
LOOKING OUT FOR HIM
Do you have a clearer picture
Mr.James?

JAMES
IMMEDIATE TO ATTEND
Yes yes yes..

As he shows his screen saver on his phone

THAT GUY
HAPPY FAMILY KIND
Last month only we took this
photo..

As we see rudra’s face changing

RUDRA
KNOWING THE PERSON

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She was working at this bouquet

shop right?

JAMES
HOPEFUL
AH..
Correct..
You know her is it?

RUDRA
MAKE HIM FEEL ACCEPTED
I’ve seen her there several times.

JAMES
ENGAGE
My wife rudra.
She’s diabetic..
SHE’S MISSING FROM LAST NIGHT.
Really worried.

RUDRA
REMEMBERING THEM FROM A VISIT TO THE SHOP
I think you have 1 girl and 1 boy
no?

THAT GUY
MAKE WAVES-MUST HIT THE AUDIENCE
I dint tell them yet-small children
no..
They’re already asking me one
hundred questions.

RUDRA
MAKE WAY
Why don’t you check in the
government hospital sir?

THAT GUY
DOING ALL THAT HE CAN
I did rudra..

As he looks at his watch.

Actually they asked me to come back
in sometime.

WANTING TO GO BACK THERE

Anyways
Thank you..

Thank you..
Good night all of you..

RUDRA

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KINDA DISTURBED
Good night Mr.James

As he walks away, rudra walks back to the restaurant as a

completely different person.

THE GANG
NOTICING HIM LEAVING
Sir sir one photo sir

RUDRA
TURN OFF
Next time

THE GANG
NOT WANTING TO LET HIM GO
Sir..
Sir..

As he goes back into the restaurant without responding to

them.

SWATHI
COULDN’T WAIT SO LONG KIND
Where the hell did you go?

We’re done already.

As he reaches out to the waiter

RUDRA
GRAB ATTENTION
Brother

WAITER
IMMEDIATE TO ATTEND
Yes sir.

RUDRA
NOT HIS USUAL BEHAVIOR
Rum.
2 larges in the same glass please.

RAM
LOOK OUT FOR HIM
Dude don’t mix man.

SWATHI
WARN
Not after food rudra.

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RUDRA
IN A HURRY
We’ll ask him to pack mine..
Ill have it after we get home.

SWATHI
SULK
You no..

As the guy leaves the drink on the table

RUDRA
HURRY HIM
Bill brother..
Also..
Please pack all this.

WAITER
IMMEDIATE TO ATTEND
Sure sir

RAM
BACK TO BUSINESS KIND
So when do we start shoot again?

RUDRA
MAKE WAY
Well just cover it up with make up
ram..

RAM
LOOK OUT FOR HIM
No no..
Wont work..

You rest for 4-5 days..

We’ll start from monday.

RUDRA
MEAN IT
Sorry ram.

RAM
MOVE ON
Fuck it man.
Shit happens.

As rudra and swathi exchange looks

RAM (CONT'D)
CURIOUS-LIGHTEN THE CONVO UP
What only is the secret between the
two of you.

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SWATHI
SHY AWAY
What secret..
Nothing.

RUDRA
LET HIM IN
She’s thinks i look super hot with
an injured eye.

RAM
TEASE
SWATHI!!!

SWATHI
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
You just cant keep your gorb shut
no..

As the waiter leaves the bill and the parcel on the table,
rudra grabs it as ram tries to pay for it.

RAM
WARN
Rudra.

RUDRA
PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE
Did we call you or did you call us?

As ram makes a face, they get up to leave(the two walk ahead

of ram)when the waiter asks him.

WAITER
IN A HURRY
Sir change

RUDRA
ITS FOR HIM
Good night brother.

As he thinks its too much for him

RUDRA (CONT'D)
MAKE HIM OKAY
GOOD NIGHT MAN

WAITER
ALL SMILES
Good night sir.

EDIFICE-MIDPOINT

GOAL-To prove how chaotic the situation is.

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CONFLICT-Their disappointments with each other getting in the

way.

RESULT-The audience sensing that each of them are right in

their stand.

STORY PROGRESSION-Can things possibly worsen from here?

E.MAIN ROAD

ARTISTS

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

3.RAM

EXTRAS-GANG OF FOUR

8.JAMES

9.INSPECTOR-RAGHU

10.CONSTABLE RAVI

INT/EXT.MAIN ROAD

CAR

As they leave back home in their car, in no time rudra spots

james being robbed by a gang.

RUDRA
ALARM
Stop stop stop

RAM
NOT OKAY KIND
RUDRA.

As they cross them

RUDRA
ROCK THE BOAT
DUDE STOP.

As the vehicle stops half way, rudra runs towards james as

the gang run away.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
YELLING AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE
Aye..

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As ram and swathi come running to them, rudra’s helping james

get up.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
KNOWING HE’S HURT
Are you okay Mr.James?

JAMES
KINDA HURT
Thank you.
Thank you.

As swathi tries to pull him away

SWATHI
AS SHES CLENCHING HER TEETH
What are you doing?

As rudra goes back to the guy without responding to her

RUDRA
WORRIED FOR HIM
Why are you still here james?

JAMES
NOT COMPLAINIG
I was asking them if they saw her
somewhere by then they.

SWATHI
GIVE HIM AN ULTIMATUM
Are you gonna come with us or what?

JAMES
PUT HER AT EASE
We know each other dear.
Please don’t be angry.

As he immediately gets back to his wife’s drama

JAMES (CONT'D)
STILL WONT STOP
Have you seen this lady anywhere?

SWATHI
HAS NO CLUE WHATS HAPPENING-HESITANTLY
No

As he moves over to ram next

JAMES
HOPING SOMEWHERE SOMETHING MIGHT WORK
You gentleman?

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RAM
GET AWAY
Im sorry

As a police jeep crosses them.

RUDRA
LOOK OUT FOR HIM
Can we go to the station and file a
complaint sir?

THAT GUY
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER
No no..
She’s diabetic.
I told you no.
Thats why i’m worried.

As the inspector gets there

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
MAD AT JAMES
I said go home ill come and see you
there.

JAMES
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Im not able to answer the kids da..

Just as he gets a call, he walks away as rudra follows him.

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
NOT EXPECTING HIM THERE
What are you doing here Ram?

RAM
CONVINCE
We were on our way home when some
people were trying to rob him sir.
So we had to stop.

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
RECALLING
He’s the injured friend is it?

RAM
KINDA RELIEVED
Yes sir.

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
GET RID OF THEM KIND
We advice working women itself to
avoid such timings..

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INSPECTOR-RAGHU (CONT'D)
You’re out with an actress..

Please leave Mr.Ram.

RAM
AT ONCE
Now sir.

As he gets back into the jeep, he orders constable ravi to

stay there.

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
JUST
Ravi you stay here ill come back.

CONSTABLE RAVI
OBEY
Okay sir.

RUDRA
COMPLAIN-LOOK OUT FOR HIM
4 people were hitting this
gentleman sir.

As the constable whispers to ram

CONSTABLE RAVI
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
Gentleman ah?

As he gets the two of them a little away

Wife ran away with another guy
yesterday.

He does not know that.

RAM
MAD AT THE GUY FOR NOT LETTING HIM KNOW
Why haven’t you told him that then?

CONSTABLE RAVI
MAKE CLEAR-MAKE WAVES
The inspector and him are very
close friends.

He already found out where they are

and made arrangements to bring them
back.

If james knows this will he leave

that guy alive?

2 children sir.

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RAM
SICKENED
Sad sir..

CONSTABLE RAVI
PUT RUDRA IN BAD LIGHT
You please take your friend and go
sir-his sympathy will only make
things bad for james.

RAM
AT ONCE
Sure sir.

As rudra walks back to check on them, james is still at a

distance.

RAM (CONT'D)
SWITCH GEARS
LETS GO RUDRA

RUDRA
SET HIM STRAIGHT
Wait brother, don’t you see whats
happening.

RAM
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD
Don’t you see that there’s a lady
standing in the middle of the road.

RUDRA
MAKE HER OKAY
Sorry sweety.

Well just get done with this and

leave okay.

RAM
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH KIND-SUPER RUDE
We’re all leaving now.

As rudra looks at swathi, she makes a face

SWATHI
ANNOYED WITH HIS BEHAVIOR
Get in the bloody car

RUDRA
NOT ABLE TO BELIEVE HER-SUPER INTENSE
Don’t you see whats happening?

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SWATHI
FUMING
WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

RUDRA
DRAG HIM INTO IT
Im sure ram and i can do something
about it.

As the police jeep get s back

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
SUPER RUDE
How many times should i ask you to
leave ram?

RUDRA
JUST WONT LISTEN
Sir he’s..

INSPECTOR-RAGHU
SCARE-THREATEN
What man-you’re on drugs eh?

Leave.

Leave from here..

Take him and go or ill take all of

you to the station with me now.

As he yells at james who’s still at a distance.

You first get inside the jeep man

As swathi drags him along and they’re walking their way to

the car.

RAM
PUT HIM AT EASE
We’ll come back tomorrow.

RUDRA
LET HIM HAVE IT
To gather information and get
content for your film is it?

As ram’s staring at him, james reaches out to him.

JAMES
EXTREMELY HAPPY
Rudra-rudra.
She’s admitted in the hospital it
seems.
They just got news.

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As ram looks at the constable..

I told you no..

CONSTABLE RAVI
MAKING A FACE
Yes yes..

RUDRA
PUT HIM AT EASE
Now go sleep peacefully.

We’ll meet again tomorrow.

JAMES
FROM THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART
Definitely.

Ill tell her that you know her and

helped me..

Well all meet in the bouquet shop?

RUDRA
ANYTHING YOU SAY KIND
Sure.

CONSTABLE RAVI
IRRITATED WITH HIM
Happy?
Now go..

As they’re all going back home, they don’t talk a word even.

F.EXT.NIGHT.RUDRAS HOUSE

ARTISTS

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

3.RAM

Just as they reach home.

SWATHI
LONG DAY KIND
Stay back ram-why do you want to
leave?

As she gestures rudra to tell ram.

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RUDRA
REJECT
Don’t touch me.

As ram storms out of the car

RAM
HAS HAD ENOUGH KIND
What the fuck is wrong with you
man?

As rudra looks at him for a few seconds

RUDRA
TAKE HIM DOWN A PEG
Now i know i shouldn’t call you
even if somebody tries to kill me.

SWATHI
SEVERE WARNING
THATS ENOUGH RUDRA

As ram cant stop himself

RAM
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD
His wife ran away with some
stranger.

He’s been on the streets from last

night blaming her sickness.

The police men are only putting up

with his shit because the inspector
and him are childhood friends and
does not want him to know the
truth.

As he’s staring at him, his eyes tear up

RUDRA
DOUBTING HIS MORALS
Even more reason for you to have
been there no..

RAM
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER
WHY THE FUCK SHOULD I BE THERE MAN?

RUDRA
GET IT OUT OF YOUR CHEST KIND-YELLING AT THE TOP OF YOUR
VOICE

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Because you’re pretending to make a

film to expose such filth and be
there for people like this which is
all a fukin lie..

RAM
CANT BELIEVE THAT HE SAID THAT
Pretending?

RUDRA
LET HIM HAVE IT
Yes.
All you want is the bloody money
that this movie’s gonna make.

As ram and swathi exchange looks, silence fills the air for a
few seconds

RAM
CANT DEAL WITH HIM ANYMORE KIND
You know what-fuck the movie-i
don’t want to make it anymore.

RUDRA
RELIEVED KIND
GREAT

RAM
THATS THAT
Bye swathi.

As he storms out, swathi’s running behind him

SWATHI
PHYSICALLY STOPPING HIM
Ram wait.
Ram..
Ram..
Ram..

RAM
THERE’S NO FIXING THIS-PUT HER IN HER PLACE
SWATHI PLEASE.

As he walks away, she looks at rudra who’s on the other side

and stands there not knowing how to go about it.

MIDPOINT

EDIFICE-BAD GUYS CLOSE IN

GOAL-To prove that its all getting out of hand.

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CONFLICT-Swathi trying her best to bring him back to him

senses.

RESULT-Her efforts don’t pay off.

STORY PROGRESSION-The audience feeling that this cannot be

fixed.

A.INT.RUDRAS HOUSE.MORNING

ARTISTS

2.SWATHI

1.RUDRA

3.RAM

SWATHI
CHECK ON HIM
Why are you sleeping here?

RUDRA
MAKE UP
I was on the phone and i passed
out.

SWATHI
DONT BUY HIS SHIT
Im the only person you talk to on
the phone until you pass out.

As she walks out of the room, rudra wakes up from the bed and
sits there for a few seconds before going to the living room.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
WORRIED FOR HIM
Why are you behaving this way
rudra?

RUDRA
REVOLT
How am i behaving?

As swathi does not respond, he walks away.

SWATHI
WHINE
ANSWER ME.

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RUDRA
STONEWALL
I just told you-i was on the phone
and i passed out.

As she storms into her room and shuts the door, rudra walks
out of the house and just kills time when she changes and
leaves the house in a rush as rudra just stays there watching
her leave.

She walks without taking the car or telling him where she’s
going.

As she calls ram on her way.

SWATHI
AT ONCE
Are you at home?

RAM
FIRMER THAN USUAL
Is everything okay swathi?

SWATHI
CUT TO THE CHASE-WORD BY WORD KIND
ARE YOU AT HOME RAM?

RAM
LET HER IN
Yes.

SWATHI
MAKING HIM SEE THAT ITS SOMETHING IMPORTANT
Ill be there in ten

RAM
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
Cool.

As she disconnects we see her speeding as she calls an auto.

SWATHI
Auto

EDIT NOTE:CUT TO RAMS HOUSE

SWATHI (CONT'D)
LOST
Is this the difference you wanted
me to notice?

RAM
NOT WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT RUDRA

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Even last night i tried to tell you

but you were not feeling the way i
did.

SWATHI
FIGHT FOR YOURSELF
I really din’t feel anything until
last night.

RAM
IVE HAD ENOUGH KIND-CAN’T STOP HIMSELF FROM SAYING IT
First the cinematographer.
Then my a.d’s.
The make up artists.
Co-stars.

I’ve had to cancel about 5 days of

shoot swathi.

SWATHI
DEMAND AN ANSWER
What only is the problem?

RAM
MAD AT HIMSELF
I DONT KNOW.

I think he’s just behaving the way

he thinks the character would do in
real life.

SWATHI
LET HIM HAVE IT
The day he signed for the film, he
was so upset.

He was in tears.

He was very hesitant to play the

role ram.

RAM
SAVE YOURSELF-BOUNCE BACK
Which is why i told him we will not
rehearse for the film.

He wanted the script but i dint

even give it to him.

In fact i give the scene paper to

all the artists only on set and get
done with a single take for all the
scenes-i cant believe myself that
i’m going ahead without rehearsals.
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RAM (CONT'D)
I’m doing live recording only
because i do not want him to relive
the character during the dubbing.

SWATHI
UPSET-NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO
He’s not himself ram.

RAM
PUT AN END TO THE CONVO KIND
I know that.
SUPER HESITANT
Which is why i’m dropping the film.

SWATHI
TAKEN ABACK
I thought you only said that to
scare him.

RAM
TALKING THE BLAME
Its just a fukin film swathi.

Nobody cares..

I can see for a fact that this

character is messing with his head.

SWATHI
PERSUADE
How many more days shoot left?

RAM
SET HER STRAIGHT
Doesn’t matter swathi.

I’ve already spoken to the

producer.

SWATHI
ONE UP
What do you mean?

RAM
PUSH AWAY
We’re doing another film.

As she looks at him in complete disbelief

RAM (CONT'D)
NOT ABLE TO STOP HIMSELF FROM EXPLAINING
Its a film we’d planned 2 years
ago..
Were going ahead with that.

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SWATHI
REJECT-PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
Not fair ram.

As she gets up to leave.

RAM
TRYING TO CONVINCE HIMSELF
I made a mistake swathi.

Its like he had an ON/OFF button.

He used to CLEARLY differentiate

his reel life and real life.

MORE THAN ANYTHING HES A VERY DEAR

FRIEND.

I DONT WANT THIS FOR HIM SWATHI.

SWATHI
GENUINELY-LET HIM BE
Good luck with your film ram.

RAM
IM GLAD YOU UNDERSTOOD KIND
Thank you swathi.

As she leaves and walks back home, she’s in deep thought.

As she gets back home, she notices that he’s asleep on the
couch.

As he wakes up because of a nightmare.

RUDRA
LITERALLY SCARED FOR LIFE
Aye.

SWATHI
LOOKING OUT FOR HIM
RUDRA.

As they both are feeling bad about what happened and are just
sitting there-staying put.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
SUPER NICE-GET HIM TO OPEN UP
Why are you so mad at us?

RUDRA
IN DOUBT
Us?

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SWATHI
MAKE CLEAR
Me and ram.

RUDRA
OPEN UP-LET HER IN
We should not have left that man on
the road last night.

SWATHI
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD
I was the only female in that
place.

RUDRA
DEFEND AGAINST
Have i ever made you feel like
you’re the only female no matter
how many such places we’ve been to.

SWATHI
WITHOUT A DOUBT KIND
Last night rudra.
VOUCH FOR HIM
Only that was rams concern.

RUDRA
DONT BUY HER SHIT
NONSENSE-he knew exactly what that
person was going through and just
wanted to get away.

SWATHI
THROW IT BACK AT HIM
Thats not true and you know it.

As he’s staring at her

I KNOW IT ALL KIND

You’ve been giving him enough on
set already.

Comorn.

RUDRA
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
No wonder he told you that.

SWATHI
SET HIM STRAIGHT
HE DID NOT TELL ME ANYTHING.

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RUDRA
PRY
How do you know then?

SWATHI
DONT LET HIM IN
I just know.

RUDRA
GET HER GOAT
You have somebody spying on me is
it?

SWATHI
LET HIM HAVE IT
Yes i do.

As he has nothing to say.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
SHAME HIM
Have you forgotten the amount of
times you called me from set?

RUDRA
REGRETTING THE FACT THAT HE DID-SO WHAT KIND
How many times did i call you?

SWATHI
THATS NOT MY PROBLEM KIND
Ask yourself that.

RUDRA
OVER DO
Okay i’m sorry i called.

SWATHI
EXPOSE-TAKE HIS TRIP-SWITCH GEARS
I got a call from the police
station..

Our neighbors..

REPEATEDLY..

Even the night before i got here.

RUDRA
FUMING
WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU?

As she looks him in the eye but does not respond.

RUDRA (CONT'D)

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JUMP AT HER THROAT

What the fuck did they tell you?

SWATHI
COMPETE
They said you were so loud all the
time and were worried because i was
not home.

RUDRA
RIDICULE
Worried?

SWATHI
AFFIRM
YES WORRIED.

RUDRA
GET HER GOAT
For what?

SWATHI
RESCUE
Thats not what were discussing now
rudra.

RUDRA
THREATEN
Are you gonna tell me or what?

SWATHI
STONEWALL
NO.
I’m not telling you anything.

RUDRA
HAVE FUN
Okay great.

Why exactly are we having this

conversation again?

SWATHI
CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE-YELL
Stop behaving like an asshole man.

RUDRA
PROUD OF HIS BEHAVIOR
I’m not behaving like one.

This is what i am.

As she’s fuming

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SWATHI
LET HIM HAVE IT
Just so you know, ram’s decided to
shelf the film.

As he looks at her for a few seconds

RUDRA
COULDN’T CARE LESS KIND
I thought that happened yesterday.

As she has nothing to tell him

RUDRA (CONT'D)
PUSH IT
Did he call you over to tell you he
has the power to do it.

SWATHI
CLARIFY
He did not call me-it was me who
went there.

RUDRA
LOOK DOWN UPON HER
And begged him to keep me on board
is it?

SWATHI
STARE HIM DOWN
No i wished him good luck for his
next film for which he’s already
started work.

RUDRA
ITS KILLING HIM BUT
So wish him good luck from my side
as well when you meet him next.

SWATHI
TO HELL WITH YOU KIND
Why the hell should i tell him
anything for your sake man.

RUDRA
GET ON HER NERVES
Because you guys are such great
friends.

SWATHI
ROCK THE BOAT-MAKE WAVES-WORRIED FOR HIM
You’re mad at everybody you know.

Every single person you see.

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As he looks at her without an answer

SWATHI (CONT'D)
PUT HIM AT EASE-BE THERE
Everybody around you cant be wrong.

RUDRA
SAVE YOURSELF
I never said that

SWATHI
MELLOW DOWN
YOUR BEHAVIOR RUDRA.

RUDRA
PUT THEM BOTH IN BAD LIGHT-HUMANITARIAN KIND
That man was going through the
exact same emotions that we are
trying to film and i wanted to be
there for him in the tiniest
possible way that i could.

What the fuck is wrong with that?

SWATHI
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD
Just because he’s going through
those emotions it doesn’t mean that
you have to.

RUDRA
MOCK
Weren’t you the one who said actors
need to live the character they
play and all that shit.

SWATHI
JUMP AT HIS THROAT
I said that was a problem you fool.

RUDRA
GET THE JUMP ON
How the fuck does anybody act
without being emotionally connected
to the character?

SWATHI
PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE-YOU ARE NEVER THIS INTENSE IN THE ENTIRE
FILM
Don’t you dare talk about my
profession.

As he looks at her for a few seconds without responding

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RUDRA
PROVOKE
I have a doubt sweety.

As she storms out of the place

SWATHI
DONT LET HIM FINISH
Oh just go fuck yourself man.

RUDRA
SHAME THEM BOTH-YELL
Then agree that you guys are in
this profession only for the money
nothing else.

SWATHI
COMPETE-HAVE FUN
And why exactly are you here?

RUDRA
HUSTLE
Im here thinking i can change 1
life-at least 1 life through every
film i do.

SWATHI
RIDICULE
Why don’t you start acting for free
then?

As he laughs at her

SWATHI (CONT'D)
CHALLENGE
No seriously why don’t you?

RUDRA
MAKE WAVES
Till today i’ve not asked any of my
producers for money-i’ve only taken
what they’ve given me-i don’t have
a manager who sits and bargains day
in and day out.

SWATHI
TAKE IT PERSONALLY-GIVE IT BACK TO HIM
I only have a manager so that he
can differentiate between scripts
that could possibly go on floor and
the ones that just wont.

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RUDRA
SMOTHER
You don’t think for yourself is it?

As she’s looking at him furiously

SWATHI
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
There’s so much to look into-the
production-the cinematography-the
locations.

RUDRA
MAKE A FOOL OF
The credibility of the story-the
script-thats all that matters.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS ONLY AFTER THAT-

THE FILM CAN BE SHOT IN JUST ONE

ROOM.

SWATHI
GIVE UP
Okay-you’re a national award winner-
and i’m not-understood.

RUDRA
BELITTLE
No wonder you need a manager.

SWATHI
THATS THAT
EXCUSE ME?

RUDRA
CHEEKY COMMENT
Ask ram he’l tell you why.

SWATHI
SNEER AT
What the fuck does ram have to do
with this?

As they both exchange looks

RUDRA
BERATE-WEIGH DOWN
Looks like he knows the answers to
all the questions in the world so
you might as well ask him.

As she cant believe that its rudra talking this way.

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RUDRA (CONT'D)
PUSH IT-OVER DO
Anu’s been out of town for over 6
months no?

SWATHI
DEMAND AN ANSWER
SO?

RUDRA
ANNOY
Nothing.
NOT ABLE TO STOP HIMSELF
I’m sure he told you about that as
well.

SWATHI
ONE UP
And why exactly will he tell me
about anu’s plans?

As rudra looks at her like he knows it all.

RUDRA
INVADE HER SPACE-TAKE ADVANTAGE
Will you be honest to me if i ask
you a question?

Swathi already knows what he’s about to ask and is just

staring at him hoping he doesn’t ask her that.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
CALL HER BLUFF
How long have you been sleeping
with ram?

She slaps him even before he gets done.

EDIT NOTE:Smash cut to rudra in his vehicle on the road.

EDIFICE-ALL IS LOST

GOAL-To prove that rudra’s in no man’s land.

CONFLICT-The good in him will just not let him be.

RESULT-He’s lost-he has nobody.

STORY PROGRESSION-The audience want to see him the way they

saw him at the start of the film.

ARTISTS:

1.RUDRA

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9.INSPECTOR RAGHU

8.JAMES

11.SHAH RUKH KHAN

A.RUDRA TALKING TO HIMSELF AS HE’S WALKING IN THE STREET.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER HIS FEELINGS
1.Everything is a lie.
2.What the hell does she care.
3.Fuck it-what can i do if arun has
such high hopes.
4.To hell with him.
5.I told him i don’t want to do the
film.
6.Get out of the way man.
7.Its definitely not my fault.
8.What will that poor man do.
9.What heartless people.
10.As he gets a call-he disconnects
it-fuck you.

Just as he spots inspector raghu speeding in the police jeep,

he follows him.

B.SHADY SPOT

Raghu reaches a shady spot where he finds james threatening

that guy.

JAMES
MANIAC LIKE
Don’t move.
Don’t move i said.

As james hit’s him with a stick, raghu stops him.

RAGHU
IN A HURRY
James..james..james.

JAMES
WARN
Don’t interfere in this raghu.

RAGHU
TRYING TO SAVE JAMES-INTENSE
Ill take care of him.
PLEASE.

As james pushes raghu away in anger implying that he will not

hesitate to get physical with him if he has to..

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RAGHU (CONT'D)
DISCOURAGE-LOUDER THAN USUAL
You’l end up killing him man.

JAMES
CURSING HIM
Let the bastard die.

RAGHU
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD
Who’l take care of the kids after
you go to jail?

As he hits him again.

RAGHU (CONT'D)
HAVING NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO EXPOSE
Dai..

REENA’S SON MAN.

As he looks at him for a few seconds-several memories flash.

JAMES
MELLOWED DOWN
What does your father do?

THAT GUY
HARDLY ABLE TO TALK
Father died 20 years ago sir

JAMES
CANT STOP HIMSELF FROM ASKING
How many brothers and sisters?

THAT GUY
Only me sir.

As james looks at raghu.

RAGHU
DIVERT-MAKE HIM OKAY
She did not do it on purpose..
It was all a mistake.

JAMES
RIDICULE-I KNOW IT ALL KIND
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

Are you out of your mind?

SHE’S A BLOODY WHORE.

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RAGHU
PUT HIM AT EASE
Language james.

JAMES
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER-CLARIFY
If my 13 year old daughter did
this, id call it a mistake.

As raghu does not have an answer, james looks at that guy.

JAMES (CONT'D)
CALM BEFORE THE STORM KIND
Will you like it if someone ran
away with your mother?

THAT GUY
SHIT SCARED WHAT HE MIGHT DO TO HIM
Im sorry sir.

JAMES
HOW CAN YOU BE SO HEARTLESS KIND
Okay you don’t have sisters..

Don’t you have cousins?

Don’t you have friends from the

opposite sex?

As raghu gets in the way, worried for james.

RAGHU
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Ill take care of him.
Please go home.

The kids will find out otherwise.

JAMES
GIVE UP-KNOWING THE END RESULT
If they don’t find out today,
they’l find out tomorrow raghu.

As he cant stop himself from asking that guy

JAMES (CONT'D)
LOOK DOWN UPON
What sort of values did they teach
you in school and college man?

As that guy does not have an answer

JAMES (CONT'D)
PUT SOME SENSE IN HIS HEAD

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If she runs away, leaving behind 2

children and her husband, will she
be loyal to you?

Will the society accept your 20

year age difference?

As he looks at him without an answer, james slaps him for the

hundredth time.

THAT GUY
NOT ABLE TO TAKE IT ANYMORE
Sir please don’t hit me sir.

BEG FOR LIFE

Im sorry
Im really sorry.

JAMES
LET HIM HAVE IT-DEMAND AN ANSWER
Tell me.

Now that i know what an angel my

wife is-if i decide not to run away
with your pretty mother-my
sweetheart before marriage-

EDIT NOTE:REACTION SHOT FOR THAT GUY

and decide to start a life with her

in this very town will you accept
me as your father?

THAT GUY
SCARILY HESITANT
No sir

JAMES
FUNNILY SUPRISED
WHY?

As that guy does not have a clue what to say.

SWITCH GEARS-HAS TO HIT THE AUDIENCE

If you’re thinking yours is bigger
than mine-YOU’RE WRONG-ask your
mother, she’l tell you the truth.

As silence fills the air for a few seconds.

By the way, if i had a son like you

i would have..

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As james expects him to finish the sentence, the guy does not
open his mouth as james gets him to finish it by gesture.

THAT GUY
HAVING NO CHOICE BUT TO SAY IT
Burnt him alive sir.

As james looks at raghu

JAMES
MAKE WAVES-SOUNDING LIKE HIS NORMAL SELF
He’s a smart guy raghu

As raghu does not respond, james gets close to that guy

GIVE HIM AN ULTIMATUM-SCARE THE AUDIENCE

LOOK-WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, LISTEN
CAREFULLY

Point no 1.Even if i kill you, this

problem cannot be fixed.

Point no 2.I do not want to be

associated with your lover in any
way.

But

Today what reason should i give my

children?

Will the society look at them the

same way they were being looked at
until yesterday?

After 10 years if they fall in love

and want to get married, will their
partners and their families be able
to deal with so much history?

As inspector raghu sulks

The best place for me to be in is

jail.

Give me one reason why i should not

kill you and walk in straight.

THAT GUY
VERY APPEALING
Sir..
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THAT GUY (CONT'D)

Sincerely i loved one girl for 3
years sir..
I always used to send flowers from
the same bouquet shop.
One day i found out that another
person who was 20 years older than
her was sending flowers to the same
address and later i caught them
being together.

As james starts clapping and laughing uncontrollably

JAMES
RIDICULE-MOCK
One un principled man was banging
your sweetheart so you decided to
find another person 20 years older
than you to take revenge on her?

Correct.

THAT GUY
DEEPLY WOUNDED
Not revenge sir.

JAMES
HAVE FUN
Love is blind is it?

As raghu spots rudra

RAGHU
THREATEN
Aye..
What are you doing here.

As james looks at him and stops raghu.

JAMES
PUT RAGHU AT EASE
Gentleman?

RUDRA
HESITANTLY
I’m not sure you recognize me sir.

JAMES
MAKE HIM FEEL ACCEPTED
Of course i do..
You were of great help yesterday.

As they exchange looks

JAMES (CONT'D)

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IT HAS TO HIT THE AUDIENCE-AS UNBEARABLE AS IT CAN GET.

My wife was not admitted in the
hospital because of her sickness
rudra..

She ran away with this hero.

He’s crying so badly and hugs rudra for a few seconds(20

seconds or so)

JAMES (CONT'D)
NO WAY OUT
MY CHILDREN RAGHU

As nobody’s able to handle his pain, silence fills the air

for several seconds.

RAGHU
GIVE HOPE
They will not know.
We will make sure that nobody
knows.

JAMES
LIVING THE FACT ALREADY
You don’t have to tell anybody
raghu.

The word will just spread.

By now except my children everybody

will know.

In less than 2-3 months they will

also know.

They are both such nice children..

Even if it’s no fault of ours,

nobody in the society will want to
be associated with us.

For generations to follow, this

name will stay.

BREAKING DOWN AGAIN

How will i help them get over
something so deep..

RUDRA
BE THERE
Its not your fault sir.

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JAMES
SELF-PITY-WHINE
I know..
But why me..
Why my children..
Not one person i’ve foul mouthed..

I don’t beg..
I don’t borrow..
I don’t steal..

I live happily with whatever i

have..

I’ve taught my children to live

that way as well.

So much of hardships i’ve had to

face in life to get to where i am
today.

I hardly ever had 2 meals a day

until i started working but i never
had 1 such filthy thought ever.

I believed that only good happens

to you if you don’t do bad to
anybody.

RAGHU
SET HIM STRAIGHT
Even now, you wait and see only
good will happen to you.

JAMES
DEEPLY WOUNDED
All that is a lie raghu..
IT’S A FUKIN LIE

I wish somebody had told me that

earlier

God himself is a lie..

No point killing this bastard or

killing my self..

I have to live for the sake of my

daughters and i will help them get
over this.

JUST AS HE MOVES ON

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I just wish they made a movie or

something exposing such filth and
shame all these people breaking
families.

Just as he’s about to settle, rudra starts crying

uncontrollably.

JAMES (CONT'D)
TRYING TO CONSOLE HIM
Rudra..
Rudra..
Rudra..

RUDRA
REMIND THE AUDIENCE AGAIN
I’m not sure you recognize me sir.

JAMES
IRRITATED BECAUSE HE’S REPEATING IT
I saw you yesterday.

RUDRA
LET HIM IN-MAKE CLEAR-DRAMATIZE
I’m an actor sir.

Im playing a role for this film now

where i’m going through the exact
same emotions that you’re going
through in life now.

As james looks at him with hope

Thats why i wanted to be there with
you yesterday but my best friend
who wanted to do this movie and the
girl i want to marry both think
otherwise and i..

JAMES
SEEING IT COMING
Thats the influence of the
society..

RUDRA
ITS KILLING HIM
I don’t think we will ever get back
to being the way we used to be or
ever finish the film.

JAMES
KILL WITH KINDNESS
Rarely you hear people say..
This should not happen even to my
worst enemy..
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JAMES (CONT'D)
In spite of them going through it-
It’s this..
It’s something like this.

My children will get to know what

their mother did to them sooner or
later.

As he holds rudra’s hand’s

Please do this film before they
know it.
IN TEARS-AGONY
I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN
THIS FILTH TO THEM.

As rudra has a vague look on his face

EDIT NOTE:Smash cut to that guy being beaten by his mother.

C.GITA’S PLACE

ARTISTS:

1.RUDRA

4.GITA

8.JAMES

11.SHAH RUKH KHAN

1.As the mother wakes up, she finds james and rudra sitting
in front of her.

2.As she looks at james-she’s lost for words as several old

memories pass.

3.She gets back up furiously and starts hitting her son again
as james stops her and she falls at his feet.

4,The mother asks james about his children as he says he has

two kids.

5.The mother puts her hands together asking him to forgive

her sons actions as james asks her about her husband.

6.She tells him that he passed away in an accident-less than

2 years into their marriage.

7.James tells her that he does not want to be with his wife
anymore and asks her if his children can move to her home.

8.The lady tells him that it’s her duty to take care of them-
thats the least she can do.

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9.James thanks her and walks away as her son tries to go next
to her but she doesn’t want to even look at his face and
moves away while asking rudra to call james back in.

10.Just as he enter’s, she asks him if they could be together

as james stands there looking at the son with his eyes filled
with tears.

EDIFICE-BREAK INTO THREE-CLIMAX

GOAL-To fix the three relationships again.

CONFLICT-KILLING WITH KINDNESS.

RESULT-Whats at stake is no more at stake.

STORY PROGRESSION-Problem resolved.

Rudra’s back home after talking to that man as ram and swathi
are in conversation.

Swathi storms into the room soon after she see’s rudra as ram
and him exchange looks.

INT.EXT.RUDRAS HOUSE.DAY

ARTISTS:

1.RUDRA

2.SWATHI

3.RAM

RUDRA
UPSET WITH HIMSELF
Im sorry ram.

RAM
DEMAND AN EXPLANATION
Sorry for saying me and swathi are
sleeping together or for thinking
we are sleeping together?

RUDRA
SINCERELY APOLOGIZE
I don’t think that way ram.

RAM
MAKE HIM FEEL BAD
You’l just say whatever you want to
say to make us feel bad.
Right?

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RUDRA
ASHAMED OF HIS ACTIONS
I promise i don’t think that way of
you guys.

As silence fills the room for a few seconds

RAM

DEEPLY WOUNDED KIND-SUPER SLOW-MAKE WAVES

No matter what you think of me-i
will always think of you as that
one person who changed my life
forever-for the good.

And i want to be the last person

causing him pain in the smallest
way possible.

RUDRA
SURRENDER
If not for you i have no clue what
id be doing right now ram.

RAM
REJECT-DONT BUY HIS SHIT
YA RIGHT

RUDRA
SULK
What have you done wrong man?

As ram does not let him complete.

RAM
NOT WANTING THIS TO CONTINUE
LETS JUST DROP THE FILM RUDRA.

As rudra has nothing to say

I’m not saying this because i’m mad

at you rudra

Im only saying this because i’m mad

at myself for putting you through
so much for the sake of a bloody
film.

RUDRA
SUPER INTENSE
DON’T SAY THAT RAM.

RAM

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MAKE WAVES
It’s not worth all this rudra.

RUDRA
STOP THE CONVERSATION
I met that man today.

As ram looks at him realizing that it’s gone way beyond

anybody’s control.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
RESCUE
He said if this film was made about
2 years ago, his life would not be
what it is today.

As ram looks at him without an answer

RUDRA (CONT'D)
DRAW ATTENTION
He’s going through the exact same
emotions that our lead’s going
through.

RAM
FIGHT FOR YOURSELF-SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
I know that.

But i din’t have the heart to go

tell him that his wife ran away.
UPSTAGE
I wanted to do this film only
because that little girl could at
some point in time see this film
and go get her father because they
both don’t deserve the life they’re
living now but...

As rudra’s looking at him

I did not start this film to prove
my skills as a writer or director..

Not because i wanted to put this

sick story out in the open and make
money out of it..

RUDRA
MAKE HIM FEEL ACCEPTED
I know ram.

RAM
GENUINELY-FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART.

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You dint mean it rudra but it made

you think that way for a second and
knowing you-NO-IT’S NOT YOU..

Also..

DEEPLY WOUNDED-SLOW AND STEADY

You’re not just an actor who’s
associated with me for the sake of
a film.

I’ve always thought of you as my

brother.

Even if you haven’t.

As rudra’s lost for words.

And its really so upsetting that

you think of me and swathi as..

RUDRA
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT-LOUD AND CLEAR
I swear i don’t think that way of
you guys.

As swathi walks out of the room

SWATHI
BARGE IN
Why the hell did you say that then?

As rudra walks to her trying to hold her and apologize

RUDRA
FEELING BAD ABOUT WHAT HE DID
Im sorry

As she signals him not to touch her

SWATHI
IN DISGUST
I don’t even want to see your face.

RUDRA
EXTREMELY APPEALING
Swathi.

SWATHI
JUMP AT HIS THROAT
What fukin explanation can you
possibly have for saying that man?

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As rudra looks at her without having an answer, she stares at

him.

RAM
DINT EXPECT YOU TO THINK THIS WAY KIND
Not fair bro.
Not fair at all.

As he sits down

RUDRA
MAKE WAVES-ROCK THE BOAT-IN TEARS
We all have some sort of
disappointment with life..

We do several things to overcome

our fears..

We complain..

We yell..

We fight..

We get physical..

We forgive..

We forget..

Sometimes we give up if nothing

works out.

And we learn to live with it with

the company of the people we love.

In most of the cases, they get us

out of whatever pain were in.

As he looks at swathi
They help us find a solution to the
problem and are almost always the
reason for what we are.

As he looks at him
But when you see people who go
through SO MUCH of suffering for no
fault of their’s..

It really..
PAUSE-JUST NOT WANTING TO SAY IT
Fucks with your head bro.

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RUDRA (CONT'D)
You kind of don’t want to believe
in humanity again.

As he clears his throat

Theres only a limit that people can
take bro.

That man has two children..

Even in such a painful situation he

does not want to put his wife in
bad light.

Even for a film, playing this role

is..

I read this somewhere ”you only

know how strong you are until being
strong is the only option you have”

BUT
How much only will the heart take?

RAM
PUT HIM AT EASE
FATE..
What can we do about it?

RUDRA
GIVE UP ON LIFE
Thats the problem ram.

It kind of makes you not want to

believe in life at all.

It kind of makes you want to un

learn all the ”so called” good that
you’ve learnt.

Even when the people you associate

yourself with have only the best to
offer you-you want to doubt that.

RAM
CHEER HIM UP
If i had to go through half the
shit that you’ve gone through i
would have definitely lost my mind.

RUDRA
HE’S GOTTEN TO THAT POINT
I don’t want to believe anymore
ram.
ABSOLUTELY NO HOPE-GIVEN UP

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Thinking of life itself is so scary

sometimes.

Being strong.
Being wise.
Being the better person and all
that is just a joke.

As swathi gets annoyed and leaves back into the room not
wanting to listen to him anymore

If not for swathi, i really don’t

know.

She walks back in that same speed

SWATHI
TAKE HIS TRIP
Shamelessly i’ve asked you to marry
me 5 times already

RUDRA
MAKE CLEAR
I really think I DON’T make you
feel the way you make me feel
swathi.

SWATHI
TOO MUCH FOR HER TO HANDLE-YELL
Can you just stop over thinking
everything rudra?

RUDRA
WORSHIP
Thanks for everything swathi.

SWATHI
CUT HIM OFF
Now enough-you guys have decided to
drop the film, drop it and move on.

RUDRA
SWITCH GEARS-GRAB ATTENTION
No..
no no no no.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS FILM RAM

As swathi and ram exchange looks

SWATHI
PUT AN END TO-DON’T ENTERTAIN
Now don’t start again!

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RAM
TURN OFF
Forget this film rudra, well start
something else soon.

RUDRA
LOCK DAGGERS-GET THE JUMP ON
Im sorry i behaved the way i did
and i promise you that it will not
happen again.

RAM
SET HIM STRAIGHT
THATS NOT THE POINT RUDRA

RUDRA
JUST NOT WANTING TO LET IT GO-SUPER FIRM
OKAY IM SORRY I FUCKED UP MAN.

I know why you wanted to do this

film and it cannot stop because of
my actions.

As they both exchange looks

Like you always say, its not about
you or me, its about the film.

PLEASE RAM.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS FILM

RAM
DO I HAVE A CHOICE KIND
You’re the limit man.

As rudra hugs ram overcoming the friction that he’s caused.

SWATHI
LIGHTEN UP-HELP THEM MOVE ON-ENOUGH OF YOUR DRAMA KIND
Now both of you go pick up a few
beers for all of us-its like my
head’s gonna burst anytime.

As he smiles at her.

RUDRA
MAKE HER OKAY
Not just beer.
Ill buy some champagne.

SWATHI
CANT STAND HIM-CHASE HIM AWAY
STUPID FELLOW.
GO MAN.

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CHAMPAGNE ITSEEMS.

As he looks at her in awe.

SWATHI (CONT'D)
ITS REALLY GETTING TO HER
WHAT?

RUDRA
SUPER APPEALING
Will you marry me?

SWATHI
NOT IN A MOOD TO BUY HIS SHIT
Stop it rudra.

RUDRA
MAKE WAVES
Will you marry me swathi?

As she starts tearing up.

SWATHI
CANT BELIEVE ITS HAPPENING
Stop i said.

RUDRA
JUST WOULDNT LET GO
Why do you hate me so much?

As she hits him in his arms they hug each other as ram
whistles.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
STILL NAGGING HER
Will you marry me?

SWATHI
SURRENDER
Yes.
You fool.

As ram whistles in excitement.

RAM
MOVING ON
So whens the wedding?

RUDRA
HAVE FUN
After you pay me for the film.

Bloody high maintenance she is.

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RAM
SUMMON
Already done

As rudra’s taken a back

RAM (CONT'D)
KILL WITH KINDNESS
What you thought if we fight ill
just disappear is it?

I did it thinking if not for this

film the film we’ll do next.

RUDRA
ASHAMED OF HIMSELF
Sorry bro..
Im really sorry.

RAM
DONT BUG ME KIND
YA YA COME

As swathi smiles at them, they both leave to pick up some

booze.

RUDRA
JUST LIKE THAT
Chicken or fish?

SWATHI
PROPER COUPLE LIKE
Anything you like.

RUDRA
SWITCH GEARS
Best wife ever.

RAM
TOO MUCH KIND
Already eh?

SCOLD
Come Man!

As they walk out of the house, rudra calls his brother.

RUDRA
ENGAGE
Where are you man?

BROTHER
JUST
Friends house na.

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RUDRA
LIKE ITS NOT A BIG DEAL
Go to the bank by tomorrow evening
the money’l be in your account.

BROTHER
Anna.

RUDRA
BLESSING KIND
All the best.
Call me after you pay the fees.

BROTHER
MOVED
Thanks anna.

RUDRA
NOT WANTING TO MAKE IT SOUND BIG
Ya ya..
I’ll talk to you soon.

Just as he disconnects

RAM
KNOWS IT ALL
Arun eh?

RUDRA
LET HIM IN
He really needs the money bro.

RAM
APPRECIATE
Right time.

RUDRA
FROM THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART
All thanks to you man.

As they exchange smiles

EDIT NOTE:Performance shots for rudra.

EDIFICE-FINAL IMAGE

GOAL-To prove that the lead has overcome the problem and
moved on.

CONFLICT-Nobody gives a shit about you wanting to make the

world a better place.

RESULT-Change has occurred and its real-moving over to a new

world.

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STORY PROGRESSION-Change has occurred and it’s real.

ARTISTS:

3.RAM

1.RUDRA

EXTRAS PRESS REPORTERS(4 men-4 women)+5

As the reporters are asking them several questions at once

RAM
PUT THEM AT EASE
Please..
Please..
Please..
Let me explain sir.
MAKE CLEAR
We’ve made this film in the sole
motive of shaming people who have
absolutely no self disciple in life
and get into such illicit
relationships further splitting
families and putting their partners
in unbearable pain.

PRESS1-FEMALE
PUT HIM IN BAD LIGHT
Looks like you guys only made it to
put women in bad light.

RAM
CALM HER DOWN-EXTREMELY APPEALING
We have shot a real life incident
and did this film hoping people who
have such ideas will get out of it.

Putting both THE MEN and the women

who think this way in bad light.

PRESS2-MALE
IN DOUBT
How many people do you think will
change their mind after seeing a
film sir?

RAM
KILL WITH KINDNESS KIND
Maybe 1 person sir.

Just one-i think that one itself is

a victory for me.

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PRESS3-FEMALE
DEMAND AN ANSWER
So much of foul language in the
film.

Especially against women.

RUDRA
BARGE IN-DONT LET RAM ANSWER
See don’t say that again.

There’s foul language in the film.

YES
But not just against women..

PRESS3-FEMALE
COMPETE
I can point out instances where you
swear at the lady.

RUDRA
LET HER HAVE IT
She calls me names, she swears at
me-its in the same movie.

What’s your comment on that?

PRESS3-FEMALE
LOUDER THAN USUAL
But that doesn’t mean..

RAM
DON’T LET HER FINISH-PUT AN END TO THE CONVO
See madam-i already told you-the
film is made to expose reality and
this is my only film with foul
language in it-we tried to be as
real as we could to the story.

Not to prove a point saying bad

language is cool or whatever.

PRESS4-MALE
REALITY-LIKE ITS NOTHING
Everybody know what they want in
life sir-they’re doing whatever
they’re doing by choice.

RUDRA
HAMMER OUT THINKING TOGETHER
Not everybody know what they’re
doing gentleman..

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Very very few understand the

repercussions of their actions.

PRESS4-MALE
MAKE HIM SEE THE POINT
That one or two are doing that by
choice no?

RAM
TRY TO MAKE UP
SIR

RUDRA
STOP HIM
Wait ram..
Wait.

RAM
THNKING HES GONNA LOSE IT AGAIN
Rudra

RUDRA
UPSTAGE
WAIT MAN

As the tone in the room gets serious.

RUDRA (CONT'D)
DEMAND AN ANSWER
Sleeping with somebody else’s
partner is okay is it?

PRESS4-MALE
IMMEDIATE
No

RUDRA
INTENSE
Eloping with somebody who has a
wife and kids is okay is it?

PRESS4-MALE
IMMEDIATE
No

RUDRA
JUST WONT GIVE IN
Having multiple partners?

PRESS1-FEMALE
RULE OF LAW KIND
If the people involved are single
then its up to them.

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RUDRA
COME AGAIN KIND
If the people involved are?

PRESS1-FEMALE
MOCKINGLY
SINGLE

RUDRA
LET HER HAVE IT
Thats all he’s saying through this
film.

PRESS2-FEMALE
LOOK DOWN UPON
The whole world’s been saying this
for ages ram.

Its nothing new.

You guys just make such movies

because of the curiosity that such
stories build.

RUDRA
SUPER ANNOYED
Does their behavior seem cool to
you?

PRESS1-FEMALE
HUSTLE
It kind of is.

RUDRA
TAKE HER DOWN A PEG
Then your idea of cool is just
super messed up.

PRESS1-FEMALE
LET HIM HAVE IT
You don’t decide whats cool and
whats not.

RUDRA
COMPETE
YOU DONT EITHER.

RAM
STOP THEM BOTH
Please..please..

RAM (CONT'D)
GET DONE WITH IT KIND
Lets do this one thing.

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Look to your right and ask the

person if its cool or not to behave
that way.

PRESS5-MALE
REJECT
We are not kids ram

RUDRA
REQUEST
Please sir.

As they look to their right.

RAM
Cool?

PRESS-MEN
No.
Of course not.
Mad or what.
Sick.

RUDRA
Now look to your right.

PRESS-WOMEN
No.
Hell no.
Are we really doing this?
No way.

Just as they get done, a lady over there storms out of the
room in tears as ram and rudra notice it.

RAM
MAKE WAVES
Thank you all for coming.

THATS THAT

LOCATION AND ARTISTS

OPENING IMAGE(15)
1.RUDRAS HOUSE
A.INT/EXT.RUDRA’S HOUSE.NIGHT(10)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI

2.RAM’S OFFICE
B.INT.RAM’S OFFICE DAY(3)
ARTISTS:

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1.RUDRA
3.RAM

C.INT/EXT.RUDRA’S HOUSE.NIGHT(2)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI

FUN AND GAMES(25)

A.SWATHIS BACK.
1.INT/EXT.RUDRAS HOUSE.DAY(5)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI
4.GITA

3.DOCTORS PLACE
B.INT.DOCTORS PLACE.DAY(3)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI
5.DR.NALINI

4.WINE AND DINE

C.INT/EXT.WINE AND DINE.NIGHT(7)+(2)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI
3.RAM
6.WAITER

5.PARKING.
D.EXT.PARKING(7)
ARTISTS:
SAME AS C
7.GANG OF 4 FRIENDS
8.JAMES

MIDPOINT(9)

6.4 ROAD JUNCTION

E.MAIN ROAD(7)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI
3.RAM
EXTRAS-GANG OF FOUR
8.JAMES
9.INSPECTOR-RAGHU
10.CONSTABLE RAVI

F.EXT.NIGHT.RUDRAS HOUSE(2)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA

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2.SWATHI
3.RAM

BAD GUYS CLOSING IN(13)

A.INT.RUDRAS HOUSE.MORNING(11)
B.INT.RAM AND SWATHI.RAM’S PLACE.MORNING(2)
ARTISTS:
2.SWATHI
1.RUDRA
3.RAM

ALL IS LOST(15)

7.EXT.SHADY LOCATION(12)
A.RUDRA BY HIMSELF-MULTIPLE LOCATIONS(2)
B.POLICE JEEP SPEEDING(1)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
8.JAMES
9.INSPECTOR-RAGHU
11.SHAH RUKH KHAN

8.C.INT/EXT.GITA’S PLACE(5)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
4.GITA
8.JAMES
11.SHAH RUKH KHAN

CLIMAX(11)

INT/EXT.RUDRAS HOUSE.DAY
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
2.SWATHI
3.RAM

FINAL IMAGE(5)
9.INT.PRESS MEET.
ARTISTS:
3.RAM
1.RUDRA
EXTRAS PRESS REPORTERS(4 men-4 women)+5

10.SHOOTING SPOT(5)
ARTISTS:
1.RUDRA
12.10 CHARCTERS RUDRA PICS A FIGHT WITH.

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