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INT.DR. CHAMBER . DAY
Screen is blank and “presents” credits appear.
A voice-over of a woman starts.
vo
My breast untouched by my husband
from long is now being groped by a
stranger.
Screens opens to a table-top board reading "Dr.Vijay Anand, MD,
Oncologist,Cancer treatment center.”
Camera pans back to establish the clinic room. A doctor's
chamber.
Next to his table and chair is an examination space partitioned
with green sheets. Walls covered with diagrams related to
various types of cancers.
Camera slowly moves on to the diagrams and stops at an
illustration of breasts cancer.
Dr's voice is heard.
DR. VOICE
I am sure this is the lump.Does it
pain?
FEMALE VO
No. Not exactly.
DR. VOICE
ok.
Camera cuts to Mid-long-shot.
Doctor in his late 40s, walks out of the examination corner
appearing towards his chair. Sounds (her bangles,bra-hook,
ruffling of dress)of women dressing up is posted on to Doctor as
he takes his seat.
‘A woman emerges from the corner. Early 30s looking in a
dignified, sober color salwar suit.
Close up of her face and almost tears filled eyes.She is trying
to wipe them with her handkerchief. Doctor looks at her
sympathetically.She sits in the chair opposite to him.
Doctor
(with a soothing tone)
Nothing to worry. These days it is
conmon.Cancer is accruing like a
normal fever. And cure is equally
easy, if we can detect it at early
stage.
She is looking at diagrams above him with blank expression, as
if she is not listening at all. Her eyes are wondering through
diagrams where one breasts is removed. A women saying "I am a
survivor" and showing thumps- up sign.
DocToR(continues)
After biopsy reports, we shall have
the confirmation.
With a jolt she came back to senses and looked back at him.
SHE
83'B, B~yEFpon..
DOCTOR
Within a week.
SHE
(murmuring to herself)
A week.
DOCTOR
(With a concern)
Sb wByo& 2 Savs0od. So that T can
explain the entire procedure. It's a
cake walks these days. Nothing to
feel depressive about.
She looked up and told him in a low voice.
SHE
He works in Bangalore.
Doctor
Oh. .06 So. .
SHE
ad,d DgAOowéS S...0K Doctor, see you
with reports.
She walked out in a hurry, while suppressing the swelling tears.
INT.CAR AND HOME . DAY
She is driving.
Her eyes moist.
Road is not clearly visible.
Pulled the car aside in a corner of a park,parking space and
picked up the phone and dialed.
It is showing "home" while dialing.
Someone picked up the phone.
Split screen opens.
‘An & year old girl picked up the mobile phone, keeping an ice
cream on the table. Her mouth is smeared a bit with ice cream.
Split screen wipes off.
GIRL
Yes, Mommy...
Cut to full screen of Her.
She pauses a bit...trying to control herself from crying...She
could hear "nummy" from the other side.She recovers and
speaks...SHE
Hei. 23>, Dodges...
Cut to full screen of home.
‘As the kid is speaking on phone, a maid servant is trying to
feed a 3 year old kid on the dining table at the back.
GIRL
BH go Sotwar) Hdy,, vondSairs
Sosby...drd eng 8 SDS OnhYoo.
Split screen opens with home and car, girl and she side by side.
Tears are rolling in ‘her‘eyes. In an attempt to control the
cry, she is biting her lips.
She gather's her stregth and says...
SHE
OK..1 will be back home in some time.
GIRL
OK mommy. ...bye.
Split screen goes full screen to her.
She beaks down crying.
Cut to the exteriors of the car.
In time lapse we show traffic passing by.
Screen goes blank (fade-out)
INT. HOME. DAY
Screens opens from black (Fade-In)
Montage sequence.
‘A marriage photograph of a happy couple.
Both sleeping in 2 bed cuddling.
Picture of both with small child in their lap.
Both sleeping on a bed turning on to each other.
Photograph of 5 year old girl standing ext to the couple and
small baby in their hands.
Both sleeping on the same bed having their backs to each other.
And the distance between them is visible.
Man walks in as She is feeding a Syear old kid. Opens up his
laptop and shows her a mail.
“congratulations on the promotion- Be ready to move to
Bangalore" is the caption of the mail.
She looks at him.
He holds her hands,
She hugs him.
He hugs her and pats her on back.Cross dissolve to a calender
Knock on the door.
She opens the door. He is at
She puts a cross mark on the
Cross dissolve to a calender
Knock on the door.
She opens the door. He is at
She puts a cross mark on the
Cross dissolve to a calender
Knock on the door.
She opens the door. He is at
She puts a cross mark on the
Cross dissolve to a calender
She puts a cross mark on the
reading March.
the door.
calender on the first Friday.
reading March.
the door.
calender on the next Friday.
reading march.
the door.
calender on the last Friday.
reading April.
calender on last Friday.
reading May...
reading June...
reading July...
reading August
Cross dissolve to a calender
There is no mark on the calender.
Cross dissolve to a calender
There is no mark on the calender.
Cross dissolve to a calender
There is no mark on the calender.
Cross dissolve to a calender
There is no mark on the calender.
Screen goes blank (Fade-out)
INT.CAR . EVENING
Fade-in
Extreme close-up of her tear
drops falling. As camera pulls
back, she is lying on the driving wheel. She gets up.
Picks up the phone next to her and looks up for "Husband". Triesto dial. But refrains from it.
Rubs her face with chunny. While taking out the chunny, she
looks at her breasts. Looks at the phone on other hand.
She takes out the chunny. Looks around.
Its already becoming dark and no one is visible.
She puts on the light in the car.
Takes out the mobile and turns it in to “selfi mode”.
Lifts up her Salwar.
Cut to her face.
Extreme clo
the photo "
ip of her eyes and in the corner a tear rolls as
Licks" with a flash.
‘A sound of whatsapp message is heard.
INT. FLAT/CAR . EVENING
Sound of Whatsapp messenger is heard as we cut to an exterior
shot of Bangalore city landscape.
Extreame close up of the phone and a man picking it up.
Whatsapp reads “wife” and the pic is still in a download
mode.Faintly we can see the shape of a pair of breasts.
Cut to his face as it makes download complete sound.He smiles.
And makes a whatsapp call.
split screen opens as She picks up the phone.
HE
w aby Do8 ?
She is shivering with sadness...and in trying to suppress her
lips are shaking all the more. She bites them to calm down and
puts up an artificial smile and says
SHE
(trying to sound Laughing)
Ddyodo Sod bY Ber.. .do0ySordar
wd...
HE
(with a smile)
waar D wyd o8,S0'800....1 will be
there. Okei...bye.
He cuts the phone.
She looks at the phone disappointingly.
Split screen is full on her.
‘As she is still looking at the phone, the phone rings. "Husband
calling" flased on to it.
She recieves the call.
Split screen on.From the other end...man with his concerning tone.
HE
Do a6fed ?
SHE
(with stoic expression of
stillness)
SYH6 SS.
He becomes silent. Holds his head and shakes it with dismay.
SHE
(Continues...)
DOPHOES. wor Srsardao. ose
gS. DocBwer SBS. vod. w SOY
Bsomw sso srartsedy. adlyrds
Baa.
He is shocked and trying to gather his words, as he starts
moving around.
HE
D., DecSAyoa.
She holds her head and laughs out loud unexpectedly by listening
to the question.
SHE
Dar, w8o Dwar.
He is silent from the other end.
SHE
(contnues...)
MDG AT TS Srepeodr dots SAO
SOSr.. .Bf5 Saroir0 58,6
SSS"... Qaorr.
SAyordar....
bar Sogrd eotd
His eyes are wet. He is crying without making any sound as he
listens to her.
He gathers his tone and says...
HE
dm Ssdypoya.
She in a very subtle but a sure tone...
SHE
Aw Aonoddstiva. dos bow dg
dango.
He literally shouts...
HE
abs cop D8de. Swrw ved.SdyQryw, oeySotor ws, 28.
She breaks in to crying and shots.
SHE
SQ. SgayT ....
He breaks in to crying loudly and sits down holding his head.
She could hear him cry and she keeps crying.
In the split screens, both are seen crying for each other.
Screens fades out and fades in again.
She slowly, says...
SHE
Dado. wom, MBH wer ES \srd dio
Day Tossa 7!
Music reaches cresendo as screen goes blank.
Title appears "SELFIE"
End Credits roll
~The End-