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Selfie Screenplay

Screenplay based on a short story

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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". Tries to 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-

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