A Script

Part 1 Scene 1

Preface: I always wanted to do a movie or a short film, this is one such attempt. This film of mine is narrating a story, and giving the reader a chance to visualise the script and scene, the emotion and dialogues will be totally mine, mmmmm to put it in a simple way, it will be my imaginations and my call, but your world. I will be narrating only a scene, so get ready let’s paint our world.

Storyline: A Loved one (Elder brother Vinayak) is sending something special from UK to his younger loved one (Shan), who’s in India through a friend (Radhakrishnan aka Rat Friend of Vinayak who is returning from UK). Shan is taking his friend DV along with him to collect the gift from the airport.

Characters Involved: Vinayak, Shan, Rat, DV, Random people at the airport.

Backdrop: International Arrival terminal. Specs for the backdrop: its 00.30 hrs and it’s a full moon day and the natures beauty is seen between the clouds, though its late night there are cabs honking, the street lights beaming, there are people waiting to receive their loved ones, there are coffee shops playing the radio, there are chairs for people to sit and a board flashing the Arrival of Flights.

(I have set the stage the colour of the characters and the colour of the backdrop is totally to The readers. Next comes the big thing in order to differentiate the dialogues and emotions, the dialogues are in Bold and the emotions in Italics).

Narration and dialogues:

(Shan and DV walk towards the International arrival terminal to meet Rat, on the way).

Dv: At what time is the flight supposed to arrive

Shan: at 1.30 am.

Dv: Then why are we so early (stops walking).

Shan: What if the flight comes early (with a tone of anxiety, and nodding his head showing a sign, saying Dv to continue walking).

Dv: Ya ya correct, might be all signals are green in the sky and the flight might land early.

Shan: Come on bro (trying to convince Dv).

(They go see the arrival boards and the flight is not yet arrived, Shan stands at the waiting lounge along with other people who are holding a board to receive people, while Dv finds a chair and sits). Dv: Dude the flight is not gonna land directly at the arrival, after the flight lands it’s gonna take time for your brother’s friend to come out, so please sit.

(Shan sits next to Dv, with his shoulders leaning in front, as if he would run at once, while Dv stretches his legs).

Dv: So what is your brother sending? (with a relaxed posture).

Shan: I don’t know, he is playing it as a secret, but I hope it is some gadget.

Dv: Hmmm hmmm. Cool.Then let me have a small nap.

(The emotions inside Shan are like a small boy waiting to wear his new clothes which they got for his birthday with so much of expectations, after 20 mins Shan wakes up Dv).

Dv: Has the flight landed?

Shan: No, not yet, you want some coffee??

Dv: (with a yawn) Nope. If I have coffee, then I’ll surely not be able to sleep.

Shan: Cool, then I am buying you one (with a grin). (Shan brings the coffee and they both say a cheers over a cup of coffee, cheers to the foreign courier).

Dv: (As he sips the coffee)So what’s his name, have you seen him.

Shan: No I haven’t seen him, they call him Rat, but his name is Radhakrishnan.

Dv: Did you bring a board saying Radha Aka Rat (with an expression of wanting Shan to say yes).

Shan: Nopeee. (Knowing that he is driving Dv crazy).

Dv: Ok I am sure you are not a robot, I wish Rat is a Robot who scans and says, okies this is Vinayak’s brother hand him the parcel and exit.

Shan: (Laughs) When you are in an excited state, when you are in a state of dope, you do not know what you are doing but you just want to stay there and enjoy the moment.

Dv: okayyy (with an expression saying I got it), but still does he know you??

Shan: (with a lifted eye brow) I don’t think so, my brother has given him my number, he will call me once he is out.

Dv: But still…

Shan: Relaxo amigo, we will find him at once. (Shan takes out his mobiles opens Facebook, finds his brother’s friends and finds a pic of Rat), here you go.

Dv: At last the delivery boy from UK, he does have a good profile pic (Shan looks at Dv and feels good he is convinced), and I mean see the bridge in the background, looks great.

(As Shan looks at the moon between the clouds they chat for a while).

Shan: It’s been 25 mins since the flight arrived, come lets go.

Dv: Chalo yaara.

(Shan and Dv wait as Rat comes out of the Airport with a trolley, Shan feels like a kid who is gonna receive an award, excited but still holding it within him, there are people coming out of the Airport Rat walks out along with them and moves on to  take his next flight to his destination in which case he will be going into the security zone which is 20 mts away as Shan and Dv see Rat, Dv shouts go man, at once bro, Shan starts to run towards Rat and makes it up to Rat 10 mts before the Security zone where there is less noise and lot of room to talk).

Shan: (calls out) Radhaaa. (Rat turns, looks at Shan for a sec, and smiles, they have a conversation and Rat then hands him over the gift as Dv sees it from a distance and finds a glow in Shan’s face. Shan gets back with a huge smile and excited expression towards Dv and as they smile at each other, the camera moves out slowly and zooms out).

End of scene.

Note: There is a connection between the names in the Characters with History but to suit the modern era I have tweaked the names a little. Comments are welcome.