CHARACTERS

1. KABIR- A spoiled brat addicted to phone

and social media.
2. MUKUL- Kabir’s father.
3. MEENA- Kabir’s mother.
4. Dr.Anil- A therapist and Mukul’s friend.
5. Risabh- A village boy newly addicted to
mobile.
6. HARI PRASAD- Risabh’s father.
7. KAMLA- Risabh’s mother.
8. DAYARAM- Risabh’s friend.
 SCENE-1

[MEENA AND MUKUL SITTING IN DRAWING ROOM, MUKUL READING NEWSPAPER]

MUKUL- Mobile game mein paisa lagane ke liye ladke ne kari mata-pita ki hatiya.

MEENA- Kya hogya hai iss duniya ko?

MUKUL- Duniya tak kaha paunch gyi, yeh khabar yehi apne pass wale gaon ki hai.

MEENA- Waha bhi yeh sab ho skta hai?

MUKUL- Yeh sab hone ke liye koi particular jagah thodi chaiye, mobile to har kisi ke pass har
time hota hai na to aadat to kisi ko bhi lag skti hai.

MEENA- Yeh baat bhi hai ki jabse mobile saste hue hai tabse sabke pass aa gye hai aur aisi
cheese bad gyi hai.

MUKUL- Ha sabka yehi kehna hai ki iske bina kaam nhi chalta.

MEENA- Ab baat galat thodi na hai, sab kuch to isse ho jaata hai.

MUKUL- Ha par araam se use karna chaiye na, in a productive way.

MEENA- Ab aap kabir ko hi dekhlo, kya productive karta hai wo iss phone se.

MUKUL- Chalo ussi se hi puch lete hai.

KABIR!!!!!KABIR!!!!

[ENTER KABIR WITH HIS AND WEARING HEADPHONES]

KABIR- Yes dad.

MUKUL- Raja Ji itna samay kaise laga diya aane mein.

KABIR- NBD DAD

MUKUL- NBD??

KABIR- No big deal dad, you know how busy I am these days.

MEENA- Aisa kya hai beta??

KABIR- I don’t get it mom, aap kyu puch rhe ho?

MEENA- kyu, hume bhi to pta hona chaiye ki why are you so busy?

KABIR- Trust the process mom, main btadunga thode din mein.

MUKUL- Well I don’t expect ki tum kuch productive kar rhe hoge.

KABIR- That’s the problem dad, aap yehi sochte ho ki main kuch nhi karta hu.

MUKUL- OK if that’s the problem, to tum hi btado ki tumne kya productive kara hai?

KABIR- A-A-A, come on dad, acha mom aaj kuch bahar kha skte hai?

MEENA- Kyu? Abhi kal hi to tumne online order kiya tha.

KABIR- Yeah mom but wo to ghar pe khaaya tha na. I want to go to a fine dine this time.

MUKUL- Fine dine kis khushi mein?

KABIR- Dad aap nhi samjhoge.

MUKUL- To tum samjhado.

KABIR- Dad waha ki vibe, aesthetics, environment hi kuch alag hoga aur waha photos kitni
achi achi aayegi, think about it dad.

MUKUL- So basically you want ki tumhare vibe,photos ke liye I should pay two-three times
more.

KABIR- No dad but understand na ki I have not shared a new photo since a week now, jo
last photo maine daali thi it was almost a week ago that too of our hill, station trip which
was a month ago.

MEENA- SO beta what’s the problem?

MUKUL- The problem is that he wants to share a photo every single day, right?

KABIR- Kinda but you know dad FOMO ho jaata hai.

MEENA- What is this FOMO now?

KABIR- It’s fear of missing out mom. Matlab jab saare dost photos daalte hai aur main nhi.

MUKUL- Acha tab tumhara FOMO kaha gya jab tuhmare saare dost studies ya sports mein
aage bad rhe the? Itni mehengi football aur basketball khareedi thi tumne uska kya hua?
KABIR- Dad mera interest nhi hai inn sabme aur wo balls khelne ke liye thodi na li hai,wo to
bas photo click karne aur collection bnane ke liye li hai.

MUKUL- To iss collection ka fayada kya jab tume wo sport aata hi na ho.

KABIR- Come on dad, leave it. Acha mom mujhe naya phone mil skta hai?

MEENA- Beta abhi to tumne kuch months phele naya liya hai.

KABIR- Mom isse farak nhi padta ki kab liya hai, farak isse padta hai ki abhi latest konsa
model chal rha hai.

MUKUL- What do you mean?

KABIR- Rehne do dad, I am going in my room.

[ KABIR GOES TOP HIS ROOM AND STARTS PLAYING GAME]

MUKUL- Inn laad sahib ke kharcho pe thoda dhyaan do.

MEENA- Pta nhi kya hai har din badte hi rehte hai.

[AFTER SOME TIME KABIR ENETRS]

KABIR- MOM!!DAD!!!

MEENA- Kya hua?

KABIR- Wifi kyu nhi chal rha hai??

MUKUL- Plan khatam ho gya hoga beta.

KABIR- Dad then recharge karwao na. My friends are waiting for me in the game.

MUKUL- You know what, main apne ek bohot purane dost se milne jaa rha hu, tum bhi
chalo.

KABIR- But dad mujhe nhi jaana.

MUKUL- Wifi bhi recharge karwate aayege wapis aate hue, aur waise bhi uske bina kya
karoge tum yaha pe.

KABIR- Yeah, fine, chalo.

[SCENE END]
 SCENE-3

[A VILLAGE HOUSE WHERE KAMLA AND HARIPRASAD ARE SITTING]

[ENTER RISABH AND GOES TO HIS FATHER]

RISABH- Babuji!!!Babuji!!!

HARI- Kya hua?

RISABH- Wo hume kuch paise ki zarurat thi.

HARI- Kyu?

RISABH-Babuji wo kuch kaam hai aap paise do na.

HARI- Jaake apni amma se maango.

RISABH- Amma!!

KAMLA- Ha beta

RISABH- hume kuch paiso ki zarurat thi.

KAMLA- Paise??kitne??

RISABH- 5-6 hazar.

KAMLA- 5-6 hazaar(SHOCKED) Itne paiso ka kya kaam aa gya?

[ENTER DAYARAM]

DAYA- Ram-Ram Kaka.

HARI- Ram-Ram beta.

DAYA- Risabh hai ghar pe?

HARI- Ha-Ha hai.

DAYA- Kya kar rha hai?

HARI- Are beta kar kya raha hoga, andar baitha hoga aur apne phone mein laga hoga.

DAYA- Kaka buri cheez hai yeh pura din phone chalana.
HARI- Ab beta samjhaye koi tumhare dost ko apne phone ke bahar bhi dekhliya kare.

DAYA- Hum samjhate hai kaka, phele use bahar to bulao.

HARI- Bulate hai

RISABH!!!!BAHAR AO ZARA!!!

RISABH- Ji babuji.

HARI- Dekho tumse milne Dayaram aaya hai.

DAYA- Kamal hogya bhai ekdum se itne bade hogye ki humara phone hi nhi utha rhe ho ab.

RISABH- Are wo hum tume hi phone milane wale the.

DAYA- Ab kya karoge phone milake ab to hum swayam tumhare saamne prakat hogye hai.

RISABH- Ha-Ha btao kya kaam hai?

DAYA- Are hum do din baat nhi karege to tum inte anjaan banoge kya?

RISABH- Kya matlab?

DAYA- lala kaam wahi hai ki humare pai…..

[RISABH PULLS DAYARAM ASIDE]

RISABH- Tumko kitni baar bola hai ki babuji ke saamne to yeh baat mat kara karo.

DAYA- Hum to karna hi nhi chah rhe the par tumne hi hume majboor kiya hai iss cheez ke
liye.

RISABH- Tum mein sabra naam ki koi cheez hai ya nhi?

DAYA- Tumne humara phonje nhi uthaya to hume na chahte hue bhi yaha aana pada.

RISABH- Dekho humari baat samjho hum tumhare pure paise thode hafte mein chuka dege
abhi humare pass paise nhi hai.

DAYA- Kya!!? Paise nhi hai?

RISABH- Ha wo thoda zyada kharcha…..

[DAYARAM SLAPS RISABH]

DAYA- Dekho tumhare inn bahano se hume koi farak nhi padta hai, hume humare pure
paise byaaj(interest) samet chaiye wo bhi parso tak warna jis phone mein tumne paise
lagaye hai wo bhi bech denge aur tumhari gaon mein alag badnaami kardege.

RISABH- Are aaj tak humne kabhi tumhare saath kuch dhoka kiya hai kya? Aur kuch nhi to
ham se kam apne naam ‘DAYARAM’ ki ijjat rakhke thodi daya to karo.

DAYA- Naam se kya hota hai bhaiya?? Humara naam hume yeh to nhi kehta hai ki apne haq
se paise chodd do.

RISABH- To chodd kaha rhe ho paise?? Hum to bas thode aur din maang rhe hai.

DAYA- Din?? Tume phele hi do hafte diye the aur jaise hi wo pure hue aur humne paise
waapis maange tumne to humi se hi muh modna chaalu kardiya.

RISABH- Dekho haalat samjho, hum tumhare pure paise dedege par abhi nhi thode din ruk
kar.

DAYA- Dekho lala, tumhare haalat bure ho ya ache hume isse koi bhi farak nhi padta hai,
hume sirf aur sirf ek cheez se farak padta hai jo ki hai humare paise. Humare paise hume
samay se waapis kardo warna tume yaad to hoga ki Ramesh ke saath kya hua tha.

RISABH- Matlab?

DAYA- Matlab, ki jis akhbar mein roz tum khabar padte ho ussi mein hi ek khabar bankar
reh jaoge,fir tum nhi sirf tumhari baate reh jaayegi. Hum parso aayege piase tayar rakhna,
acha kaka chalet hai RAM-RAM.

HARI- Khaana to khaa ke jao beta.

DAYA- Nhi kaka, Parso aake khaayege abhi thodi jaldi mein hai.

[DAYARAM LEAVES]
[RISABH GOES AND SITS BESIDE THE WALL CRYING]
[AFTER SOME TIME]

KAMLA- Khaana taiyaar aa jaayie.

HARI- Aa rhe hai.

KAMLA- Risabh ko to bulayie wo abhi tak nhi aaya hai.

HARI- Bulate hai, RISABH!!!!

[RISABH WIPES HIS FACE]
RISABH- Aata hu babuji.

[RISABH COMES AND SITS TO EAT]

HARI- Are bhai, kam se kam khaane ke waqt to aa jaaya karo.

KAMLA- Ha beta aaj to tumhare pasand ka khaana bhi bana hai.

HARI- Aur yeh aankhe kyu sooj rhi hai tumhari?

Phone chala rhe the kya wapis?

RISABH- Are nhi babuji wo hum bas so rhe the.

HARI- Acha, chalo baitho, khaana khao.

[THEY START EATING BUT RISABH IS NOT EATING]

HARI- Khaana acha hai bana aaj.

KAMLA- Ha khaas Risabh ke liye bnaya hai.

RISABH- Amma hum aate hai abhi thodi der mein.

[RISABH GETS UP AND LEAVE]

KAMLA- Beta khaana to kha jaate.

HARI- Pta nhi kya hua hai isse?

KAMLA- Shaam se hi apne kamre se bahar nhi nikla tha.

HARI- Ha jabse iska wo dost, Dayaram milkar gaya hai isse tabse aisa hi hai.

[THEY FINISH THE FOOD AND STAT SETING THE BED FOR SLEEP]

KAMLA- Aap baat karege na isse?

HARI- Ha kal karta hu baat isse, abhi so jao.

[THEY GO TO SLEEP]
[ENTER RISABH AND HE STARTS THINKING THEN PICKS UP A KNIFE]

RISABH- Amma-Babuji, ho sake to hume maaf kardena.

 [HE STABS BOTH OF THEM]
[HE PICKS THE MONEY UNDER THE PILLOW AND TAKES HIS MOTHER’S JEWELLERY]
[HE WEARS A SHALL TO COVER THE BLOOD STAINS AND DIALS A CALL]

RISABH- HELLO, Dayaram. Aake apne paise le jao.

[AFTER SOMETIME DAYARAM COMES]

DAYA- Kamal kardiye lala tum to, parso ka bolke aaj hi paise lauta rhe ho,wah!!
Par yeh tumhara kya fashion hai?itni garmi mein bhi shall?

RISABH- Mere fashion pe dhyaan mat do.

DAYA- Ha jho kaam ke liye aaye hai phele wo karlete hai.

RISABH- Yeh lo.

[RISABH GIVES HIM THE CASH]

DAYA- Yeh kya chillar hai?

RISABH- Yeh bhi lo.

[RISABH GIVES HIM THE JEWELLERY]

DAYA- Ha, ab yeh hui na kuch baat. Isko bech ke ache paise mil jaayege.

RISABH- Tum isse becho ya phenke ghumo, hume use koi farak nhi padta hai, bas ab yaha
wapis mat aana.

DAYA-[LAUGHING] Are hum kyu phenege isse?

[HE PATS RISABH’S SHOULDER AND HIS SHALL FALLS OFF]

DAYA- Yeh kya hai Risabh?

RISABH- Tume paise mil gye na? ab jao yaha se.

DAYA- Nhi phele yeh btao yeh kya hai? Aur kaka-kaki kaha hai?

RISABH- Apne kaam se kaam rakho Dayaram.

DAYA- Nhi ruko humne dekhne do.

[HE SEES THEM DEAD]
DAYA- Yeh kya kardiye Risabh tum?

RISABH- Tumne hi hume majboor kiya yeh sab karne ke liye?

DAYA- Humne kya majboor kiya?

RISABH- Tumhare paise dene ka yehi tareeka tha.

DAYARAM- Hum jaa rhe hai pure gao ko btane ki tumne yeh kya kardiya.

RISABH- NHI!!!!Tum nhi bta skte?

DAYA- Kyu??? Hum btadege sabko.

RISABH- Hum aisa nhi karne dege tumko>

[RISABH GRABS DAYARAM’S NECK AND STABS HIM]

RISABH- Ab kisi kop ta nhi chalega.

[SCENE END]
 SCENE-4

KABIR- Hey wait, yeh story maine kahi suni hai.

ANIL- Oh really?Kaha?

KABIR- A-A-A I don’t actually remember par definitely suni hai.

ANIL- Kaha?Newspaper for sure tum padte nhi hoge, pure din phone dekhte ho to TV bhi
nhi dekhte hoge. Fir kaha suni yeh story?

KABIR- Yaad nhi.

ANIL- Let me help you. Yeh wahi Risabh hai jo ek time pe tumhari class mein tha aur fir
achanak se gayab ho gya tha.

KABIR- WHAT??! Are you serious?

ANIL- Ha, yaad hai padayi mein kitna acha tha?

KABIR- Ha, he was like the topper or something of the school.

ANIL- He was also like Jupiter who was supposed to become a star but failed.

KABIR- Par kaise?? He was good in everything possible.

ANIL- I know – I know. Iska ek hi reason hai jo hai ki uski addiction of phone.

KABIR- How is this connected with this?

ANIL- Well use bhi tumhari tarah phone ki adaat lag gyi thi par uski yeh adaat bigadi tab
usne paise lagane start kardiye.

KABIR- Ha so what’s wrong in that? Main bhi karta hu yeh.

ANIL- Ha but he was definitely not as rich as you are isi wajah se usne paise udhaar pe leke
lagaye aur wo sab haar gya jis wajah se wo paise waapis hi nhi kar paa rha tha.

KABIR- Fir kya hua??

ANIL- Bas baaki ssb tumhare saamne hi hai.