[The scene opens with the character sitting on the ground, gently smiling, looking
at the lifeless body.]
Character (softly, to himself):
"Kitne aaraam se so rahi hai... Jaise duniya ki koi fikr hi na ho... Ekdum chain ki
neend."
(Pause, whispers)
"Shhh..."
[He hums a soft lullaby, almost as if he’s trying to lull her into a deeper sleep.]
Character (singing softly):
"Sooja meri pyaari rani... Sooja..."
"Meri pyaari Aaku, sooja..."
(He sighs, reflecting on their past relationship)
Character (voice-over, with a bittersweet smile):
"Main pyaar se apni wife ko 'Aaku' bulaata tha... Aur pyaar bhi bohot karta tha.
Lekin usne kabhi meri kadar nahi ki."
"Maine sirf usse pyaar kiya, aur usne kisi wor se..."
(Eyes darken, tone serious)
"Kitni baar kaha maine, maan jao... Maan jao."
(Pause)
"Par woh nahi maani."
(Suddenly, a cold smile creeps across his face as he remembers)
"Toh kya karta main?"
[The mood shifts; he recalls the moment of the crime, now smiling eerily.]
Character (sinisterly):
"Maine dheere dheere blade se iska gala kaat diya... Isse tarapte hue dekh kar...
Mujhe bohot maza aaya."
(Eyes wide, enjoying the memory)
"Usse aur tadpane ke liye maine uski peeth mein..."
(Gestures the stabbing motion with a knife)
"Chhura bhi ghopa."
"Uske khoon ki mahak... Aaj bhi mujhe deewaana bana rahi hai."
[He pauses, seeming lost in the sensation of the memory. Then, the narrative picks
up again, detailing the decline of their relationship.]
Character (calmly, matter-of-fact):
"Shaadi ke ek saal toh sab theek tha... Phir iska promotion hua. Roz raat der se
aana... Boss ke saath parties... Naye naye mard isse ghar chhodne aate the... Yeh
sab mujhe paagal bana raha tha."
(Voice grows angrier)
"Ghin aane lagi thi mujhe isse... Isko chhune se."
"Kal maine isko haste hue dekha... Call par."
(Sudden change of tone, laughing maniacally)
"Aur maine isse maut ki neend sula diya."
[The character, now completely detached from reality, lays down beside her body,
smiling in a trance-like state.]
[Scene: The audition room. The actor stands in front of the casting director,
visibly nervous after his performance.]
Actor (excitedly):
"Sahab, kaisi ki maine acting?"
Casting Director (scoffing, unimpressed):
"Abey woh! Kaha se uth ke chale aate ho? Yeh Mumbai hai, yaar! Kaha se laaye ho
isko? Time waste kar diya mera."
[The actor, desperate, begins to cry.]
Actor (pleading):
"Sahab please, sahab, mujhe ek chance de dijiye... Please sahab!"
Casting Director (irritated):
"Abey yaar! Beech mein tune apni overacting start kar di. Kahaan se leke aate ho
yeh ladke? Jao yahaan se!"
Actor (begging):
"Mujhe last chance de do sir... Please sir!"
Casting Director (losing patience):
"Bohot ho gaya chance-vance. Nikal yahan se! Main yahaan acting sikhane baitha hoon
ya audition lene?"
Actor (breaking down):
"Nahi, please! Ek chance! Main maa-baap ka ek lauta beta hoon... Unka kya hoga?"
Casting Director (sighing, reluctantly):
"Accha, accha... Theek hai. Tera situation aaya hai..."
Actor (determined):
"Nahi sahab... Main bas apni marzi ka act karna chahta hoon."
Casting Director (with an exasperated shrug):
"Accha accha, kar."
[The actor straightens up, composing himself, wipes his tears, and begins his
monologue.]
Actor (with a mix of frustration and emotion):
"I shut everyone out because I wanted to be an actor... Haha, an actor...
Sorry maa, bauji... Par main kisi cheez ke layak nahi hoon. Aapka beta bohot lada,
lekin haar gaya... Itne paise mujh par barbaad karne ke liye... Sorry. Par mera
acting ke prati pyaar jhootha nahi tha...
Maa, maaf karna. Kaash main woh insaan ban paata jo aap chahti thi...
Main wor jeena nahi chahta..."
[He pauses, looks directly at the casting director, then delivers his final line,
his voice trembling.]
Actor (with quiet resignation):
"Sahab... Yeh zarur mera maa-baap ko batana... Ki unka beta ek accha actor tha..."
[The scene ends as the actor lowers his head, wiping his tears, while the casting
director remains silent, unsure of what to say next.]
