Whenthecurt

aingoesupweseet hatt
hest
agemanagerandst
agehandshav
est
ruck
t
hefi
rstsceneandhavesetanot
her,asmal
lgar
denf
ountai
n.

From onesideoft
hestaget
heAct
orscomeonandfr
om t
heothert
heCHARACTERS.
ThePr oduceri
sst
andi
nginthemi
ddl
eofthest
agewi
thhi
shandoverhi
smouth,
thi
nki
ng.

DI
RECTOR (Af
terashortpause,shruggi
nghisshoul
ders)hmmm…t heekhai
phi
r.aapharcheezmuj hparchhordain.
.sabkuchht
heekheehoga.
Doosraactshurookartayhai
n.

STEP-
DAUGHTER vahansayj nkay(
ahanhum i poi
nti
ngtotheFATHER)gharaat
ay
hain.(
poi
ntingatt
heson)uskaynachaahnaykbaavaj
ood.

DI
RECTOR (
Get
tingi
mpati
ent
)theekhai
theekhai
…mai
nkehr
ahahoonna
muj
hparchhor
rdai
n.

STEP-
DAUGHTER l
eki
naapy ehzaroordikhaayengaykusay(
poi
nti
ngt
othe
SON)hamaraaanabilkulpasandnahi
ntha.

MOTHER j
aanayhum aay
eheeky
ont
hay
…ki
skof
aai
dapohnchahamar
ay
aanaysay
….

STEP-
DAUGHTER l
ekinyehit
obaathai…j
i
tnahamainnuqsaanpohnchaygaut
nahee
unkopachhtanaykamauqamil
ega….

DI
RECTOR mai
nkehr
ahahoonkmuj
hparchhor
rdai
n…pl
ease….
forgod’
ssake!

MOTHER (
pleadi
ng)aap….aapyehzar
oordikhy
aai
yyegakmai
nnayapni
t
arafsaypoori
koshishkeetheek….

STEP-
DAUGHTER kmai nus(pointi
ngtotheSON)saydoorr ahoon….ussayjhagr
roon
nahin…kaheenusaykisibaatkaburanalagjaaye….(
tothe
DIRECTOR)l eki
nmazayki baatyehhaikji
tnayehuskadilnarm
karnaykikoshishkart
itheenutnaheevohpatthardi
lhotajaat
atha.
Hai nadramaticsi
tuat
ion!!

DI
RECTOR kaam shur
ookar
ainhum…knahi
n?

STEP-
DAUGHTER t
heekhai
mai
nabekl
afznahi
nbol
oongi
.Leki
nekbaatmai
naapko
 batadoon:aapjosaar
akasaar
ascenegar
denmei
nkar
nachaah
rahayhai
nv ohnahi
nhosakt
a.

DI
RECTOR ky
onnahi
n?

STEP-
DAUGHTER kyonkev oh(point
ingattheSON)harwaqtapnaykamraymein
bandr eht
ahai.aurisbachaykai
tnasaaraparthai
joi
ndoorhota
hai.gharkandar.

DI
RECTOR vohmuj hepat
ahai…leki
nhum ekheescenemei
nteenchaarbaar
setchangenahinkarsaktay
.

HERO v
ohsi
rfbr
oadwaypaypossi
blehai
.

DI
RECTOR j
ee…amreecamei
n.dekhei
nmainmantahoonkussayi
l
lusi
on
cr
eatekar
naymei
naasaanihot
eehai
….l
ekin….

FATHER I
ll
usi
on?Ki
amat
labi
l
lusi
on?

DI
RECTOR i
ll
usi
onkamatl
ab….Mat
labhaqeeqatkagumaan…naql
il
eki
nbi
l
kul
asl
ij
aisa….

ASSI
STANTDI
RECTOR j
odi
khnaymei
nasl
il
agayl
eki
nhonahi
n….
ILLUSI
ON

FATHER dekhi
yedekhiye….
pleaseaapyehlaf
zist
emaal
nakar
ain….
yehl
afz
khaastaurparmereliyet
akl
eefdayhai
.

DI
RECTOR hai
n?ky
on?

FATHER azeey
atnaakhai
yehmer
eli
ye….

DI
RECTOR l
o…bataaozar
a….
arayt
ophirki
akahai
n?Hum y
ahanl
ogonk
saamnayekil
l
usi
onheetocreat
ekart
ayhai
n….

HERO apni
adaakar
isay
.

DI
RECTOR ekdam per
fecti
l
lusi
on.Ji
sparhaqeeqatkagumaanho.

FATHER mujhepatahai…mainyehsamaj ht
ahoon…lekinshaayadaap
hamainnahinsamjhpaarahay
.Dekhiyeaapauraapkayadakaar
on
kel
iyeyehsabsirfekkhelhai
…lekinhamariyehhaqeeqat
hai
….haqeeqatkagumaany ail
lusi
onnahin…

DI
RECTOR dekhi
yey
eht
ohumkomaal
oom hai
….
FATHER l
eki
naapsamajhnahinr
ahay
….dekhi
yeaapkayi
shaqeeqatk
gumaankbaaharhamar
ikoi
haqeeqatnahi
nhai
….

DI
RECTOR ki
akehr
ahahai
yaary
eh….
kaunsi
zabaanmei
nbaatkarr
ahahai
…

FATHER Sir
,mai
nsir
fapnibaatnahi
nkarr
aha…aapkhudsochi
yezar
a….
kia
aapwaqay
eejaantayhai
naapkaunhai
n?

DI
RECTOR mai
n?Mai
nkaunhoon?Mai
nmai
nhoon!

FATHER auragarmai
naapsaykahoonkaapMAI
Nhai
naurMAI
Naap…t
o?

DI
RECTOR t
omai
nkahoongakaappaagal
hai
n.

(
Act
orsl
augh)

FATHER hansi
yehansi
ye….
kyonkeyahanharcheezekkhel
ekmazaaqhet o
hai
….l
eki
nkiaaapeklamhaykoiskhelkobhul
akaryehsochsakt
ay
hai
nkaapkaunhain?

DI
RECTOR (Tur
ningwithami xt
ureofamazementandannoyance,tot
he
ACTORS)ai kshakhsjokhudkoekkir
daarbat
atahaivohmujhse
poochhrahahaikmai nkaunhoon.

FATHER (withdignit
y,butnotoff
ended)maafki j
i
y egaleki
nekkirdaarek
aadmi sayhameshapoochsaktahai kv ohkaunhai.uskihaqeeqat
kiahai.kyonkekki r
daarkiapniekzindagihoteehai….
kuchh
tayshudasi f
aathoteehain….
ji
nkiwajahsayv ohkuchhhot a
hai.
...
jabkeekaadmi …mainaapkibaatnahinkarraha….l
ekinek
aadmi ,bohotmumki nhai,
kkuchhbhi naho.

DI
RECTOR aapkayli
yeyehjaannaagari
tnaheezaroori
hait
omainbatadai
ta
hoonmainkaunhoon….maindir
ectorhoon…aury
ahankacont
rol
merehaathmeinhai….
aayeebaatsamajhmein?

FATHER (hal
fsmi l
i
ng,butgent lyandpolit
ely)l
eki
nkiaaapaaj bhi
v i
asayhee
hainjai
saaaj saybeessaal pehlethay?vohtamaam khayalaat
,
ehsaasaat,v
ohpoor iekdunyajoaapkayandaraurbaaharaabaad
thee…ki
aaaj uski koihaqeeqathai?ki
avohsabekkhaabek
vaahimanahinl agta?Auraaj j
abaapuskhaabkopal atkardaikht
ay
hainjokabhiaapki haqeeqattha…tokiaaapkoapnaypairontal
ay
sayzameenkhi sakteemehsoosnahi nhotee?Kyonkeaajsaydas
saalbaadaapkoy ehsabbhi ekkhaabheel agay
ga!
DI
RECTOR i
ssabsayki
asaabi
thot
ahai
bhai
?

FATHER kuchhnahin.si
rfy
ehkjaisayhamari
iskhel
kbaaharkoi
haqeeqat
nahinhai
vaisayheeaapkibhii
slamhaykaagaykoi
haqeeqatnahi
n
hai.

DI
RECTOR mer
ikoi
haqeeqatnahi
nhai
?

FATHER nahi
n….
agaraapki
haqeeqatharl
amhabadal
tir
eht
ihai
to….

DI
RECTOR l
eki
nyeht
osabj
aant
ayhai
nyeht
osabksaat
hhot
ahai
…..

FATHER l
ekinhamaraysaathyehnahinhotasir!!
!Yeheetosaaraafar
qhai!
hamaraaajkabhinahi
nbadalta.Vohbadal heenahinsakt
a.Hum ek
daai
yemeehaqeeqatmei nqaidhain.yehekaisaazaabhai j
i
say
aapkabhinahi
nsamaj hsakt
ay ….
kyonkeaapharl amha….

DI
RECTOR arayyaarbandkaroyehhaqeeqatkeebakwaas…hum khai ltay
yar
karlai
nj oaapkhudy ahanl
aykaraay et
hay…?aapkoshay adpata
nahinhaileki
naapkuchhziadaheef al
safaj
haar
rtayahin….aur
mujhelagtahaij
aisayaap….aap….
eksecond….j
abaapy ahanaay e
thaytoaapnaykahat haaapekdr amaykakir
daarhainjisay
dramanigaarnayadhoorachhorrdiahai
.

FATHER y
ehsachhai
sir
.

DI
RECTOR baskarai
ny aar…yehkisqisim keebaathai…i
sparkaunyaqeenkar
saktahai
..
aur….auraapkay ehsaar afal
saf
amuj heekwri
terkiyaad
dil
arahahai j
omuj hebil
kul pasandnahinhai
….balkay
…balkayusika
tokhelhum aajrehear
sekarr ahaythay
….

FATHER mujhenahi
nmaal oom aapkiski
baatkarrahayhainleki
nhamaray
saat
hhamar aymusannifnaybar
rizi
adtiki
hai si
r….
hamainpaida
karkusnayhamai nl
awarisonkit
arhachhorrdia….
aapsochnahin
sakt
ayhum nayuskiki
tniminnat
ainkeenkv ohhamar akhel
mukammal karday….

STEP-
DAUGHTER yehsachhai….kit
nibaarmai
nuskaypaasjaakarusaylubhaati
thee…shaam kvaqtjabsaay
egehrayhorahayhotaythayaurvoh
l
ampt aknahinjalat
athaa…t
abhum untamaam saay onksaat h
uskaypaasjaataythay….
merimaanyahan….yehbachay ahan
hameshakeet arhaakail
a….
aurmaini
nkaysaath( poi
nti
ngt ot
he
 father
)aurkabhikabhimainakelee…unsaay onkbeech….( makesa
suddenmov ementasifinthevi
sionshehasofher selfi
ll
uminati
ng
thoseshadowsshewant edtoseizeholdofherself
.)Mainjeena
chaahtihoon!!
!Mainjeenachaahtihoon!!Haah!Kaisaykai
say
zabardastsceneshum nayuskobat aayethay!
!.
..
.sabsayziada
mai nusaylubhat
ithee…

FATHER shayadusnaytumhariheewaj
ahsayhamainadhoorachhor
r
dia…t
umharayehziddi
pan,zar
oor
atsayzi
adamut aal
baat…naak
meindam kardi
athauska.

STEP-
DAUGHTER bakwaas!Maintovai
seeheet heejai
savohchaahtat
ha….
shaayad
vohtheat
resaymaay yushogayathaaky
onkey ahanl
ogbasvohi
dekhnachaahtayhai
njo….

DI
RECTOR suni
ye….
please….
please….
kiahum dr
amanahi
nkarsakt
ay?

STEP-
DAUGHTER I’
m sorr
y.Aapnaykahakaapt
eenchaarbaarsetchangenahi
nkar
saktay
?

DI
RECTOR j
eehaan.hamai nacti
onkocombinekarnayki
zaroorathai
taakay
ekflowbansakay.Joaapchahtihai
nvohnahinhosaktakyeh
kamr onmeinghoomtarahayaurai
seecheezkbaaraymeinsochta
rahayji
s…j
iskaysochnaysayki
ahoga?

STEP-
DAUGHTER y
ehmur
jhaaj
aay
ega…/buj
hhj
ayega

DI
RECTOR haant
heekhai
leki
n….

STEP-
DAUGHTER aurusi waqtyehfavvaraykpaaskhai l
aygee…. basy ehi
ekkhushi
rehgay eehaimerizindagimei n…iskokhel t
aydai khna…dar akhtonki
chhaaoonmei n…usgharki ghalazatsaydoorj ahanhum r eht e
hain….
aury ehmeresaat hsot ihai….aapsochsakt ayhain….y eh
masoom seebachi mer eisgandayj ism sayl agkarsot ee
thee….apnaychhotaychhot aybaazoo’ onmei nmuj hesamai t
kar….j
abbhi mujhebaaghmei ndai khteetheef oranbhaagkarmer e
paasaat it
hee…mer ahaathpakar rtithee….aurmuj hephool dikhaat
i
theejousnayj amaki yethay….kit
ni khusht heey eh….

DI
RECTOR karai
ngay….karai
ngay
…hum baghwalascenekarai
ngay…bal
kay
saarayscenesheehum baaghmienkar
aingay…JAVED!Yaarek
kaam karoyahanekdodarakhtl
aakarl
agaao…abdaikhozaray
eh
 bachay ahanchhupsakt ahai….i
ssayy ehbaaghmei nbhinahin
l
agay gaaurhami ansetbhi nahichangekar napar r
ayga….t
heekhai
naa?Aaobet aaaj aaozara(Theboydoesn’ tmov e)aao…aajaaoo
daronahi n…(
Thenhepul lshimforwar dandt ri
est omakehim hold
hisheadup, butev er
yti
mei tfal
lsdownagai nonhi schest.
)i s
bachayksaat hkuchhaj eebseegar r
bar rhai…ki
amasl ahaiiska?
Betay ahanzarachhupkaydi khao…y ahan…haan…t horrasabaahar
aaoo…nahi nthor
rapeechhay …haanbas….Yeht heekhai….y
ehbol t
a
volt
abhi hiaknahi n?

STEP-
DAUGHTER y
ehnahinbol
aygasi
r.Jabt oh(
akv poi
nti
ngt
otheSON)y
ahanhai
.
y
ehkuchhnahinbol
ayga.

SON (
Movingdet
erminedl
ytooneoft
heset
sofst
epsl
eadi
ngof
fst
age.
)
t
heekhai
….mainchal
ajaat
aahoon.

DI
RECTOR (
Stoppi
nghi
mimmedi
atel
y)aay
e!!Ruko….
kahaa…kahaanj
aar
ayho?

(
Themot hergetsup,
anxiousatt
heideathathei
sreal
lygoingand
i
nst
incti
vel
yraisi
ngherarmsasiftohol
dhim back,
butwithout
movingfr
om wheresheis.)

SON (Atthefootl
i
ghts,
tothepr
oducerwhoisrest
rai
ninghimther
e.)
mer eyahanr
uknayki
koiwajahnahi
nhai…mujhejanaydi
j
iye,
please…

DI
RECTOR ki
amat
labkoi
waj
ahnahi
nhai
?

STEP-
DAUGHTER par
eshaannahon…y
ehkahi
nnahi
njaay
ega

FATHER I
sayapni
maaksaat
habhi
vohbhay
anakscenekar
nayhai
.

SON (qui
ckl
yangryanddeter
mined)mai
nkehchukkahoonmuj
hekuchh
nahi
nkarna….muj
hejaanaydai
n…

DAUGHTER (
STEP- cr
ossingtot
heproducer)theekhai.Jaanaydaini
say.(
Shemoves
theDIRECTOR’shandfrom theson.Thenshet ur
nstotheSONand
says.
)Jaao….ar
ayjaaaooo!
!!

(Thesonst aysnearthestepsbutasifpull
edbysomest range
forceheisquiteunabletogodownt hem:thentot heastonishment
andt othedismayoft heactor
s,hemov esalongthefrontofthe
stagetowardstheothersetofstepsdowni ntotheauditori
um:but
 havi
nggotther
e,hestay
st her
eanddoesn’
tactuall
ygodownthem.
TheSTEP-DAUGHTERwhohaswat chedhim scornful
l
ybutv
ery
i
ntent
ly,
burst
sint
olaughter.
)

STEP-
DAUGHTER dekhaaapnay …yehnahi njaasakta…. i
sayyahanruknahee
hoga…yehhamar aysaat hisbandhanmei nqaidhai.Bhaagoongee
tomain…jabv ohkuchhhochukay gaj ohonahai….aury eh…yeh
yaheenrahayga…apnayi snaikseer atbaapaurismaaksaat h…ji
say
l
agtahai ki
skayi lawai skaaurkoi betanahinhai…shay adaapnay
notekiaho…jabv ohj aanaylagatokai sayyehusayr oknaykliy
e
kharr
ihogayeet heen…aurdekhenphi rsayapnaylaadlaykpaas
j
aaraheehainusayr oknay…v ohscenekar nay….

SON l
ekinmainkoi
scenenahinkarr
aha.Mainyahansayni
kal
nahi
n
sakt
aleki
nmainkoiscenenahi
nkaroonga…

FATHER si
r,aapkoi
ssayv
ohscenekar
naheepar
ray
ga.

SON koi
muj
hsekuchhnahi
nkar
wasakt
a.

FATHER mai
nkar
wasakt
ahoon.

STEP-
DAUGHTER ekminut
e…pehlei
sbachikousfavv
araykpaasjaanahoga….(
Runs
tot
aketheCHILDandleadshert
othefount
ain.
)

DI
RECTOR haanbi
l
kul
…donosceneeksaat
h…

(Thesecondladyleadandt hesecondleadact
oratthi
spoint
separat
ethemselvesfrom thegroupofACTORS.Onewat chesthe
MOTHERat t
enti
vely;
theothermov esaboutst
udyi
ngthe
mov ementsandmanneroft heSONwhom hewi l
lhavetoact.
)

SON (
totheDI
RECTOR)donoscene?Kaunsaydonoscene?Mer
eaur
i
nkaydar
miankoi
scenenahinhuatha…poochl
aini
nsay.

MOTHER y
ehsachhai
….mai
niskaykamr
aymei
naay
ee…

SON kamr
aymei
n…sunaaaapnay
?Baghmei
nnahi
n….

DI
RECTOR i
ssaykoif
arknahi
nparr
ta….
hum ev
ent
skonay
esi
raysayt
art
eeb
dayr
ahayhi
an…aurki
tni
baarbat
aaonmai
n?

SON (
glar
ingatt
hej
uveni
l
eleadandt
hesecondl
eadact
ress)ki
ahai
?
SECONDLEADACTOR kuchhnahi
n…mai
nbusaapkodai
khr
ahat
haa.
.

SON (
tur
ningtot
hesecondl
eadact
ress)aah,
auraapbhi
apnaypar
tki
t
ayyari
karr
aheehai
n….

DI
RECTOR Exact
ly!Auraapkotoi
sbaatpaykhushhonachahi
yeky
ehaap
meinit
nainterestl
ayr
aheehai
n….

SON khush?Aapki abhi

t aksamajhmeinnahinaayakaapi st
arhayeh
khelnahi
nkarsaktay …kai
salagaygaaapkoagarkoimusalsal
aaai
ynabankaaapkaysaat hchalt
arahayaurusaaiynemeinaapko
apnaaslichehradikhnaykbajayeekbhondeeseetasweerdikhay
?

FATHER t
heekbi
l
kul
theekkehr
ahahai
yeh.

DI
RECTOR theekhait
heekhai
…inkaysaat
hchipakkarkhar
rayhonaykee
zaroor
atnahi
nhai…doorsaydai
kho.

SON j
oaapkokar
nahai
kar
ain…busmujhedoorr
akhai
n.Mai
naapsay
kehr
ahahoonmuj
hekuchhnahi
nkarna.

DI
RECTOR chop!Bus….abt
um nahinbol
ogay…(
tur
ningt
othemot
her
)aap
i
skaykamr aymeingayeenphi
r?

MOTHER mainy ehsabaurnahinsehsakt

ithee….maini
ssayapnaydi
lka
haalkehnachaahtit
hee…apnaydi
l kabojhhal
kakar
nachaaht
i
thee…l
ekinjai
sayheemainkamraymei naayee…

SON mainvahansayut
hhkarchal
agaya…koi
scenenahi
nhua…muj
he
sceneskar
naykakoi
shauqnahi
nhai.

MOTHER y
ehsachhai
….t
heekkehr
ahahai
yeh.

DI
RECTOR l
eki
nhamai
nvohscenebananahoga….
yehbohotzar
oor
ihai
.

MOTHER maintay
y arhoon…agarekbaarbasekbaarmuj
hei
ssayapnaydi
l
kaahaalkehnekamauqami ljaayemai
n…

FATHER (
tot
heSON)t
umhi
ankar
nahoga….
apni
maakeekhaat
ir
.

SON (
mor
ethanev
erdet
ermi
ned)mai
nnahi
nkar
oonga.

FATHER (
taki
nghol
dofhi
scoatcol
laandshakinghi
m)kar
napar
rayga
t
umhain…t
umai
nkarnapar
rayga…sunanahi
nvohki
akehraheehai
?
 Zar
asaabhi
khay
alnahi
nhai
tumhai
nuska?

SON (
taki
nghol
dofhi
sfat
her
)haannahi
nhai
!
!!Nahi
nhi
a…

(
Ther
eisageneraluproar
.TheMOTHERf ri
ght
enedoutofherwi
ts,
t
ri
estogetbet
weent hem andsepar
atet
hem.)

MOTHER buskar
ain…bundkar
ainy
ehj
hagr
ra

FATHER (
Hangi
ngon)t
um kar
ogayy
anahi
n!

SON (Wrestl
ingwi thhi
m andf i
nall
yt hrowinghimt othegroundneart he
steps.Ev ery
oneishorr
if
ied.)kia, huaki
ahai aapkoaakhi r?Kia
mi l
aygaai spaagal
pansay ,haan?Unshar mnaakbat onka
dhandorapeet nachaahtayhainaap?Peet ai
n.Lekinmuj hsekuchh
nakahai n.Mainkuchhnahinkar oonga.Aurmai nkuchhghal at
nahinkarr ahahoon.Mainv ohikarr ahahoonj ohamar amusanni f
chaahtat haa.Usnayyehkabhi nahinchaahakhamai nstagepar
l
aay e.

DI
RECTOR t
ophi
rtum y
ahanaay
eheeky
on?

SON mai
nnahi
naay
a,v
ohaay
ehai
n.

DI
RECTOR hai
n?Tum y
ahannahi
nho?

SON mai nyahanhoonkyonkv ohmujheyahanbaakisabkaysaat

h
ghaseetkarlaay
ehain.Vohyahanaanachaahteythay
.Mainnahin.
Inhonnayaapkaysaathmi l
karkhelmeinnasi
rfvohcheezai
n
dalwaayeenjopehl
esaymauj oodtheenbal
kayvohkuchhbhijo
kabhithaaheenahi
n.

DI
RECTOR theekhai
….t
heekhai…totum bat
aomujhekasl mei
nkiahua
thaa…j
abyehtumharaypaasaay eent
otum baghai
rkuchhkahay
kamraysaybaaharnikal
gayethay?Haan?

SON j
eehaan….baghai
rkuchhkahay
….muj
hekoi
scenenahi
ncr
eat
e
kar
natha.

DI
RECTOR t
heek…phi
r?Uskaybaadki
ahua?

SON (He’
snowthecentreofever
yone’
sagonizedat
tent
ionandhe
cr
ossest
hestage)uskaybaad…kuchhnahin….
mainbaaharni
kl
a
 aurbaaghmei
naay
a…

DI
RECTOR phi
r?Phi
rki
ahua?Tum baaghmei
naay
eaur
…

SON (Exasper
ated,put
ti
nghisfaceintothecrookofhisar
m.)aap
kyon….ky
oni t
napeechhayparrayhain….
voh….vohbohothol
naak
manzarhai!(Themotheri
st r
embl i
ngwithsti
fl
edsobsandlooki
ng
towardsthefount
ain.
)

DI
RECTOR (Qui
etl
y,seei
ngwheresheisl
ooki
ngandt
urni
ngt
otheSONwi
th
growi
ngapprehensi
on)vohbachi
?

SON (
Looki
ngst
rai
ghti
nfr
ont
,outt
otheaudi
ence)udhar
….f
avv
aar
ay
mei
n…paanimei
n….

FATHER (poi
nti
ngwit
htenderpi
tytotheMOTHER)yehuswakti
ska
peechhakar
teehueebaaharaay
eethee…

DI
RECTOR phi
rtum nayki
aki
aa?

SON (Sti
lll
ookingoutfr
ontandspeakingslowly)mai
ndaurrkaruskay
paasgay a….t
akayusaybachaloon…. l
eki
nusiwaqtmerinazarek
aurcheezparpar r
ee…dar
akhtonmei nsayekaisamanzarmer i
tar
afjhaanktathaji
snaymer akhoonkhushkkardia…vohbachaun
darakhtonkepeechhaykharratha….aankhonmei
nekhai batt
aari
kiy
e…v ohisbachikobastakayjaarahathaa…

(Thest
ep-
daught
eri
ssti
llbentatt
hefount
ainhi
dingt
heli
tt
leGi
rl
,
andshesobspat
het
ical
l
y,hersobssoundi
ngli
keanecho.
)

(
Ther
eisapause)

SON (
Cont
inued)Mai
nuski
tar
afbar
rhal
eki
n…

(Fr
om behi
ndthetr
eeswher
ethel
i
ttl
eboyi
sst
andi
ngt
her
eist
he
soundofashot.
)

MOTHER (Withat er
ri
blecrysherunsalongwi ththeSONandal lt
heACTORS
i
nt hemi dstofagreatgener
alconf usion.
)Merabucha!MeraBucha!
(Andt henfrom outoft
heconf usi
onandcr yi
nghervoicecomes
out.)Koikuchhkaro…kuchhkar o…bachaaoisay…

DI
RECTOR (
ami
dstt
heshout
inghet
ri
est
ocl
earspacewhi
l
stt
hel
i
ttl
eboyi
s
 carr
iedbyhi
sfeet
)hat
ohat
o…di
khaao….
yehki
awaqay
eezakhmee
hogayahai
?

SOMEACTORS margay
ahai
.Maarl
i
akhudkoi
snay
.Waqay
eemargay
ahai
…

OTHERACTORS maranahinhai…naat
akkarr
ahahai
….make-
bel
i
eve…adakar
i
kar
rahahai…bunrahahai
…

FATHER adkaar
i?Make-
bel
i
eve?Haqeeqatsi
r,HAQEEQAT!

DI
RECTOR haqeeqat….make-
beli
eve…maankiaankhhaqeeqatkee….
mer a
saathzi
ndageemei naisanahi
nhua….mer
apoor adi
nbarrbaad
hogayainlogonpar.

CURTAI
N