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Concept, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction

Anubhab Ghosh
Series 1.
Scene 1.1. Ext. Night. Raat’er Kolkata’r kichu drishyo. Ondhokar rasta,
ektu faka, cut to main roads sequences.. Gari kom... Esplande’e ektu halka
beshi bhir. Cut to Howrah Staion area.. Lokjon beshi. Etc. Etc. Sequences
of roads during the night.

Scene 1.2. Ext. Night./ Cross Dissolve to a South Calcutta’r goli./ Ekta
meye, Ishika, party-wear’e bari firche./ Ondhokar rasta./ Tinte chele rok’e
bosey adda dicchilo./ Meye’takey dekhe, meyetar dikey egiye jay, chele
tinte/ Started teasing with Bengali songs..

Bablu & Chandan: (Matal IN CHORUS) Ful kolire, kolire, kolire, ful koli,
Pagli kobe, tui kobe, tui amar hobi (Repeat the same lines twice)

[Meye’ta discomfort feel korbe, “Help! Help!” kore chechabe]

Chandan: (Meyetar samne giye) Ki mamoni chechaccho keno? Amra shudhu gaan
gailam, ete chechanor ki ache, mamoni?

Bablu: (In a mocking way) Areh bujhte parchis na.. Mamoni chaiche kaj’ta
taratari sere feli.. Ektu bojh!

[Chandan ar Bablu egiye jay, meyeta’k dhore ekta goli’te niye jay. Rastar
mathite fele. Chandan ar Bablu dujonei jama pant khole. First’e meyetar
poshak’ta chire onyodike chure fele dae, focus on that one. They raped her.
Korar por they left her behind on the road... Dujone je chole jacche oder
payer opor focus blur hobe..]

Cut. Dissolve..

Scene 1.3. Int.

Characters: Vasundhara and Eliza.
Same night. Kolkata’r Ballygunge’e ek mesh barir room.
Mesh barir ghor ta khub ogochalo. Vasundhara is smoking weed,
khatey bosey. Ar Eliza is reading a magazine, sitting beside her. Focus on
magazine pages, tarpor mukh soriye bollo..

Eliza: Do you really believe, ei society ei shob ekdin mene nebe?

Vasundhara: Kon shob? (Eliza’r dikey takiye) Kire kon shob?

[Eliza magazine ta namiye rakhlo khatey..]

Eliza: Na mane ei je, amra live in korchi, amader chawa pawa je mile geche,
and in future ek-sathe thakar plan korchi, will this society say Okay to
it? Mane mene nebe toh amader?

Vasundhara: Gaar’e jak society and its fucking social norms. Ki baal ta
chireche bol toh etodin? Pereche ektao rape, molestation eishob atkate?

Eliza: Ar atkano.. Roj average’e 12 khana rape hoy ei deshe. Media proshno
chure dile, tader ektai reason, they can’t do anything in this matter.

(Eliza’k thamiye nesha nesha golay bollo..)

Eliza: ...Or dress’er dohai!

Eliza: (With a smile) In the name of Jesus, tui olpo’te high ajke! Fyal
ota!.. Tachara, tor idaning onek chele bondhu hoyeche, prem korchis na
toh?...(Vasundhara started laughing) Toke chere kotha bolbo na kintu.

(Vasundhara kissed Eliza)

Vasundhara: You’re my constant forever.

(Eliza uthe boshey, onyodike takiye..)

Eliza: Bhoy lagey, bhoy lagey re boddo. Gyan chilona tokhon, when they
left me alone in the church. Thik kore etao janina ami hindu na muslim,
jain na christian. Sei somoy’kar father adopted me, (niswas niye) tai Gomez
ta podobi hisebe use korte pari, or else, Ami etao sottie jani na, what’s
the correct date of my birthday. (Smiled. Vasundhara ekta cigarette ber
kore tothe rakhlo just.. Jalabena.) Tui chilish bole, tao ekta existence’er
icche jonmechilo, or else ei God damn society’te kono ek ratre amio other
1.6 million meyer moto raped obosthay, kapor jama chara rastay suye
thaktam! Damn it.

Vasundhara: Ei shon! Nyakachodami marbi na, alright! Eli, tui jeta korchis
ba amra dujon jeta korchi na, bara ardhek lok korar jonyo roj pechon fatiye
morey. Shey jaygay we’re successful.

Eliza: Ar kakima manbe amay? Tor amar ei somporkota manbe?

Vasundhara: They know everything alright! I don’t think they’ll give a shit
to this. Ar shon (Eliza’r kaade haat dilo..) Na manle we’ll leave this
city. Alright? (Both smiles)

(Focus on the face then blur out.. Cross dissolve into a different room)

(Cut 2)

Scene 2.1. Ext. Morning. Bhor’er Kolkata’r kichu montage shots. Preferably
Ghat scenes, Bazar, Chayer dokan, Meat Shop’s Line, Someone is smoking
cigarette alongside was busy on a call. (Cut 2)
Scene 2.2. Int. Morning. A married husband wife, ghumacche pashapashi.
Hothat jorey jorey phone bajche, Snigdha haat narate narate, balish’er tola
theke phone’ta bar korlo. Choto choto chokhe dekhlo, Chief Editor phone
koreche.. Phone’ta dhore bollo..

Snigdha: Good morning Sir!

Editor VO: Ar morning..! Tumi kothay ekhon?

Snigdha: Apni jekhane ekhon, amio sekhane.. Eto sokale kothay ar jabo..

Editor VO: Jekhane acho sekhan theke uthe eso.. Beshi korte hobe na ar.
Kichu khobor peyecho? (Snigdha chokh mukh muche uthe boshlo) Ballygunge’e
kal ratre rape hoyeche ekta college student! Hot news ber korte hobe toh,
taina? Amader paper’k toh onek dhur egote hobe! Already ‘Days of Calcutta’
pouche geche meyetar barite. Tumio pouche jao..

Snigdha: Alright sir. Bye!

(Snigdha phone namiye rakhlo.. Ekbar edik odik takiye, khat theke namte
jabe, tokhon Ritam haat’ta dhore tanbe..)

Snigdha: Charo.. Choro mere haat.. Humko spot mein pouchna hoga! I’m
already late.

Ritam: (Ghumanto tone) Aj toh robbar! Ghumao toh.

Snigdha: Ritam! Please..

(Snigdha haat’ta chariye khaat theke neme gelo..)

(Dissolve. Cut 2.)

Scene 2.3. Int. Montage shot. Ishika’s room.. Ishika is sitting on the
bed.. Ghor ta besh smoky.. She’s looking outside the veranda.. Ekbar edik
odik takalo.. Tarpor matha’ta nichu korlo... (Shot will be taken from her
back)

(Cross Dissolve.) (Cut 2)

Scene 2.4. Int. Snigdha’s room. Snigdha edik odik hatte hatte, movement
korte korte kotha bolbe.. Ritam will be sitting at a corner of the bed..

Snigdha: Ami toh moja korar jonyo berocchi na!

Ritam: Moja korar kotha tullam koi? Robbar’tao ekhon baad jacche na setai
bollam!

Snigdha: So? So what? (Ritam’er samne dariye) Journalist hu.. Government

employee nehi. 6 mahiney do-do bar promotion mila, thik hein! Self
independent hu mein.. Ei bangali bou’der moto bosey khete amar family at
least amay sekhayni! (Moves to the dressing table)

Ritam: (In a mocking way) Biriyani chere ki kore je idli dosha kheye boro
hole jani na!

Snigdha: Brahmin tha hum.. Bohot norms hein ha, hamare cast mein!

Ritam: Snigdha, ei family’tao Brahmin, okay? Seta bhule jeo na.

Snigdha: Koto norms mano tomra bangali’ra dekha ache, baire ei joto haab
vaab! Barite pork theke mod ganja sob khao.

Ritam: That’s completely our personal matter.

(Snigdha was combing her hair.. Kotha’ta shune comb ta namiye ghure takiye
bollo..)

Snigdha: Tumi tahole ki kore expect koro ami Sunday jete parbo na kothao.
Kaaj thakle jabo... Byass.. (Ritam er pasey ese dariye bag’e camera bhorlo,
ar cigarette ar litter’ta dhokalo, tarpor Ritam’er dike takiye bollo..)
Breakfast’e bread ache, mayo ta fridge’e ache, sugar-free’ta tomar
study’te.. Dupure na firle Swiggy theke kichu aniye nebe. Choli! (Bole
ghure beriye jacchilo, abar ghure Ritam’er samne ese bollo..) And listen,
don’t call up Buddho and Sid over here! Botol dekhle udum kelabo. Bye.
(Hugs Ritam says “love you, take care”.. Ei bole chere beriye gelo ghor
theke.)

Ritam:(mone mone bollo) Besh korbo amio khabo..

[Ritam dhrigyo-niswas nilo.. Khaat theke neme phone’ta dressing table theke
niye edik odik takiye ekta number search kore, dial kore kaane dilo]

Ritam: E buddho! Bari achis mama!...Ei shon na amar bou nei barite.. Na na
bikeler agey kono chance nei ferar... Tui maal niye chole ay.. Nip ann,
areh dhur baal ja icche ann. Ajke jomey jabe just.. Who cares? Ei bari
ekhon amar, idli-dosha barite nei.. Yaaa! Taratari, okay?

(Ritam phone’ta kete dressing table’e rakhlo..)

(Focus on that. Cut 2)

Scene 2.5. Ext. Snigdha is waiting for an OLA to come outside her flat.
Edik odik takano, bar bar ghori dekha. A car came infront of her. Another
lady was sitting inside the car. Snigdha entered inside and gave a smile to
the lady. The car starts..(Cut 2. Dissolve)
Scene 3.1. Int. Morning. Kolkata’r ballygunge’r mesh bari. Eliza is
reading newspaper, sitting on the bed. Vasundhara brought two cups of
coffee. Ekta Eliza’k dilo, ekta Vasundhara haatey niye boshlo... Suddenly,
a call came Eliza’r phone’e. Eliza phone’ta kaaney niye bollo...

Eliza: Ha bol re! (Vasundhara ishara te jigges korlo “ke”... Eliza phone’ta
tap kore bollo) One of our college mate.. Journalism department.. (Abar
kaaney dilo phone’ta) Ha bol!.. (Obak hoye) What!.. Kokhon! (Vasundhara
obak hoye takalo) Kal ratre!..Na Na ami jani na... Ha tui ekhane ese call
koris amay. I’ll catch you up.. Yup.

[Eliza phone’ta namiye rekhe onyo dike obak hoye takiye roilo.. Vasundhara
jigges korlo..]

Vasundhara: Eli! (Eliza takalo) What happened?

(Eliza abar shamne takalo..)

Eliza: (Vari golay) A rape...

Vasundhara: Where? And ke phone korechilo? And who’s the victim?

(Eliza Vasundhara’r dikey takalo and said..)

Eliza: Amader paray, Ishika naamer ek college student. Snigdha called, o

bollo cover korte asche news ta.

Vasundhara: (Onyodike takiye atonkke bollo..) Abar ekta meye!

(Eliza’r chokhe goray jol, Vasundhara’r khaade haat rekhe bollo..)

Eliza: Abar dress’er dohai, somoy’er dohai dewa hobe nah! (Looked at
Vasundhara’s face and smiled..)

(Cut 2.. Dissolve)

Scene 3.2. Ext. Ola’te.. Dwitiya was sitting just beside Snigdha.. Was
feeling a bit uneasy after hearing what Snigdha said over call.. Ektu
interest jegeche, byapar’tar sommondhye janar. Tai wait na kore ghure
takiye bollo..

Dwitiya: Excuse me!

(Snigdha was doing somethimg with her phone.. Dwitiya daktei she looked at
her and gave a smile and said…)

Snigdha: Ha bolun!

Dwitiya: I’m Dwitiya Banerjee. I used to work for women developmental

society... I heard what you said on call.. Ami ki jante pari mane exactly
ki hoyeche..
Snigdha: Oi toh, ballygunge’r okhane kal ratre ekta meye, mane college
student takey rape kora hoyeche.. What I heard from my chief was that
college fest theke ferar somoy eta hoy and the time was some around 11:30.
(Snigdha onyodike takay, kacher baire)

Dwitiya: I see! Ar kichu?

Snigdha: Na! Er baire ar kichu janina. By the way, I’m Snigdha Sengupta!
(Shake their hands) Amar Sahor’er photo journalist, majhe majhe I need to
take up the pen as well. (Smiles)

(Kicchukhon dujon baire takiye roilo, tarpor dwitiya interest dekhiye

bollo..)

Dwitiya: If you don’t mind, ekta kotha bolchi!... Ami jodi tomar sathe jai,
tomar ei byapare interfere kori, problem ache kono?.. Actually ami jacchi
oi kachakachi, tai jodi ektu drop by kore jetam. Ami ektu holeo manush’k
judge korte pari.

Snigdha: My pleasure. If it happens so.. Khub bhalo lagbe amar’e, ar

tachara (Snigdha’r phone beje uthlo... Haatey tullo.) Excuse me! (Dwitiya
smiled. Snigdha takes up the call) Ha bolo, (Ektu jore bollo..) bread purey
geche toh ami ki korbo? Ki ajob!.. That’s your fault completely, as if ami
puriye esechi... Chaayer cup ami dhobo keno? Maid rakha hoyeche toh
barite.. Call her husband.. Ritam please! Ekta important kaaj’e jacchi.
Rakho phone, Bye!

(Dwitiya looked at her. Snigdha smiled.. and said..)

Snigdha: Sorry! My husband... Actually barite ki kothay ache kicchu jane

na.

(Dwitiya smiled and said..)

Dwitiya: Happens!

(Dwitiya looked outside the window... Focus on her face.. Flashback)

[Cut. Dissolve]

Scene 3.3. Int. Morning sequence. Flashback. Dwitiya’s house.. She’s

sitting on a bed with the phone in a hand. Husband is working on the
computer..

Arka: (Birokti) Dhuss bara! (To Dwitiya) Ei je baal, kotobar bolechi pc’ta
sarate, eta sarate hobe.. Lok’ta dakte geley tomar ki fatey ektu bolbe?

Dwitiya: Janoi jokhon kharap ache.. Roj din nekami mere kata gae nuner
chite dao keno?
Arka: Boltam na, ha! Boltam na tomay thik ache (Move towards the bed) Tomar
bhaipo maal takey chude diye geche bolei bolchi. Disgusting!

Dwitiya: (Kanna kanna golay) Bolechilam toh sariye nao, ja lagbe diye debo
ami!

Arka: Jakey barite pathiyechilam, shey du’dubar esey chole geche bari
theke. Kon chuloy gechile?

Dwitiya: Baba pore gechilo tai dekhte gechilam.

Arka: (In a mocking tone) Ayy! Baba pore gechilo tai dekhte gechilam.
Uddhar kore felecho amay. Jao na jao. Roj oi baaper baritei pore thako.
That will be better for you.

Dwitiya: Tai jabo, ha tai chole jabo. Ei banerjee barite keu amay patta
daena. Okhane gublu, shonu, montu, mejo kaka, n kaka, sejo kaka, ful kaka,
choto kaka, dadabhai, boudi, choto kaki, mejo kaki, n kaki, sejo kaki, ful
kaki, maa, baba, emonki amader chakor gopal da’o amay bhalobase. (Kanna’r
tone) Ekhane keu na.

Arka: (Obak hoye) Ekhono onek nam miss geche, ektu vebe nao thik bolte
parbe, ar hajar choyek taka charo toh!

[Cut. Dissolve]

Scene 4.1. Flash in. Morning. Ola stops. Dujonei namlo. Both paid the
bill. Ola leaves the place. Dwitiya asked Snigdha..(When Snigdha is busy
with her phone)

Dwitiya: Accha thikana kichu jano? Mane jabo kothay?

Snigdha: One of my ex-college mate stays over here. She knows, kothay jabo?

Dwitiya: Accha tahole toh bhaloi! Amar baper bari ekhanei. Ei shamnei just.
Chena jayga... Tai asholey jigges korchilam.

Snigdha: (Smiles and says) Accha besh. Na thik thak ta ami jani na asholey.
Tai ora ashuk.. (Call came in her phone, received it and said..) Ha re
bol!.. Ei toh just main road’e dariye. Ya ya, okay…… Shamne? (After looking
at Eliza) Ha dekhte peyechi. Wait jacchi!

(Road cross korbe.. Snigdha and Dwitiya.. Snigdha anonde hugged Eliza)

Snigdha: What’s up dude? Bohot palte gechis tui.

Eliza: Babah! Snigdha Iyer sposto bangla bolche, ke sekhalo bor na sashuri?

Snigdha: Thakte thakte shikey gechi. Hoy Hoy eram, eram vabei hoy. (Dwitiya
ke intro koriye) Meet she’s Dwitiya, right? Ola’te met. She’s a social
worker. And Dwitiya, she’s Eliza, khub kacher college mate ekjon.
Eliza: Nice to meet you. (Both shake their hands, with a smile)

Snigdha: Tor khobor bol? Ki korchis ekhon?

Eliza: Dhuss ki ar korbo. Bawal er jonyo band tao bondho hoye gelo. Puro
chude achi re.

Snigdha: Ar oi meyeta?

Eliza: Biye korbo re... Ektu settle hote de amader, ekhon toh just live in.

Snigdha: Niye eli na ekhane?

Eliza: O victim’er barir shamnei dariye ache.

Snigdha: Chol tahole hatte hattei kotha hok...

(Teenjon haate thaklo, pechon theke shot)

(Cut)

Scene 4.2. Ext. Morning. Siddhartha is walking down through the narrow
lanes of North Kolkata. (Dress: Half trouser and casual t-shirt)- A call
came in his phone- He waited at the side of the street.- Received the
call..

Siddhartha: Ha bol bhai... Ei toh barite.. Just ektu rastay beriyechi.. Na

na kal or sathe thakini. Emniteo derite firechi bole barite tumul bawal
hoyeche.. Thik nei re talshari jabo kina, rather bari theke permit debe
kina. Let’s see... Bhai o kolkata’r na, barir pressure nei. Ha, ha toke ami
janacchi. Chol bye.

[Siddhartha cuts the call.- Abar phone’ta niye he tried to call Ishita./
Opash theke switch off bollo/ He tried twice/ Again the same switched
off..]

(Intercuts)

Scene 4.3. Int. Morning. Phone is lying on the ground. Focus from that.
Ishika is sitting just beside the place where the phone was lying. Haat-
paa’r rape’er aghat gulo dekhe bar bar chokme utche and majhe majhe kanna..

(Cut)
Scene 5.1. Ext. Vasundhara is standing outside a building, smoking
cigarette. / Snigdha, Eliza and Dwitiya is coming from the other side/ They
came infront of Vasundhara/ Vasundhara ashes the cigarette.. And smiled at
Snigdha.. And said..

Vasundhara: Kemon achis?

Snigdha: Good and you? (Hugged each other) Onekdin por dekha holo.

Vasundhara: Yes! 10 years long... Married toh ekhon tui?

Snigdha: Ha.. Soshur-bari North’e. Office Central’e. Asa hoy na ekhon edike
ar. College life was interesting.

Vasundhara: Baccha-kaccha?

Snigdha: O bollo, agey ektu settle kori then. Tobe yes planning cholche.

Eliza: (Mode of interruption) Accha bolchi ki meyeta amader sathe kotha

bolte raji hobe?

Snigdha: Korate hobe raji. Korate hobe. Lets go inside.

(Eke eke 4 jon bhetore gelo..)

(Intercuts. Cross Dissolve)

Scene 5.2. Int. / Apartment’er bell bajhbe. / Ritam went to the door/
(Dress: khaadey towel/ Half pant)Opened the door/ Buddho was standing
outside the door with a black packet in his hand..

Buddho: (Surprise tone) Ki re pujo tujo korchis naki? (Moved inside the
flat)

Ritam: Na na.. Ei just snan tan sharlam.

Buddho: Tai bol, ami bhablam, onyo case. (Edik odik takiye) Bou koi?

Ritam: Nei. Khobor hoyeche, chute geche.. Bhaloi hoyeche baal nei.

Buddho: Ha bhaloi hoyeche. (Packet ta dekhiye) Eta rakhbo kothay..

Ritam: Rakh na kothao ekta. Soda enechis na soft drinks?

Buddho: Norom, gorom, much-muche sob ache ei packet’e. Konta agey nebe seta
tumi’e thik koro...

Ritam: Babah tui toh dekhchi khelowar hoye uthechis. Dara cigarette ta ani!

Buddho: Chap nei setao ache. Chicken-ticken kichu ache?

Ritam: Fridge ta dekhte hobe re! Jani na. Snigdha toh bollo swiggy theke
anate. Dara dekhchi.

Buddho: Babah, tor life’ta puroi digital na re?.. Card’e pay korish, cash’e
noy, cigarette o paytm’e kinish... Bara baccha kaccha o ki online e pre-
order kore rekhechis.. Jhop kore bolbi, saat din’e ese jabe. (Both laughed
loud)

(Cut 2)

Scene 5.3. Int. Barir’r baire 4 jon dariye./ Vasundhara bell bajate
jacchilo/ Hothat lokkhyo dorja khola./ Vasundhara Snigdha’r dikey takalo..
Then pushed the door slowly.. and went inside./ Stood infront of a room/
Ishika is still sitting at the same place./ Snigdha said..

Snigdha: Hello! I’m Snigdha Sengupta. I’m coming from Amar Sahor, and..

(Sesh howar agey, Ishika vari golay bollo..)

Ishika: Ami bangali, banglay bolte paro...

Vasundhara: (Ektu egiye bollo) Tomar ghorer dorja’ta khola chilo, tai sorry
amra dhuke elam.

(Ishika looked at Vasundhara and smiled and said)

Ishika: Rapist, Journalist, Politician sobai highly welcomed. Tai dorja

khola.. Amar ar rape hote bhoy nei kono.

(Focus on 4 Face)

(Dissolve)
Series 2.
Scene 6.1. Int. North Calcutta’r bonedi bari. Siddhartha ekta bajarer bag
niye ghore dhuklo. Ekta ghorer shamne bag ta rekhe ghore dhuklo.. Khaate
boshlo…/ Phone’e try korlo/ But switched off bollo.../ Phone’ta khate chure
fello/ Entered a girl inside the room..

Harshita: Kal hua kya tha tujhko?

Siddhartha: Kya hoga?

Harshita: Raat 1’tay ghore firechis, tao bawal kore.

Siddhartha: Bola tha toh fest hein college pein.. Tui ar bawal dishna toh
didi.

Harshita: Bawal ke dilo?..Next year papa is retiring from his post, ar tui
ekhono 1st year pass korishni. Tao last 3 shaal dhore.

Siddhartha: I’m trying, bollam’e toh.

Harshita: (Halka cheyechi) Ar koto trying, ha? Ekta limit toh ache naki!
Teen bar fail, onyodike college, modh, politics, meyebaji sob cholche.

Siddhartha: (Shouted and stood up from the bed) Just shut up! Nyaka sajish
roj roj, ha? Nyaka sajish? Tui ki kore beras, kya mujhe pata nehi? Roj
notun notun cheler garite bari firis, tui ki vabish ami jani na.. Bhetore
bhetore ki koris, toke dekhlei bojha jay!

(Harshita slapped Siddhartha.. Siddhartha stood up, took his mobile, and
moved away from the room)

(Cut 2) (Dissolve) (Intercuts)

Scene 6.2. Int. Ishika’s room. Halka room description. Ishika is sitting
on the bed. Bakira standing position.

Snigdha: Toh time ta tao kota chilo?

Ishika: Thik mone nei.

Snigdha: Mone nei, nah bolte chaicho na?

Ishika: (Shouted) Bollam toh mone nei amar. Ek proshno keno jigges korchen
amake, amar irritating lagche.. Apnar proshno shune mone hocche ami jeno
biye bari khete gechilam, rapist gulor ghore. (Halka kanna)

(Dwitiya went to Ishika and hugged her)

Dwitiya: Pressure lagle tomay kono uttor dite hobe na.

Snigdha: (Obak hoye) Eki! Mane ta ki? Why are you putting your nose in my
job, what I’m doing!
Dwitiya: Just shut up! Just... Shut.. Up! (Kachakachi ese) Apnara
journalist’ra bhule jaan je ke rapist ar ke rape’er victim. Khobor khojar
chote nije je mohila seta bhule kheyechen na?

Snigdha: Ei ei ei, amar kaaj ta amay korte din.

Vasundhara: (Interrupts) Snigdha! Wait... (Olpo egiye ese) Ki laabh hocche

ha? Or bhetore kotota purche tor ei uttor gulo dite, tor idea ache?

Ishika: (Bir bir kore bolbe) Amar barite keu jane na, please emon kichu
publish korben na jaatey tader tension hoy plus amar career jole chole jay.

Eliza: Tumi chinte parbe, jara ei kaaj ta korechilo?

Ishika: Jani na tader... Byatha legechilo kal khub amar. Ei society boddo
kharap.

Eliza: True! (Fake smile)

Snigdha: Kojon chilo thik kal? And why are you returning alone?

Ishika: He stays in north. Tao amay o station obdhi chere gechilo.

Snigdha: Tum pi thi? (Silence mode puro) Are you drunk last night?

Ishika: (With a fake smile) Huuh.. Ebar hoytoh bolben amar dress thik chilo
na, mod kheyechi bole, ami rape holam. (Shouted halka) A rape is a rape, is
a rape and finally it’s a rape.

(Enters Siddhartha, dourate dourate, sits near Ishika..)

Siddhartha: Ki hoyeche tor?... Amay janashni keno kal ratre? (Emotional

looks 1 to 1)

Snigdha: Hey! Hey! Who are you? (Pushed Siddhartha lightly) Ke permit dilo
ekhane dhokar tomay?

Ishika: Journalist Maam, I guess apnar press e apnar ekta limit ache, which
you are crossing now! Loker personal matter e dhukte apnader lojja lagey
na…… He’s my boyfriend. He stays over here, 4 days in a week. Ar kichu?

(Snigdha leaves the room, with irritation)

(Siddhartha tells everyone)

Siddhartha: Apnara jodi kichu mone na koren, kindly ektu space deben
amader?... Kotha dicchi beshikkhon time nebo na ami.

Vasundhara: Surely! She’s much of your property than ours!

Eliza: Amra niche achi.. Dorkar lagle deke niyo..

(Everyone leaves one by one..)

Ishika: Dorja ta ektu bondho kore dibi?

(Siddhartha went to the door, closes it, Ishika started crying and
hawling..)

(Cut 2) (Dissolve)
Scene 7.1. Ext. Montage shot. Kolkata’r time lapse.

Scene 7.2. Int. Ritam and Buddho sitting on the ground, by the side of the
bed.

Buddho: Ebhabe kottdin chalabi?

Ritam: Not so sure re. Still in hesitation.

Buddho: Eta tor koek-bochor agey vabar kotha chilo. Ami bolechilam toke.

Ritam: Na re. Tokhon toder, kothatai shona uchit chilo amar.

Buddho: (Fake smile) Sesh kore de. Divorce nahole khun... Now your choice!

Ritam: Or sokaler bokuni theke suru kore, each and everything, (Montage
with Voice over) Sokaler cha dewa, a lot and lot of surprises. (Present
time) Just sei feeling ta asey je ekjon holeo ei prithibite, amar opor
dependent.

Buddho: Nyaka nyaka sei tor moddhyo-bitto sentiment.. Kata bhai kata.
Bachbi ki kore bhai. Last ek-du bochore tor moddhye je changes esche vaba
jay na just.

Ritam: Hoye jay, somoyer sathe sathe, hoye jay.

(Cut 2.) (Cross Dissolve)

Scene 7.3. Int. Zeeshan Ali’r ghor. A call will come on Zeeshan’s phone.

Zeeshan: Ha bhaijaan boliye. Ha ha, aliqum selam. Boliye kya kaar shakti hu
apke liye... Kya bhaijaan, apni chagol pushben ar chagol jodi onyer mathe
ghas khay tahole chagoler dosh.. Ajeeb.. Ha ora hamari admi ache.. Toh?...
Bhaijaan ek baat boliye, sochiye apnar ekta vote kom hoye gelo, manchi
meyeta apnake vote debe na, par yeh toh sach hein ki kuri hajar ta chappa
vote hamar ei teen chaar admi matro 10 lac takay paiye debe.. (A halka loud
smile) Ha ha, apni dekhun apnar torof theke, mein meri kaam kaar rehi hu..
Khuda hafiz.. (Phone ta rakhlo)

(Three molestars are standing just opposite to bhaijaan)

Zeeshan: Kal hua kya tha?

(INTERCUTS) (CROSS DISSOLVE)

Scene 7.4. Ext. Chaayer dokan.

Eliza: (To Snigdha) Accha raag kore ki hobe boltoh, ha?.. Tor kaaj’ta tui
kore ja.. That’s all.

Snigdha: (Bir bir kore) Ola share book na kore Micro, mini book korle bhalo
hoto. (Dwitiya’r dikey takiye) Atleast kono interruption hoto na, amar
kaaje!

Dwitiya: (Olpo egiye eshe) Ami tomar kon vangchi diyechi, je sarcastically
amay egulo shonacchen?

Snigdha: Apni ekhane stranger ki na?

Dwitiya: Tate ki?

Snigdha: Ami ekta sidhe sadha question korechi, ap yaha stranger hein ya
nehi?

Dwitiya: Ha toh.

Snigdha: Ami apnake doya kore enechi ekhane. Eta mone rakhben, and don’t
just cross your limits. (Pushed her and leaves)

Dwitiya: Hey you! Apni bolechilen apnar subhidhe hobe ar tachara...

Snigdha: Lyaal lyaal kore ekjon ochena manush er kaaje nak golate jaini.
Shameless woman.

Vasundhara: Ei please! Tora please chup korbi. (To snigdha) Tor question
gulo kor, ami bolchi na je korish na ba kichu but avoid the thing that
hurts her, that’s all. She’s a victim afterall. Please. (To dwitiya) And
ma’am you! I don’t know your name correctly, Pardon me for that. But still
Snigdha ke Snigdha’r kaaj korte din. I feel so, apni beshi’e over-react
korechen. And apnar jodi ekhane disgusting mone hoy, mone hoy apnake patta
dewa hocche na, priority pacchen na, tahole you can leave from here. At-
least ami jeta mone kori. (Smiles)

Eliza: (With an interruption) Accha! Amra kaajer cheye o-kaaj korchi beshi.
(To Snigdha) Snigdha! I think or boyfriend takey ekbar interrogation kora
uchit, jodio amra police er keo noi. Tao! You’ll get some clue at-least.

Snigdha: Ami interrogate ba cross question korle karor poshabe naki? Anyway
tor hare street kando ta mone ache? Otay amar ek bondhu, she, that time,
belongs to some department of CID and all, oke dakbo vabchi ekhane... Ebar
dekh tora ja bolbi?

Dwitiya: Sorry for interruption, dakle ki kono subidhe hobe adeo! Mane
meyeta aro nervous hobe ei ja.

Vasundhara: It depends. (To Snigdha) Dakte parish, if you feel it right.

Snigdha: (Smile) Nice. Thanks.

(Intercuts)
Scene 8.1. Int. Ishika’s house. Ishika is siiting on the bed.

Siddhartha: Phone korechilam onekbar ami.

Ishika: Jani!

Siddhartha: Kal ratre besh koekta whats app text o korechilam, reply aseni
sokal obdhi…

Ishika: Rape howar por, whats app khule boyfriend’er sathe nischoi chat
korbo na ami.

Siddhartha: I’m sorry. Amar tor bari obdhi asa uchit chilo.

Ishika: Tui thakleo hoto, na thakleo hoto. Somoy ta khub bhalo jacche na.

Siddhartha: Barite janate partish!

Ishika: Tate ki laabher laabh hobe? Sid, amader deshe protyek minute’e 12
ta kore meye rape hoy. Ajke ami news holam, ekdin ei news tai ami ghore
bosey popcorn niye, baba-maa’r sathe shuye shuye dekhi, ar boli JUSTICE FOR
HER, JUSTICE.

Siddhartha: Byatha legeche na tor boddo?

Ishika: (Kotha ta ghuriye) Mene nebe na, amake ar tor bari theke, kokhono?

Siddhartha: Areh ekhon eishob’er kotha asche kotha theke, ar tachara barite
janbei ba ki kore…………… Ishika you’re my priority that’s all. Barite ke ki
bollo, ke ki chirlo tate amar matter kore na. You matters me!

Ishika: Journalist gulo ki chole geche?

Siddhartha: Na I guess. They said they’ll be waiting outside... Aste bolbo?

Ishika: I don’t know how they get the news... Bhalo lagche na uttor gulo
dite.

Siddhartha: Should I say them to leave?

Ishika: Patta debe na toke, jotokkhon na amake ningre khacche negrer moto
ora jawar maal na.

Siddhartha: Chinish jara koreche tader? (Ishika naralo) Could you recognize
their faces?

(Cut 2) (Dissolve)

Scene 8.2. Int. Arko’s house. Arko was searching something important here
and there./ Throwing books on the bed/ Cigarette jalabe/ tarpor phone korbe
kauke ekta/ Kono reply ashbe tai he throws the phone on the bed.

(Intercuts.)
Series 3.
Scene 9.1. Ext. Montage Shots. Timelapse.. Halka bikel neme esche.. Sohor
Kolkata.

Scene 9.2. Int./ TIME: Evening./ LOCATION: Under construction building.

Teen jon tash khelche. Chandan, Bablu, Iqbal.

Iqbal: Bhaijaan bollo, ar amrao lukiye gelam bara!

Bablu: E bokachoda! Chill maar bara. (To Chandan) E bey! Tu chup-chap kyu?

Chandan: Vabchi!

Bablu: Vabchis! Kya?

Chandan: Bhai toder mone hoy na amra ekta bhul kaaj korechi?

Bablu: Swami Bhobananda hoye geli naki re!

Chandan: Chup kor.. Ekdom.. Ekdom chup kor.. Yaad hein saahil aur tamim
shey kya kiya tha bhaijaan... Yehi jaga pein, thok diya tha un dono ko.
Yehi jaga pein.

Iqbal: Agar bhaijaan yeh soche bhi, katam kar dunga saal’e ko yehi.

Bablu: Tora bhule jacchis amra mard achi. Chandan tor Jodi oi byapare bhoy
lagey, aj chol sei jaygay, sei khanei amra carom khelbo jekhane kal
meyeta’k rape korechilam. Chol sala.

Chandan: Mard’er dapod dekhabo? (Smile) Bhai tor mone hoy na amra kaal
jakey rape korechi, shey karor bon, karor meye, karor pyaar, karor dost,
ushi ilaka mein rehete hein jaha hum rahete hein. Kharap lagena ektuo?

Iqbal: 2012 shey yehi line mein hein, basirhat er murder, bagbazar ghat’e
prae 32 ta lash bashiyechi, chintai, tolabaji, rape, onek onek korechi. Aj
keno bhoy pacchis?

Chandan: Tere ghar mein koi nehi hein. Mera murshidabaad pein ek pariwar
hein, baba, maa, bhai, dada, boudi, sab log.. Who jante hein mein ek
private firm mein kaam karti hu, daar lagta hein bohot. Bohot daar. Amar
jodi kichu hoye jay, wo nehi zinda rahega.

Iqbal: Kharap jinish ta vabis na. Amader dhanday emotion kaaj kore na.
Borong bullet er motion boddo kaaj kore. Boddo.

(Cut 2) (Dissolve)
Scene 10. Int. Ishika’s room.

Snigdha: Dekho tomar bhalo’r jonyoi onake dekhechi Ishika, ar panch’ta

journalist er moto khoborer jonyo chute berai na.

Siddhartha: Apnar mone hoy na aoni ektu beshi barabari korchen, Madam, I
presume?.. Newspaper e publicity korar jonyo, media toh leliyechen plus
ekhon police. Paren o bote apnara.

Alivia: For your kind information, ami ekhon suspended. Department theke
for many years almost. Just bondhu’r khatire ekhane asa. Jodi help’e lagi.

Siddhartha: Suspended tao! Jhoki ta nicchen ki kore? I’ve much political

power ekkhuni apnar namey complaint launch korte pari.

Alivia: Ki baal chireche apnar political power, laal, kalo, gerua sob’e try
korchen laabher laabh hoyeche? Perechen apnar girlfriend ke rape’r haat
theke bachate.

Siddhartha: Apnara perechen, eto gulo rape case’r judgement korte? Park
Street theke Bashdrohni sob toh bole gechen, amra todonto korchi. Ki ba
baal ta chireche apander rules, regulations and power?

Ishika: Siddhartha, stop na! Let them ask me anything. Chere de tui!

Siddhartha: Keu deher opor otyachar korlo ar keo mentally.. Dutoi kintu
rape.. Chaliye jaan apnara.

(Tries to move away from the room)

Alivia: Biri khete jaccho naki palaccho? Amra tomay interrogation korbo
ekhon.

Ishika: But why?

Alivia: Just koekta quiz competition or else you can say as rapid fire
round.

Siddhartha: Cholun niche. I don’t want amar girlfriend er shamne ami kono
kotha boli.. Or health issue niye, I’m still in doubt.

(Siddhartha leaves the room. Alivia and Snigdha accompanied him..)

(Cut 2) (Dissolve)

Scene 11.1. Ext. Cigarette shop. First’e Arko cigarette jwalabe sei somoy,
Ritam ashbe cigarette chaibe. Tarpor Ritam litter khojar somoy, Arko litter
debe..

Ritam: Thanks for the light.

Arko: Mention not.

Ritam: Ekhanei office naki apnar?

Arko: Ha oi arki office’e bote.

Ritam: Thik bujhlam na.

Arko: Cholun bosa jak. Tarpor na hoy bolchi.

[They went and sat beside a tea stall]

Arko: Ami art direction kori. Ekhane ekjon client ache. So no chuti for us.
Even on a holiday.

Ritam: Or’o tai! Just like you.

Arko: Ke o?

Ritam: My wife. Amar Sahor’er journalist.

Arko: Babah bishal byapar toh.

Ritam: (Fake smile) Apni?

Arko: Ki ami?

Ritam: Bibahito?

Arko: Oi arki... Nityo-din bawal, jhogra, doesn’t know how to live in this
competitive world.

Ritam: Songshar, e boro mayar jinish bondhu! Amar’takey dekhun. Sara-raat

kono patta nei, amar bondhu ki bollo janen amar bari ese, bollo amar life
ta naki digital world hoye jacche aste aste.

Arko: Tahole toh apni amar theke onekta egiye.

Ritam: Ar egiye! Dourotto, bojhen? Distance, toiri hocche, amader moddhye.

Arko: Amar jon sei je rege mege bari theke berolo, no ferar nam..

Ritam: (Obak hoye) Phone korenni?

Arko: Baal chera geche korte, sala baaper barite giye pore ache. Bole toh
ki naki social welfare maray, society’r joggyoi noy shey abar social
welfare.

(Ritam smiles) (Cut) (Dissolve)

Scene 11.2. Int. Flash-back Dwitiya-Arko’s room. Arko from the bathroom..

Arko: (VO from the bathroom) Toh ki mane, so called alur dom’tay eto lonka
dhalar ki ache shuni?
Dwitiya: Du-chamoch’e toh diyechi just, eto jhajher ki ache?

Arko: (Coming out of the bathroom) Ki ache mane ta ki?

Dwitiya: Look ami ageo jhaal beshi kheye esechi ekhono tai khai, tomar
mayer toh issue holo na, tomar eto problem hocche keno?

Arko: Shono ami ar maa ek noi! Joto shob bangal refugee amar barite!

Dwitiya: Manush, jaat kichu kei kichu somman dite jano na, nah?

Arko: Na jani na, ar at-least tomar janteo chai na... (No reply) Ar shono.
E barite the one and only earning person ami, so amar motoi cholte hobe.

Dwitiya: Lok dekhate biye korechile keno amake, sorir dekhe?

Arko: Chorom bhul korechilam, sei jonyoi postascchi.. Eto galagali

diyechilam na oi ghotok takey amader biyer tai 6 masher modhyei, potol
tuleche.

Dwitiya: Ami seriously ebar baaper bari chole jabo.

Arko: Jao na, ke baron koreche. Jao, baaper bari, jomer bari, jahanname
icche jao, ar please amay rehai dao, please.

(Dwitiya leaves the room with angry reaction)

Arko: (Shouted) Ar shono, ei ek week amar chap ache, so ei banerjee barite

please tomar mukh ta dekhiyo na… Baal.

(Intercuts)

Scene 11.3. Sobar nijer montages. Halka sobar 5 seconds kore.

(Intercuts)

Scene 12.1. Night. Road.. Ext. Alivia and Snigdha are walking, along with
Siddhartha.

Alivia: K bochorer relation tomader?

Siddhartha: School theke. Almost 4 years.

Alivia: Tahole toh tomar opor brithai sondeho kora hobe! The person who is
in relationship for 4 years, tar pokkhye eta kora sombhob na.
Siddhartha: Konodino vabiyo na oke chara, ar apnara ei shob sondeho
korchilen?

Snigdha: Siddhartha, na siddharth?

Siddhartha: Both are correct. You can call me by anything.

Snigdha: Well Siddharth then. Siddharth tomar kono external affair ache?
(Siddhartha obak hoye takalo) Na mane tomra college life kataccho, eta
tomader moddhye hoyei thake. Friends are considered to be the biggest enemy
of the society. Tai arki.

Siddhartha: Na nei. We’re very religious ma’am. At least I do belong to

such a family. Ma’am, we never think of such things. Pyaar ekbari hoyeche,
shaadi bhi ekbar’e hobe. I and Ishika cant mix up with people so easily.
Amra nijeder time dite dite bhule jai, je a society really exist amader
pashe.

Snigdha: Jeno siddharth, ami er agey prae 12-14’ta rape case dekhechi,
cover korechi, hameshai dekha geche, victim’er boyfriend ei kaaj koreche or
else others, but victim’er boyfriend paliye geche… Tumi different, what I
feel so.

Siddhartha: Thanks dewar moto situation’e nei ami maam.. Maam, a request to
you two,.. jara ei kaaj ta koreche please tader shasti din. Please for the
God sake. Anyhow.

Alivia: Siddhartha, Snigdha amay bollo, Ishika was not eager to cooperate
us. Jhogra korche. Jhamela korche. Kintu dekho ghotona ta or barir thik
pashei hoyeche. Tar mane she very well know, who are the criminals.

Siddhartha: Maam bujhtei parchen ekhon ki situation diye jacche o? Ajke

press media, kal ukil, ek question kore ar oke rape korben na.

Snigdha: Siddharth, okhane ekjon amar bondhu ache.. Vasundhara. Prae

college’r porer ghotona. She was brutally raped by 5 people, influential
chilo tai saja hoyni. Paliye eschilo nijer bari theke. Or ekta important
organ nei, tao dekho arekjon er vorsay sahosh kore beche ache. Bhalo nei o.

Siddhartha: Sorry! But I promise I’ll try my level best. Apnara please or
sorir ta dekhben.

Snigdha: Amrao meye Siddharth, chap niyo na. Dorkar hole protyek ta
hooligans ke khuje khuje marbo amra, karon we’ve keen trust on justice and
jurisdiction.

Alivia: Ar mojar ghotona ki jeno, sei somoy je police officer in charger

thekeo pore suspend hoyeche, shey chilam ami. Tai we want a chance. Please.

Siddhartha: Alright. Egiye jaan.

(Alivia and Snigdha turns back and left the place,/ Siddhartha is walking
slowly/ With his walk some flashbacks.)

(Intercuts)
Scene 12.2. Int. Montage. Flash back. Valentines Day Celebration.

(Intercuts)

Scene 12.3. Ext. Gariahat market’e eksathe hatha.

(Intercuts)

Scene 12.4. Ext. College theke eksathe return back.

(Intercuts. Cross Dissolve to Present Time)

Scene 12.5. Ext. Same location that of 12.1. Siddhartha rastay bosey pore
kaadbe..

(Cut. Dissolve)
Series 4.
Scene 13.1. Int. Night. Ishika’s room. Everyone except Siddhartha ar
Ishika’r haatey coffee cup nei.

Snigdha: Tomar barir shamnei tomay rape kora hoyechilo. Tai toh?

Ishika: Ar kotobar bolbo, ha tai. Tai, tai and tai.

Snigdha: First of all, sobar kache I’m sorry for my rude behavior since
morning. (To ishika) Ishika, tumi chele gulo cheno.(?)

Ishika: Na.

Snigdha: I didn’t put a question mark in my dialogue. Tumi cheno. Kara

tara?

(With hawling and tears)

Ishika: Bollam toh na, na, na, na, na.. Ar kichu Mrs. Sengupta? Ami tader
chini na..

Vasundhara: Ki hocche ki Snigdha, bolche toh chene na.

Snigdha: (With a smile) “Chittyo jetha bhoy shunyo, uccho jetha shir,
gyan’o jetha mukto, jetha griher prachir, apono prangono tole, dibosho
sorbori, boshudhare rakhe nai khondo khudro kori.”

(A silence will prevail)

Ishika: Ora roj paasher paray carom khele, kal’o tai khelchilo. Ora boddo
baje lok, boddo baje lok.. (Tears came out)

(Alivia ekta churi bar kore Ishika’r dikey bariye bollo..)

Alivia: Ne tokei sesh korte hobe oder. Kill them, before they rape another
woman. Kete de oder ota jaatey, future bole kichu na thake.

(Ishika takes up the knife. Looked at it)

Ishika: Ami parbo na.

Vasundhara: Egiye jao Ishika. Amra tomar sathe achi. Purush tantric
somaj’ta bhebe niyeche je Kali, durga, enara sref pathorer murti, tara je
amader moddhye ache eta amader haat diyei noy suru hok.

Snigdha: Egiye chol, amra sathe achi. Kalker headlines ta ami jeno prothom
likhte pari. (Smiles)

(Dissolve) (Cut 2)
Scene 13.2. Hooligans playing carrom/ Snigdha carrom’e lathi marbe/ Iqbal
Snigdha’r gola tipte jabe/ Eliza Iqbal’er haate churi marbe/ Vasundhara
kills him from behind./ Dwitiya kills Bablu./ Alivia gave a kick to
Chandan’s leg/ He will fall down/ Ishika will run behind him./ Caught him/
He fell down.

Chandan: Ami kichu korini biswas koro. Kicchu jantam na. Ami hush’e chilam
na.

(Ishika smiled)

Ishika: Ar kichu?

(Ishika sat on him. Cut his anus. And kills him finally. She started
hawling with tears..)

(All the 5 women came together/ Hugged one another)

Snigdha: (To Dwitiya) I’m sorry Dwitiya. Please don’t mind. (To Ishika) Aj
je mohot kaaj ta korecho tar jonyo selam tomay. At least ajker por nischit
vabe rape’er count kombe. (To Vasundhara and Eliza) Get married soon, don’t
ever think about this fucking society. Bhalo thak tora. (To Alivia) Thank
you so much.

Alivia: Eki keno?

Snigdha: You helped a lot.

Alivia: Sedin parle bhalo lagto.

(Snigdha holds ishika’s hand, and bring her to Siddhartha)

Snigdha: Siddharth, promise me, ei karon ta jeno ajker por keo na jante
pare. Tomar ba or family o na. And ei reason tar jonyo, or moddhye jeno
kono emotional pain na ashey, kemon?

Siddhartha: I will. Even I planned to take her to my home from now onwards.
Thakuk na amar bari, mayer ekta meye barbe, ar group study tao bhalo hobe,
pore n ahoy will plan for a marriage.

(Snigdha smiled)

(Fade out) (Intercut)

Scene 14. Epilogue. Ext. A newspaper seller will shout at his top voice..

Kagoj-boy: Ajker taja khobor, ajker taja khobor, ballygunge’e gobhir ratey,
teen teen’te khun! Ajker taja khobor, taja khobor.

He throws a paper, at veranda, focus on that paper. Fade out.

(Cut)