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Bhanak
By
Shrutika Chand
bases on a real story Screenplay by Shrutika Chand & Mohan Chand
1 BLANK SCREEN 1
Film titles in the visual.
No dialog. Sound of Breath is
audible.
(gasps)
2 INT. CLASSROOM 2
The room is dark and blue. There’s no other sound except the
boy’s breath. A small boy gasps and tries to walk with the
support of a wall besides him. Neither his legs nor his walk
is properly straight. His mouth is open and he breathes from
his mouth. His eyes are very little open.
(Shoot in Suspense)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP: HANDS ON THE WALL
(Boy’s face is visible in the
background with his hand in
deep focus.)
CLOSE UP: MOUTH AND HIS EYES
Don’t not show the boys face. The boy turns around with his
chest away from the wall and his hands laying on his sides.
He lifts his face up as his knees were bending. He tries to
breath more. When he moves his leg forward he falls down.
MEDIUM:FRONT VIEW OF THE BOY
WIDE: BACK POSE OF THE BOY FALLING DOWN.
(the audience are shown just a glance of a miserable child
in danger.)
3 INT.KITCHEN 3
The shot begins with the lighting of gas stove. Pan is on
the stove. Hands tamping ginger.
(The fire here shows symbolic
anger)
RADHIKA
no Dialog. There is an ambiance
sound of preparing tea and a not so
audible sound of a lady reading in
the background.
MEDIUM: SIDE VIEW
CLOSE UP: FRONT VIEW HANDS TAMPING GINGER.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
(hands and kitchen appliances
top view is in the frame.)
Radhika pours milk in the pan.
OVER THE SHOULDER:TOP ANGLE RADHIKA POURS MILK IN THE PAN
The hand moves to take tea from the shelf, the shot changes
to front view.
Shot taken from the shelves POV. Reveals the face of woman
when the tea box is removed from camera’s view. Radhika
takes the tea and pours it into the pan. She looks on her
left side, says Maa
RADHIKA
Maa
MEDIUM LARGE: FRONT VIEW FROM THE SHELF
The scene closes with keeping tea box on the frame.
INVISIBLE CUT
(screen turns black)
4 INT.MANDIR ROOM 4
Radhika goes to her mother where she looks at her mother
reading, so she goes to the table in front and takes
medicine. She pours water from the glass water bottle to the
glass and takes it to her mother. An aged woman sits in the
mandir of the house. She wears an ordinary yellow color
Saree with Bhagwat Gita in her hands. Some flowers and an
incense stick was blowing beside her. She is the one who
narrates Geeta and is apparently her mother. Radhika waits
for her mother to complete while she sits in front to give
her medicine and water. Meanwhile, she hears to what her
mother speaks.
MOTHER
vishiyo ka chintan karne wale
purush ki un vishiyo me aasakti ho
jaate hai aur aasakti se un vishiyo
ki kamnaa utpatra hoti hai aur
kamna mein vighre padne se krodh
utpatra hota hai.
ZOOM OUT: WIDE SHOT
Radhika goes from the frame to her mandir room
FROM BLACK TO LIGHT
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
Radhika gives a look to her mother with side face.
CLOSE UP:RADHIKA’S FACE
CLOSE UP:POOJA KA SAMAAN WITH BHAGWAN KI MURTI IN BACKGROUND
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:RADHIKA TAKES OUT MEDICINE AND WATER IN
GLASS
MEDIUM:READING SIDE SHOT OF MOTHER
CLOSE UP:MOTHER READING
MASTER: ADJACENT MANDIR TO THE LIVING ROOM
Radhika goes to her mother.
krodh se avivek arthaat mudbhaav
utpatra hota hai aur
MEDIUM:FOLLOW SHOT RADHIKA COMES TO HER MOTHER.
OVER THE SHOULDER:RADHIKA LOOKS AT HER MOTHER
CLOSE UP:BHAGWAT GITA
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:front view of Mother reading bhagwat gita
Avivek se smaran shakti bhramit
hojati hai aur smrati bhramit
hojane se buddhi ka naash hojata
hai, aur buddhi ka naash hone se
manushya apne shrey sadhan se gir
jaata hai.
(Mother reads her book and
Radhika looks her mother
adjusts material of the
temple.)
MEDIUM:MOTHER READING
CLOSE UP:RADHIKA
MOTHER
Jai Shree Krishna.
(Mother completes her passage
joins her hand prays and
touches the book on her
forehead.)
Radhika notices that her mother has now shut the book. So,
she asks her to have medicine.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
RADHIKA
Ab aap dawai lelo, time ho gya hai.
OVER THE SHOULDER:MOTHER
MOTHER
Han laa ab dede.
(Radhika hands over the
medicine and a glass of water
to her mother.)
Abhi tu hai, toh yaad dila deti
hai, wrna toh me bhul hi jaati hu.
Tu chali jayegi toh kaun dilaega.
MEDIUM: FRONT VIEW
RADHIKA
Tabhi, aap dawai k time ko dhyan me
rakhte hue saare cheeze kiya karo.
(Radhika stoods up.)
OVER THE SHOULDER: MOTHER
MOTHER
Haan.. rakhna hi padega dhyan. Acha
beta, chai bhi bnade.
RADHIKA
Gas pe chada rakhi hai aap aao
laati hu.
MEDIUM:MOTHER’S POV. FRONT VIEW
MEDIUM:SIDE BACK VIEW OF RADHIKA
(Radhika stood up and goes to
the kitchen. She pours milk in
the tea.)
5 INT.LIVING ROOM 5
Mother removes Saree’s pallu from her head. She opens the
already opened curtain properly and arrange scattered books
on the table. She then switches on the TV and sits on her
sofa.
MOTHER
no dialog. Only ambiance sound.
Radhika enters the frame.
MASTER:LIVING ROOM
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
MOTHER
lao bhye
RADHIKA
ye lo aapki chai
(gives her mother cup and
saucer.)
MOTHER
Thand itni badd gaye hai, baba re..
tu wapas kab ja rahe hai?
(sipping tea)
RADHIKA
Friday ko niklungi,
(Radhika brings out biscuits
from the box into plate.Gives
to her mother.)
MOTHER
Haaan sahi baat hai, tayyari bhi
toh karni hogi.
TWO-SHOT:MEDIUM SHOT RELATION BETWEEN TWO.
RADHIKA
Radhika take biscuit.
(Take Invert Shot of taking
biscuits. sipping of tea.)
CUT-IN:SIPPING TEA CLOSE UP, TAKING BISCUIT CLOSE UP
MOTHER
Aur, Kaisa chal raha hai school me
sab.
OVER THE SHOULDER:RADHIKA
RADHIKA
School me thek
hai..., bs bacche kabhi
laparwahi karte hai toh class leni
padti
hai. Kuch
samjh jaate hai kuch samjhte hi
nahi hai, ya toh me samjha nahe
paati hu.
(Radhika’s thoughtful and
tensed emotion. The dialogue
will create a flow of emotion
from happy to thoughtful.)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
OVER THE SHOULDER:MOTHER
MOTHER
Beta chote bacche mulayam pankh ki
tarah hote hai, hawa k sang uddna
unka kaam hai. Tumhara kaam hai
unko mazbut banana udne ki taqat
dena. apni manzil unhe khud chunne
do.
CLOSE UP:FRONT
RADHIKA
Aasmaan ko choona hai toh kadi
dhoop me bhi tapna padega. Mazboot
banane k liye thodi sakti dikhani
padeti haina maa. Warna bacche
samjhte nahi hai.
CLOSE UP:FRONT
MOTHER
Dekho,me bhi ek teacher reh chuki
hu aur ye bilkul bhi zaruri nahe
hai k bache sakti se hi kehna maan
sakte hai.
(Mother smile in a way to
indicate the key to achieve
students heart. She smile and
uplift her eyebrows.)
CLOSE UP:FRONT
RADHIKA
(Radhika is stable and thinks
for a while afterwhich she
tells her mother.)
Maa, abhi Winter Vacations se pehle
ki hi baat hai.Me jab class me jaa
rahi thi.
CLOSE UP:FRONT
(Radhika turns a little
aggresive. Camera moves to
Radhika and the story will now
lead to flashback.)
CLOSE UP:RADHIKA
FLASHBACK WITH RADHIKA’S CLOSEUP
7.
6 INT. CLASSROOM 6
Radhika walks toward the Classroom. She has intense and
serious face. She had a few testbooks on her hand and two
children ahead her were carrying piles of testbooks. The two
children keep the testbooks on teachers table of the class
and then Radhika enters the room.
RADHIKA
(Radhika walks towards
classroom. Master shot of
school and atmosphere around.)
EXTREME WIDE SHOT:MASTER SHOT OF SCHOOL AND THE ATMOSPHERE
AROUND
CLASSROOM
The teacher enters classroom. A ball hits teachers feet.
(teacher enters the classroom
scene. a paper ball hits the
teacher. )
WIDE:TEACHERS ENTERS INSIDE
Teachers sees the misbehavior of class.
WIDE:POV OF TEACHER LOOKING DOWN TO THE PAPER BALL AND THEN
TO THE ENTIRE CLASS
TWO CHILDREN
ma’am aagae.. ma’am aagae
(Children runs back to their
seats.)
CLOSE UP:KIDS SAYING MA’AM AAGAE
MEDIUM: CHILDREN RUNNING
RADHIKA
CLOSE UP:FRONT SIDE VIEW OF RADHIKA LOOKS TO CLASS
CLASS STUDENTS
Good afternoon maam.
(The entire class stoods up)
RADHIKA
She notices that a children is siting. She asks him to stood
up.
Aap sab Khade rahenge koe nahe
bethega aaj.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
(After Radhika says the child
stood stand still.)
OVER THE SHOULDER:TEACHER LONG SHOT
Jab tak mein nahe kehti tab tak koe
nahe bethega.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:TEACHERS FACE
Rajat plays tipi tipi top(the red, yellow color game)when
teacher enters, his friend Jatin pushes his elbow on him. To
grab his attention.
RAJAT
(busy playing)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP: SIDE SHOT RAJAT PLAYING
JATIN
(pushes him his elbow to grab
his attention.)
MEDIUM: FRONT VIEW
STUDENTS
Students got scared and
surprised.The front row have their
eyes down. Backbenches whispers
that ma’am had brought test books.
(Empty faces of the children.
The teacher looks in the test
book.)
WIDE:ENTIRE CLASS STANDS UP TO WISH TEACHER
B ROLLS
CLOSE UP:TEST COPY BUNDLES
CLOSE UP:CHILDREN EXPRESSION
EXTREME CLOSE UP:RADHIKA’S EYE REVOLVES IN CLASS
RAJAT
CLOSE UP:RAJAT LOOKS TEACHER
RAJAT
maam toh test copy leke aayi hai
(whispers)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
RADHIKA
(Radhika have a look over the
class in between of her
checking notebooks and
continues checking.)
Radhika in anger shouts at children.
RADHIKA
Tum sab ki test copies check ho
chuki hai. Itna bura performance
diya hai. Puri ki puri class ka
graph 0 hai bilkul.
MEDIUM:FROM A DISTANCE RADHIKA FRONT VIEW
(Children looking down. Were
not able to face the teacher.)
MEDIUM:CHILDREN FRONT VIEW
Ye, Ye aur tum
(Radhika pin points students
from the class.)
Itna kharab padhaya hai kya ya tum
padhna hi nahe chahte ho.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:RADHIKA
JATIN
Mere marks es baar ache nahe ae
honge.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP: FRONT SIDE
RAJAT
Tere toh pichle baar bhi ache nahe
the
OVER THE SHOULDER:MEDIUM FRONT SIDE
JATIN
Tu chup kar, tere jaise bht ache
the.
OVER THE SHOULDER:MEDIUM FRONT SIDE
RAJAT
Bs kisi tarah ye aankhiri class
khatm ho jaye. Fr eske baad
chutiyaa..
(excited, complete excitement)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:RAJAT FRONT VIEW AT 20 DEGREE
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
RADHIKA
Apni test copies leke jao aur betho
sab logg.
(Radhika gives one by one test
copies to everyone. She scolds
and tells children the right
and wrong. )
MEDIUM:TEACHER DISTRIBUTING NOTEBOOK WITH KIDS
Children sits and one by one comes to teacher.
WIDE:FRONT VIEW
Radhika then sees Rajat’s notebook with a 0. she calls him
and scolds him.
OVER THE SHOULDER:OF RADHIKA AND THE TABLE SHOT
RADHIKA LOOKS RAJAT
CUT-IN:CLOSE UP OF RADHIKA’S FACE LOOKS RAJAT
RADHIKA
Rajat,.. Rajat
RAJAT
(Rajat is busy playing tipi
tipi top while. He hears
teacher calling him the second
time and stood up worried. He
comes to teacher. everyone
looks at him.)
WIDE:EYE LEVEL OF TEACHER. FRONT VIEW
Ye kya hai? Tumhare fir zero aaye
hai. Aur peeche beth k baate kar
rahe ho tum. Ek toh padhae mein
tumhara dhyan nahe hai uppar se
class me shaitani karte ho. Hath
aage karo.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:FRONT SIDE VIEW OF RAJAT AND RADHIKA BOTH IN
FRAME
RAJAT
madam sorry.
(Rajat pleaded. His eyes rolls
down.)
CLOSE UP:RAJAT FRONT SIDE VIEW (ANGLE LOW)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
RADHIKA
Left hand _ stick, Right hand_stick
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:FRONT SIDE VIEW OF RAJAT AND RADHIKA BOTH IN
FRAME
RADHIKA
Jao us diwar ki taraf muh krke
khade hojao. aur jab tak mei nahe
kehti tab tak apni jagah se nahi
hiloge.
(Radhika shouts at Rajat and
then looks him walking to
punishment position in anger.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:RADHIKA SCOLDING RAJAT
Rajat walks to the front corner of class near the store room
door.
RAJAT
(Rajat in disappointment.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:RAJAT WALKS TO PUNISHMENT
We can see the teacher and students in background.
RADHIKA
Tum logo ko sab mazak lagta hai na.
Chalo sab apna winter vaccations ka
homework note karo.
(She wakes up from her seat
while she goes to write on the
board.)
MEDIUM:RADHIKA INDICATES CLASS FRONT VIEW
Radhika write on the board. She indiates entire class.
There’s no dailogue only background music.
WIDE:RADHIKA WRITES ON BOARD
RAJAT
RADHIKA TURNS HER HEAD TO HER RIGHT
(Angle of the camera would be similar to the next shot.
Continuity shot and voice of the mother will come before the
video.)
MATCH CUT
12.
7 INT.LIVING ROOM 7
Story comes to present scenario where the conversation
between mother and daughter continues. Radhika’s mother
interrupt her which brings the audience out from flashback.
Radhika turning to her mother shot.
MATCH CUT
RADHIKA
(looks at her right to
mother.)
MOTHER
Acha, toh ye baat hai.
TWO-SHOT:MEDIUM
RADHIKA
han,
aapko pata hai maa me kitni mehnat
karte hu aur uska mujhe esa reward
milta hai. Fr aap keh rahi ho k me
gussa karte hu.
MOTHER
Arey Beta, chal chord ye baate,tu
kya kaegi ye bata?
(puts her hand on daughte’s
shoulder ....butter’s up)
RADHIKA
kuch nahe
(eye below, not very excited)
MOTHER
Gajar ka halwa,... hmmm haan
(excitement)
RADHIKA
Han maa please
(smiles with complete
satisfaction)
MOTHER
Chal tayyari krte hu
(Mother walks away and sounds
fades. Radhika’s phone rings.)
OVER THE SHOULDER:OF BOTH
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
RADHIKA
(she recieve her phone placed
on the table while she talks
to her mother)
CLOSE UP:PHONE
CUT-IN:PHONE SHOT
RADHIKA
Radhika smiles a little before recieving her call.
Hello, Suman.
(joyous mood)
I’m good. Han bolo
News! Kaunsi! 3 din se paper nahe
aara hai, kya hua?
Han, .... kya?
Gayab ho gaya hai?
(pause.,)
abhi kuch din phle hi toh.., kab
hua ye.
(She holds her head)camera
holds on to character and
captures tension and silence
CLOSE UP:RADHIKA’S FACE AND HAND OVER PHONE
Ye bacche...han wohi toh, bechare
parents,....
Acha,Ok han thek hai,Bye.
Silence
RADHIKA
No dialog only visual sound.
(Radhika is tense. She rest
her face on her hand. She
gets lost in her thoughts.)
Suddenly, her mother comes and breaks her thought.
MOTHER
Radhika!
RADHIKA
(She looks at her mother in
shock and surprise.)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
MOTHER
kya hua?
(radhika notice her daughter
looks worried.)
Kya baat hai beta.
(She puts her hand over
radhika’s shoulder. )
RADHIKA
Maa, maine apko class 6th k baare
me bataya tha,
(Radhika a bit confuse and
sad)
MOTHER
Haan
RADHIKA
Class ka ek ladka Rajat, missing
hai.
MOTHER
Kyaa, itna chota baccha kaise?
RADHIKA
Pta nahe bhaag gya hai ya kisi ne
kidnap krliya hai mujhe toh kuch
samjh mein nahe aara. Aur uski
family ka kehna hai k wo school k
aankhiri din se gayab hai.
(worried)
MOTHER
Itno dino se.
cheh, cheh, cheh Kis haal mein hoga
bechara aur uske parents par kya
beet rahe hogi.
(Both silent and numb. They
sits in a sofa. Mother on the
right of Radhika.)
MOTHER
(mother close her eyes in high
tension and looks away.)
RADHIKA
Maa mujhe darr hai k kahi woh mere
dhanthne ki wajah se toh nahi
bhaaga hoga. Maine shayad uspe
zyada sakti krdi, majboor ho gae
the gusse me kuch samajh hi nahe
aaya,
(disturbed, anxious)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 15.
RADHIKA (cont’d)
mujhe nahi marna chahiye tha usey,
chota sa baccha hi toh hai wo.
MOTHER
Beta, pareshaan mat ho. Mil jaega.
Khud ko dosh mat de.
(Mother tells her slowly
slowly and hugs her daughter.)
RADHIKA
hmmm
(She looks her mother and down
then sits straight in the
sofa.)
Mother leaves and Radhika uses her phone. She keeps her
phone down. Her mind kept going back to Rajat. She hits some
flashback memories.
RADHIKA
(Radhika uses her phone.)
MEDIUM:RADHIKA’S FRONT SIDE VIEW
J -CUT
Radhika hears her echo sound from what she has said to
Rajat.
Apni test copies leke jao aur betho
sab logg.
Jao us diwar ki taraf muh krke
khade hojao. aur jab tak mei nahe
kehti tab tak apni jagah se nahi
hiloge.
(sounds echo on repeat.
Radhika feels anxious. She
feels breathless, so she lays
back on her sofa. And close
her eyes.)
MEDIUM:RADHIKA’S FRONT SIDE VIEW
CUT IN ACTION
Radhika lays back in Sofa breathless and close her eyes.In
the background she could also hear, laathi sound, shutter
and keys sound.
(Breathless,In the background
she could also hear, laathi
sound, shutter and keys
sound.)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 16.
CLOSE UP:TOP ANGLE OF RADHIKA
MATCH CUT
8 INT. CLASSROOM 8
Scene opens with Rajat’s eyes open in hazy way. We could
hear background sound of Shutter, keys. Classroom is dark
and blue. Rajat looks to the entrance from where the sound
was coming.
RAJAT
Hazy eyes open. Looks to the
entrance.
CLOSE UP:TOP ANGLE
CHAWKIDAAR
The chawkidaar comes slowly.
MEDIUM:FRONT SIDE VIEW OF CHAWKIDAAR FOOTS
RAJAT
(Looks to the entrance and
tries to reach there.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:FRONT VIEW
CHAWKIDAAR
He shuts the gate with his keys.
(Sound of keys)
CLOSE UP: HIS HANDS COMES TO THE SHUTTER, TO THE LOCK
(cont’d)
Rajat wakes up and goes to the entrance. The chawkidaar is
gone by the time.He was locked.
WIDE:BACK VIEW OF RAJAT RUNNING TO THE SHUTTER.
(He is shocked. He is
despirate to go out. But he is
week.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:SIDE VIEW
CLOSE UP:RAJAT’S HAND COMING OUT OF SHUTTER FOR HELP.
WIDE:BACK VIEW OF RAJAT STANDING AT THE SHUTTER.
Rajat crying face
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 17.
CLOSE UP:RAJAT’S FACE
CLOSE UP:BACHAO ON RAJAT’S FACE.
(Rajat standing on shutter and
his hands reaching out.)
EXTREME WIDE SHOT:RAJAT STANDING ON SHUTTER.
DISSOLVE
9 INT.LIVING ROOM 9
Radhika opens her eyes slowly. She is worried. Tear rolls
down her cheeks. She is silent and guilty. She picks her
phone from the sofa table and calls Police Station.
RADHIKA
Hello! Police Station.
(She holds the phone looking
from down to up straight into
the camera tells the last line
of the film.)
MEDIUM CLOSE UP:FRONT VIEW OF RADHIKA ON THE SOFA
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