INT.

SKY CAFE KITCHEN – DAY

A Rainbow cake is rotating on the icing table. A spatula applies white cream
on its walls. 

WAITRESS 
(O.S)
5 slices of Rainbow...4 parcel, 1 eat in

NARRATOR 
(V.O.)
The analysis of emotional experience by by the
Self is like a cake, where each layer tastes
different and baked separately but assembled into
one. More than the sum of its parts.

The Baker gently lifts the cake.

He places a slice of a vibrantly colour rainbow cake on a black plate and

slides it forward.

NARRATOR
(V.O.)
The problem is - sometimes when we dig deeper,
the authenticity of experience becomes shallow.
The more we dig inside our selves, we don't find
any emptiness but more and more superficiality. 

Waitress picks up the plate from the counter and is approaching a table.

NARRATOR
(V.O.)
The more we try to savour the deeper layer, the
more fabricated it tastes. This colourless lack
of authenticity is the void – the abyss.

The vibrant slice resting on the table is halved by a stroke of fork.

 

FADE IN:

Lilac text on Violet background reads -

"Anorexia Leviosa"

INT. POSH APARTMENT – EVENING

EVERYBODY
 (O.S.)
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Aanya

Sound of applause an cheering echoes in the room. An empty sofa rests with a
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" banner barely hanging on the wall behind.

A super skinny girl, AANYA, in summer dress and her friend, PIHU, in black
loose black clothes sit on the sofa. Pihu is wearing a birthday hat and
holding a plate with a slice of cake.

PIHU
You seriously don't want this?

AANYA
Na I'm full

PIHU
You don't look very full

AANYA
Abhi toh sabne khilaya mujhe

PIHU
Doesn't count

AANYA
I've barely lost a kilo since last month

PIHU
What the hell you're trying to lose now...the
only thing that's left of you to be lost is your
frickin mind

AANYA
(Sarcastic)
Okay...mom

PIHU
I think you should talk to someone.

AANYA
Like who? You?

PIHU
Haan of course, well atleast for starters. I hope
this isn't what I think it is.

AANYA
What?

PIHU
Anorexia Leviosa
 AANYA
(Rhetorical)
What?

PIHU 
The eating disorder

AANYA
Sounds like a movie...Harry Potter and the
Anorexia Leviosa

PIHU
Excuse me, itni bhi dumb nhi hun... I'm a Psych
major

AANYA
See I don't doubt your capacity of being Majorly
Psychotic (chuckles) but that's wingardium
leviosa and that disorder is - Anorexia
Nervosa...Nerv-O-Saaa

PIHU
(Lying)
What the hell is Wingardium? Puri life mein nhi
suna ye shabd.

AANYA 
Just google it then. Google it, Google it.

PIHU
Okay fine. But. Hear me out, Wingardium Leviosa
levitates things into air, right?

AANYA
Yes

PIHU
Aaaand, anorexia nervosa. Now I know it might
sound retarded. Will MAKE YOU levitate in air due
to your weight. Or in this case, lack of.

AANYA
Wha..?

PIHU
Basically, the same thing

AANYA
No

PIHU
 Potato - potahto

AANYA
Nope

PIHU
Tomato - Tomahto

AANYA 
Na

PIHU
You know what I mean

AANYA
Aye, tu cake kha. Jitni chadhai hai? Wo utaar ke
jana. Ghar pe potato tomato karegi toh...

Aanya gets up.

PIHU
(Raises her glass)
Of course. Of course

FADE TO BLUE :

Sky Blue text on Dark Blue background reads -

"I M A G I N E"

INT. Near DINING table – AFTERNOON

A 5yr old KID plays ball against the wall. A worn-out FATHER in his early
30s sitting on the floor with a slice of cake for the kid.

FATHER
Ab bas bhi kro beta. Finish krlo fatafat.

KID
5 minutes

Father looks at his watch.

FATHER
Mummy aane wale hongi jaldi kha lo..

Kid catches the ball and runs to his Father.

FATHER
Bolo Aaaaaa...
Kids takes a bite. Father feeds him another bite.

KID
Acche se khilao

FATHER
Kaise?

KID
Jaise mummy khilati thi..

Father looks flicks his wrist to see the time.

FATHER
(Rolling eyes)
Ye dekho plane aa rha hai, plane aaya plane aaya
plane aaya...Aaaaa

Kid giggles and opens his mouth.

KID
Ek baat pucchu papa?

FATHER
Hmm

KID
Ye plane udd ke aage kyu jata hai? Ek hi jagah
kyu nhi udta rehta?

FATHER
Hain? Ek hi jagah rahega toh sab log ghar kaise
jayenge?

KID
Ma'am boli ki earth aise..

Kid tries to explain with the ball.

KID
...round ghumti hai, toh plane aise udd ke bas
neeche aa jaye. Aage kyu jana?

FATHER
Ye sab kehti hai tumhari ma'am?

KID
Nhi main keh rha hun

Father looks at the ball pathetically and takes it from Kid.

FATHER
 Tumhari ma'am ne shuru hi galat cheez sikha ke
kiya...khairm. Papa ki meeting hai thodi der
mein, fatafat khao isko.

KID
(Disbelief)
Ma'am jhoot bolti hai?

Father bring the spoon near the kid, but it takes a step back.

KID
Na. Pehle btao.

FATHER
Baad mein btaunga na beta. Lo... God promise

KID
Abhi. Abhi.

FATHER
Late ho rha hai mujhe

KID
Btao

FATHER
Kal bta dunga

KID
Mujhe nhi khana..

FATHER
(Irritated)
Theek hai, par iske baad dimag mat khana
mera...promise?

KID
Normal promise yaa mother promise?

FATHER
Simple hi karo, maa ko zinda rehne do.

KID
Promise

Kid sits on the floor and eats on his own.

FATHER
Toh dekho, pehli baat earth sach much mein round
hai hi nhi.

KID
TV mein toh round tha..
 FATHER
Tum kabhi space mein gye ho? Tumhari ma'am gyi
hai? Nhi na? Unhe kaise malum phir?

KID
Par sab toh..

FATHER
Ma'am bolengi ki kuen mein kudo? Toh kood jaoge?
[Beat]
Accha ye dekho, ye ball kis shape ka hai? Round
na? Tumhe kaise pta. Kyunki tum isse khud dekh
skte ho.

KID nods slowly. Father senses the kid's doubt.

FATHER
Accha ek baat btao, earth agar round hai toh
space mein iske neeche wala part kyu nhi girta?

KID
Kya?

FATHER
Wo cartoon dekhte ho na? Usme wo fox khaai mein
jump krta hai, toh neeche girta hai na?

KID
Haan

FATHER
Toh earth kaise hawa mein udta hai? Btao, hai na
impossible.

Kid's eyes widen, shakes his head in agreement.

FATHER
Earth asal mein ball nhi. 
(Takes the plate)
Plate ke shape ka hai. 

Father walking his fingers on the plate.

FATHER
Aur agar hum zyada dur chale jao toh... धड़ाम! Hum
neeche gir jayenge.

KID
Accha. Ma'am jhoot bol rahi hai?

FATHER
 Bilkul. Safed jhoot ekdum.

KID
Aur aap sach?

FATHER 
Yes.

KID
Main kyu manu apki baat? Aap kabhi gire ho earth
se?

FATHER
Nhi par main keh rha hun na.

KID
Aap kahoge ki kuen mein kood jao toh main kood
jaunga?

FATHER
Alag baatein hai dono. Zaruri nhi ki teacher yaa
scientist, yaa experts jo bole wo sach ho. Wo
galat bhi ho skte hai.

KID
Papa aap pagal bna rahe ho mujhe.

FATHER
Nhi bete sacchi. Mother promise. Teri aur meri
dono ki mila ke kasam kha rha hun. Ek time pe
bolte thea ki McD ka burger khane se healthy hote
hai, mujhe dekh mujhe...mota hogya wahi kha kha
ke.

Kid slowly gets up and leaving.

KID
(Without turning)
YouTube kam dekha karo aap.
 

Father eats the remaining cake in one go.

FATHER
Pura maa pe gya hai. 

FADE TO GREEN :

INT. BATHROOM - LATE EVENING

A shirtless lanky man in his 30s standing in front of the mirror reads from
a wrinkled piece of paper.

ABHAY
Everything on earth has an expiration death,
creation is incomplete with death. It's still too
soon for me to say if it's an end or just the
next step of consciousness. 

He keeps the paper aside and opens up the parceled piece of cake with  steel
fork but keeping an eye on the paper he keeps reading.

ABHAY
Maybe even hope...hope jab bhi khatam hone wali
hoti thi, kisi naye tareeke se apne rasto par
bharosa hojata tha. Kaash meri umeed pehli hi mar
jaati, Kaash main haar maan leta.

He keeps the cake aside, keeps the paper in front of his face while staring
at himself in the mirror.

ABHAY
 But hope never dies, it breaks you again and
again, why do I imagine things getting better
even if they'll never be the same. Badal chuka
hai sab kucch, jaisa tha waisa sab kuchh laut nhi
sakta. Hope kills you, because it never
dies...you keep dreaming, thinking this time will
be different.

He pulls out a cigarette and lights it while he sits on toilet lid. Taking a
deep puff, he turns over the page.
 

ABHAY
This time you'll have a breakthrough, but ye
hamster wheel ki daud kabhi khatam nhi hoti,
duniya badal jaati hai par tum ek hi cycle
hazaron baar daudte rehte ho. Kaash main thak ke
ye daud hi chhod deta...kahin aur bhagta, kisi
aur race mein....phir se biwi, bacche, salary,
loan repayment, ek aam assembly line wali
zindagi. 

He gets up and starts devouring the cake again. A bite and a puff – going on
alternatively.

ABHAY
 Calling it boring is just a coping mechanism for
people who can't feel happy, it's predictable, it
is certain. You don't wake up with uncertainty,
you keep repeating your daily routine till you
die. Aadatein hi araam ban jati hai.

Putting off the cigarette on the leftover slice of cake. 

INSERT - ABHAY WASHES THE FORK UNDER THE RUNNING WATER WITH HIS HANDS. HE
KEEPS THE FORK ASIDE AND LOOKS AT HIS PALM FULL OF CALLOUSES UNDER THE
RUNNING WATER.

ABHAY
(O.S.)
Agar humare hathon ki lakeeron mein humari kismat
pehle se likhi hoti hai, par shayad inn lakeeron
ke beech itni gaanth padne ke baad kisi ke bhagya
bhi nhi khulte. 

Turns off the tap.

ABHAY
 Kisi ko bhi shayad maut se dar nhi lgta, logon
ko darr lgtavhainki maut aayegi kaise...aur jab
pta ho ki maut kaise aayegi toh usse darna kya,
what we fear is the element of surprise. 

He sighs and pats on his pocket in search of something. He pulls out a pen
from his back pocket.

INSERT - EMPTY SPACE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIECE OF PAPER

He repeats while scribbling on the bottom.

ABHAY
(O.S.)
I won't miss anything. If someone is reading
this, I'm probably not here.

He folds this letter and slips it under the plate. 

He walks over to the bucket and pours water over his head couple of times.

He picks up the fork and gazes at the plugpoint. He flicks the switch ON
without hesitating.

Abhay lodges the fork in th direction of the plugpoint with a jerk.

FADE TO ORANGE :

White text on Orange background reads -

KYA HUA? 

INT. BEDROOM - DAY

Puneet, a tired man in his late twenties is sitting on his bed with a
laptop. He's silently looking into the screen without blinking.

A piece cake lies in the dustbin near along with the box.

Devika is looking at him through the laptop screen with her face resting in
her palms.

She's sporting a brand new engagement ring.

PUNEET
Kya hua?

DEVIKA (O.S.)
Kucch nhi.

PUNEET
Btao toh kya hua?

EXT. BALCONY/INT. STORE ROOM – SAME TIME

Sitting holding a phone

DEVIKA
(Sighs)
Kuchh nhi.

INT. BEDROOM

He's figdeting with his fingers. Shaking his leg. Biting his lips.

PUNEET
Kya kaha usne?

He keeps changing his posture after few seconds.

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

DEVIKA
(Bothered)
Kuchh nhi.

BEDROOM
 PUNEET
Engagement ke din bhi kuchh nhi?

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

She purses her lips and shakes her head.

DEVIKA
Kuchh nhi.

BEDROOM

Puneet gets agitated.

PUNEET
Toh phir kya? Did he hit you

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

DEVIKA
NHIIIIIIII...

BEDROOM

PUNEET
(Frustrated)
Toh phir kya hua?

DEVIKA
(O.S.)
Kuchh nhi..kuchh bhi nhi. 

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

DEVIKA
Sacchi. Kasam se!

BEDROOM

He takes his glasses off and puts it aside.

He leans back and rests his neck as he rubs his eyes.

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

Devika silently witnesses Puneet descend. She pulls the phone closer.
 DEVIKA
Cake khaya?

BEDROOM

Puneet turns to dustbin.

PUNEET
Fiance ki choice kucch khaas nhi hai tumhare.

DEVIKA
Malum hai. Par cake maine final kiya.

PUNEET
Haan toh? Kya kru phir? Bohot tasty tha, mazza hi
aagya? Shaadi pe bhi 2-4 paneer ke item rakhna
haan? Please.

Pulls the the laptop off his lap.

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

Devika understands what irked him. She helplessly gazes.

DEVIKA
Shaadi cancel krdu?
(pauses)
Kya kru?

BEDROOM

PUNEET
Kucch nhi.

DEVIKA
Kya chahte ho tum?

PUNEET
(Sighs)
Kucch nhi.

BALCONY/STORE ROOM

DEVIKA
(Agitated)
Kya huaa?
BEDROOM

Puts his laptop on his lap.

INSERT : Slice of cake in the dustbin, as if it is looking at him.

PUNEET
(shakes his head)
Kucch nhi

Shuts the laptop.

FADE TO RED :

White text on Red background reads -

"BROTHERS" 

A question marks fades in.

"BROTHERS?"

INT. SKY CAFE - DAY

WAITRESS
(O.S.)
Sir you can take a seat over there. All the
tables are engaged right now.

RANJEET, an old clean shaven man looks at the mini blood-glucose monitor
with his head hung. A vibrant slice on rainbow cake rests in front of him.

RAJNEESH, a silver fox with his classy leather satchel and a file arrives at
the table. 

RAJNEESH
Can I take this seat...

Ranjeet looks up.

Their eyes meet. Ranjeet looks away in aversion. 

He looks down, hesitates but takes a seat anyway.

RAJNEESH
Apke baal?
Ranjeet ignores it. He puts the monitor aside and takes a bite from the
violet portion.

RAJNEESH
Bhabhi ko pta hai aap yahan hai?

The waitress brings a slice of Rainbow cake for Rajneesh as well. He puts
the satchel on the table.

RAJNEESH
Jaisi marzi apki, aap sunte akhir kiski ho?

RANJEET
Tumhara rasta hi saaf ho rha hai. Ye sab nautanki
hearing ke liye chhod do.

RAJNEESH
Phir wahi baat. Hum sage bhai, yaa iss umar mein
ye bhi bhul gaye?

RANJEET
Hum? Kon hum? Koi hum nhi hai.

Rajneesh dejectedly also takes a bite from the violet portion.

 RAJNEESH
Blueberry. Hmm accha hai.

RANJEET
Jamun hai

RAJNEESH
Haan?

RANJEET
Jamun

RAJNEESH
Ek hi baat hai.

RANJEET
(Whispers)
Zarur..

Rajneesh puckers his lips in frustration and nudges his plate away.

 RAJNEESH
Jamun se kucch yaad aaya?

Ranjeet abruptly stops chewing. He blankly stares at floor and leans back in
his chair with arms crossed.
 RANJEET
(swallows)
Bacche thea hum dono..

RAJNEESH
(Mockingly)
Hum? Kon hum? Koi hum nhi hai.

RANJEET
Jaan bujh ke kiya maine? 

RAJNEESH
Haan, baag se jamun aap hi ko khane thea.

RANJEET
Tu purani baatein kyun dohra rha hai?

RAJNEESH
Aap bhi purani baat pe hi ghar chhod ke nikal
aaye hai.

Ranjeet shakes his head.

RANJEET
Tu chhota tha na..main kaise chadhta tere kandhe
pe

RAJNEESH
Aur jab gir ke mera sar fata toh bhaag kyu gye.
Phir khoon dene se mna kar diya, behosh tha mara
nhi tha.

RANJEET
Humara group alag hai Raje

RAJNEESH
Bhai, O positive hai aapka

RANJEET
(Deflecting)
Aur wo sui. Itni moti sui dekh ke mera jee nhi
ghabra skta?

RAJNEESH
Lekin ab toh insulin ki sui ke bharose zinda ho.
Ho na? Ab toh nhi ghabrata apka jee? Apko malum
hai ki meetha kha ke phir sui lgani padegi, par
swaad toh le rahe ho pura?

Ranjeet gets up.

RANJEET
 Itna khatak rha tha na, isiliye chhod diya tera
ghar...

Rajneesh flips open the file and keeps in front of Ranjeet.

RAJNEESH
Batwara karke kya milega? Jo hua anjaane mein
hua. Main thodi apko apke ghar se nikal dunga.
Divya ki shaadi ke baad aap aur bhabhi akele
kaise rahenge?

Ranjeet shoves his Blood-Glucose monitor and wallet in his pocket.

RAJNEESH
Humara nhi, toh Viren ke baare mein sochiye. Wo
phir pucchega kahan hai Bade Dada? Kyu nhi aaye.

Ranjeet furiously looks at Rajneesh and then the file.

He tears the first. Wping his mouth with it.

RANJEET
Bol dena mar gya

Rajneesh helplessly watches him leave.