REVERIE

Written By
Nihar Bhonsule Bhonsule
Directed By
Arshiyaa Khan
Produced By
Karan Asnani
WhatUp! Inc. ! Inc.
All rights reserved
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INT. INT.
THE PROTAGONIST IS PLAYING A VIDEO GAME WITH HIS FRIEND,
WHERE HE GOES OUT HIS WAY TO DEFEND HIS FRIEND

[SHOWS THAT THE PROTAGONISTS A GOOD
FRIEND]

(His friend thanks him,
to which the protagonist
tells him to gift him
some accessory instead of
saying a thank you
[shows that though the
protagonists character
is friendly, hes also
stern &practical at the
same time])

THE PROTAGONIST IS EXCITED ABOUT HIS
GIFT WHICH HE WILL BE GETTING THE NEXT
DAY & TELLS FRIEND ABOUT IT(THE GIFT)

(Protagonist tells his
friend disturbed hes
been because of his
parents)










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FRIEND: Oh No! Oh No! This is my
last life! I cant die!

(Since, the protagonist
is the better player; he
somehow manages to save
his friends virtual
life.)

FRIEND: Thanks man! I owe you big
time. (While staring at the TV)

PROTAGONIST: nothing says thank you
like an awesome gadget for my bday
tmo

FRIEND: gadget? No way, how bout
aviators, make me a chick magnet

Protagonist raises his eyebrows in
disgust.

PROTAGONIST: Ugh! Youre
disgusting!

FRIEND: screw you

Friend looks at his phone

FRIEND: No way! Its 6! I have a
date in 30.

PROTAGONIST: Is it the girl from
last week?

FRIEND: No dude! Not her. Shes
looking for something serious Im
not Mr Right, Im Mr Right now!
(Winks and gives a lopsided smirk).

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(Protagonist looks out towards the closed window, as if
relishing a sweet thought. With a playful smile on his face
he says)

PROTAGONIST: Someday- Someday soon,
youre going to get your ass
kicked!

Friend playfully throws a football at him, which he dodges.
It lands on the bed.

Friend: why you so frustrated, you
should chill out

Protagonist: I am fine!

Friend: no your not! Still not
gotten over her?

Protagonist: dude pleaseits water
under the bridge

Friend: the way I look at it its
not. You still have her in your
wallet dont you.

Protagonist changing the topic and indirectly urging the
friend to leave
Protagonist: She will be waiting
for you, theres the door. for you, theres the door.
FRIEND: Ciao FRIEND: Ciao
(shakes his head in disappointment & leaves with a broad
smile on his face)

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THE PROTAGONIST MARKS A CROSS ON HIS
PHONE CALENDAR AND MARKS A REMINDER
SAYING 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' ON NEXT DAYS
DATE.
The protagonist friend is a hurry to meet her girlfriend so
leaves from the protagonist house and goes off. Plays a soft
song & falls off to sleep. song & falls off to sleep.
THE LIGHT GOES OFF CUT TO:

INT. MORNING . MORNING
An alarm clock rings, the protagonist gets up in shock,
dazed, sleepy as he his, tries to find his phone around,
cant find it. Suddenly looks at the calendar hanging on the
wall in front of him & sees his Birth date circled on it!
Shouts out to his mother, asking for the gift Shouts out to his mother, asking for the gift
Protagonist(screaming to his mother): ma! Where is my gift?

Mother: look around(he finds a
small gift-wrapped box, and he
opens it and finds a vintage tv, is
shocked lost and confused)
(Then he stops, as he hears a cautious tapping on his door.
He goes and opens it, and there is his mother standing in
front of him.) front of him.)
Mother: good morning! Up so late
are we?(she asks smiling)

Protagonist: well uhyea(looking
everywhere, mumbling)

Mother: liven up sleepy head, its
your birthday (exclaiming happily) your birthday (exclaiming happily)
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(He opens his eyes. An
unnatural sight greets
him. The fan spinning
above his head is turned
into a vintage version.
He immediately gets up
and looks around. His
entire room is different,
and filled with vintage
goods, an antique
cupboard, a huge dressing
table. His entire room is
filled with goodies with
happy birthday written on
them, posters of 70s rock
stars all around, the
radio is playing rock
you like a hurricane
the famous rock number by
the band called
scorpions the
protagonist scowls and
seems to be in deep
thought in scrutiny of
his surroundings. he
winces hard a few times,
as though portraying a
mistrust in the
surroundings, and hoping
to wake up from a dream)

Protagonist: yea see, but whats all
the vintage dcor in my room, some
kind ofabirthday theme? (Sounding
ridiculous)

Mother: whats so wrong about all
these things? As for the scorpions,
I really hated it, but you were so
stubborn, that its just the
calendar showing todays date.

Protagonist: you gotta be kidding
me? Seriously?

Mother: of course whats there to
joke about? joke about?
(MORE)
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Protagonist: mom, this is not funny
please lay my room back in the same
old 2012 fashion

Mother: joke? 2012? (chuckles) what
is going on with you! is going on with you!
Oh god! What am going to do with
you?

I/E.
(PROTAGONIST GETS IRRITATED AND THROWS HIMSELF ON THE BED,
EVERYTHING IS PUZZLING TO HIM, THE MORE SENSE HE TRIES TO
MAKE OF IT THE MORE BIZARRE IT SOUNDS, HE STARTS WALKING
AROUND EXAMINING EVERYTHING, AND APPEARS TO BE IN DEEP
CALCULATION AND THOUGHT, BUT AFTER A WHILE HE JUST STAMPS
THE GROUND IN FRUSTRATION, SUDDENLY HE HEARS A RINGING SOUND
SIMILAR TO A CYCLE BELL, HE LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW TO SEE
WHO IT IS, ON A CYCLE THERE IS A GIRL. SHE GETS OFF, AND
LOOKS AT HIS WINDOW AND STARTS CALLING THE PROTAGONISTS
NAME, BUT THE PROTAGONIST IS SURPRISED AND IMMEDIATELY
RECOGNIZES HER. HE GOES DOWN AND MEETS HER, DURING THIS MEET
THE PROTAGONIST SEEMS AWED BY THE GIRL, AND DECIDES TO PLAY
ALONG, AS HE FEELS THAT IT COULD PROBABLY HELP IN GETTING
HIM BACK TO 2012, IF HE SIMPLY PLAYED ALONG)

Girl: you take so long to come down
(complaining tone)

Protagonist: ermyea sorry (trying
play along and behave like he knows
everything)

Girl: no problem, just hop on, we
need to rush (sits on the bicycle)
hurry we are getting
late!(exclaiming)

(protagonist sits on the back seat, as she begins pedaling.
As he goes by he notices many posters of a strange man, a
magician, with a moustache.) magician, with a moustache.)
Protagonist: magic shows famous
around here?
Girl: whats with you? Of course,
(MORE)
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how can you forget the god of magic
shows.

Protagonist: oh yea! Sorry my bad.

Protagonist: so where are we
headed?

Girl: my goodness! Youre actually
talking like you are a stranger.

(Protagonist realizes that he cannot pull these lies
anymore, and discovers his urge to get answers so he decides
to tell this girl the entire truth. Whoever she is seems
pretty close to him, and could possibly help him)

Protagonist: pull over

(THE GIRL SCREECHES THE BICYCLE TO A
HALT, AND GETS OF THE BIKE, HER CHEEKS
RED, SHE LOOKS FURIOUSLY AT THE
PROTAGONIST)

Girl: are you insane! Why did you
make-

Protagonist: (interrupting)
lookall this while I was lying.
Now here is the truth(taking a
pause, while girl stares
outrageously at him) I dont have
the foggiest of whats going
onjust last night, I was in my
room, playing the xbox, and now
suddenly life has flipped into a
vintage sepia motion picture

Girl: what you on about?

Protagonist: look I know you know
me and care for me, please help me
(MORE)
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out.

Girl: help, but how?

Protagonist: take me to some place
I can encyclopedia my state.

Girl: you mean, like a library?

Protagonist: precisely.

Girl: fine. Girl: fine.
Protagonist: Lets rush!

INT.(AFTER A CONSIDERABLY LONG BIKE RIDE, THE PROTAGONIST
AND HIS FRIEND ARRIVE AT A LARGE LOCAL LIBRARY, THE
PROTAGONIST IS AWED BY THE ANTIQUE INTERIORS, HE IMMEDIATELY
SETS TO WORK, LOOKING UP AT BOOKS, AND WHATEVER HE CAN GET
HIS HANDS ON . THE PROTAGONIST RESUMES HIS SEARCH FOR THE
BOOK AND BEGINS READING A BOOK. WHILE HE IS READING HE
BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING MYSTICAL. HE CAN ONLY READ A
SET OF WORDS, NAMELY MAGIC-FUTURISTIC-FAMOUS-BE THERE TO
EXPERIENCE, AND WHILE HE IS READING, HE JUST GLANCES UP AND
SEES PHENOMENAL PORTRAIT. THE PORTRAIT HAS ALL THE LATEST
GADGETS OF 2012 WHICH THE PROTAGONIST OWNED. HE SEES TWO
PEOPLE CARRYING THE PORTRAIT, AND WRAPPING IT UP, HE WALKS
TOWARDS THEM STEALTHILY, AND SIGNALS HIS FRIEND TO FOLLOW
THE MEN CARRYING THE PORTRAIT. JUST AS THE PROTAGONIST AND
HIS FRIEND ARE LEAVING, THEY FORGET TO RETURN THE BOOKS, AND
THE LIBRARIAN CALLS THEM)

Librarian: are you issuing those?

Girl: no you can have them back.
(taking the books from the
protagonists hand and giving them
back)well erm, would you know
those men who took the portrait?

Librarian: they are postmen,
delivering this portrait to the
owner.
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Protagonist: oh, and which artist
is this painting by?

Librarian: not sure, but it was
bought from an exhibition, which
happened recently.

Protagonist: I see, is the
exhibition still on?

Librarian: i am sorry I do not know
that.

Girl: could you tell us where it
was held? The location?

Librarian: I will write it on a
piece of paper for you.

Protagonist: thanks a lot sir.

(the protagonists girlfriend takes the chit of paper from
the librarian, and she and the protagonist head outside the
library.)
Protagonist: okay here is the plan.
You go to the art exhibition, while
I follow those postmen. Wait for me
outside my house after your done.

Girl: fine Ill see you soon then.

Protagonist: and hey! Be careful.

Girl: I gotcha.(smiles at the
protagonist)


E/I.(THE STALKING LEADS THE PROTAGONIST TO A THEATRE OF THE
FAMOUS MAGICIAN. HE MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE WINGS OF THE
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STAIRS, AFTER SOME SEARCHING HE FINDS THE LARGE PACKAGED
PORTRAIT. HE BEGINS UNWRAPPING IT, JUST WHEN HE HEARS
FOOTSTEPS, AND HEARS SOMEONE SPEAK, STARTLED AS HE IS, HE
ACCIDENTLY TEARS OUT THE PIECE OF THE CORNER OF THE
PORTRAIT, AN PUTS IT IN HIS POCKET. HE TURNS AN SEES, A MAN,
NOT TO OLD, IN HIS LATE 20S, THE PAINTER OF THE PORTRAIT
HIMSELF)

Protagonist: who are you?

Artist: I should be asking you
that.

Protagonist: This portrait I have
drawn and I am here to collect it.

Artist: lies

Protagonist: I am not lying-

Artist: of course you are, you
think I can fail to recognize a
work; I put so much effort in?

Protagonist:(shocked)y-youre the
artist?(stammering)

Artist: indeed I am. And I will not
tolerate thieves like you.

Protagonist: thieves? I am no
thief.( protesting)thieves were
those people who bought it here.

Artist: what are you talking about?

Protagonist: look I dont have time
for all this right now, I need to
get this painting out of here, and
for that I need you to trust me.

Artist: fine.

INT.(JUST THEN THE ASST OF MAGICIAN ARRIVES, THE PROTAGONIST
BEGINS HIS RUN WITH THE PORTRAIT OUT OF THE THEATRE, WHILE
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THE ARTIST DISTRACTS THE ASSISTANT. AFTER SOME RUNNING THE
PROTAGONIST GETS LOST IN THE THEATRE, HE SEES A DOOR IN
FRONT OF HIM, AND OPENS IT AND GOES IN. IT IS VANITY ROOM
WITH MANY PAINTINGS, AND DIM LIGHTING JUST THEN THE MAGICIAN
ARRIVES AND CONFRONTS THE PROTAGONIST WHO HOLDS THE PACKAGED
PORTRAIT IN HIS HANDS.) PORTRAIT IN HIS HANDS.)
Magician: lost are we?

Protagonist: yea kind off. Wait are
you the poster-

Magician: Iago Anthony is my name,
and I hold the dices of every game.
Yes I am the magician whose posters
you have seen.

Magician: and what is it that you
have in your hand?

Protagonist: nothing, its just a
piece of wood.(just then the
magician hardens his gaze on the
protagonist, who feels a breeze
blow by his face, as his hair
flies, and he suddenly feels his
head empty of thoughts)

Magician: your lying, this is my
portrait which you stole from the
wings in the stage,

Protagonist: listen let me explain,
I really need this portrait to
figure something out.

Magician: what is it that you seek?

Protagonist: I am not from here, I
am from a different time. From
2012, and this painting has all
those gadgets of 2012, which I
owned.

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Magician: I cannot say I mistrust
you, but yet, what evidence do you
have?

Protagonist: I have nothing to
offer you but trustone blink and I
was in this completely different
world, I have no possessions, or
souvenirs that could convince you.

Magician: I think I must disappoint
you then.

Protagonist: no waitlisten to me,
please, you are a magician, and you
have done the best tricks in magic,
cant you help me, send me back to
where I belong?

Magician: well would you want to go
back?

Protagonist: yes, I dont belong in
1980.

Magician: fine, I am not promising
you anything. But I will try.

Protagonist: thanks a lot, I really
appreciate it-

Magician:(interrupting) but, there
is a little term to this contract.

Protagonist: what term?

Magician: before we begin, you will
have to answer two riddles.

Protagonist: riddles? Sure go
ahead.
Magician: and if you fail these,
(MORE)
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then your life will be my next
magic trick.
Protagonist: what do you mean?

Magician: its simple, your success
will lead to failure, and vice
versa.
Protagonist: avoid the idioms, and
get on with the riddles.

Magician: fine.

Magician: your first question; what
is happiness when won and sorrow
when lost?
Protagonist: victory?

Magician: correct answer
Protagonist: second question?

Magician: what is indifferent
whether won or lost?
Protagonist: ermdefeat?

Magician: correct answer
Protagonist: wow, 2012 here I come.

Magician: not so soon, who said you
won? I hold what I said earlier,
Iago Anthony is my name, and I hold
the dice of your game, and your
gameis over.

Magician: guards! Seize him, and
throw him out. Snatch that piece of
art from him before you do.
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INT. (PROTAGONIST WALKS OUT ONTO STREETS AFTER HAVING BEEN
THROWN OUT FROM THE THEATRE, HIS FACE LOOKING RED WITH FURY,
AND HIS CHEST HEAVING UP AND DOWN SEEMING AS IF THE RAGE IS
BUILDING IN HIM, HE STARTS WALKING AIMLESSLY. IN THE
MEANWHILE THE MAGICIAN BACK IN HIS VANITY ROOM, IS WORKING
HIS AGENDA AGAINST THE PROTAGONIST)

Asst of magician: so what do you
think the kid will do now?

Magician: a teenager filled with
hatred can only bring doom
everybody.

Asst of magician: can you actually
do what you said you would do to
him?
Magician: Ofcourse I can, and out
of all you should know this.

Asst of magician:then why did you
not help the boy?

Magician: dont worry, the boy will
bewell, taken care of
PARALLELY: PARALLELY:
E/I.BROKEN, IN DESPAIR AND SELF-LOATHING, THE PROTAGONIST
HITS THE STREET, AND BEGINS WALKING. THE LONELY STREET IS
SILENT. SOON THE PROTAGONIST NOTICES, SOMETHING IN THE
DISTANT HORIZON
THATS WHEN A DISTANT SOUND ATTRACTS HIS ATTENTION. HE LOOKS
UP TO SEE A CHURCH & THE BELL WAS JUST STRUCK.
Below a group of people holding candles and singing a hymn.
(Sometimes youre
helpless. So it seems to
be You have a lot of
trouble, an end you
never see. But then you
know exactly just what
you have to do. You
hold your hands in prayer
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and let Jesus care for
you.)
He bends on his knees. Closes his eyes, creases his
eye-brows in an attempt to pray (for it is something he has
never done before, at least not in a shrine.) The Church is
deserted. A priest is preparing to leave the altar. On his
way out, he pauses for a moment and recounts a verse from
the bible (sensing his anxiety). He narrates the verse and
walks out quietly.
CUT TO: CUT TO:
EXT.(SUDDENLY A DISTANT CRY ECHOES, THE PROTAGONIST
EXPRESSIONS TURN DISTRESSED, AND LOOKS AT THE ARTIST WITH A
LOOK WHICH IMMEDIATELY PORTRAYS THE QUESTION HE HAS IN MIND
DID YOU HEAR THAT. THE ARTIST LOOKS PERPLEXED, AND SORT OF
FRIGHTENED. THE VOICE SCREAMS AGAIN, THIS TIME LOUDER, AND
THE PROTAGONIST IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZES THE VOICE. IT IS THE
VOICE OF HIS NEIGHBOR. HE MAKES A RUN FOR IT, TOWARDS THE
SOURCE OF THE NOISE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE
THEATER, HE HAD LEFT JUST MOMENTS AGO. HE DASHES UP TOWARDS
THE MAGICIANS CABIN, THERE ARE MANY PORTRAITS, AND THE VOICE
IS SHOUTING HELP. THE
PROTAGONIST GOES THROUGH THE CABIN STEALTHILY, THE MAGICIAN
IS NOT TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE. THEN SUDDENLY HE SEES THE HORROR
IN FRONT OF HIM, HIS NEIGHBOR, THE GIRL IS TRAPPED IN A
LARGE BODY SIZE PORTRAIT. THE PROTAGONIST BEGINS
SCRUTINIZING IT, AND TRYING TO HELP HER BUT IN VAIN. THEN
SUDDENLY HE HEARS A COLD SILKY VOICE FROM BEHIND HIM, AND HE
CANNOT BUT RESIST HIS SKIN CRAWL. HE SPINS AROUND TO FACE
THE HORROR, AND SEES THE MAGICIAN)

Magician: I welcome you once again
john

Protagonist: what the hell is going
on? Why is she here?

Magician: lets put it like
thisyou have something dearest to
me, and I have something dearest to
you.

(MORE)
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Protagonist: let her go
now!(commanding)

Magician: first things first(smiles
a evil smile) I want the part of
the portrait you tore out. And then
you love birds can be together
(dark sarcasm)

Protagonist: okay fine, (searches
his pockets and removes the torn
piece of the portrait) here take it

(the magicians eyes
gleam, and he moves to
take the torn part, just
when, the artist comes,
and holds, the magician
behind, as the torn paper
remains with john, with
the help of the prop of
magic wand and urges
protagonist to run)
Artist: Run!!

Magician: you can never win john,
never!

Protagonist: what you doing here?

Artist: just run!

Artist: the secret lies in your
pocket, it will succeed you when
failure is closest, now run!

EXT.(THE PROTAGONIST LOOKS ONE GLANCE, WITH TEARS IN HIS
EYES AT THE GIRL HE LOVES, AND SHE URGES HIM TO LEAVE HER
AND RUN, HE SHAKES HIS HEAD, AND PICKS UP HER PORTRAIT, AND
RUNS, AS A DEADLY SCREAM OF AGONY ESCAPES THE MAGICIAN, AND
EVERYTHING GOES DARK)
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CUT TO: CUT TO:
INT.(Protagonist enters his house, and goes to his room.
Flings all his objects on the floor, and throws himself on
his bed, and momentarily closes his eyes. And then opens
them, and strangely finds him back in 2012. All his gadgets
scattered about, his room as it was earlier, everything as
it was earlier. And a cake with happy birthday smeared in
it., and soon arrives at the conclusion it was all a dream,
a vivid dream. He strangely doesnt notice one thing. There
under his bed, is a small gifT Wrapped box, with a
protruding vintage television, a small golden key, covered
in a torn portrait cloth, with a large portrait of a
beautiful terrified girl)
END. END.