SESH TRAIN

STORY and SCREENPLAY

by

SUBHODIP MALAKAR
 FADES IN:

1 INT.HOSPITAL CABIN -DAY

A male patient is sitting upright in his bed.His eyes are
fully Patched indicating that he has undergone a Eye
Surgery.

The Nurse and the Doctor are busy in preparing the

Surgical Tools to remove the Eye Patch.
DOCTOR(45):
Mr.Das ,aap fiqar mat kijiye ,sab
kuch sahi hoga

PALASH DAS(28)
Amar khub bhoy korche sir.
DOCTOR:
Areh bhaisahab darne ki kya baat
hain,operation ke waqt toh aap
ekdam relaxed the.toh abhi kyun
hyper ho rahe hain,abhi toh khali
stich katega ,aur bas...

PALASH:
Thickache
DOCTOR:
Nurse sab kuch ready hain kya.

NURSE(24):
Ji Sir.
DOCTOR:
Mr.Das. ALL THE BEST.

PALASH:
(trembling voice)
Thank You Sir.
Palash gulps in.

The Doctor starts unwinding the Eye Patch of Palash.

DOCTOR:
Shaas dhire se choriye,aur ekdam
dhire dhire se ekbar bar mein
aankh kholne ke kosish kijiye.
DOCTOR(CONT’D):
palak matt jhapkiye

(CONTINUED)
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PALASH:
Ami dekhte pabo toh..jodi..
NURSE:
Apni ageh chok ta khulun,jodi r
kotha pore bhabben.
(P.O.V.)
Palash now slowly opens his eyes.A blur vision of the
objects in the cabin.But as he looks towards the
tubelight,bright fringe of light ray hit his eyes and he
immediately closes it.
PALASH:
Aaaahhhh.ami kichu dekhte
pacchina..khub byatha korche.
DOCTOR:
Kuch nahi hua,aap khamkha ghabra
rahe hain..ekdum se sab kuch
dikhne nahi lagega..dhire dhire..

DOCTOR#1(CONT’D):
Chaaliye abh reading test lete
hain..nurse koi reading material
dijiye.

The nurse finds an newspaper page lying in the table.She

picks it up and hand it over to the doctor.
NURSE:
Yeh lijiye Sir.

DOCTOR:
Yeh toh kal ka akhbar hain,thik
hain koi baat nehi.
DOCTOR(CONT’D):
Yeh lijiye Mr. DAS parne ki
kosish kijye..
The doctor hands over the newspaper to Palash.
(P.O.V.)

Palash starts reading a article in the newspaper.There’s a

photo of a beautiful lady dressed in wedding gown and
below is the writeup.
PALASH:

Gotokal rath dosta nagad naihati station theke dui

kilometer dure,rail line e jhap diye ek juboti atyahatya
kore..police lash ta postmortem korte pathiyeche.
The doctor snatches away the newspaper from him.

(CONTINUED)
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DOCTOR:
Choriye toh kya aap bhi subha
subha maut ki khabar leke baith
gaye..aap aram kijiye abhi..saam
koh phirse mein checkup ke liye
ayunga.
The doctor leaves.
PALASH:

(to the nurse)

Didi sunchen amar phone ta ektu
deben.
NURSE:
Dicchi tobeh alpo use kore rekhe
deben kintu.
PALASH:
Accha.

The nurse give the phone and leaves the cabin.

(P.O.V.)
Palash opens the call log and dial a contact named
MEHAZABIEN.
PHONIC DIALOUGE:
Jis number pe aap call kar rahe
hain,woh abhi switch off
hain,kripiya kuch samay badh
kosish kijiye.
Palash tries once again.but it’s still switch off.
PALASH(V.O.):
Thaak byasto ache hoyto ,pore
abar try korbo.
Palash now opens the phone gallery and clicks on a photo.
He zooms the image,stare at it for few minutes and then
keeps the phone aside.

After a moment,he hurriedly picks up the phone and opens

the image again.
Now he becomes furious,jumps out of the bed and searches
for the newspaper.It was lying in a corner.He hurriedly
picks up the newspaper and deeply stares at the photo of
the girl in wedding costume.
He again opens the photo from his phone gallery to match
with the one in the newspaper and tries to console his
mind that the girl has not died.

(CONTINUED)
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Few moments later he realised the reality can’t be altered

and then he broke down to tears.
CUT TO:

FLASHBACK
(on corner of screen text appears-2 DAYS AGO.)

2 INT.OFFICE-BOSS CABIN-EVENING
The boss is sitting in his chair,and opposite to him is a
man sitting with some files in his hand.

PALASH:
Extremely sorry sir.further ar
deadline fail hobena.
BOSS(50):
Mr.Das last ek mashe apni teen
bar deadline fail korechen.
BOSS(CONT’D):
Client r gali,head office r
dhomki sob kichu amake sunte
hoy,because i am the M.D. of this
branch,but apni bolun toh ami ki
sottiy responsible ei failure
gulor jonne???
PALASH:
Sir please ekta sesh sujog.please
sir..
Palash get up from chair,holds his Boss’s leg and start
begging not to sack him from job.

BOSS:
Mr.DAS paa charun amar...amar
kicchu korar nei,head office
theke order ese geche.
BOSS(CONT’D):
Dekhun kono visually impaired
person ke neoyar job criteria
amader ney.The reason behind
selecting you was your academic
merits and your extreme will to
fight against your disability.

Palash is now in a dizzy state.The words of his boss is

only a solace to him.

(CONTINUED)
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BOSS(CONT’D):
Janen toh goruo jeidin dudh deoya
bondho kore dey,thik porer dini
tar thai hoy kosaikhana.Sukhno
anthi sobai feley dey.
PALASH:
Sir ajkey ki sesh din amar.
BOSS:
Hain kichui korar nei amar.Apnar
post e new recruitment hoye
geche.kal thekei join korbe.But
good news holo company apnake ei
month r salary credit kore debe
very soon.

Palash is fully disheartened.He silently leaves the Boss’s

chamber.
CUT TO:

3 EXT.ROADSIDE TEMPLE-EVENING
A beautiful lady,dressed in wedding gown,and wearing lot
of jewelleries is waiting near the temple.She is carrying
a small vanity bag which is quite heavy.
She is continously tapping the phone in her hand and
peeping into the road (irritated).

Now she dials a number.

(INTERCUT)
PHONIC CONVERSATION

MEHAZABIEN:
Re tui phone othachilis na kno???
MEHAZABIEN(CONT’D):
Sonn na ami toh pouche gechi,tui
ki jam e athke gechis???

HER BOYFRIEND(ON PHONE):

(in cold voice)
Ami aschi na.

MEHAZABIEN:
Ei ekhon ekdom mojar mood e
ney.Tui ele ekta gatta marbo tor
mathay..taratari ay toh.

(CONTINUED)
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BOYFRIEND:
(shouting)
Ekbar bolle bujhis na kotha..ami
aste parbo na.
BOYFRIEND(CONT’D):
Tora sala dangabaaz er jat,kono
class ney,sob muslim guloi sala
criminal,tai ekta muslim meye ke
ami biye korte parbo na.
BOYFRIEND(CONT’D):
Further r ei number e call korbi
na.

He disconnects the call.

She dials the number once again.
MEHAZAIEN:
Toder moto cheap mentality er
poka-makorer jonney aj
hindu-muslim r moddhe etto
ghrina,etto biddesh.Allah keno je
toder moto posu der jonmo
dey..chiii

MEHAZABIEN(CONT’D):
Aro jene rakh,ami gorbito ami
muslim,ami gorbito ami allah r
ekjon saccha sontan.Allah r kache
onek sukhran je tor moto posu r
hath theke amay mukti diyeche.
Mehazabien getting angry throws her phone away on the
road,and lights up a cigarette.
Rain starts pouring in.She walks towards the highway.

CUT:

4 EXT.RAILWAY STATION-NIGHT

It’s still raining.Palash is fully drenched.He is sitting

in the bench on the platform.
He took his phone out and dialled a number.

INTERCUT
A girl is sitting in a pub,with some boys and drinkng
alcohol,while her phone starts ringing.

(CONTINUED)
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PALASH:
Son na,amar n chakri tah chole
geche,kicchu bhalo lagche na,tui
ektu dekha korbi
please,pleaseee...

GIRL:
Ebaba,so sad..tahole tui je oi
gold r necklace ta dibi
bolechili,oita r ki hobe.

PALASH:
Gold r necklace ta ki amar thekeo
besi important???
GIRL:
Obviously..toh tumi ki bhabcho
tomake bor sajiye ami chadnatolay
niye jabo.
The girl bursts out in laughter.

PALASH:
Tahole etto din dhore ei mitthe
natok korar mane ta ki???
GIRL:
Simple strategy.Manush bhikiri ke
1taka bhikke deoyar ageh 100bar
bhabe,ar girlfriend r bucket list
fulfill korte nijer puro salary
tai dhele dey.
GIRL:
Sei jonney tomader moto kichu
nodon patha k harikathe jhuliye
life ta enjoy kore nicchi..
PALASH:
I spit on you and your dirty game
with love.Je bisshas,bhorosa opor
ekta somporko gore othe,aj sei
somporkota ke tui khola bazar e
ene dar korlali..chi..chi.

GIRL:
Ei bal rakh toh tor gyaner
jhuli,sala chakri toh chole
geche,kal theke ei niti-bodh er
buli awre,station e bose bhikke
koris.

The call get’s disconnected.

Meanwhile the rain has also stopped.
The digital clock of the platform shows it’s 22:50

(CONTINUED)
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TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENT:
Anugroho kore sunben,up ranaghat
local 2no.platform e aseche,rath
11:48er train aj batil thakbe.
(consecutive announcement in
hindi and bengali)
Palash steadily rise up and starts walking towards the
edge of platform.

The train is arriving in the platform,honking continously

and Palash intends to jump into the railline.
Suddenly someone pulls him from the back and give a tight
thrasing.

MEHAZABIEN:
Kapurusher moto palachillen
kno???More gelei sob problem
solve hobe toh???
PALASH:

(frustated)
Ke apni???Amake keno bachalen???
MEHAZABIEN:
Karon suicide korar moto strength
apanr moddhe ney.Sahosh thakle
problem gulor sathe lorai korun
na,bhoye moidan chere palacchen
keno???

The train has already started moving.Mehazabien quickly

jumps into the compartment and also pulls Palash inside.

5 INT.TRAIN COMPARTMENT-NIGHT

Few flower vendors are sitting on the floor of the

compartment.Mehazabien and Palash still holding each
other’s hand ,went and sat on the seat face to face.
MEHAZABIEN:
Ei rojonigondha ful gulo
dekchen,gotokal ratreo era janto
na eder bhobisyot ki???Keu gelo
mondir e thakur er chorone,keu
abar mrito manushtir songe chulli
r bhetore,keu abar amar mathay
niruddeshe,keu abar oi bostar
moddhey roye gelo,tai bole ki
tara fota bondho kore
diyeche???Rath jotoi aadhar
hokk,porerdin surjo thik uthbey.

(CONTINUED)
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PALASH:
Apnio kintu moidan chere
paliyechen.

PALASH(CONT’D):
Firstly apni apnar barir lok ke
convince korte byartho,je apni
apnar bhalobasar manush kei biye
korben,ar family r chape e jokhon
ochena ekta manush ke biye korben
thik korlen,tahole seikhan theke
ba palalen kno????
MEHAZABIEN:
Apni kibhabe bujhlen ki ami bari
theke...

PALASH:
Chok thakley je sob dekha
jay,temonta kintu noi,apnar toh
chok chilo,tahole ekta bhul
manush ke kibhabe nijer life
partner hisabe select
korechilen???
PALASH(CONT’D):
Moner ontor theke manush chinte
sikhun,hain eta thik je amio ekta
bhul manush ke beche
niyechilam,hochot kheye toh amra
sobai sikhi..tai na..
MEHAZABIEN:
Eije mosai,apni ki manusher mon
niye gobeshona koren???Etto bhari
bhari dialouge hojom hocchena.
MEHAZABIEN:
Ekta cigarette khai,Ei apni
cigarette khaben???
She lightup a cigarette.
PALASH:
Na,train compartment e cigarette
khawa punishable offence.
MEHAZABIEN:
Areh,rakhun apnar law,ekta
200year old legal system,9masher
bacche ke rape koreo,janowar gulo
court theke bail niye chil-sokun
er moto ghure beracche...ar..
MEHAZABIEN(CONT’D):
Thickache jan apnar kothai
thaklo.

(CONTINUED)
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She throws away the cigarette.

MEHAZABIEN:
Choclate khaben????

Palash was hesitating.

MEHAZABIEN:
Chinta korben na,er moddhe ghum
er osudh meshano ney.

PALASH:
Amar kache churi korar moto
kichui ney..
MEHAZABIEN:
Ache.
PALASH:
Ki????
MEHAZABIEN:
Apnar oi ayna lagano monta,ja
diye apni manusher sob
thikuji-kusthi jene felen.
PALASH:
Bohubar ei ayna onek jore aghat
pele bhengeo jay,tokhon abar aro
sokto kore mon takeh toiri korte
hoy.Kokhono abar kacher tukro
gulo jora laganoi jayna,aj o
setai hoyechilo

Tears starts rolling down palash’s eyes,mehazabien also

gets emotional.
MEHAZABIEN:
Dhur apni ki megaserial er notun
bou neki,etto emotional dialogue
dicchen je,audience r choker jole
hoogly nodi ,overflow hoye jabe .
They both slightly laugh at each other.

PALASH:
Din choclate ta,let’s celebrate
our friendship.
PALASH(CONT’D):
Friends toh???
Mehazabien holds Palash’s palm firmly.
MEHAZABIEN:
Hain,true friends ekdom,ei apnake
chuye promise korlam.

(CONTINUED)
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They both fed each other the choclate.

MONTAGE.

Palash and Mehazabien have become good friends.

They are discussing the ups and downs of their
life,sometimes they are becoming happy(smiley
faces),sometimes emotional.

(PRAKTON’S BGM)
END OF MONTAGE.
PALASH:
Apnake jodi jibone ekbar dekhte
petam..
MEHAZABIEN:
(taunting palash)
Kno ei toh apni bollen,apanar
mone telescope lagano ache..
MEHAZABIEN(CONT’D):
Thickache cholun eitar o byabosta
hoye jabe..paper pen ache???

PALASH:
Notebook ache.
Mehazabien took the notebook and pen from palash’s pocket
and wrote something.

MEHAZABIEN:
Ekhane sob details likhe
diyechi,kalke NETROJYOTI te giye
eita dekhaben,ora sob byabosta
kore debe.

PALASH:
Apnake je ki bole...
MEHAZABIEN:
Kichui bolte hobe na,ajke ami
apnake ondhokar theke alo te niye
elam,ekdin apnio sujog pele onno
kauke...
PALASH:
Ekta sesh icche chilo..bolbo???

MEHAZABIEN:
Bolun bondhu.

(CONTINUED)
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PALASH:
(taking his phone out from pocket)
Apnar ekta photo jodi...

Mehazabien took the phone,clicked a selfie,an also saved

her number.
MEHAZABIEN:
Ei nin phone ta,selfie r sathe
number free bonus dilam.

(smile)
PAUSE FOR A WHILE.
MEHAZABIEN:
Amake namte hobe porer station
e,dure jabe tumi...
PALASH:

(continues the poem)

Dekha hobe na ar konodini...
PALASH(CONT’D):
Sottiy ki ar dekha hobe na
konodino????

MEHAZABIEN:
Hobe..hobe..hoyto porer din...bah
hoyto porer jonme..
The train has already entered into the platform

MEHAZABIEN:
Bidaay bondhu.
Palash can’t accept that Mehazabien is leaving,he stiffly
keep seated.

Mehazabien deboards the train.The train starts moving

again.
Palash now hurriedly rise up to descend down along
Mehazabien.

As he steps his left foot outside to deboard,someone from

the back pulled him inside the train.
VENDOR#1:
Areh ganja fanja tenechen
neki,train theke jhapachen kno???
PALASH:
Kothay jhapachii,ami toh station
e nambo.Oije amar bondhu ta neme
gelo.

(CONTINUED)
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The other vendors also start laughing.

VENDOR#2:

(to Vendor#1)
Eh sure nesha kore ache...sala
last ek ghonta dhore train
eikhane dariye,ei babumosai bole
kina station e unar bondhu
nemeche..

Again of roll of laughter among them.

VENDOR#1:
Sottiy sala ek ghonta hoye
gelo,ekhono police ese lash ta
soranor byabosta korlo na..
VENDOR#2:
Hain eidike mal r truck dhora
porle ,sob thanar borobabu
eksathe chanda tulte 10minute
pouche jabe.
Palash is feeling that,as because he is blind,so they are
bullying upon him,by telling him lie.

He went and stood near the corner of the door.

At that very moment 4 mortuary assistants are taking away
that dead body in a stretcher through the railway track.
As they reaches near the compartment where Palash is
standing,a wind breeze suddenly blew the white sheet from
the dead body and we find it’s Mehazabien.They passes
away.
Tears rolls down Palash’s eyes.

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