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1 INT. MOVIE THEATER / AMEER'S DREAM - NIGHT 1

The ENDING SHOT of a FILM plays on the theater screen.

There's a good number of audience filling the theater.

We find AMEER (30s), sitting among the audience and watching
the film. His face lit up in the light reflected from the
movie screen.
On the movie screen, the text "WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMEER"
appears.
The audience applauds and cheers.
This is an EXHILARATING moment for Ameer. His eyes are filled
with tears of joy.
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2 INT. LIVING ROOM (APARTMENT BUILDING) - DAY 2

Ameer, lying on the couch, WAKES UP from the DREAM. His
phone's alarm BUZZES.
Ameer turns off the alarm.
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Ameer opens his laptop and turns it ON.
The wall behind him is covered with posters of various
critically acclaimed films from all over the world.
CLOSE UP on Ameer's face. He stares blankly at the laptop
screen.
Reveal the laptop screen -- An MS Word file opened, which
reads:
"UNTITLED
Written by
Ameer"
Ameer opens a new page in the word file, he types in "INT."
He continues to stare at the screen.
He deletes the "INT." and types in "EXT."
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He clicks his tongue.

Sighs.

3 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 3

Ameer opens the fridge and stares inside for a while.
He closes the fridge and walks to the kitchen drawer. He
opens the drawer to find a pack of noodles inside.
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The noodles are kept for boiling in the stove.
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Ameer, while brushing his teeth, takes the noodles pan out of
the stove and transfers the noodles into a plate.
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4 INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY 4

A stray cat sits on the floor. Ameer strokes the cat and
places a small bowl of noodles for it. The cat starts to eat.
Ameer turns on the TV and sits on the couch.
Ameer picks up the remote and clicks on a button.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly starts playing in the TV.

Ameer sits on the couch and starts eating from his plate
while staring at the TV.
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The TV now plays the part where the Ugly stands with a dead
chicken in his hand.
THE UGLY
(from the film)
If you work for a living, why do you
kill yourself working?

Ameer has finished eating. His empty plate lies on the couch.
He watches the film like a passionate film student.
MAN (O.S)
(voice from a phone)
aa gangster katha enthaayi?
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5 INT. BALCONY - NOON 5

Ameer is smoking a cigarette and is in the middle of a

conversation with a MAN on his phone.
AMEER
Progress onnum illayiruunu...
athukond njan ath drop cheyth.
MAN
(from the phone)
Drop cheytha? Tsk... ath vendaarnn.
AMEER
I was halfway through man. But enikk
oru perfect ending
kittannillayirunnu. Pinne kore
scenes onnum enikk athrakk
convincing allann thonni. So...

MAN
Ennalum drop cheyandaarnn

AMEER
Eda ith ente aadhyathe script-aa. It
needs to be perfect.

MAN
I think you're going too hard on
yourself.

AMEER
I SHOULD go hard on myself. Ente
aadhyathe cinemayilude aayirkkum
aalukal enne velayiruthane.
Aadhyathe cinema mosham aanengi
ellam theernn.
MAN
Hmmm... Appo ini entha nee cheyaan
pone?
AMEER
Arinjooda. Enthelum ezhuthaam enn
vicharich raavile kore neram laptop-
nte front-il irunnu. Onnum
nadannilla. (a beat) Thalel ideas
onnum varathappo enth frustrating
aanenn ariyuvo?
JEEVAN
Ninnakond pattum man...

AMEER
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6 INT. LIVING ROOM - NOON 6

Ameer, with his head supported by the palm, sits in front of
his laptop, looking at a web article about Screenwriting
Tips.
He closes the article and opens his UNTITLED script on MS
Word.

He taps his fingers on the table.

The clock in the room starts to tick in the background.

SERIES OD SHOTS:

- Ameer sits with his finger tips together, and rapidly

shaking his legs.
- Ameer scratches his chin... he rests his chin over his
hands.

- Ameer slowly feels the keyboard. His hands want to badly

type something but his writer's block isn't gonna let them do
so.

- Ameer walks around the room, thinking and rubbing his

palms.

- Few A4 size papers lie on the table. Ameer sits, constantly

clicking a pen.
- Ameer taps the pen on the paper