RESHAPING BELIEFS: EMBRACING EQUALITY

AMONG GENDERS

SYNOPSIS:

“RESHAPING BELIEFS” DIVES INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF

PARENTHOOD AND SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS, FOLLOWING
HARISH AND YASHODA ON THE CUSP OF BECOMING PARENTS.
HARISH'S FIXATION ON A MALE HEIR CHALLENGES YASHODA'S
EMPHASIS ON LOVE AND VALUES. D RIVEN BY OBSESSION,
HARISH RESORTS TO ILLEGAL MEANS TO DETERMINE THE
CHILD'S GENDER, LEADING TO A DANGEROUS MEDICAL
PROCEDURE WHEN IT' S REVEALED AS FEMALE. Y ASHODA,
FALSELY BLAMED FOR THE LOSS, CONFRONTS THE TRUTH AND
TAKES A BREAK, LEAVING H ARISH TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES.
HIS LIFE UNRAVELS, BUT INTERVENTIONS FROM COLLEAGUE
MADHAV PROMPT AN AWAKENING ON GENDER EQUALITY.
SEEKING REDEMPTION, HARISH ADOPTS TARA WITH YASHODA,
SYMBOLIZING A FRESH START AND A BREAK FROM TRADITION. AS
THEY REBUILD, THE FAMILY EMBRACES T ARA' S UNIQUENESS,
PROVIDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND REWRITING THEIR
LEGACY WITH LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE.

CHARACTERS FOR THE SCRIPT:

 HARISH: NITHESH
 YASHODA: INBAN
 DOCTOR: NAVEEN.S.K.
 INTERN: SAI MADHAN
 COLLEAGUE: RAGUL
 HR MANAGER: HEETHA KRISHNAN
 FARHANA: NAVEEN. M
 TARA: HEETA KRISHNAN
 INTERVIEWER: SAI MADHAN
SCENE 1: THE ANTICIPATION OF NEW PARENTS:

(HARISH AND YASHODA DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS SOON. BUT HARISH
HAS A THOUGHT RUNNING IN HIS HEAD ABOUT THE GENDER OF THE BABY.)

Nicolas: Yashoda, can you believe we're going to be parents soon? The
expectation is overwhelming.

Yashoda: I know, Nicolas. It's exciting. I can't wait to hold our baby.

Nicolas: (hesitant) You know, Yashoda, I've always envisioned having a son. It's a family
tradition, you see, to carry on the legacy.

Yashoda: Harish, it doesn’t matter what ever the gender of the baby is, we will provide
him/her with our love, opportunities and the good values.

Harish: But….

Yashoda: There is no if and but… Let’s Go out for dinner to celebrate.

SCENE 2: OBSESSION AND UNSCRUPULOUS CHOICES:

(AFTER FEW DAYS, HARISH AGAIN STARTING THE TOPIC OF GENDER OF THE BABY. AND AN
ARGUMENT ARISES BETWEEN THEM.)

Nicolas: Yashoda, I need to know the gender. I can't shake this feeling.

Yashoda: Nicolas, we agreed to wait for the surprise.

Nicolas: I've heard about a doctor who can tell us. I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

Yashoda: It’s against the law Harish. Also, I am not interested in doing it. Doctor should
only do the test after getting the consent from both, father and mother.

SCENE 3: DISCOVERY AND ADMONITION

(HARISH AND YASHODA GOES TO THE HOSPITAL FOR REGULAR CHECKUP. BUT HARISH IS MAKING
A VERY WRONG DECISION AND THE DOCTOR AGREES TO HELP HIM.)

Harish: Doctor, I need you to perform amniocentesis to find the gender of the growing
fetus.

Doctor: Harish, I understand your Anticipation, But it’s against the law. It may land both
of us into big troubles.

Harish: I will take care of the consequences doctor, and we will keep it as secret and I
will make sure no one get to know about this.
 Doctor: I need you to sign this consent form before we start with the procedure.

Harish: Sure.

(PRADEEP WAS IN THE OPERATION THEATRE WHICH IS NEAR TO THE DOCTOR’S ROOM, HE HEARS
THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THEM AND CONFRONT DOCTOR ABOUT THE CONVERSATION )

Pradeep: (to doctor) I've heard unsettling rumors about Nicolas's intentions. You need to
consider the potential consequences of performing Amniocentesis.

Doctor: Yes, I am doing it.

Pradeep: Doctor but….

Doctor: Just leave this conversation, go and prepare the OT.

SCENE 4: DISMAY AND RADICAL MEASURES

(WHEN HARISH FOUND THAT THE GENDER OF THE FETUS IS FEMALE, HE PRESSURIZE THE DOCTOR
TO PERFORM MTP, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS TO MOTHER AND THE FETUS.)

Nicolas: (frustrated) A girl? This can't be. Doctor, you have to do something. Perform
procedures for MTP (Medical Termination of Pregnancy).

Doctor: Nicolas, I understand your disappointment, but terminating the pregnancy is

a serious decision. We need to discuss the implications and consider alternative
options.

Nicolas: (insistent) I can't accept this. It's not what I wanted for our family legacy.

Doctor: Nicolas, I urge you to think about the consequences and the emotional toll this might
take on both of you. Let's explore other avenues before making such a drastic choice.

Nicolas: (silently) Doctor, I'm willing to compensate you generously for your services.
Make sure this doesn't leave any trace.

Doctor: (hesitant) Nicolas, I understand your distress, but ethical considerations are crucial. I
cannot compromise my professional integrity.

Nicolas: (slides an envelope secretly) Perhaps this will help you reconsider.

Doctor: (pauses, then reluctantly takes the envelope) Nicolas, I want to remind you of the
seriousness of what you're asking. Let me explain to you about the procedure and its
potential consequences, but I will give you some time to reconsider your decision.
Pradeep getting to know about this, prevent the doctor from doing it but the doctor is
reluctant to do it due to the pressure from Nicholad and His Financial incentives.

Pradeep: Doctor! I’ve Heard that you are going to perform MTP since it is a female child.
Are you?

Doctor: Yes! It is their wish to abort the child.

Pradeep: Did you ask consent from the mother of the baby?

Doctor: Stop it! That is none of your business!

SCENE 5: TRUTH REVEALED

(WHEN THE BABY IS ABORTED, HARISH COOKED UP A STORY AND FRAMES YASHODA AND
SCOLDS HER FOR THE MISTAKE . YASHODA COULDN’T HANDLE IT AND SHE WENT INTO
DEPRESSION.)

Harish: It’s all your fault. Can’t you take care of a growing Baby properly?!

Yashoda: cries!!! I am sorry!!! I killed our baby!!!!

Harish: Yes, you killed our baby. It’s Over.

Yashoda went to hospital to buy some antidepressant tablets where she meets Pradeep again.
And she learns the whole story from him.

Pradeep: I am sorry for your loss mam.

Yashoda: yes, it is my mistake only. I should have been more careful.

Pradeep: Mam so You don’t know the truth?

Yashoda: What truth?

Pradeep: Mam, there's something you need to know about those procedures
Nicolas pressured the doctor into.

Yashoda: (shocked) What? Tell me, Sir.

Pradeep: Nicolas was pushing the doctor for procedures related to determining the gender
and taking drastic measures if it wasn't what he wanted.

Yashoda: (angry) Why would he do that? I assumed it was my mistake that I

lost our baby and was suffering from Depression all these days.
 Yashoda: So, it was not my fault. Harish intentionally killed my baby and made me
believe that it was all my fault.

Pradeep: It seems Nicolas was deeply fixated on having a son to carry on the family
legacy. He let this desire cloud his judgment.

Yashoda: (furious) This is not what I envisioned for our journey into
parenthood. I should confront Nicolas about this.

Pradeep: Yes, but tread carefully. He might be feeling swamped and pressured by societal
expectations.

Yashoda: (decisive) I can't believe he would go to such heights. I need some time to think. I
can't be around him right now. I need a break from him for the betterment of my future.

Pradeep: I understand, Mam. Take the time you need. I am sure You will find a way to
address this and move forward in your life.

Pradeep: Remember that hasty decisions that you make will always lead you to your
destruction. This is what Harish did. Please don't make the same mistake as Your Husband
did.

SCENE 6: INTERVENTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT

(AFTER YASHODA LEAVES HIM, HE BECOME TOO ARROGANT AND HIS BEHAVIOR WITH EVERYONE
AROUND HIM CHANGED DRASTICALLY, DUE TO WHICH HE FACES SOME PROBLEM IN HIS WORK
PLACE.)

Harish: May I come in sir?

HR: yes please!
Team leader: yes, sir why did you called me, any problem?
HR: (aggressively) what is happening with you?
Team leader: What happened sir? Sorry I don't know
HR: Nowadays your performance was going really bad. And your co-workers feel you are
behaving too arrogant with them, and if this continues, I am sorry you have to face the
consequences.
Team leader: Ima really sorry sir. I promise it won't happen again....

When he shares the incident with His friend and colleague Madhav, Madhav shares his opinion
and advises him.
Madhav: Nicolas, I too have noticed a change in your attitude. Is there anything that you want
to share with me?

Nicolas: Yashoda left me due to a mistake I made.

(NICOLAS SHARED THE WHOLE INCIDENT WITH MADHAV.)

Madhav: This obsession isn't healthy. Equality in parenting is crucial. Sons and daughters are
both capable of carrying on legacies. Let me share stories of accomplished women and the
importance of equality.

(MADHAV SHARES THE INTERVIEW OF FARHANA WHO WON GOLD MEDAL IN ATHLETES IN
OLYMPICS)

Interviewer: Good evening mam! It’s been a great pleasure to me and our Channel to
interview your mam
Each and every Indian would know you currently because of your achievement in
Olympics for our nation. It's great moment Mam Congrats!!!
So, tell me mam how did you create the sunshine (gold medal)?

Farhana: Actually the barriers in my life wounded me so hard from my own home it
started cause of gender inequality later when I convinced my parents my barrier
became as my religion realizing that I am shattered down, at those time my friend gave
me few words "Gender doesn't matter religion doesn't matter and look's doesn't matter"
the thing that really matters is "Your passion, your goals, and your determination" so
literally those words created a new hope in me and those scares in my heart created me
as a new person and because of which I am here!

Interviewer: So, what would you like to tell your fans and viewers

Farhana: A thing I would like to tell is let's create the upcoming generation with a pure
heart!

Interviewer: Pure heart in means of?

Farhana: Knowing the value of human and human feelings

And clearing the unwanted chaos in the world as well around them and giving and
getting equal opportunity among all!

Interviewer: That’s beautiful mam, Got a beautiful message from you! So, Viewers of
our channel, this message teaches us to realize the value of every human irrespective of
his gender and have a good heart!

(AFTER WATCHING THE INTERVIEW, HE REALIZES HIS MISTAKE AND FEEL SO GUILTY.)
 Nicolas: I never realized how my actions were affecting us. I was thinking about
society but I didn't consider the opinions of my Wife.

Nicolas: "I feel to seek forgiveness from Yashoda; I cannot imagine my life without
her. Do you think she will forgive me?"

Madhav: The mistake you made is colossal, so whatever the consequences, you should face it.

SCENE 7: METAMORPHOSIS AND COGNIZANCE

(HE GOES TO MEET YASHODA AND ASK APOLOGIES TO HER. AT FIRST, SHE IS RELUCTANT BUT
LATER SHE REALIZES HE HAD TRULY CHANGED AND DECIDED TO GIVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE.)

Yashoda: What do you have to say?

Nicolas: (reflective) Maybe I've let tradition cloud my judgment. I love you, Yashoda,
more than any family legacy.

(YASHODA FORGIVES HIM AND GIVES HIM ANOTHER CHANCE)

SCENE 8: REGRET AND SOLUTION

(HARISH AND YASHODA DECIDED TO ADOPT A FEMALE CHILD, AND GIVE HER THE REQUIRED
LOVE AND SUPPORT AND PROVIDE HER A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO GROW AND LIVE IN.)

Nicolas: Yashoda, I'm so sorry for what I've put you through. Let's adopt and give a child
the love they deserve, no matter what their gender is.

Yashoda: Hi Tara, from now on we all will live as a family together.

SCENE 9: REBUILDING AND HEALING

(TARA IS SCARED AND DIDN’T CAME OUT OF THE THOUGHTS OF THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED HER
PARENTS. AT FIRST, SHE IS HESITANT BUT LATER SHE GETS ADOPTED TO HARISH AND YASHODA
AND REALIZES THEY ARE TRULY CARING AND FRIENDLY.)

Yashoda: It's going to take time for her to adopt to live with us Nicolas, but we can
work through this together.

Harish: You are right Yashoda; we will go through this as a family.

SCENE 10: WELCOMING A NEW BEGINNING

(AS DAY PASSES, HARISH, YASHODA, AND TARA START TO LIVE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY
HAPPILY.)
 Nicolas: Our adopted daughter deserves every opportunity. Let's embrace this new
beginning, unite as a family, and support her in all her dreams.

Nicolas: Our daughter may have different interests and aspirations. Let's celebrate her
uniqueness and encourage her to explore her passions

Yashoda: How was School Today?

Tara: Okay, I guess…

Harish: We are here for you? Shall we do any activity together?

Tara: I like drawing.

Harish: Awesome! Let’s draw and paint together.

SCENE 11: END: A NEW LEGACY

(HARISH REALIZED HIS MISTAKES THAT HE MADE IN HIS PAST AND HE WANTS TO RAISE TARA IN
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SHE GETS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AS BOYS GETS AND HE WANT TO
TEACH HER GOOD VALUES THAT IS REQUIRED TO LIVE AS A BETTER PERSON .)

Yashoda: How are you feeling now Tara?

Tara: I am not used to this…

Yashoda: We Understand. Anything worrying you?

Tara: I don’t want to mess up

Yashoda: You could never make us mad. Let’s watch the match tonight, is that okay for
you?

Tara: I love cricket!!!

Harish: If that is what you want to pursue, you are free to. We will support you in every
phase and decision of your life.

Harish: I understood that our family's legacy isn't about gender or tradition. It's about love,
acceptance, and building a future where our daughter can thrive.
CONCLUSION:
AND SO, THE JOURNEY OF HARISH, YASHODA, AND TARA BEGAN—A FAMILY FOUNDED
ON LOVE , ACCEPTANCE , AND THE REALIZATION THAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF
GENDER , DESERVES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. T HE MISTAKES OF THE PAST BECAME
VALUABLE LESSONS , FOSTERING A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION FOR EACH FAMILY
MEMBER 'S UNIQUENESS.

AS TARA PURSUED HER PASSION FOR DRAWING AND CRICKET , HARISH AND YASHODA
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTED HER. T HE SCARS OF THE PAST STARTED TO HEAL,
GIVING RISE TO A NEW LEGACY FOCUSED ON BREAKING STEREOTYPES AND NURTURING
INDIVIDUAL GROWTH . THE FAMILY LEARNED THAT A LEGACY ISN'T SOLELY DEFINED
BY TRADITION OR GENDER BUT BY THE VALUES PASSED DOWN THROUGH
GENERATIONS.

HARISH AND YASHODA BECAME ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY, NOT ONLY WITHIN THEIR
HOME BUT ALSO IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY . THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY
SHOWCASED THE POWER OF LOVE , ACCEPTANCE, AND THE WILLINGNESS TO REWRITE
A LEGACY FOR THE BETTER . T HE CONCLUSION OF THEIR STORY SERVES AS A
TESTAMENT TO THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND THE CAPACITY FOR
POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN A FAMILY .