Screenplay

INT. UDAY’S ROOM - DAY

Sound of a movie on TV. "Mat jana mujhe chod ke" zone. Meena
and Uday watch keenly, totally engrossed. Vaibhav enters
with a cake box. Keeps it on the bed, sits, dejected. Meena
sniffs something. Uday,Meena takes a look at cake.
UDAY
Saale bata toh deta..
VAIBHAV
Kya batau yaar?
Meena gestures Uday to wait.
MEENA
(gets up)
Janmdin ki shubhkaamnayein Vaibhav.
Main kabhi nahin bhulunga wo din
jab hum pehli baar mile the, tum
bhooke pyaase, ghabraye se corridor
me--

VAIBHAV
Nhi Meena..
MEENA
Poora karne dijiye. Pehli hi nazar
me dikh gaya tha ki IIT Bambai
Computer science tak ki iss rah me
humein ek saath toh mil gaya hai--
VAIBHAV
Meena mera birthday nahin hai...

Meena stops, surprised.

MEENA
Yaar tum ameer log kisi bhi din
cake kha lete ho kya?

VAIBHAV
Arey Varrtika ka result dekhne gaya
tha Maheshwari.. Raste me hi bakery
thi toh socha cake utha lu.. Good
news leke jaunga, wo khush hogi,
mujhe credit degi, thoda hero jaisa
feel hoga..
UDAY
Aur sex milega..(Vaibhav reacts)
Sahi socha.. Fir..

(CONTINUED)
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VAIBHAV
Result dekha. Varrtika ka nahi
hua.. Mera ho gaya.
MEENA
List dhang se dekhi na?
VAIBHAV
Aath baar.. poori upar se neeche..
UDAY
Itna padhaya fir bhi nahi hua..
badi dumb ladki hai yaar..but good
choice for girlfriend..
VAIBHAV
Abey nahi, bohot logon ne paper dia
tha..Wo Shubham, Alok, Somesh,
Utsav sabka naam tha list me..
MEENA
Apna Shubham?

VAIBHAV
Haan. Ek toh saale 80 ke batch hote
hain Maheshwari me. 200 ka batch
rakhte toh ho jata Varrtika ka
bhi..

UDAY
Tera kisme hua?
VAIBHAV
A3.

UDAY
Jab teacher ka hi 1st batch nahi
nikla toh apni student ka kaise
selection karvaega? You’re just
like Batla..

VAIBHAV
Abey Abhigyaan ka bhi A3 me hi hua
hai. Wahaan ke A3 walon ki 80%
probability hoti hai Jee me select
hone ki ..Aur maine toh aise hi
paper de dia tha..
MEENA
Ek second.. toh dikkat kya hai?
Acha hua na, nahi hua.

(CONTINUED)
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VAIBHAV
Kya acha hua? Wo sad baithi hogi
room pe, usey dekh ke mujhe bura
feel hoga, hero moment chod meri
toh himmat hi nahi hui usse milne
ki..
MEENA
Arey agar unka bhi ho jata toh woh
jaati Vigyaan Nagar, aur tum reh
jate Talwandi. Roz kaise milte?
Kota aaye 4 mahine ho gaye kitni
baar gaye ho Vigyaan Nagar?
VAIBHAV
(A beat)
Toh beech me mil leta kahin usse..

MEENA
Tum toh chale jaate par woh har
baar aati? Baal baal bach gaye. Ab
aaram se poore saal Talwandi ki
galiyon me banana chemistry, unka
dil jeetna aur fir chahe toh jo
Uday ji keh rahe the kar lena..
UDAY
Fuck..Meena smart ho gaya hai
bey..

MEENA
Aise hi thodi na A1 me hai.
UDAY
Toh ho gayi na problem solve, ab
cake khaaye?
MEENA
Haan..haan..

Uday unboxes the cake. Meena jumps in, Vaibhav’s phone

rings, he looks.
VAIBHAV
Coaching se phone aa rha hai..

MEENA
Abhi toh fees ki last date me time
hai, abhi kyu call rhe hain?
 4.

INT. SHIVANGI’S ROOM- DAY

Varrtika watches a movie on her phone eating bread-jam.
Shivangi enters the room. Vartika pauses the video.
SHIVANGI
Mujhe laga tu yahaan rudaali bani
baithi hogi..
VARRTIKA
Nahi. I’m ok..

SHIVANGI
Wo toh main bread-jam dekh ke
samajh gayi thi. lekin itni chill..
oh.. hero ka ho gaya isliye itni
relaxed hai. (sits)

VARRTIKA
Listen.. uska ho gaya I’m happy for
him but koi hero-vero nahi hai wo..
SHIVANGI
Tsk yaar.. Mujhe aaj tak tum
ladkiyon ka samjh nahi aaya, ladka
pasand hai to seedha propose karo.
Nahi ji hum to chup-chupke romance
karenge, fir uske propose karne ka
wait karenge, fir decide karenge ki
haan bolna hai ya na..
VARRTIKA
Main kyun propose karun use?
SHIVANGI
Matlab ladka pasand toh hai..
VARRTIKA
Yaar tu fir start ho gayi, yeh sab
gyaan jaake Vaibhav ko de.

SHIVANGI
Arey wo zamane gaye.. Ma’am aap
jaise ladke ko pasand karti hai na,
aapke case me propose bhi aapko hi
karna padega aur pehla kiss bhi.

VARRTIKA
Acha..Uday ko toh jaise tune
propose kia tha..

(CONTINUED)
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SHIVANGI
Main karti..par uski naubat hi nahi
aayi, kyunki Uday itna fattu nahi
tha..
VARRTIKA
Agar wo itna fattu hai na, toh
rehne hi de..(puts earphones)

Shivani gets her attention back.

SHIVANGI
Aey tu doubt me hai kya? Doubt mat
kar wo haan hi bolega, he is highly
interested.

VARRTIKA
(A beat)
Uday ne bataya?
SHIVANGI
Ma’am Shivangi Ranawat ke aise hi
charche nahi hai, poore Pashcim
Vihar me...wo romance soongh leti
hai.. aur Uday ne bhi bataya tha..
Tumhe nahi manna hai toh tum mat
maano..

Shivangi gets up. Varrtika puts the phone down.

VARRTIKA
Sun..Kya bataya Uday ne?

Shivangi smiles. Opening Credits:Kota Factory

INT. PRODIGY- ADMIN OFFICE- DAY

A1 batch students stand in a line. Vaibhav also there.

Deepak, Batla and assistant on the other side. Camera pans
from one student to another.
SHUBHAM
Sir humne aise hi de dia tha..

ALOK
(looks at Shubham)
Yes sir, maine bhi aise hi de dia
tha.. Jo Maheshwari ka test likh
rahe hain Jee me bhi unke saath hi
cometition hoga, toh competition
kiske saath hai ye pata hona
chahiye, isliye dia..

(CONTINUED)
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VAIBHAV
Haan Sir, ye sahi reason hai, I
mean mera bhi yahi reason.. maine
bhi aise hi de dia tha.

DEEPAK
Aapne bhi..
ASSISTANT
Sir aise hi nahi gaya tha ye, aadhe
ghanta pehle pahuch gaya tha, aur
akele nahi apni behen ko bhi
dilvaya hai isne paper.
VAIBHAV
Behen nahin hai wo meri..

DEEPAK
Aapko kya laga tha Vaibhav Mishra,
humare top batch ke bachche
Maheshwari ka entrance test denge
aur humein pata nahin chalega? Ek
toh yaar tumhe pata nahi kya dikkat
hai, humse baat hi nahi karte ho.
Yaar tum sab jo ho na genius
bachche ho yaar, hum tumhare liye
hi toh yahaan, A1 waale hi mere
rankers hain yaar, baaki sab toh
mere bankers hain. I don’t care
about them, tum batao mujhe kya
problem hai yahaan.. Prodigy me kya
galat ho raha hai, koi suggestions
hai tumhare?

Silence.
DEEPAK
Koi problem nahi hai? Toh wahaan
kuch acha hoga, wo bata do..kya hai
better wahaan?

Again Silence. Nobody utters a word.

DEEPAK
Yaar select toh tum wahaan bhi hoge
yahan bhi, par yahaan ke hoge
topper, prize milega, top 10 ranks
ki toh IIT ki fees bhi humi bharte
hain. Wahaan top 10 me pahuch bhi
nahin paoge. Ye dekho Rijul ko. AIR
16 aaya tha, har jagah photo
lagvaye humne, BMW di.. hero bana
dia londe ko, 18 ki umar me 4
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.

DEEPAK (cont’d)
rishte aaye the. Arey unse zyaada
marketing karte hain hum. Wahaan
jaoge to chapega itna bada photo?
Itna sa photo lagega.

Points at the banner behind him.

BATLA
Beta, ab wahaan shift karoge toh
routine hilega plus wo toh apne
toppers pe zyaada dhyaan denge na
jo 11th se unke saath hain. Ab
mujhe toh pata hai ki Somesh ka S
block weak hai, Vaibhav ka
eqillibrium hila hua hai, toh main
extra class le lunga, practice
questions de dunga, aate jaate
doubt solve kar dunga, wahaan aisi
personal care nahin milegi..
ALOK
Sir we understand, hum kahin nahi
ja rhe.
BATLA
Koi doubt hai toh boldo abhi..Sure
hain sab?

VAIBHAV
(loudly)
Yes Sir,(he looks, no one is
enthusiastic) I mean Me too sir,
not going.

DEEPAK
12th ki fees bhari tumne?
VAIBHAV
Nahi, abhi bharni hai sir..

OTHER STUDENTS
(slow murmur)
Haan abhi bharenge sir 1-2 din me..
haan sir.. bharenge..

DEEPAK
Nahi bhari hai toh bhi ok, bhardi
di hai toh bhi no problem, refund
ho jayegi. A1 ke liye 20% extra
scholarship. Wahaan zyaada fees
lagegi, hum scholarship de rhe
hain. Chalo, booklets le lo aur
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.

DEEPAK (cont’d)
mera card bhi de dena inhe..
personal number wala..
Students leave - "Thanks Sir".Somesh- "Sorry Sir."

DEEPAK
Inn sabki list hai na, sabke
parents ko call karo.. NTSE, Kvpy,
Olympiad sab karvaye hum, mehenge
teachers laake de, rank saale jaake
denge Maheshwari ko..
BATLA
Sir aap faltu tension le rahe hain,
ab maine bol dia na, nahi jayenge.

DEEPAK
Sir coaching business me saara
khel ek saal ka hi hota hai, iss
saal rank nahi aayi, to agle saal
admission nahi hote. Kab tak
chapenge iska photo..shakal bhi
tini bhaddi hai(points at banner)
BATLA
Main maanta hoon Sir, lekin
bachchon ko koi respected aadmi
pyaar se bolta hai hai toh wo sunte
hain..
DEEPAK
Haan, inn sabko Jeetu Sir se
milvayo, unki sunenge..

Batla is embarassed. Assistant gets to work

INT. MESS - DAY

Vaibhav, Meena and Uday eat in mess.

UDAY
Naam lia?
VAIBHAV
Naam? Card dia, personal number
wala, aur scholarship alag se.
MEENA
Dikha? (takes the card, keeps)

(CONTINUED)
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UDAY
Matlab full on fatt gayi hogi
Deepak ki.. toppers ko bhagta
dekh..
VAIBHAV
Haan..itne pyaar se baat kar raha
tha, mere baap ne nahi ki kabhi..
Aur Batla ne toh jo senti maari hai
aaj.. pakka promotion milega usey..
bola ki ab batch 1 me ho, ab sab
sahi hoga..
UDAY
Maheshwari chodke Prodigy aane
walon ki value toh hai..
MEENA
Maine bhi choda tha pichle
saal..mujhe toh nahi bulaya, dobara
paper de doon? Agla kab hai?

VAIBHAV
Ab kya fayda, apne toppers ne toh
de dia..
UDAY
Aur next week se unke batches shuru
bhi ho jayenge..
VAIBHAV
Arey wo log ja nahi rhe hai, bas
paper dia tha sabne, competition
dekhne ke liye.. Itna ghisa ke A1
me pahuche hain, ab kyun jaayenge..
On another table nearby. Student 1 walks in, keeps his bag.
Vaibhav and Meena notice.

ALOK
Arey yaar Shubham apan 1 saal se
saath padh rahe hain tune kabhi
bataya hi nahi ki tu bihari hai..

SHUBHAM
Main oriya hoon.. Kalahandi se
ALOK
Acha..toh tum log me ye hum oriya
hain, hum keh rahe hain na..aise
karke baat nahi karte? (he shakes
his head) Toh chutiye ye kyun bola
ki hum nahi jaa rahe hai..

(CONTINUED)
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SHUBHAM
Yahi toh bolna tha na..

ALOK
Abey suar bolna tha ki tu nahin ja
rha hai, hum bolega toh use samajh
nahin aa jayega ki humara group
bana hua hai. Kaise kaison ka ho
jata hai Maheshwari me. Gulab jamun
de.
Vaibhav and Meena share a look.
ALOK
(eats)
Abse koi pooche toh bolna ki main
nahin ja rha aur baakiyon ka pooche
toh bolna mujhe kya pata meri iss
baare me baat hi nahin hui. warna
ye saale gale pad jayenge..

SOMESH
Yaar Batla jaise bol raha tha mujhe
thoda toh sahi laga..
ALOK
Uski mat sun rey.. kya bakwaas kar
raha tha. Tera S block weak hai
kyunki usne s block ganda padhaya
hai. Batla jalta hai humse, sala
khud kabse Maheshwari bhagna chahta
hai lekin wo Non-IITian teacher
lete hi nahin.
SHUBHAM
Par yaar jaise taise A1 me aa hi
gaye hain na..dekh lenge.

ALOK
Abey yahaan toh koi bhi chutiya A1
me pohonch jaata hai.. Maheshwari
me aake dikhao.. Aise hi nahi hai
wo best institute. Inse ek JEE nahi
sambhal raha unke A1 waale Olympiad
phod rahe hain. Ye aage bhi bohot
senti chutiyapa denge mat sunna..
Vaibhav and Meena share a look.
ALOK
Kyunki Maheshwari me aisa bohot
kuch hai jo yahaan nahin hai, lekin
yahaan aisa kuch bhi nahin hai jo
Maheshwari me nahi hai.
 11.

Vaibhav gets a call from coaching center, again.

INT. ADMIN’S OFFICE- PRODIGY - DAY

Jeetu casually sits and listens to students.
ALOK
Bhaiyya main kahi nahin jaa raha.
Maine toh electrostatics start bhi
kar dia hai.
Vaibhav looks sternly at him.
JEETU
Paper kyu dia fir?
ALOK
Aise hi..dekhne ke liye ki kahaan
stand karta hoon..

JEETU
Toh dikha? Hua A1 me?
ALOK
A3 me hua. Par main ja nahi raha.

JEETU
Kya bhai Shubham, jaa raha hai tera
dost ke nahi ja raha?
SHUBHAM
Bhaiyya main toh nahi ja rha..
aur mujhe iska nahi pata, kyunki
maine isse iss baar me baat hi nahi
ki, main sirf apna bata sakta hoon.
JEETU
Baat bhi nhi ki..par tum toh dost
ho yaar, doston se toh baat karni
chahiye..
SHUBHAM
Koi dosti nahi hai Sir, isey to ye
bhi nahi pata ki main Oriya hoon..
JEETU
Kalahandi se na..
SHUBHAM
Haan..
Alok facepalm reaction.. Jeetu smiles.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 12.

SHUBHAM
Par main ja nahi raha hoon..

OTHER STUDENTS
Haan bhaiyya.. Hum bhi nahi ja rahe
hain
JEETU
Chalo fir toh kya point hai baat
karne ka..Chill maro abhi..Jao.
Students leave, Alok slaps Shubham on head. After everyone
has left Vaibhav comes back in.
VAIBHAV
Bhaiyya..ye sab jhooth bol rahe
the, ye Maheshwari jaane wale hain.
JEETU
Pata hai..har saal hota hai aur ye
bhi pata hai ki tu nahin jaane
wala, jabki tujhe jaana chahiye..
tere jaisa bhi har saal ek toh hota
hai..
VAIBHAV
Bhaiyya aap meri ragging lena band
karo na.. Maine sach me aise hi
paper dia tha kyunki Var.. batata
hoon..par Mujhe jana nahin hai.
JEETU
Acha kia deke, Dekh Physics tu kar
hi leta hai, tujhe maths aur
chemistry me zarurat hai. Inorganic
chod rha hai toh physical aur
organic strong karni padegi, jo
wahaan ki achi hai..

VAIBHAV
Lekin ab toh set hoon yahaan, sab
sahi ho raha hai ab kyun chodke
jaun?

JEETU
Toh grow kaise karega? If you’re
the smartest in your class, you are
in the wrong class.. Yahan rehke tu
kisse compete karega? Tera sara
competition, yeh tere batchies
Alok, Shubham ye sab toh chale
jayenge. Yahan ke A1 me comfortable
hone se acha wahaan A3 me struggle
kar, A1 tak pohonch.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.

VAIBHAV
Par Bhaiyya, aap toh yahaan ho na.
JEETU
Arey yaar tu ek saath kitno ke
pyaar me padega? Koi help chahiye
ho toh aa jana ghar.. warna video
lectures hain unacademy pe.. Grow
karna hai toh move on toh karte
rehna padega. Isme bura kyun feel
karna?

VAIBHAV
Aapka koi student aapko chod ke
kisi aur ke paas jayega toh aapko
bura feel nahi hoga?

JEETU
Nhi jaayega aur fir select nahi
hoga, toh zyaada bura feel hoga.
Kuch kamiya teri humne theek kardi,
kuch kamiyaan wo theek karenge.

Vaibhav is pensive. Tsk. Resigned to the fact that Jeetu

maybe right.
JEETU
Kya hua?

VAIBHAV
Main jab first day yahaan aaya tha
tabhi se bada dil tha mera, ki meri
photo yahaan chape..

JEETU
(chuckles)
Photo toh wahaan bhi chap jayegi.
VAIBHAV
Nhi yahaan, jahaan aap ho.

JEETU
Ab yaar Arjun ne Indra se bhi
seekha tha, shiv se bhi.. lekin
student wo humesha Dronacharya ka
hi rahega.. Main bhi likhta hoon na
naame ke baad Ex-Bansalite. Main
teri jagah hota toh jaata, kyunki
yahaan aisa kuch bhi nahi hai, jo
wahaan nahi hai..
 14.

INT. SHIVANGI’S ROOM - NIGHT

Vartika flips pages,uninterested.Shivangi walks in
SHIVANGI
Teri baat hui Vaibhav se?

VARRTIKA
Nahi..phone nahi lag raha tha,
institute me hoga. Kar lega call..

SHIVANGI
Acha.. meri baat huyi Uday se,
Vaibhav ko unke admin ne bulaya
tha, baki students ke saath, jo
Maheshwari ja rhe hain..

VARRTIKA
Wo..ja raha hai?
SHIVANGI
Nahi..

VARRTIKA
Isliye pooch rahi thi ki baat hui
ki nahi usse? Check karne ke liye?
SHIVANGI
Listen tu ek baar bol degi na, toh
wo pakka nahi jayega.
VARRTIKA
Main kyun bolun, main uski jagah
hoti toh jaati,maine isiliye dia
tha na paper..

SHIVANGI
Jiske liye tu bilkul prepared nahi
thi, na wo tha. Usey toh dena bhi
nahi tha phir bhi poore hafte sab
chod ke teri exam prep karvata
raha, ghar ja sakta tha apne, nahi
gaya.. He likes you.. Tujhse nahi
bola ja rha toh main baat karvaun
dono ki?

VARRTIKA
Arey nahi yaar.. uske liye toh
better hi hai na ki woh Maheshwari
hi jaaye.. Sab kuch hai wahaan..

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 15.

SHIVANGI
Tu nahi hai.. Tere lovey dovey
romance ke liye nahin bol rahi
hoon, tumne saath me ek goal set
kar lia tha, aur usse follow kar
rahe the. Jitna wo tere saath rehke
padhta hai utna akela kabhi nahi
padhta tha. Tum dono ne sath me ek
hafte me 11th ka pura course
niptaya, fir 12th ka aur shuru kar
dia. Aisa kabhi hua hai ki tum dono
class ke syllabus se aage the.
Saath rahoge toh sirf tera nahi
uska bhi fayda hai aur ye usey pata
hai, uski bas ek problem hai wo
bolega nahi, toh tu uski help kar
na.. usey aisi hi tanga degi kya..
tujhe kisi cheez me problem hoti
toh wo help nahi karta kya?
Varrtika pensive..

INT. UDAY’S ROOM - DAY

Uday rolls joint, Vaibhav on the bed. Meena rants.
MEENA
Toh galat bol rahe hain Jeetu
Bhaiyya? Aisa kya hai wahaan? 80%
percent select hote hain na
Maheshwari ke A3 se, toh 20%
percent nahi bhi hote hain. Tu
class ke liye toh time pe uth nahi
pata, main uthata hoon, kaise
karega wahaan akele taiyari? Ye
bataya Jeetu Bhaiyya ne..
VAIBHAV
Wo sirf samjha rahe the yaar.. aur
milna toh laga rahega na..
MEENA
Tu milta hai Piyush se? Tere school
ka dost tha na, fir bhi itne mahino
me kitni baar milne gaya tu? Ek
baar wahan gaya phir kabhi time hi
nahin milega..aur tujhe mera udhaar
bhi dena hai, 7 pyaaz kachori, jab
tak nahi dega nahi ja sakta

(CONTINUED)
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VAIBHAV
Main bhi soch hi raha hoon
yaar..Deepak kuch bol raha, bhaiyya
kuch bol rahe hain.. mujhe bhi
samajh nahi aa raha

MEENA
Dekha..tujhe yahaan bhi sab main hi
samjhata hoon, uske bina nahi
aata..Samjha isey Uday, Main bhi
samjhata hoo.. tu nahi jayega, Uday
bol isey..
Uday keeps the joint down.
UDAY
Main kya bolun?

MEENA
Bol na.. ki na jaaye..
UDAY
Mere ya tere bolne se isey koi fark
padna hi nahi chahiye.. Ye yahaan
IIT ki taiyyari karne aaya tha na.
Toh wo kare.. ho sakta abhi humein
lag raha ho ki hum sab Kota me
kitne maze kar rahe hai, ghoom rahe
hain, padh rahe hain, memories bana
rahe hain. Dosti ho rahi hai, lekin
aisi dosti ke end me jab result
nahi aata na, toh wapis mud ke
kabhi iss time ko yaad karne ka dil
nahi karta. Fir woh ek buri memory
banke reh jata hai. Agar select
nahi huya toh ye sab humari
shaitaniyan na, galtiyaan ban ke
reh jayengi. Humari age hi aisi
hai, hum nahi dekh paate aage ka,
tu doubt me hai toh papa se hi baat
kar..
MEENA
Haan..tu toh jaise bada apne papa
ki sunta hai..

UDAY
Follow nahi kar pata, iska matlab
ye nahi ki nahi sunta.. Nahi hota
mujhse, nahi kar pata concentrate,
nahi baith pata 6-6 ghante tumhari
tarah. Kya karu? Latak jaun, ya
chod ke bhag jaun..bata? Baap IRS
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 17.

UDAY (cont’d)
hai usey bhi nahi bol sakta ki
nalayak hoon main.. maaf karo
mujhe..
Silence. Uday,agitated, lights joint.Takes puff.
UDAY
Papa se baat kar, jo wo bole kar.
Maa-baap ke decision shayad galat
ho sakte hain, unki niyat kabhi
galat nahi hoti..

INT. VAIBHAV’S ROOM- NIGHT

Vaibhav lies awake on his bed. Keeps phone away.

INT. JEETU’S HOUSE- MORNING

Vaibhav enters Jeetu’r room. Jeetu is conducting a class on

Unacademy. He gestures Vaibhav to wait. Vaibhav sits with a
box in his hand, looks at Jeetu’s photos from IIT days.
Jeetu winds up the class and enters, wearing Unacademy
Tshirt, Vaibhav gets up.

JEETU
Baith baith.. Kya hua? Kia decide?
Vaibhav nods.

VAIBHAV
Aapke liye.. Thank you..
Jeetu takes a look at the box, opens it. Its a pen
JEETU
Arey, kharche ho rahe hai, hain.
Mujhpe itne ho rahe hain toh..wo
paper wali.. Vernalli pe toh beh
gaya hoga tu..
VAIBHAV
Vartika..
JEETU
Ek saath do-do pata raha hai tu?
VAIBHAV
(chuckles)
Arey..chodo..
Vaibhav looks at Jeetu’s photo, Jeetu notices.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 18.

JEETU
Chal, tujhe kuch dikhata hoon.
Jeetu gets up, Vaibhav follows him. Jeetu enters his room,
opens his wardrobe.

JEETU
Ye Armani ke hain..saare..ye Gucci,
ye wala toh India me milta bhi nahi
hai. Ye joote sab LV ke..
ghadiyaan, rado, rolex, iss wale ka
toh ad Shahrukh karta tha..aur ye..
Pata nahi kya likha hai french me..
Vaibhav looks at his Pen.
VAIBHAV
Kyun showoff kar rahe ho bhaiyya?
JEETU
Karna padta hai, mere students ke
gifts hain. Ye meri kamai hai.
Pehenta nahi hoon par mere sabse
prized possesion yehi hai. Ye
Shubham, IIT Bombay fir MIT, Aakash
IIT Kanpur CS dropout fir Microsoft
abhi khud ka startup hai, Nitesh,
Chirag, Jhanvi. Ye sab bhi kuch
leke aaye the, lekin wo papa ke
paison ka tha, toh maine kaha nahi
gift toh mujhe tumhare paison ka hi
chahiye. Tu isey sambhaal ke rakh,
isey ghis, jab apne khud ke kamaaye
paiso se gift leke aayega na tab
lunga aur main saste me nahi
maanta.
Vaibhav smiles, nods, bends to touch Jeetu’s feet

EXT. PG - KOTA CITY - DAY

Vaibhav picks up a bag. Meena keeps luggage in an Auto.
Shivangi stands. Uday brings the scooty.
VAIBHAV
Varrtikanahi aayi?
SHIVANGI
Tune call karke bulaya?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 19.

VAIBHAV
Yaar ab.. kar hi nahi paya.. Ye
notes usey de degi kya?
SHIVANGI
Tu kyun nahi de sakta?
VAIBHAV
Main pata nahi kab milunga..
SHIVANGI
Not my problem, dena toh tujhe khud
hi padega.(Vaibhav sighs)
Meena reaches.
MEENA
Ek yehi bag hai na..
VAIBHAV
Haan..
SHIVANGI
Chal, take care, touch me rahiyo..
Shivangi hugs Vaibhav. Vaibhav takes out a packet from his
bag.
VAIBHAV
Meena.. 7 pyaaz wali.. meri udhaar
bachi thi..
MEENA
Nahi tum rakho, jaate hi toh koi
dhang ka mess milega nahin, yehi
kha lena..
VAIBHAV
Tu pyaaz kachori ko na bol raha
hai?

MEENA
Lekin udhaar nahi maaf kar raha,
IIT me milna, wahaan lenge, ye toh
milegi nahi toh interest lagega
tagda, 7 crossayant lenge.

VAIBHAV
Dekhle, Phir IIT me main jab tere
doubts solve karunga, toh
crossayant dena bhi padega..

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 20.

MEENA
Heh, Tu mere doubts solve karega,
dekhte hain..
VAIBHAV
Chal, milte rahunga main..
MEENA
Nhi tu padh..ye sab mat soch, waise
bhi har roz saath rehne aur kabhi
kabhi milne me bohot fark hota hai
yaar. Aur dosti koi revision thodi
na hai jo karna hi hai..(Uday
blares horn) Chal..bye..
Vaibhav hugs Meena, takes his bag and gets on the scooty and
leave. We stay on Vaibhav on scooty, looking back at PG,
stalls, etc. As they move past a turn, Shweta, runs in,
panting, calls out for Vaibhav.
VARRTIKA
Vaibhav!!

Uday stops the scooty on the side of the road. Auto wallah
also stops ahead of them. Vaibhav gets down and walks
towards Shweta. Varrtikapants.
VAIBHAV
All OK..

VARRTIKA
Haan..nahi wo bhagte bhagte aayi..
mujhe laga shaam me nikloge..

VAIBHAV
Wo Uncle ne hi PG arrange karvaya
tha toh unhone bola din me hi aa
jao..Sorry mujhe call karna chahiye
tha..

VARRTIKA
Mujhe laga nahin tha ki tum chale
jaoge.. Hum saath me sahi click kar
rhe tha.. padhai me..
VAIBHAV
Haan..matlab.. mujhe bhi laga nahi
tha ki jaana padega..
A beat. Vaibhav takes out notes from his bag, gives her.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 21.

VAIBHAV
Ye tumhare liye.. kaam aayenge.
Varrtika takes the notes from him.
VARRTIKA
Kya hua..thand lag rhi hai kya?
VAIBHAV
Nahi.. kyu?

VARRTIKA
Tum shiver kar rahe ho..
VAIBHAV
Nhi wo..thoda nervous hi hoon..

Vartika takes a beat. Looks around.

VARRTIKA
Yahan ruko do minute..
Varrtikawalks away, to a shop. Vaibhav looks. Uday asks "
Kya bol rahi hai? Vaibhav "Don’t know". Vartika returns
with a cup of Dahi and mishri. Mixes it. Feeds him a spoon.
VAIBHAV
Thanks..

Autowalah blares horn.. Vaibhav looks.

VARRTIKA
Best of luck.
Vaibhav gets back on scooty. Leaves.

INT. NEW PG - NIGHT

Pan shot of open suitcase, in the new room, window is open.
Vaibhav sits alone, eating kachori. A knock on the door.
Vaibhav opens the door.
NEW GUY
Aapke paas maachis hogi? Nhi..
Ciggarette ke liye nahi..wo
kachuachaap jalane ke liye..
VAIBHAV
Dekhta hoon, shayad ho..
Vaibhav looks for it. New guy enters in

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 22.

NEW GUY
Main Sushrut, Maheshwari classes,
A7. Upar wale kamre me rehta hoon..
Kal hi shift kia..

VAIBHAV
Vaibhav, Maheshwari, A3.
NEW GUY
Aap ka pehla saal hai ya isse pehle
bhi coaching lete the..

VAIBHAV
Prodigy me tha 11th me.. Talwandi..
NEW GUY
Ohh.. toh aap toh phir kaafi padhte
hoge..
Vaibhav finds the matchsticks. Gives him.
VAIBHAV
Wahi 6-7 ghante..

NEW GUY
Oh.. main toh abhi abhi aaya,
yahaan sabko dekh ke...matlab hil
hi gaya main.. boards bhi hain na
iss saal toh.. pata nahi kaise ho
payega..
A beat..
VAIBHAV
21 din.. Sirf 21 din ki mehnat
hai.. uske baad toh rang chad
jayega..(A beat) Kachori khayega?
THE END.