2 Male Actors (M + M) 5 - 8 Minutes Slice of Life/Romance
Lunch Break
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
FADE IN:
EXT. OFFICE TERRACE - NOON
Shaant terrace. Plastic chairs. Potted plants. Shade net ke neeche soft sunlight. Neeche se city ka muted noise.
KARAN (30), light blue shirt, ID card, neatly combed hair, ek chair par baithta hai. Lunch box rakhta hai. Water bottle side mein.
Woh khana kholne hi wala hota hai ki footsteps.
ISHAAN (32), casual tee, round glasses, messenger bag, terrace par aata hai. Haath mein steel dabba.
Karan ek second ke liye dekhta hai. Phir normal hone ki koshish karta hai.
ISHAAN
( हलka sa nod )
Phir mil gaye.
KARAN
Haan.
Beat.
ISHAAN
Main soch raha tha ki terrace tumhara fixed spot hai.
KARAN
Aur mujhe laga tha tumhara.
Ishaan smile rokta hai.
ISHAAN
Lunch break hai. Sabka hota hai.
Karan khana kholta hai.
KARAN
Toh baith jao.
Ishaan opposite chair khinchta hai aur baith jaata hai.
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MONTAGE - VARIOUS LUNCH BREAKS
-- Karan aur Ishaan same terrace par, same chairs.
-- Lunch boxes open.
-- Water bottle pass hoti hai.
-- Paper napkin ek dusre ke dabbe ke neeche.
-- Halka sa laughter.
END MONTAGE.
BACK TO SCENE.
ISHAAN
Aaj kya hai?
KARAN
Rajma.
ISHAAN
Lucky.
KARAN
Tumhara?
ISHAAN
Paneer roll. Client ke deadline jaisa—wrapped and stressful.
Karan hansi rok leta hai.
KARAN
Tum graphic designer ho na?
ISHAAN
Freelance.
KARAN
Matlab?
ISHAAN
Matlab log samajhte hain main ghar pe baith ke sketch karta hoon. Reality mein main client ke “bas ek aur change” se ladta hoon.
KARAN
Bank mein bhi same hota hai.
ISHAAN
Numbers?
KARAN
Numbers. Calls. Smiles.
Beat.
ISHAAN
Thak jaate ho?
KARAN
Kabhi kabhi.
Ishaan apni water bottle Karan ki taraf badhata hai.
ISHAAN
Paani lo.
Karan bottle leta hai. Small moment.
KARAN
Tumhare ghar mein lunch kaun pack karta hai?
ISHAAN
Maa.
KARAN
Meri bhi karti thi.
Ishaan looks up.
ISHAAN
Ab nahi?
KARAN
Nahi.
(beat)
Ab main bas phone dekh ke kha leta hoon.
Ishaan nods, quietly affected.
ISHAAN
Meri maa bolti hain, lunch skip mat karna.
KARAN
Sahi bolti hain.
ISHAAN
Haan.
(soft)
Aadmi ko khana bhi yaad dilata hai ki woh akela nahi hai.
Karan usse dekhta hai.
KARAN
Tum hamesha itna philosophical bolte ho?
ISHAAN
Sirf jab paneer roll achha ho.
Karan finally smiles.
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EXT. OFFICE TERRACE - ANOTHER NOON
Same setup. Same chairs. Same sunlight.
Karan terrace par pehle aaya hai. Ishaan thoda door khade phone par baat kar raha hai.
ISHAAN
(phone par, low voice)
Nahi yaar, main usse directly nahi bol paunga.
(beat)
Lagta hai bas lunch coincidence hai.
Karan freezes.
Ishaan call cut karta hai aur mudta hai. Karan ko dekh leta hai.
Silence.
ISHAAN
Tum kab aaye?
KARAN
Abhi.
Beat. Dono ek dusre ko dekhte hain.
KARAN
Main bhi.
ISHAAN
Kya?
KARAN
Main bhi coincidence ka bahana bana raha tha.
Ishaan stunned, then a smile starts.
ISHAAN
Toh tum lunch ke liye nahi aate the?
KARAN
Aata tha.
(beat)
Par sirf lunch ke liye nahi.
Ishaan looks down, then laughs quietly in relief.
ISHAAN
Main soch raha tha main hi ajeeb hoon.
KARAN
Ajeeb toh ho.
ISHAAN
Accha?
KARAN
Haan.
(soft)
Par achhe wale.
Ishaan reaches into his bag and takes out a SMALL PLANT POT — a tiny succulent.
ISHAAN
Main yeh yahan rakhna chahta tha.
KARAN
Plant?
ISHAAN
Haan. Office terrace thoda less boring lagega.
KARAN takes the pot carefully, wipes a bit of soil with a paper napkin.
KARAN
Tumhara?
ISHAAN
Abhi tak ka toh nahi.
(beat)
Par dekhte hain.
Karan places the plant between them.
KARAN
Lunch break ke baad bhi dekhte hain?
Ishaan smiles, warm and open.
ISHAAN
Haan.
Aaj se coincidence ko thoda late kar dete hain.
Karan smiles back.
They sit. Not awkward. Just present.
The city noise hums below. The noon light softens through the shade net.
FADE OUT.
THE END.
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