2 Female Actors (F + F) 5 - 8 Minutes Emotional Drama
Balcony Weather
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
INT. APARTMENT BALCONY - MONSOON EVENING
Narrow balcony. Rusted railings. Geeli laundry ki line hawa mein hil rahi hai. Baarish ki mist. Andar se warm light spill ho rahi hai.
RITU (50), faded house dress, spectacles on chain, tea glass liye khadi hai.
KAVYA (21), jeans-kurta, backpack pakde baithi hai. Aankhen laal.
RITU
(tea sip karke)
Aur sun, passport ka photocopy alag rakhna.
KAVYA
Haan, Dadi.
RITU
Wallet mein card ek hi jagah mat rakhna. Thoda cash, thoda card.
KAVYA
Main bacchi nahi hoon.
RITU
Isliye toh bata rahi hoon. Bacche ko sab pata hota hai, bade ko yaad dilana padta hai.
Kavya smile try karti hai. Fail.
KAVYA
Aapko lag raha hai main wapas hi nahi aaungi?
RITU
Main aisa kab bola?
KAVYA
Toh itni list kyun?
RITU
Kyuki baarish mein bheeg ke koi smart nahi banta.
KAVYA
(soft)
College smart baat nahi, Dadi. Itna door jaana... odd lag raha hai.
RITU
Odd?
KAVYA
Haan. Jaise main ghar chhod rahi hoon.
RITU
Ghar chhod rahi ho?
KAVYA
Aap samajh rahi ho na.
RITU
Main samajh rahi hoon.
Beat.
KAVYA
Par aapko farq hi nahi padta jaise.
RITU
(too quick)
Farq kyun nahi padega?
KAVYA
Toh dikh kyun nahi raha?
RITU takes that in. Tea glass railing par rakh deti hai.
RITU
Kyuki agar dikh gaya na, toh tu aur mushkil se jaayegi.
KAVYA looks up.
KAVYA
Aapko lagta hai main strong nahi hoon?
RITU
Mujhe lagta hai tu ro degi.
KAVYA
Main ro nahi rahi.
RITU
Abhi tak.
Kavya laughs through tears.
KAVYA
Aap bhi na...
RITU
Main bhi kya?
KAVYA
Aap sab kuch aise bol deti ho jaise kuch hua hi nahi.
RITU
Kuch hua nahi?
Ritu turns, picks up a small SEWING KIT from a stool.
RITU
Main tailor hoon, Kavya. Kapde kaatna, jodna, chhupana... yahi toh kiya hai saalon se.
KAVYA
Kya chhupaya aapne?
RITU
Bag kholo.
Kavya frowns, opens backpack. Ritu points to the side seam.
RITU
Wahan. Side mein.
Kavya feels along the seam. Finds a hidden pocket.
KAVYA
Yeh...?
RITU
Kholo.
Kavya pulls out THREE FOLDED LETTERS.
KAVYA
(whispers)
Aapne ye kab...?
RITU
Jab tu admit hui thi. Aur jab se tu packing kar rahi thi.
KAVYA unfolds one letter. Sees Ritu’s handwriting.
KAVYA
Yeh letters... mere liye?
RITU
Nahi toh kis ke liye? Balcony ke liye?
Kavya laughs, crying harder now.
KAVYA
Kya likha hai?
RITU
Pehla kholna airport pe. Jab sab log apne-apne lag rahe hon aur tu akeli.
KAVYA
Aur doosra?
RITU
Jab tera din kharab ho.
KAVYA
Aur teesra?
RITU
Jab tu soche ki wapas aa jaaun.
Beat. Rain intensifies.
KAVYA
(softly)
Aap itna soch ke kaise likh leti ho?
RITU
Kyuki main tujhe jaanti hoon.
KAVYA
Aur agar homesickness zyada ho gayi toh?
RITU
Toh pehla letter.
KAVYA
Aur agar phir bhi?
RITU
Toh doosra.
KAVYA
Aur phir bhi?
RITU
Toh teesra.
(beat)
Aur phir phone kar dena. Main uthaa lungi.
Kavya steps forward, overwhelmed.
KAVYA
Aapne mujhe bataya kyun nahi?
RITU
Kyuki tu pehle hi itna sambhaal rahi thi.
KAVYA
(crying)
Main bhi aapko chhod ke nahi ja rahi.
RITU
Main jaanti hoon.
KAVYA
Nahi, matlab...
RITU
Main jaanti hoon, beta.
A long beat. Kavya wipes her face, then hugs Ritu tightly.
RITU freezes for a second, then hugs back. One hand on Kavya’s hair.
RITU
(softly)
Jaa. Par bheeg mat jaana.
KAVYA
Aap bhi khidki band kar lena.
RITU
Balcony hai, khidki nahi.
KAVYA
(smiles through tears)
Haan. Aapki correction zaroori thi.
RITU
Hamesha.
Kavya tucks the letters into her bag, closes it.
She shoulders the backpack. Looks at Ritu.
KAVYA
Main phone karungi.
RITU
Karna.
KAVYA
Roz.
RITU
Roz.
KAVYA
Aur agar main royi?
RITU
Toh main bhi thoda ro lungi.
Kavya nods, laughs, cries.
She exits toward the warm light inside.
Ritu remains on the balcony, tea glass in hand, watching the rain.
A beat.
She touches the sewing kit, then the empty air where Kavya stood.
FADE OUT.
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