3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Pure Comedy
Dad’s New Password
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
FADE IN:
INT. FAMILY LIVING ROOM - EVENING
Ceiling fan hums overhead. A laptop throws blue light across a sofa. A TV remote lies like a silent weapon on the side table. SURESH (58), kurta, spectacles, stubborn face, grips a feature phone. ROHAN (33), casual shirt, laptop under one arm, sits forward patiently. KARTIK (30), beard stubble, phone camera ON, lounges sideways, amused.
ROHAN
Papa, aaj final hai. Online banking.
Bas app kholo, login karo, aur kaam khatam.
SURESH
Login? Pehle password.
ROHAN
Papa, password main nahi bol sakta.
Privacy hoti hai.
SURESH
Privacy?
Mere paise ka account hai, aur privacy tumhe?
Kartik grins, zooms in on his camera.
KARTIK
Papa, simple rakho na.
Dog ka naam daal do.
Suresh slowly turns.
SURESH
Dog ka naam?
Tum log mujhe itna hi bhola samajhte ho?
ROHAN
Arre nahi papa. Bas easy hota hai.
SURESH
Easy cheez hi toh suspicious hoti hai.
Rohan opens the laptop, takes a breath.
ROHAN
Theek hai. Fingerprint se login karte hain.
SURESH
(suspicious)
Fingerprint? Phone mera chehra pehchaan nahi raha.
Main itna badal gaya?
KARTIK
(laughing)
Papa, gusse mein aur badal jaate ho.
SURESH
Camera band kar.
KARTIK
Nahi.
Family content.
ROHAN
Papa, bas finger rakho.
Suresh carefully places his finger. Nothing happens.
SURESH
Dekha. Yeh machine bhi jhoot bol rahi hai.
ROHAN
Thoda right side.
SURESH
Finger ko right side kaise karun?
ROHAN
Papa, ungli ko.
SURESH
Ungli meri hai. Rules mere.
Kartik snorts.
KARTIK
Wah, democracy.
Suresh pulls out a small notebook from his kurta pocket.
ROHAN
Yeh kya hai?
SURESH
Mere rules.
Pehla: password birthday nahi.
Doosra: dog ka naam nahi.
Teesra: jo beta zyada smart lage, usko mat batao.
Rohan and Kartik exchange a look.
ROHAN
Papa, yeh banking hai.
SURESH
Haan. Aur tum dono training mein fail ho.
KARTIK
Papa, OTP aaya hai.
SURESH
OTP? Kisne bheja?
ROHAN
Bank ne.
SURESH
Bank ko kaise pata mere phone mein message aana hai?
ROHAN
Papa, number linked hai.
SURESH
Linked? Matlab chain?
KARTIK
(to camera)
This is gold.
SURESH
Camera band kar!
Kartik lowers it a little, still recording.
ROHAN
Papa, OTP boliye.
SURESH
Main kyun bolun?
Tum log hi toh sikha rahe ho.
ROHAN
Kyunki account aapka hai.
SURESH
Haan. Aur confusion tumhara.
Beat.
Suresh suddenly checks his feature phone. His face remains unreadable.
ROHAN
Papa?
SURESH
(calmly)
Hm.
KARTIK
Kya hua?
Suresh taps the feature phone once.
SURESH
Transfer successful.
Silence.
ROHAN
Kya?
KARTIK
Papa... aapne transfer kar diya?
SURESH
Haan. Do hafte pehle.
ROHAN
Toh... aap app use kar lete the?
Suresh adjusts his spectacles.
SURESH
Haan.
Tum dono ko ek jagah baithane ka aur kya tareeka tha?
KARTIK
(shocked)
Papa, aapne drama kiya?
SURESH
Drama nahi.
Parenting.
Rohan stares, then laughs despite himself.
ROHAN
Papa, aapne humein ullu banaya.
SURESH
Nahi.
Tum log khud hi busy the.
Main bas confusion ka Wi-Fi on karke baitha tha.
Kartik bursts out laughing, nearly dropping his phone.
KARTIK
This is insane.
SURESH
Ab kaam khatam?
ROHAN
Haan, papa.
Suresh places the bank card on the side table, picks up the TV remote.
SURESH
Achha.
Toh ab asli problem solve karo.
ROHAN
Kya?
SURESH
TV ka password kya hai?
KARTIK
Papa, TV mein password nahi hota!
SURESH
Hota hoga.
Tum log har cheez ko complicated bana dete ho.
Rohan and Kartik groan in unison.
ROHAN
Papa!
SURESH
(smirking)
Aur haan...
Dog ka naam password nahi hota.
Lekin idea bura bhi nahi tha.
Kartik laughs. Rohan facepalms.
KARTIK
Papa, aap full fraud ho.
SURESH
Fraud nahi.
Old-school smart.
Suresh pockets his feature phone with quiet victory.
FADE OUT.
THE END.
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