2 Male + 1 Female (M + M + F) 6 - 9 Minutes Mystery/Crime
Invoice No. 7
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Sameer
Super-Objective (What They Want):
Protect the company and avoid being exposed as responsible for the missing invoice.
Hidden Subtext (What They Hide):
If I can redirect blame fast enough, I can survive this meeting.
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Imran
Super-Objective (What They Want):
Preserve his image of competence and keep his accounting decisions from being fully exposed.
Hidden Subtext (What They Hide):
If I stay calm, maybe my version of the truth will sound more credible.
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Naina
Super-Objective (What They Want):
Determine who is honest and whether the business deserves funding.
Hidden Subtext (What They Hide):
I already know enough; Iām waiting to see who breaks first.
Casting Director Note: Use these curated dialogue beats during casting auditions and table reads. Characters switch naturally between Hindi and English (Hinglish).
NAINA (steady)
Invoice No. 7.
SAMEER (too quick)
Mere paas tha. Abhi kal tak tha.
IMRAN (calm, adjusting glasses)
Aur mere paas iski entry thi. Invoice gayab Sameer ne kiya.
NAINA (raises hand)
Ek second. Main yahan blame game sunne nahi aayi. Invoice dikhao.
SAMEER (awkward laugh)
File mein tha.
IMRAN
File mein tha, par file kisne rakhi?
NAINA
Receipt. Email. Shredder bin. Sab.
IMRAN
Invoice kal scan kiya tha. Pen drive mein hai.
NAINA
Toh original kahan hai?
SAMEER
Mere desk par? Main office ka dust bhi tumse zyada handle karta hoon.
NAINA (icy calm)
Massage? Bahut creative accounting term hai.
SAMEER (stunned)
Yeh... aapke folder mein kaise?
NAINA
Because I wanted to know,
NAINA (beat)
kaun sach bolega.
NAINA
Business mein numbers important hote hain.
NAINA (beat)
Par lies ka invoice sabse mehenga padta hai.