3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Emotional Drama
Rooftop Rehearsal
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
FADE IN:
EXT. ROOFTOP - SUNSET
Ek chhota sa rooftop. City skyline door tak. String lights abhi-bhi OFF hain. Laundry lines hawa mein halki si hil rahi hain.
KABIR (28), lean, nervous, denim jacket mein, ek worn notebook pakde khada hai. FARHAN (30), casual, grounded, tired hopeful eyes ke saath, guitar tune kar raha hai. ANANYA (27), light shawl mein, composed, side mein khadi hai.
Kabir phone speaker ko dekhkar on karta hai.
KABIR
Theek hai... bas ek baar aur.
Is baar seedha.
FARHAN
Haan, bhai. Seedha.
Jaise tera life plan.
Kabir glare karta hai. Farhan innocent face banata hai.
ANANYA
Main sirf sunne aayi hoon.
FARHAN
Haan, bilkul. Rooftop ka Spotify.
Ananya ek chhota sa look deti hai. Farhan chup.
Kabir notebook kholta hai. Deep breath.
KABIR
Okay.
(into phone speaker)
One, two...
Farhan guitar strum karta hai. Kabir gaana shuru karta hai. Awaaz thodi shaky.
KABIR
Raat ke is kone mein...
main khud se bhi chup gaya...
Ananya quietly listens. Farhan chord change karta hai.
FARHAN
Pitch thoda upar le.
KABIR
Tu gaana dekh ya meri zindagi?
FARHAN
Dono mein difference abhi clear nahi hai.
Ananya suppresses a smile.
Kabir continues.
KABIR
Jo kaha nahi, woh reh gaya...
jo chhoda tha, woh saath raha...
A beat.
ANANYA
(softly)
“Chhoda tha” thoda heavy hai.
Kabir freezes.
KABIR
Song hai.
ANANYA
Haan. Song hai.
Bas.
Farhan looks between them.
FARHAN
Breakup song hai ya apology letter?
KABIR
Rehearsal hai.
FARHAN
Haan, rehearsal.
Jahan sab sach bolte hain, par pretend karte hain ki nahi.
Silence.
Kabir resumes, more intense.
KABIR
Main tha yahin...
jab shehar ne pehli baar
humse sab kuch maanga...
Farhan’s strumming softens.
FARHAN
Yeh line mujhe pasand aayi.
KABIR
Kyun? Kyunki ismein tu nahi hai?
FARHAN
Kyunki ismein tu finally kahin to hai.
Ananya looks away, jaw tight.
Kabir reaches chorus. Voice cracks.
KABIR
Par tu gayi toh...
main bhi...
He stops. Closes notebook.
KABIR
Nahi ho raha.
Farhan lowers guitar.
FARHAN
Song se nahi.
Sach se nahi ho raha.
KABIR
Kya matlab?
FARHAN
Matlab tu har line mein kisi aur ko blame kar raha hai,
aur har line ke baad khud ko bachaa raha hai.
Ananya finally steps forward.
ANANYA
Aur tum dono ka favourite kaam hai...
“practice” bolke sach se bhaagna.
Kabir and Farhan look at her.
KABIR
Ananya—
ANANYA
Nahi.
Pehle suno.
She takes the guitar from Farhan. He lets her.
FARHAN
Yeh kya kar rahi ho?
ANANYA
Jo tum dono ne teen saal mein nahi kiya.
Finish kar rahi hoon.
She opens Kabir’s notebook.
ANANYA (CONT'D)
Yeh song tumne nahi likha, Kabir.
Kabir stunned.
KABIR
Kya?
ANANYA
Maine likha tha.
Teen saal pehle.
Farhan’s face drops.
FARHAN
Nahi...
ANANYA
Haan.
Jab tum dono ne mujhe alag-alag tarah se chhod diya tha.
(to Kabir)
Ek ne bola, “abhi time nahi hai.”
(to Farhan)
Doosre ne bina kahe bol diya,
“mujhe samajh nahi aata.”
A heavy beat. String lights flick ON.
Blue hour deepens.
Ananya starts singing the final verse. Soft. Clear. Unshaking.
ANANYA
Jo reh gaya tha beech mein,
woh pyaar nahi, intezaar tha...
jo toot ke bhi bol na saka,
woh humara asli waar tha...
Kabir’s eyes fill. Farhan grips the guitar neck.
ANANYA (CONT'D)
Main yahin thi, tum dono ke beech,
par kisi ki manzil nahi...
Tumne mujhe khona nahi chaha,
bas dekhna hi nahi chaha kahin...
She finishes. Silence.
No one moves.
KABIR
(whisper)
Tu... itne saal se?
ANANYA
Haan.
Wait kar rahi thi ki kab tum log
“practice” se bahar aaoge.
Farhan looks down, ashamed.
FARHAN
I’m sorry.
ANANYA
Mujhse nahi.
Apne aap se bolo.
Kabir holds the notebook like it’s fragile.
KABIR
Main... main samjha hi nahi.
ANANYA
Samajhna easy hota,
toh gaana likhne ki zarurat hi kya thi?
She gently takes the notebook from Kabir and hands the guitar back to Farhan.
ANANYA (CONT'D)
Practice karo.
Iss baar gaana nahi...
baat karna.
She steps back under the string lights.
Kabir and Farhan look at each other, then at her.
The city hums below.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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