SOUNDS

1.​ Beep sound

2.​ Printer copy sound
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Shakuni: *riddle by Teesta*​

Master Dada: Uddi Dada, ye kya Hindi bolte rehte ho? lagta hai abh toh sacchi mei AEC ki
class mei jaana padega. Haa but mera professor log ko samaj aa jayega

Scene 01:

*3 paraellels, tulsi anju + lekha priya + manav raj*

Ms Tulsi: I think that’s all for today class

Anjali: Ma’am can I please have a word with you? A lot of students are having problem in
commuting to college during these rains……. *sees no reaction and continues*.... Oh and
actually ma’am there’s another concern, we’re very worried about YOUR health. You were
sick last week also and you might fall sick in the rains so should we have classes online?

Ms Tulsi: Oh Anjali I can’t believe I have lived to see the day where there’s a concern for me
but no on a realistic note, I don’t think it will be possible for us to mess with the class
schedule

Priya: *drops pen*

Lekha: Eid ka chand…Wow pair chhoo rahi ho?

Priya: No maam mei toh bas pen utha rahi thi

Lekha: Hmph! Whatever, chalo batao what dikkat hai?

Priya: Um ma’am humne classgroup mei poll liya tha and we are doing a mass bunk
tomorrow because of the rain

Lekha: Oh I was not aware it is only raining for the students? HaHa

Priya: Ma’am actually I think recently ped gira tha and because of that there is a lot of road
blockage. Ma’am how will the PG students reach old building? There is an intra-college
crisis, and we must take action. I think no classes is the solution

Lekha: My heartiest condolences Priya. Toh tomorrow test 8:45 ok?

Raj: Sir!!! May I come in? I’m so sorry sir

Manav: Arre Raj lekin class has end-

Raj: No I know sir but you understand sir…..Toh sir pehle pehle toh mera alarm ne bajne se mana
kardiya, phir mummy ne mujhe poori Ramayan suna di ki ‘beta tumhari zindagi barbaad ho rahi hai,
raat mei phone chalane ki wajah se’)????(repeats ina mimicking tone with absurdity. Anyways uske
baad jab main auto mein baitha toh driver ne bola petrol khatam aur mujhe beech road pe utar
diya,batao aisa kon karta hai itni masum si jaan ke sath. phir metro gaya toh wahaan gate pe ek pandit
ji khade tha jo sabko haath dekh ke bhavishya bata raha tha aur unhone mujhe bhagte dekh roka aur
bola ki tum late hi rahoge, yaar woh toh main already ro hi raha tha?? aur phir jab mei moolchand pe
auto mei baitha toh ek shaadi ka ghoda mere raste mein dance karne lag gaya, band baja literally
ROAD BLOCK , aur sir sabse bada plot twist. Sir aap manoge nahi jaise hi main bhaag raha tha ek
murga… Haan ek MURGA ne meri pant pe attack kar diya, aur main usse lad ke yahan tak aaya hoon
sir… bas attendance de dena sir please sir please

Manav: Arre Raj thats okay but I think you’ve made a mistake in your degree. You should've
taken up english honours or creative writing sec. Very proficient you are in storytelling

*Bell rings*

*Manav, tulsi and Lekha meet together*

Ms Tulsi: Hello, Manav sir- congratulations I heard aapko permanent faculty mila?

Lekha: *gives haughty congratulations*

Manav: thank you ladies/ma’am but I have to go to class

*Ms Tulsi and Lekha go towards staff room and talking with tulsi’s face looking distressed
about something*

Lekha: Kya hua Tulsi mam? Class to bacchon ki lagne wali hai. Aapka muh kyu utra hua
hai? (slightly smiles)

Ms Tulsi : Class toh humein hi leni hai na and on top of that fest wale dino pe classes god.

Prof Lekha : haha baat toh sahi hai. But class toh leni padegi otherwise you know these kids
na, theyre gonna start dancing over our heads. Aur Tulsi ji, aap in students ko itni छू ट kyun
deti hain? Har waqt muskaan, har waqt samajhna. Agar main thoda bhi pyaar dikhau na, kal ko
mujhse WhatsApp pe “hi ma’am” karna shuru kar denge.

Prof. Tulsi: (smiling) Arre Lekha ji, “hi ma’am” mein kya bura hai? Kam se kam woh apko apna
samajh ke baat karte hain.

Prof Lekha: Tulsi you’re too naive! *walks into staffroom (wings)*

Prof Tulsi: *Mad, in frustration, heads to other spotlight meets Abhimanyu*

Tulsi - good morning abhi sir

Abhimanyu: good morning ma'am, i’m so glad i ran into you.

Tulsi: kya hua sir?? All okay??

Abhimanyu: yes yes. you know i just overheard a few students and honestly they sound very
troubled ma’am

Tulsi: Sir, troubled toh hum bhi hain

Mime : Bunch of students - with props, looking worried and annoyed, someone is getting ready in
class etc, etc. They are discussing that - time is running out, Ma'am is still not here etc. Suddenly
Maam ( prof lekha) walks in - asks everyone to settle down - students are protesting about needing to
leave, ‘Ziya’ preparations that are pending, etc - Ma'am doesn't want to hear it - mime continues (
Tulsi’s dialogue is going on parallelly )

Tulsi : AJ subah it took me 20 minutes to just find room no 83. Har class mei itne bacche bhar diye
hai ki amphi mei vac lena padhta hai, koi class ke andar baitha aur koi mere sur par, saas lene ki
jagah nahi hai class mei.
Aur attendence, ek toh 80 baccho ka sath mai attendence, phir piche se ek ayenge “maam maam mera
miss ho gaya roll no.420– phir kholo register”

Tulsi: Aur Attendance.

Mime changes: Prof takes out a big register. Flips through the pages aggressively. Trying to read the
names. Students are standing up, raising their hands etc as their names are being called out - mime
continues.

Tulsi: continues 15 mins toh yahi nikal gaye… usmei bhi same naam ke 5 bache har class mei. Aur
Ananya. Ananya naam ki ek aur ladki aagayi na Mein bata rahi hu sir, maine bhi apna naam ananya
rakh dena hai.

Abhimanyu: hahaha ek kaam karte hai Ek VAC professors ke liye bhi shuru kardete hai. “The Art of
Attendance Management”. Saari faculty, in the Amphi - ek haath mei register, doosri mei coffee.

Tulsi : Aur ye VAC MasterDada lenge?

they laugh and get lost in each others eyes…

(midway of them taking their last dialogue, shakuni’s bg starts being played in the background and we
see shakuni on stage peeking and overhearing the conversation.

*shakuni ’s silhouette appears in the background . Music increases and cresendoes…..

Shakuni : Aise din aagaye hai ki masterdada ke naam pe JOKS ban rahe hai?

BLACKOUT
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Shakuni : Aap dekh rahe hai MasterDada, kaise aapke khilaaf bagawat ho rahi hai? Bacchon ko
chhodo ab to professors bhi aapke faislon ki shikayat karne lage hain. MasterDada, kuch Strict Rules
enforce karna zaruri hai. Aapko apne college ki pratishtha, anushasan, aur parampara ko bachana
hai ki nahi?
MD : Youre right! You’re Absolutely Right. I know what to do! Junk food consumption bohot bad
raha hai. Nescafe mei there should be CHERRY ON TOP….of…of maggi. Cancel cheese and garlic
maggi.

Shakuni : Very good idea sir but mai soch raha tha thoda sa aur serious.

MD : Serious, YES serious mai samajh gaya. Students should be able to reflect on their actions. Har
deewar par mirror install karo.

Shakuni : Lekin sir, Sheesha ho ya ped…aakhir tut jaata hai.

MD : AHH sir, Bollywood reference. I love that song. Starts humming

Shakuni : Sir aap ijaazat de toh mai khuke bolu..?

MD: yes yes ofcourse.

Shakuni : Sir aapko pata hai profs aajkal kya sab kehte hai. Aur ab toh Manav sir bhi permanent
faculty ban gaye hai. Aapko…’

MD : Manav sir. Yes Yes. Manav sir ne abhi tak hume mithai nahi khilaayi. I must go find that chap.
Mumbling to himself - bright young fellow, new ideas…

*No Blackout, spotlight changes to manav’s classroom*

Manav : perfect now that the attendance is done, let’s start with the lecture now, kal ka kya padha tha
hamne.. Oh and priya can you please close the door

Student : sir i had a question before we start. Kal jo akhbar mein khabar chapi thi. Aapka uspe kya
kehna hai

Manav : listen i believe that when it comes to Poli-

Shakuni instantly bangs his stick on the ground, and the beep sound goes in the background.

Manav mimes to teach, till the light goes dim on him

Shakuni : lagta hai professor manav is galat fehmi hai ki vo in band darwazo ke piche kuch bhi bol
sakte hai. Magar afsos inko shayad yaha ke system *points to himself* ke baare mein pata nahi.

Screen fades to blackout

Then the pinku bhaiya scene is established, with pinku bhaiya and his printer in the middle of the
stage and there are two spotlight. One on falak and one on neelam. Pinku bhaiya is working on his
printer with paper and keyboard noises in the background.