Shahid Screenplay PDF
Preview Shahid Screenplay
® all rights reserved "Based on a True Story" Directed by Hansal Mehta 1. 1 EXT. SHAHID'S OFFICE - DAY 1 We see an office with its door closed. On the side of the door is a printout with the following quote : " By showing me injustice, he taught me to love justice. by teaching me what pain and humiliation were all about, he awakened my heart to mercy... Fight against prejudice, battle the oppressors, support the underdog..." 2 OPENING TITLES/MONTAGE - 2009 2 Different youtube video streams. Fanatic faces in various live situations are captured in the video streams. These are Intercut with violent, grainy and ultra slow motion visuals from Mumbai riots and blasts.... The first fanatic speech is set in a massive public rally. FANATIC 1 Kaun hai rey hai yeh Shahid Azmi? samajhta kya hai apne aap ko? Saale ko Pakistan bhejo. Shivaji maharaj ke baare mein ulta bolnewaale ko nikaalo yahaan se. Aise bhadwon ko yahan nahin rahne denge hum. The second fanatic speech is a television interview with a seedy television channel. FANATIC 2 Shahid Azmi ek terrorist hai jo jail mein tha. Ab jail se bahar aakar doosre terrorist ko bachata hai. Sharm aati hai apne system pe, jo Azmi jaise sabse ghatiya darze ke aadmi ko lawyer banne se rok nahin sakti. Saalon ko arrest karte hi maar kyon nahin dete? The third fanatic speech is a man in white robes with a soft manner seated on a large throne like chair made out of silver and upholstered with red suede. FANATIC 3 Advocate shahid azmi, tum logon ko Gandhi ne sahuliyat di rahne ki…Usko tum log adhikaar samajhne lage… Gandhi ne jo bhul ki thi azaadi ke samay usko hum abhi tak bhugat rahein hain. (MORE) (CONTINUED) 2. 2 CONTINUED: 2 FANATIC 3 (CONT'D) Par aur nahin. Saala yahin ka khata hai aur wahan ke gun gaata hai..Toh jaa na saaley Pakistan… (long pause) Gaand mein jab bada bamboo daaalenge na muhajir bolke toh royega. Last shot of a blast. Intercut the above with flashes of SHAHID walking in the corridor of the Mumbai high-court. FADE OUT. FADE IN: 3 EXT. MUMBAI/ MUMBAI HIGH COURT - DAY - 2009 3 Establishing shot of Mumbai : High Court. 4 INT. COURT ROOM - DAY - 2009 4 We see a court in procedure. We see around, with the Prosecutor standing and presenting his views...Not audible. We see the defense lawyer sitting and listening attentively. This is SHAHID AZMI. We pan across to the man in the dock FAHIM ANSARI and slowly we move to the Judge. JUDGE Defense. Prosecutor sits. Shahid stands to make his statement. SHAHID Your Honour, Office colleagues ki baat karein ya padosiyon ki, koi is baat par yakin nahin karta. Yeh, mere client ke co workers jo Dubai mein uske saath kaam karte thay, unka ek letter addressed to you. Police mein koi record bhi nahin hai inka. JUDGE Public Prosecutor. Shahid sits. (CONTINUED) 3. 4 CONTINUED: 4 PROSECUTOR Defence ke is baat se main sahmat hoon ki inki local Police mein koi record nahin. Haan yeh Rampur jail mein zaroor thay yahan aaney se pahle. SHAHID Your honour, Prosecution jis arrest ki baat kar raha hai woh case Uttar pradesh ka hai. Hum aaj yahan ke case ki discussion kar rahein hain. PROSECUTOR Woh bhi terrorism ka hi case hai. Your honour, main yeh kah raha hoon ki inka past, inke present aur future par roshni zaroor dalta hai. Yeh jail mein tha. Isse ek baat zaroor saaf hoti hai- inka anti social bent. SHAHID Jab yeh saaf hai ki dono mein koi co-relation nahin hai? PROSECUTOR (silent) SHAHID Shivaji.. bhi thay, jail mein. Kya Woh bhi anti social thay? PROSECUTOR (jumps up, enraged) Defense is baat ko kahan se kahan le jaa rahi hai. Aap ek terror accused ki tulna ek aitihasik vyaktitva ke saath kaise kar sakte hain? SHAHID Not comparing. Main bas yeh pooch raha hoon ki agar aaj is katghare mein Shivaji maharaj khade hote toh kya aap faisla unke is case kay evidence ko dekh ke lete ya phir ye dekhke ki past mein woh jail mein thay? (CONTINUED) 4. 4 CONTINUED: (2) 4 The defense is answer less. We pan across to see a man making a phone call just outside the court room. 5 EXT. COURT - DAY - 1993 5 Shahid is walking in the alley with his friend, Ramanathan.. RAMANATHAN Kabhi sun bhi liya kar doston ki baat, Shahid. SHAHID Ram, sun.. They start walking down the stairs.. RAMANATHAN Main nahin sununga. your highness ko pata chalne de.. Shahid smiles. SHAHID Yaar... keep her out of this... please ussey mat bataana... They reach the bottom of the staircase where a group of 4 men is waiting for them. They circle Shahid.. RAMANATHAN Kya ho raha hai yeh. FIRST MAN Saalya, chutiya..tu bol kaise shakat rey.. SHAHID Kya? SECOND MAN Bharat ki shaan hai..Shivaji Maharaj.. THIRD MAN Saala atankwadi madharchod... Tere ko kya lagta hai? kuch bhi bakwas karega aur hum log sun lenge? Fourth man takes his collar in his hand, paints his face black.The rest use their legs and hands.Ramanathan yells for help. The group runs away. (CONTINUED) 5. 5 CONTINUED: 5 Shahid is breathing with difficulty. Ramanathan makes him sit and pats him on his back.. RAMANATHAN Are you ok? SHAHID Haan.. We see Shahid's face painted black as we go closer to his face... 6 EXT. SRINAGAR - NIGHT - 1992 6 FLASHBACK A BEGINS. Pitch dark, moonless night. Shahid, 18 crossing the POK border with a group. They are clad in a pathani and a shawl. Hidden underneath these shawls are AK 47 of which we get a sneak peek. Shahid is terrified. They cross the border. 5 of the lot kiss the soil as Shahid watches them, in his own deep thought. They start walking, next meet a Pakistani army major who is there with a jeep. Sun is rising as they pray. It is one of the best sunrises Shahid has seen, he takes deep breaths and feels really charged up. Smiles. SUPER : Bombay, 06/12/1992. 7 INT. SHIVAJI NAGAR, SHAHID'S HOUSE - NIGHT - 1992 7 Shahid is in his room on the first floor...Khalid is asleep while his younger brother RASHID is reading a book..Opens the window, looks out..He sees a man pouring kerosene in a house next lane...Shahid isn't sure about what the man is up to but keeps looking as the man moves away...Man comes back and throws a burning kerosene bottle and starts running... Shahid runs down the staircase and gets out of the backdoor...Arif and mother yell in unison asking him to stop...Arif runs to the door and stands there...Mother comes to the door to see Smoke in the air. 8 EXT. SHIVAJI NAGAR STREET - NIGHT - 1992 8 Smoke gets heavier as Shahid crosses and reaches the street... He goes near the house on fire..as he is about to turn for the door...3 adults and a child aged about 10 years on fire, run out...Shahid stands their stunned for a second...starts coughing with the thick smoke... He looks on the outer street to see a procession of radicals on the main road....they are armed with swords and are forcing people out...of their houses... (CONTINUED) 6. 8 CONTINUED: 8 Very soon there is mayhem on the entire stretch with houses on fire, people screaming, running helter-skelter and mixed cries of women, children and men. In fear Shahid turns back and with great difficulty runs towards his house.. 9 INT. SHIVAJI NAGAR, SHAHID'S HOUSE - NIGHT - 1992 9 Shahid comes back and starts knocking... Mother and Arif sit near the window. Its dark inside...Shahid continues knocking and starts yelling that its him...Arif stands but mother forces him to sit. Arif cant take it anymore...opens the window and ask him to come from the main door...Shahid runs...Arif rushes down...mother follows...Arif opens and Shahid gets inside, and Arif just looks outside to see if anyone was watching and closes the door..Mother starts slapping Shahid continuously before she breaks down, Arif keeps her from losing balance. Shahid is silent - seething and fearful. 10 EXT. MUMBAI STREET - LATE AFTERNOON - 1992 10 We go past an electronic store with multiple television sets. One of the televisions is broadcasting the news. We see footage showing the demolition of Babari Masjid by the Hindu kar sewaks... FLASHBACK-B ENDS 11 EXT. OUTSIDE THE CAMP - DAY - 1993 11 A whole group is escorted to the camp. Shahid smiles to break the ice. Only RAFIQ responds. The camp is located in the middle of nowhere. An air of nothingness in the air. Shahid waits outside the camp with the others. 12 EXT. OUTSIDE CAMP - DAY - 1993 12 A day passes, group is getting impatient with time ticking away. We see the changing sky while Shahid and RAFIQ exchange a glance at each other. RAFIQ Lagta hai humein dono partner honge andar. Iii saala sab toh apne mein laga rahega. SHAHID Pahle andar to jaayein.. (CONTINUED) 7. 12 CONTINUED: 12 RAFIQ Kahan se ho? SHAHID Bombay. Shahid naam hai mera... RAFIQ Hum ko lag gaya tha. SHAHID Aap? RAFIQ Gorakhpur. Rafiq... SHAHID Main jagah nahin, wajah pooch raha tha? RAFIQ Sab abhi jaan loge? SHAHID Aap hi ne kaha tha hum partner hain. A man walks out to the gate and yells at Shahid and Rafiq to go and sit with the rest of group. 13 EXT. CAMP - DAY - 1993 13 A man comes out and directs them to walk behind him. Next, they are in a room with a trainer. The trainer has a desk in front of him with small boxes. COMMANDER Apne Paise aur jevar in dabbon mein rakho..Kisi ke paas passport hai? Waits for a reaction...All in the group shake their heads... Shahid goes first. Everyone follows suit. The last man to go is a Kashmiri who is wearing a chain with a locket...He takes out money and keeps it in the box...Turns back to go to his seat.... COMMANDER (CONT'D) Ruko.. He turns... COMMANDER (CONT'D) Behre ho? (CONTINUED) 8. 13 CONTINUED: 13 He is zapped for an answer.... COMMANDER (CONT'D) Goonge bhi? KASHMIRI (Hesitant) Nahin Janaab... COMMANDER (Leans and pulls out the chain he is wearing) Toh phir yeh... KASHMIRI Kya main yeh chain... COMMANDER (Interrupts) Mauj lene aaye ho yahaan? KASHMIRI Main nahin de sakta... COMMANDER Daffa ho jao phir... (Picks out the cash) Lo, isse bhi le jao... KASHMIRI Janaab... COMMANDER Aagey Kya karoge, Abhi se dikh raha hai.... Kashmiri takes out the chain and reluctantly puts it down in the box. Shahid and the group observe. 14 EXT. SHIVAJI NAGAR, OUTSIDE SHAHID'S HOUSE - LATE 14 AFTERNOON - 1992 FLASHBACK B BEGINS A man, MEHBOOB, sweating profusely is walking with a shabby looking container. Two cops stop him. CONSTABLE GAITONDE Kahaan jaa raha hai be... (CONTINUED) 9. 14 CONTINUED: 14 MEHBOOB Pakhane mein... INSPECTOR VAZE Pakhane? MEHBOOB Sandaas saab... CONSTABLE GAITONDE Aise bol na... pakistani mein kaayko baat karta hai... MEHBOOB Saab.zor ki lagi hai.jaane do na. SECOND COP Sun... MALE Jee saab SECOND COP Saade teen baje sandaas jaa raha hai? MALE Saab, Ab ispe kisika zor hai? The man continues on his journey towards the toilet, bottle in hand. FIRST COP Ruk na... Man stops and looks back FIRST COP (CONT'D) Kya khana khaya re... bata na... MALE Mutton... SECOND COP Biryani? MALE Naa... FIRST COP Suar ka? (CONTINUED)
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