1 Male + 1 Female (M + F) 5 - 8 Minutes Horror/Supernatural
The Candle Call
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
INT. SAMEER KA APARTMENT LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Pura apartment andhere mein hai. Sirf ek CANDLE ki warm roshni aur SAMEER ke phone ka blue flashlight glow. Curtains, bookshelf aur sofa ke shadows lambi aur ajeeb lag rahi hain.
SAMEER (28), dark hoodie, camera haath mein, skeptical aur restless. NANDINI (26), cardigan aur long skirt, candle, matches, worn ritual notebook ke saath, calm but tense.
SAMEER
(half-smile)
Bas ek candle ritual, right? Aur main isko record karunga. Free content.
NANDINI
Harmless hai. Agar tu beech mein bakwaas karega na, toh ritual ka mood kharab hoga.
SAMEER
Mood? Bhoot ko mood chahiye hota hai?
Nandini ek look deti hai. Sameer camera on karta hai.
SAMEER
Okay, start kar. Main ready hoon tera paranormal TED Talk record karne ke liye.
NANDINI
Notebook mein jo likha hai, bas woh padhna hai.
Nandini matches strike karti hai. Candle jalti hai.
A beat.
Koi sound nahi.
SAMEER
Bas? Itna hi?
NANDINI
Shh.
Woh notebook kholti hai. Pages khud-b-khud palatne lagte hain.
SAMEER
Okay—wind toh hai nahi.
THUD.
Deewar ke andar se teen knocks.
SAMEER
Pipe hoga.
NANDINI
Teen knocks. Same timing.
SAMEER
Coincidence.
NANDINI
Tu har cheez ko coincidence bol deta hai.
SAMEER
Aur tu har cheez ko ritual.
NANDINI
Padh.
Sameer reluctantly camera steady karta hai. Nandini notebook se lines padhne lagti hai.
NANDINI
(ritual words)
Jo andhere mein hai, woh sun raha hai. Jo saamne hai, woh bol raha hai.
Knock.
NANDINI
Jo naam se aaya hai, woh roshni se pehchana jaayega.
A sudden COLD DRAFT. Sameer shivers.
SAMEER
Okay... thanda ho gaya.
NANDINI
Yahin hota hai.
SAMEER
Kya hota hai?
NANDINI
Response.
A low WHISPER, almost inaudible.
WHISPER (O.S.)
Haan...
Sameer freezes. Nandini does not look away from the notebook.
SAMEER
Tu bola?
NANDINI
Main nahi.
SAMEER
Great. Awesome.
His phone screen blinks. Battery drops to 3%.
SAMEER
No, no, no—abhi toh charge tha.
NANDINI
Kya tu ritual se pehle kuch unusual feel kar raha tha?
SAMEER
Main yahan tere interview ke liye nahi aaya.
NANDINI
Sameer.
SAMEER
Kya?
NANDINI
Sach bol.
A beat. He hesitates.
SAMEER
Bas... bookstore ke bahar ek old coin mila tha. Maine pocket mein daal liya. Joke tha.
NANDINI
Kya coin?
SAMEER
Koi weird sa charm coin. Ab kya?
Window glass mein candlelight ke saath ek SECOND SILHOUETTE ka reflection aata hai. Sameer piche mudta hai.
Nothing.
He turns back. The reflection remains.
SAMEER
Nandini...
NANDINI follows his gaze. Her face drains.
She flips to the last page. A faded handwritten line.
NANDINI
(reading)
“Ritual summon nahi karta. Ritual reveal karta hai.”
SAMEER
Kya reveal karta hai?
NANDINI
Jo pehle se andar hai.
The candle flame stretches unnaturally tall. In the window, the second figure is now clear: same height, same outline, but wrong.
SAMEER raises the camera toward the window. The SCREEN shows the second figure standing behind him.
SAMEER
(voice cracking)
Nandini...
NANDINI
Camera mein dekh.
He does. On the screen, the figure smiles.
SAMEER
Nahi...
NANDINI
Tu uske saath aaya tha.
SAMEER
Main akela aaya tha.
NANDINI pulls a faded note from inside the notebook cover and shows him.
INSERT - NOTE
“Jo pehle se possessed ho, woh ritual mein raasta ban jaata hai.”
SAMEER stares. His hand trembles.
SAMEER
Mere saath?
NANDINI
Coin.
He checks his pocket. The coin is glowing faintly, hot to the touch.
SAMEER
Arre—!
He drops it. The coin HITS the floor.
A sharp, breathy LAUGH fills the room.
The candle flame bends toward Sameer.
NANDINI
(urgent, low)
Ab camera mat band karna.
SAMEER
Main—main kya karun?
NANDINI
Record.
He lifts the camera again. The screen shows the figure now standing directly behind him, hand on his shoulder.
SAMEER
(whisper)
Mere peeche hai?
NANDINI
Haan.
SAMEER slowly looks at the window reflection. The second figure is now smiling wider.
WHISPER (O.S.)
Call accepted.
The candle FLARES.
CUT TO BLACK.
Silence.
END.
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