3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Emotional Drama
Lockdown of One
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
FADE IN:
INT. SMALL CLINIC CONSULTATION ROOM - EVENING
Warm desk lamp. Fading daylight filters through FROSTED GLASS. A stethoscope hangs on DR. PIYUSH’s neck. A prescription pad, a water glass, and a folder of medical reports sit on the desk.
The door opens.
RINA enters first, holding the folder tight. ASHOK follows, stubborn and upright in worn sandals.
RINA
Doctor, please... inko samjha dijiye. Yeh treatment maan hi nahi rahe.
ASHOK
Main bilkul theek hoon. Tum overreact kar rahi ho.
RINA
Overreact? Papa, reports dekhi hain aapne?
ASHOK
Reports mein jo likha hota hai, woh kabhi kabhi doctor se zyada dramatics hota hai.
Piyush suppresses a smile.
DR. PIYUSH
Chaliye, pehle baithte hain. Ashok ji, report dekh lete hain.
Ashok sits reluctantly. Rina remains standing, restless.
Piyush opens the folder, scans the pages.
DR. PIYUSH
(softly)
Yeh ignore karne wali cheez nahi hai.
ASHOK
Doctor saab, aap bhi iske side ho gaye?
RINA
Main side pe nahi hoon. Main aapke liye hoon.
ASHOK
Haan, itna hoon ki saans lene do mujhe.
A beat. Piyush looks between them.
DR. PIYUSH
Treatment start karna padega. Delay mat kijiye.
RINA
Sun liya? Bas itna simple hai.
ASHOK
Simple? Tumne meri poori life ko spreadsheet bana diya hai kya?
Rina turns, hurt and angry.
RINA
Pichhle do saal se main har call utha rahi hoon. Har appointment pe office chhod ke aayi hoon. Har baar aap bolte ho, “Main theek hoon.”
ASHOK
Toh kya bolun? “Main toot raha hoon”? Tumhe aur tension deni thi?
RINA
Mujhe sach dena tha!
Silence.
Piyush gently places the reports down.
DR. PIYUSH
Kabhi kabhi patient se zyada family ko treatment chahiye hota hai.
Rina looks away, blinking back tears.
RINA
Maa ke baad sab kuch main hi sambhaalti rahi. Bills, medicines, ghar, office... aur aap?
ASHOK
Main?
RINA
Aap hamesha “theek hoon” bolke gayab ho jaate ho.
Ashok glances at his worn sandals, then at the floor.
ASHOK
Main treatment ke liye nahi aaya tha.
Rina freezes.
RINA
Kya?
ASHOK
Main hisaab clear karne aaya tha.
Piyush stiffens.
DR. PIYUSH
Ashok ji...
ASHOK
Mujhe pehle se pata tha.
Rina stares.
RINA
Kya pata tha?
ASHOK
Diagnosis.
A long beat.
RINA
Aapko pehle se pata tha?
ASHOK
Haan.
Rina’s eyes fill.
RINA
Phir mujhe kyun nahi bataya?
ASHOK
Kyuki main nahi chahta tha ki tum sab chhod ke yahan aa jao.
RINA
Main aapki beti hoon!
ASHOK
Isliye toh.
Piyush quietly picks up the prescription pad, then stops.
DR. PIYUSH
(very gently)
Treatment possible hai. Par time ka hisaab alag hai.
The room goes still.
Rina’s anger collapses into fear.
RINA
Aap... aap yeh sab akele kaise?
ASHOK
Main akele nahi tha.
He looks at her.
ASHOK (CONT’D)
Bas tumhe pareshaan nahi karna chahta tha.
Rina steps closer, voice breaking.
RINA
Aapne mujhe itna chhota samjha?
ASHOK
Nahi. Bahut badi samajh ke rakha.
That lands. Rina breaks down.
ASHOK (CONT’D)
Main marne nahi, tumhe sambhalne aaya hoon.
Rina covers her face, crying.
Piyush slides the water glass toward her.
DR. PIYUSH
Pehle saans lijiye.
Rina takes the glass, shaky.
RINA
(through tears)
Main... main abhi bhi gussa hoon.
ASHOK
Haan. Woh tumhara right hai.
A faint, painful smile from Piyush.
DR. PIYUSH
Good. Gussa bhi hai, pyaar bhi. Treatment shuru karte hain.
Ashok straightens his shirt, then nods once.
ASHOK
Theek hai.
Rina looks up, stunned by the surrender.
RINA
Sach mein?
ASHOK
Haan.
A beat.
ASHOK (CONT’D)
Tumhare liye.
Rina reaches for his hand. He lets her.
Piyush begins writing on the prescription pad.
DR. PIYUSH
Kal se start. Aur haan... missed calls ka bhi ek treatment plan banega.
Rina lets out a wet laugh through tears. Ashok huffs a tiny laugh.
ASHOK
Doctor saab, aap bhi drama karte ho.
DR. PIYUSH
Clinic mein sabko karna padta hai.
Warm lamp glows over them as the evening darkens outside.
FADE OUT.
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