PART 7 – THE BHOOT BUNGALOW
EXT. ROY HAVELI – MORNING
The courtyard buzzes with unusual activity. Servants pack bags. Antara supervises with quiet excitement. The GRANDMOTHER watches from her chair, amused.
MAYA stands confused, holding a small travel bag.
MAYA
Why are people packing like we’re escaping a flood?
ANTARA
(smiling)
Honeymoon.
Maya freezes.
MAYA
Honeymoon?

She looks at Rudra.
MAYA
We never discussed—
RUDRA
We never discuss anything.
It still happens.
Grandmother clears her throat.
GRANDMOTHER
Immigration officers believe
a couple understands silence together.
She eyes Maya.
GRANDMOTHER
Go.
Live together for a few days.
Let the world watch.
Maya exhales sharply.
EXT. ROAD TO THE MANSION – DAY (TRAVEL MONTAGE)
The car drives through dense forest roads.
Trees close in. The sky darkens slightly.
Maya looks out, uneasy.
MAYA
This doesn’t feel like a honeymoon route.
RUDRA
It’s a heritage property.
MAYA
Heritage of what?
Serial killers?
Rudra smirks.
EXT. BHOOT BUNGALOW – DUSK
The car stops.
Before them stands a massive, old colonial mansion—weathered walls, broken windows, creepers climbing the facade. A single crow caws.
Maya slowly steps out.
MAYA
(staring)
This place is abandoned.
RUDRA
Temporarily misunderstood.
Wind howls.
The main door creaks open by itself.
Maya steps back instinctively.
MAYA
Rudra…
Did you book this?
RUDRA
My grandmother did.

That explains nothing—and everything.
INT. BHOOT BUNGALOW – MAIN HALL – NIGHT
The hall is vast. Dust particles float in the lantern light.
A CARETAKER appears suddenly, making Maya gasp.
CARETAKER
Rooms are ready.
MAYA
You live here?
CARETAKER
I leave before sunset.
Maya looks around.
MAYA
And… after sunset?
The caretaker smiles faintly.
CARETAKER
They don’t like the company.
He leaves.
The door SLAMS shut.
Silence.
INT. BUNGALOW – LIVING AREA – NIGHT
Maya drops her bag.
MAYA
We are not sleeping here.
RUDRA
Immigration needs proof.
MAYA
They didn’t ask us to die.
A sudden LOUD THUD from upstairs.
Maya jumps.
MAYA
What was that?!
RUDRA
Old buildings make noises.

Another THUD.
This time closer.
INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT
The bedroom is enormous. A four-poster bed dominates the space.
A mirror reflects strangely.
Maya notices.
MAYA
Why does the mirror look… warped?
Rudra shrugs.
She places her bag down.
The door slowly shuts by itself.
Maya spins around.
MAYA
Okay.
That’s not architecture.
INT. BUNGALOW – CORRIDOR – LATE NIGHT
They walk cautiously, holding a lantern.
A soft FEMALE LAUGHTER echoes.
Maya grips Rudra’s arm tightly.

MAYA
Could you let me know if you heard that?
RUDRA
I did.
MAYA
Could you tell me it was the wind?
RUDRA
It sounded… amused.

The lantern flickers.
A SHADOW moves across the wall—unnaturally.
INT. BUNGALOW – KITCHEN – NIGHT
They enter the dusty kitchen.
Utensils suddenly CLATTER.
Maya screams.
A plate flies off the shelf and shatters.
Rudra instinctively moves in front of Maya.
RUDRA
Stay behind me.
MAYA
Since when are you brave?
RUDRA
Since fear stopped negotiating.

The laughter returns—closer now.
INT. BUNGALOW – STAIRCASE – NIGHT
Footsteps echo above them.
Maya’s voice trembles.
MAYA
I control rooms full of executives.
Why am I terrified of space?
RUDRA
Because this space is not empty.
Suddenly—a WOMAN’S FIGURE appears briefly at the top of the stairs.
Then disappears.
Maya nearly collapses.
Rudra catches her.
INT. BEDROOM – LATER
They sit on opposite sides of the bed.
Lights flicker.
Maya wraps her arms around herself.
MAYA
I don’t believe in ghosts.
RUDRA
Belief is optional.
Experience isn’t.
A COLD WIND passes through the room.
Candles blow out.
Darkness.
Maya grabs Rudra’s hand.
MAYA
Don’t let go.
RUDRA
I won’t.

The temperature drops sharply.
A WHISPER fills the room.
SAKSHI (V.O.)
Why do you pretend?
Maya shakes.
MAYA
Who said that?!
A FIGURE materializes near the mirror—a woman in red, hair covering her face.
Maya screams.
Rudra steps forward.
RUDRA
We didn’t come to disturb you.

Sakshi tilts her head.
SAKSHI
Then why are you lying?
The mirror CRACKS.
INT. BUNGALOW – MAIN HALL – PRE-DAWN
They run downstairs.
Doors slam. Windows rattle.
The ghost’s laughter turns mocking.
Maya collapses against a pillar, crying openly now.
MAYA
I can’t control this.
I can’t fix this.
Rudra kneels beside her.
RUDRA
Then don’t.
She looks at him.
MAYA
What?
RUDRA
For once—
Stop fighting.

The ghost watches from the balcony above.
Silent. Observing.
EXT. BUNGALOW – DAWN (FIRST LIGHT)
The chaos stops suddenly.
Birds chirp.
The mansion looks almost peaceful.
Maya and Rudra step outside—exhausted.
MAYA
We survived.
Rudra looks back at the bungalow.
RUDRA
No.
We were allowed to stay.

A soft FEMALE HUM echoes faintly from inside.
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