I've been planning on sharing small parts of screenplays before. Here's an experiment. Let me know what you think.
-Utkarsh.
Following is an excerpt from the time when Mahadev narrates The Poem to Janak.
Everyone is quiet... Janak is thoughtful. (His awareness that he has no children comes across. He looks a bit sad).
He says: Pita banke tumhe kya mila?
MAHADEV
Sukh mila... Dukh mila.
Par Pita hone ka... maan mila.
[Janak reacts. People stop talking. (From now on, slowly they will start getting emotional and will start standing up.)]
Do putr hain mere, ek putri hai meri,
Unke pita hone ka, sammaan mila.
[Parvati turns towards Mahadev. There is surprise in her eyes. The surprise that Bholenaath apna yatharth bata rahe hain.
(NOTE: Her reactions are of paramount importance in this scene)
Camera charges on Mahadev...]
Putr ko... jub sunayi ek lori...
Sukhad nidra ka... daan mila.
Pita hone ka sammaan mila.
[Quick flash of Mahadev and Ganesh's lori moment.
(Parvati reacts emotionally. So does Sunaina.)]
MAHADEV
Jub santaan ko... maine gale lagaya
Jisse thha vanchit, vo bhaan mila.
Pita hone ka, sammaan mila.
[Quick flash of Mahadev hugging Kartikeya.
(Ksheer Sagar reactions)]
MAHADEV
Putri ka jub... kanyadaan kiya
Un ashruon mein, Samadhan mila
Pita hone ka, sammaan mila.
[Flash of Ashok sundari having tears in her eyes at the time of vidayi.
Janak has tears in his eyes...
(Parvati is herself emotional at this honest and sensitive confession)
With moist eyes... He looks towards an emotional Janak:
MAHADEV
Poochte hain Rajan, mujhe kya mila?
Maata-Pita banke, humein kya mila?
(Looks towards Parvati. Places a hand on her shoulder)
Purush thha main keval,
tub prakrit ke bal pe...
ek sahaj jeevan ko
Pitr daan mila...
Maan mila...Sammaan mila...
Jeevan-Daan Mila.
Janak stands... Everyone stands...
We build on Janak staring at Mahadev and walking towards him.
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