déjà vu(formerly 'reverie')

8/10/2019 Dj vu(formerly 'Reverie')

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REVERIE

Written ByNihar BhonsuleBhonsule

Directed ByArshiyaa Khan

Produced ByKaran Asnani

WhatUp! Inc.! Inc.All rights reserved


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INT.INT.THE PROTAGONIST IS PLAYING A VIDEO GAME WITH HIS FRIEND,WHERE HE GOES OUT HIS WAY TO DEFEND HIS FRIEND

[SHOWS THAT THE PROTAGONISTS A GOODFRIEND]

(His friend thanks him,to which the protagonisttells him to gift himsome accessory instead ofsaying a thank you[shows that though theprotagonists characteris friendly, hes alsostern &practical at thesame time])

THE PROTAGONIST IS EXCITED ABOUT HISGIFT WHICH HE WILL BE GETTING THE NEXTDAY & TELLS FRIEND ABOUT IT(THE GIFT)

(Protagonist tells hisfriend disturbed hes

been because of hisparents)


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FRIEND: Oh No! Oh No! This is mylast life! I cant die!

(Since, the protagonist

is the better player; hesomehow manages to savehis friends virtuallife.)

FRIEND: Thanks man! I owe you bigtime. (While staring at the TV)

PROTAGONIST: nothing says thank youlike an awesome gadget for my bdaytmo

FRIEND: gadget? No way, how boutaviators, make me a chick magnet

Protagonist raises his eyebrows indisgust.

PROTAGONIST: Ugh! Youredisgusting!

FRIEND: screw you

Friend looks at his phone

FRIEND: No way! Its 6! I have adate in 30.

PROTAGONIST: Is it the girl fromlast week?

FRIEND: No dude! Not her. Sheslooking for something serious Imnot Mr Right, Im Mr Right now!(Winks and gives a lopsided smirk).


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(Protagonist looks out towards the closed window, as ifrelishing a sweet thought. With a playful smile on his facehe says)

PROTAGONIST: Someday- Someday soon,

youre going to get your asskicked!

Friend playfully throws a football at him, which he dodges.It lands on the bed.

Friend: why you so frustrated, youshould chill out

Protagonist: I am fine!

Friend: no your not! Still notgotten over her?

Protagonist: dude pleaseits waterunder the bridge

Friend: the way I look at it itsnot. You still have her in your

wallet dont you.

Protagonist changing the topic and indirectly urging thefriend to leave

Protagonist: She will be waitingfor you, theres the door.for you, theres the door.

FRIEND: CiaoFRIEND: Ciao

(shakes his head in disappointment & leaves with a broadsmile on his face)


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THE PROTAGONIST MARKS A CROSS ON HISPHONE CALENDAR AND MARKS A REMINDERSAYING 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' ON NEXT DAYSDATE.

The protagonist friend is a hurry to meet her girlfriend soleaves from the protagonist house and goes off. Plays a softsong & falls off to sleep.song & falls off to sleep.

THE LIGHT GOES OFF CUT TO:

INT. MORNING. MORNING

An alarm clock rings, the protagonist gets up in shock,dazed, sleepy as he his, tries to find his phone around,cant find it. Suddenly looks at the calendar hanging on thewall in front of him & sees his Birth date circled on it!Shouts out to his mother, asking for the giftShouts out to his mother, asking for the gift

Protagonist(screaming to his mother): ma! Where is my gift?

Mother: look around(he finds asmall gift-wrapped box, and heopens it and finds a vintage tv, isshocked lost and confused)

(Then he stops, as he hears a cautious tapping on his door.He goes and opens it, and there is his mother standing infront of him.)front of him.)

Mother: good morning! Up so lateare we?(she asks smiling)

Protagonist: well uhyea(lookingeverywhere, mumbling)

Mother: liven up sleepy head, itsyour birthday (exclaiming happily)your birthday (exclaiming happily)


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(He opens his eyes. Anunnatural sight greetshim. The fan spinningabove his head is turnedinto a vintage version.He immediately gets up

and looks around. Hisentire room is different,and filled with vintagegoods, an antiquecupboard, a huge dressingtable. His entire room isfilled with goodies withhappy birthday written onthem, posters of 70s rockstars all around, theradio is playing rockyou like a hurricane

the famous rock number bythe band calledscorpions theprotagonist scowls andseems to be in deepthought in scrutiny ofhis surroundings. hewinces hard a few times,as though portraying amistrust in thesurroundings, and hopingto wake up from a dream)

Protagonist: yea see, but whats allthe vintage dcor in my room, somekind ofabirthday theme? (Soundingridiculous)

Mother: whats so wrong about allthese things? As for the scorpions,I really hated it, but you were sostubborn, that its just thecalendar showing todays date.

Protagonist: you gotta be kiddingme? Seriously?

Mother: of course whats there tojoke about?joke about?

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Protagonist: mom, this is not funnyplease lay my room back in the sameold 2012 fashion

Mother: joke? 2012? (chuckles) what

is going on with you!is going on with you!Oh god! What am going to do withyou?

I/E.

(PROTAGONIST GETS IRRITATED AND THROWS HIMSELF ON THE BED,EVERYTHING IS PUZZLING TO HIM, THE MORE SENSE HE TRIES TOMAKE OF IT THE MORE BIZARRE IT SOUNDS, HE STARTS WALKING

AROUND EXAMINING EVERYTHING, AND APPEARS TO BE IN DEEPCALCULATION AND THOUGHT, BUT AFTER A WHILE HE JUST STAMPS

THE GROUND IN FRUSTRATION, SUDDENLY HE HEARS A RINGING SOUNDSIMILAR TO A CYCLE BELL, HE LOOKS OUT OF THE WINDOW TO SEEWHO IT IS, ON A CYCLE THERE IS A GIRL. SHE GETS OFF, ANDLOOKS AT HIS WINDOW AND STARTS CALLING THE PROTAGONISTSNAME, BUT THE PROTAGONIST IS SURPRISED AND IMMEDIATELYRECOGNIZES HER. HE GOES DOWN AND MEETS HER, DURING THIS MEETTHE PROTAGONIST SEEMS AWED BY THE GIRL, AND DECIDES TO PLAY

ALONG, AS HE FEELS THAT IT COULD PROBABLY HELP IN GETTINGHIM BACK TO 2012, IF HE SIMPLY PLAYED ALONG)

Girl: you take so long to come down

(complaining tone)

Protagonist: ermyea sorry (tryingplay along and behave like he knowseverything)

Girl: no problem, just hop on, weneed to rush (sits on the bicycle)hurry we are gettinglate!(exclaiming)

(protagonist sits on the back seat, as she begins pedaling.As he goes by he notices many posters of a strange man, amagician, with a moustache.)magician, with a moustache.)

Protagonist: magic shows famousaround here?Girl: whats with you? Of course,

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how can you forget the god of magicshows.

Protagonist: oh yea! Sorry my bad.

Protagonist: so where are weheaded?

Girl: my goodness! Youre actuallytalking like you are a stranger.

(Protagonist realizes that he cannot pull these liesanymore, and discovers his urge to get answers so he decidesto tell this girl the entire truth. Whoever she is seems

pretty close to him, and could possibly help him)

Protagonist: pull over

(THE GIRL SCREECHES THE BICYCLE TO AHALT, AND GETS OF THE BIKE, HER CHEEKSRED, SHE LOOKS FURIOUSLY AT THEPROTAGONIST)

Girl: are you insane! Why did youmake-

Protagonist: (interrupting)lookall this while I was lying.Now here is the truth(taking apause, while girl staresoutrageously at him) I dont havethe foggiest of whats goingonjust last night, I was in myroom, playing the xbox, and now

suddenly life has flipped into avintage sepia motion picture

Girl: what you on about?

Protagonist: look I know you knowme and care for me, please help me

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out.

Girl: help, but how?

Protagonist: take me to some placeI can encyclopedia my state.

Girl: you mean, like a library?

Protagonist: precisely.

Girl: fine.Girl: fine.

Protagonist: Lets rush!

INT.(AFTER A CONSIDERABLY LONG BIKE RIDE, THE PROTAGONISTAND HIS FRIEND ARRIVE AT A LARGE LOCAL LIBRARY, THEPROTAGONIST IS AWED BY THE ANTIQUE INTERIORS, HE IMMEDIATELYSETS TO WORK, LOOKING UP AT BOOKS, AND WHATEVER HE CAN GETHIS HANDS ON . THE PROTAGONIST RESUMES HIS SEARCH FOR THEBOOK AND BEGINS READING A BOOK. WHILE HE IS READING HEBEGINS TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING MYSTICAL. HE CAN ONLY READ ASET OF WORDS, NAMELY MAGIC-FUTURISTIC-FAMOUS-BE THERE TOEXPERIENCE, AND WHILE HE IS READING, HE JUST GLANCES UP ANDSEES PHENOMENAL PORTRAIT. THE PORTRAIT HAS ALL THE LATESTGADGETS OF 2012 WHICH THE PROTAGONIST OWNED. HE SEES TWOPEOPLE CARRYING THE PORTRAIT, AND WRAPPING IT UP, HE WALKSTOWARDS THEM STEALTHILY, AND SIGNALS HIS FRIEND TO FOLLOWTHE MEN CARRYING THE PORTRAIT. JUST AS THE PROTAGONIST ANDHIS FRIEND ARE LEAVING, THEY FORGET TO RETURN THE BOOKS, ANDTHE LIBRARIAN CALLS THEM)

Librarian: are you issuing those?

Girl: no you can have them back.

(taking the books from theprotagonists hand and giving themback)well erm, would you knowthose men who took the portrait?

Librarian: they are postmen,delivering this portrait to theowner.


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Protagonist: oh, and which artistis this painting by?

Librarian: not sure, but it was

bought from an exhibition, whichhappened recently.

Protagonist: I see, is theexhibition still on?

Librarian: i am sorry I do not knowthat.

Girl: could you tell us where it

was held? The location?

Librarian: I will write it on apiece of paper for you.

Protagonist: thanks a lot sir.

(the protagonists girlfriend takes the chit of paper fromthe librarian, and she and the protagonist head outside the

library.)Protagonist: okay here is the plan.You go to the art exhibition, whileI follow those postmen. Wait for meoutside my house after your done.

Girl: fine Ill see you soon then.

Protagonist: and hey! Be careful.

Girl: I gotcha.(smiles at theprotagonist)

E/I.(THE STALKING LEADS THE PROTAGONIST TO A THEATRE OF THEFAMOUS MAGICIAN. HE MAKES HIS WAY INTO THE WINGS OF THE


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STAIRS, AFTER SOME SEARCHING HE FINDS THE LARGE PACKAGEDPORTRAIT. HE BEGINS UNWRAPPING IT, JUST WHEN HE HEARSFOOTSTEPS, AND HEARS SOMEONE SPEAK, STARTLED AS HE IS, HE

ACCIDENTLY TEARS OUT THE PIECE OF THE CORNER OF THEPORTRAIT, AN PUTS IT IN HIS POCKET. HE TURNS AN SEES, A MAN,NOT TO OLD, IN HIS LATE 20S, THE PAINTER OF THE PORTRAIT

HIMSELF)

Protagonist: who are you?

Artist: I should be asking youthat.

Protagonist: This portrait I havedrawn and I am here to collect it.

Artist: liesProtagonist: I am not lying-

Artist: of course you are, youthink I can fail to recognize awork; I put so much effort in?Protagonist:(shocked)y-youre theartist?(stammering)

Artist: indeed I am. And I will nottolerate thieves like you.Protagonist: thieves? I am nothief.( protesting)thieves werethose people who bought it here.

Artist: what are you talking about?Protagonist: look I dont have timefor all this right now, I need to

get this painting out of here, andfor that I need you to trust me.

Artist: fine.

INT.(JUST THEN THE ASST OF MAGICIAN ARRIVES, THE PROTAGONISTBEGINS HIS RUN WITH THE PORTRAIT OUT OF THE THEATRE, WHILE


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THE ARTIST DISTRACTS THE ASSISTANT. AFTER SOME RUNNING THEPROTAGONIST GETS LOST IN THE THEATRE, HE SEES A DOOR INFRONT OF HIM, AND OPENS IT AND GOES IN. IT IS VANITY ROOMWITH MANY PAINTINGS, AND DIM LIGHTING JUST THEN THE MAGICIAN

ARRIVES AND CONFRONTS THE PROTAGONIST WHO HOLDS THE PACKAGEDPORTRAIT IN HIS HANDS.)PORTRAIT IN HIS HANDS.)

Magician: lost are we?

Protagonist: yea kind off. Wait areyou the poster-

Magician: Iago Anthony is my name,and I hold the dices of every game.Yes I am the magician whose postersyou have seen.

Magician: and what is it that youhave in your hand?Protagonist: nothing, its just apiece of wood.(just then themagician hardens his gaze on theprotagonist, who feels a breezeblow by his face, as his hairflies, and he suddenly feels hishead empty of thoughts)

Magician: your lying, this is myportrait which you stole from thewings in the stage,

Protagonist: listen let me explain,I really need this portrait tofigure something out.

Magician: what is it that you seek?

Protagonist: I am not from here, Iam from a different time. From2012, and this painting has allthose gadgets of 2012, which Iowned.


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Magician: I cannot say I mistrustyou, but yet, what evidence do youhave?

Protagonist: I have nothing to

offer you but trustone blink and Iwas in this completely differentworld, I have no possessions, orsouvenirs that could convince you.

Magician: I think I must disappointyou then.

Protagonist: no waitlisten to me,please, you are a magician, and youhave done the best tricks in magic,cant you help me, send me back towhere I belong?

Magician: well would you want to goback?

Protagonist: yes, I dont belong in1980.

Magician: fine, I am not promisingyou anything. But I will try.

Protagonist: thanks a lot, I reallyappreciate it-

Magician:(interrupting) but, thereis a little term to this contract.

Protagonist: what term?

Magician: before we begin, you willhave to answer two riddles.

Protagonist: riddles? Sure goahead.Magician: and if you fail these,

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then your life will be my nextmagic trick.

Protagonist: what do you mean?

Magician: its simple, your successwill lead to failure, and viceversa.

Protagonist: avoid the idioms, andget on with the riddles.

Magician: fine.

Magician: your first question; whatis happiness when won and sorrowwhen lost?Protagonist: victory?

Magician: correct answerProtagonist: second question?Magician: what is indifferentwhether won or lost?Protagonist: ermdefeat?Magician: correct answer

Protagonist: wow, 2012 here I come.Magician: not so soon, who said youwon? I hold what I said earlier,Iago Anthony is my name, and I holdthe dice of your game, and yourgameis over.Magician: guards! Seize him, andthrow him out. Snatch that piece ofart from him before you do.


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INT. (PROTAGONIST WALKS OUT ONTO STREETS AFTER HAVING BEEN

THROWN OUT FROM THE THEATRE, HIS FACE LOOKING RED WITH FURY,

AND HIS CHEST HEAVING UP AND DOWN SEEMING AS IF THE RAGE IS

BUILDING IN HIM, HE STARTS WALKING AIMLESSLY. IN THE

MEANWHILE THE MAGICIAN BACK IN HIS VANITY ROOM, IS WORKING

HIS AGENDA AGAINST THE PROTAGONIST)

Asst of magician: so what do youthink the kid will do now?Magician: a teenager filled withhatred can only bring doomeverybody.

Asst of magician: can you actuallydo what you said you would do tohim?

Magician: Ofcourse I can, and outof all you should know this.

Asst of magician:then why did younot help the boy?Magician: dont worry, the boy willbewell, taken care of

PARALLELY:PARALLELY:

E/I.BROKEN, IN DESPAIR AND SELF-LOATHING, THE PROTAGONISTHITS THE STREET, AND BEGINS WALKING. THE LONELY STREET ISSILENT. SOON THE PROTAGONIST NOTICES, SOMETHING IN THEDISTANT HORIZON

THATS WHEN A DISTANT SOUND ATTRACTS HIS ATTENTION. HE LOOKSUP TO SEE A CHURCH & THE BELL WAS JUST STRUCK.

Below a group of people holding candles and singing a hymn.

(Sometimes yourehelpless. So it seems tobe You have a lot oftrouble, an end younever see. But then youknow exactly just whatyou have to do. Youhold your hands in prayer


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and let Jesus care foryou.)

He bends on his knees. Closes his eyes, creases hiseye-brows in an attempt to pray (for it is something he hasnever done before, at least not in a shrine.) The Church isdeserted. A priest is preparing to leave the altar. On hisway out, he pauses for a moment and recounts a verse fromthe bible (sensing his anxiety). He narrates the verse andwalks out quietly.

CUT TO: CUT TO:

EXT.(SUDDENLY A DISTANT CRY ECHOES, THE PROTAGONISTEXPRESSIONS TURN DISTRESSED, AND LOOKS AT THE ARTIST WITH ALOOK WHICH IMMEDIATELY PORTRAYS THE QUESTION HE HAS IN MINDDID YOU HEAR THAT. THE ARTIST LOOKS PERPLEXED, AND SORT OFFRIGHTENED. THE VOICE SCREAMS AGAIN, THIS TIME LOUDER, ANDTHE PROTAGONIST IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZES THE VOICE. IT IS THEVOICE OF HIS NEIGHBOR. HE MAKES A RUN FOR IT, TOWARDS THESOURCE OF THE NOISE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THETHEATER, HE HAD LEFT JUST MOMENTS AGO. HE DASHES UP TOWARDSTHE MAGICIANS CABIN, THERE ARE MANY PORTRAITS, AND THE VOICEIS SHOUTING HELP. THE

PROTAGONIST GOES THROUGH THE CABIN STEALTHILY, THE MAGICIANIS NOT TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE. THEN SUDDENLY HE SEES THE HORRORIN FRONT OF HIM, HIS NEIGHBOR, THE GIRL IS TRAPPED IN ALARGE BODY SIZE PORTRAIT. THE PROTAGONIST BEGINSSCRUTINIZING IT, AND TRYING TO HELP HER BUT IN VAIN. THENSUDDENLY HE HEARS A COLD SILKY VOICE FROM BEHIND HIM, AND HECANNOT BUT RESIST HIS SKIN CRAWL. HE SPINS AROUND TO FACETHE HORROR, AND SEES THE MAGICIAN)

Magician: I welcome you once againjohn

Protagonist: what the hell is goingon? Why is she here?Magician: lets put it likethisyou have something dearest tome, and I have something dearest toyou.

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Protagonist: let her gonow!(commanding)Magician: first things first(smilesa evil smile) I want the part ofthe portrait you tore out. And then

you love birds can be together(dark sarcasm)Protagonist: okay fine, (searcheshis pockets and removes the tornpiece of the portrait) here take it

(the magicians eyesgleam, and he moves totake the torn part, justwhen, the artist comes,

and holds, the magicianbehind, as the torn paperremains with john, withthe help of the prop ofmagic wand and urgesprotagonist to run)

Artist: Run!!Magician: you can never win john,never!

Protagonist: what you doing here?

Artist: just run!

Artist: the secret lies in yourpocket, it will succeed you whenfailure is closest, now run!

EXT.(THE PROTAGONIST LOOKS ONE GLANCE, WITH TEARS IN HISEYES AT THE GIRL HE LOVES, AND SHE URGES HIM TO LEAVE HER

AND RUN, HE SHAKES HIS HEAD, AND PICKS UP HER PORTRAIT, ANDRUNS, AS A DEADLY SCREAM OF AGONY ESCAPES THE MAGICIAN, ANDEVERYTHING GOES DARK)


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CUT TO: CUT TO:

INT.(Protagonist enters his house, and goes to his room.Flings all his objects on the floor, and throws himself onhis bed, and momentarily closes his eyes. And then opens

them, and strangely finds him back in 2012. All his gadgetsscattered about, his room as it was earlier, everything asit was earlier. And a cake with happy birthday smeared init., and soon arrives at the conclusion it was all a dream,a vivid dream. He strangely doesnt notice one thing. Thereunder his bed, is a small gifT Wrapped box, with aprotruding vintage television, a small golden key, coveredin a torn portrait cloth, with a large portrait of abeautiful terrified girl)

END.END.

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