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A Point of View - A Short Film

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I am Right! FADE IN:  INT.COFFEE SHOP - DAY  Subdued sunlight enters through large window panes. SOFT PIANO MUSIC plays in the background. It's not crowded but a few tables are occupied. SHIKHA,20, a fair, smart lassie, sporting a white top, occupies a window seat. A waiter attends to her.  WAITER  Madam, would you like to place your order ?  SHIKHA  Actually, I am waiting for someone. Thank you.  EXT.COFFEE SHOP - DAY  Quite and Sunny. Scarce traffic. A disheveled beggar sits outside the coffee shop on the concrete footpath. Occasionally, he shakes his aluminum bowl which causes the  the coins inside to  RATTLE clamorously, drawing the attention of the passers by.  RISHI, a dark, handsome young man, 22, attired casually, rushes towards the coffee shop, checking with concern, the time on his wrist watch. The beggar notices him and starts shaking his bowl vigorously. The fellow quickly pulls out his purse and tosses a coin into the ...

The Curse

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FADE IN:  EXT.VILLAGE - DAY Tall palm trees with barren hills in the backdrop. Clusters of wooden huts with thatched roofs.  A group of elders play cards and smoke alternatively from a  hookah. Some children chase a fallen kite. A few cows and  chickens loiter around casually.  DAMAN,32,a dark, frail man, wearing an old, sleeveless grey  jacket and an off white lower, negotiates a muddy, narrow  village lane.  He treads hesitantly as if afraid of something. Despite his  poor appearance, there is a kind of grace about him.  A wealthy landlord emerges from the opposite direction,  sporting a shiny white attire and a yellow turban. The  moment he notices Daman, his recoils with disgust.                                  WEALTHY LANDLORD                       ...