13 Highway Script Opening the Highway Seen from the Front Seat Of
23rd May ‘13 Highway Script Opening The highway seen from the front seat of a moving Tempo Traveler. Sound of the engine, passing vehicles, trees. A song in a girl’s voice. Not a singer, singing to herself. Uncertain lyrics, sounds like a lullaby – ‘Don’t cry baby… Don’t worry, I am with you. When you wake up in the morning, the sun will be shining, the birds will be singing. And everything will be all right.’ The road keeps changing. From plain to hills, from forest to desert. Titles of the film appear. Fade-out. {2 ½ mins} Home Video Wedding preparations in a rich city bungalow. Guests, clothes, jewellery, decorated gifts. All bright. The video must have been shot by a kid in the house. We see the bride to be – wishing people, smiling, bright, respectful. Dholki, geet, sherbet... { ½ min} Sc # 1 Night, Exteriors Tripathy House A large bungalow in a premium Delhi colony. Back of the house – a shadow passes a window, a door opens and a figure steals out, then makes it’s way across the lawn. Key is put to a lock and turned. The small corner gate opens. The figure, wrapped in a shawl, sneaks out, then walks down the lane. The figure hurries up the pavement, runs across the street, removing the shawl cover. It is the bride to be. Her name is Veera. She comes to a waiting car and sits in excitement. A man named Vinay has come to pick her up. Vinay Itni kya urgency thi yaar...? Veera (simultaneously) Let’s go let’s go let’s go..
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