30th oct final ep 14

JHANAK - EPISODE 14
Scene 1

[There are newspapers in front of him. He checks them and goes to

the right.] [Tejesh and his gang are descending from upstairs. They’re
coming down the staircase.]
[Jhanak pulls down her veil a little more, covering her face, when she
sees them.] [She shivers in fear.]
[Tejesh comes to her.]

Tejesh - Rukmini?

[Rukmini stops]

Tejesh –kahan hai vo? kamre mein?

Jhanak (dressed as Rukmini) - [nods]

Tejesh - taiyaar kar diya?

[Jhanak is dressed like an attendant named Rukmini. She nods again

and says yes]

jhanak : jee

Tejesh : toh tum yahan kya tahalne nikli ho? kya kaha tha
humne…har pal har ghadi uske saath rehna…toh phir akela
chhod kar kyun aayi use?

[Jhanak remains standing with her head bowed down.]

Tejesh – sabko bas araam chahiye, kaam kisi ko nahin

karna…tum log chalo gaadi nikalo, hum khud hi le kar aate hai.

[they leave]

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Everyone – jee bhai…chalo re chalo…doli aur baraat dono saath

mein jayegi

Tejesh – rukmini tum ruko…

[Jhanak keeps standing looking down at the ground. She’s scared.]

Tejesh – dekho honewale pati bhale hum hai, lekin jhanak ki

dekh rekh ki zimmedari tumhari hai…hume koi chook nahin
chahiye ismein…samajh rahi ho na tum?

[Jhanak nods]

tejesh : good…dobara nahin bolenge

[Rukmini peeps from inside the room.]

[She’s standing, dressed up with a veil covering her face.] [She’s
scared.]
[Tejesh comes to her.]
[Jhanak leaves swiftly with slow and small steps.]

Tejesh - [calls out] Jhanak... Jhanak jee chaliye...

[opens the door] [Rukmini is standing with her veil covering her face]

Tejesh – chehra chhupaaye itni sundar lag rahi hai, dikha dengi
tab toh tabaahi hi macch jayegi…waise kam hum bhi nahin hai,
ek baar humara naam tumhare naam se judd gaya na, toh dekhna
khoob maze karogi…rani bana kar rakhenge tumhe…aur rani apni
praja ke saath uthhti baithti nahin hai, unn par apna hukam
chalaati hai, isiliye aaj se yeh phool bechna doston ke saath
ghoomna phirna college jaana sab band! aurat ho, aurat ki tarah
raho, chhup ke Sharma ke…yeh sabke saamne ghunghroo pahann
kar naachna bade ghar ki aurton ko shobha nahin deta…dheere
dheere poora badal denge tumhe….chalo der ho rahi hai, maa rahi
nahin toh kanyadaan ke liye tumhare mama ko bulaaya hai.

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[Rukmini follows Tejesh] Cut to.

[Evening]

[Jhanak checks either sides]

jhanak vo : didi ne kaha tha bahar nikalte hi bhaagne ke

liye…chal jhanak…bhaaag!!

[She has come outside and is now walking with her injured leg.] [One
of Tejesh’s people was walking towards her.]
[He falls in front of Jhanak.]

Man – aye Rukmini? tu yahan ghar ke bahar kya kar rahi hai?

[Jhanak dressed as Rukmini keeps standing with her head bowed

down.]

Man – ohh samjhaa…tejesh bhai shadi kar rahe hai toh jalan ho
rahi hai? chinta mat kar, tejesh bhai ne shadi ke baad agar yaad
nahin kiya toh kya? mere kamre ka darwaza humesha khula hai
tere liye.

[He leaves.]

jhanak : sabke sab neech hai yahan! hey bholenath…rukmini didi

ka khayaal rakhna.

[Jhanak proceeds slowly with her injured leg. Then she starts
running.]
Cut to.

Scene 14-2/night/ext/road/jhanak i/c

14-2a/tejas rukmani/int+ext/road ,temple/car
[Tejesh and Rukmini, dressed in the bride’s clothes, are going
towards the temple in the car.]
i/c

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[Jhanak keeps running..she is running as fast as she can..pair

mein dard..she is managing..and bhaagte bhaagte she trips on a
big stone..she falls..we see she is really hurt.. ]
i/c
[Tejesh and Rukmini get down from the car. People throw flower
petals at the couple.]
[The temple is decorated in a grand way. Bharat has come.]

Bharat - Tejesh Bhai?

[Tejesh looks at him]

Tejash – are samdhi jee pahunch gaye aap…bahut khoob…achha

nahin lagta na agar ladkiwalon ki taraf se swagat ke liye koi nahin
hota toh…

Bharat – sab theek hai na?

[says softly]

Tejesh – sab kushal mangal…dekhiye apni bhaanji ko, aisa set kar
diye hai ki gau mata ki tarah sirf sarr hilaati hai, vo bhi haan mein!

Bharat : kamaal hai, hum toh sarr peet te reh gaye magar isne
humari aaj tak ek nahin suni.

Tejesh - [laughs] kya hai na aap dimaag se kaam lete hai, yeh wala
mamla dil ka tha…toh bas dil ke taar chhede thode…aur baaki ka
kaam humare naam ke wazan ne kar diya.

Bharat – bahut badiya tejesh bhai…ise sirf aap hi sambhaal sakte

hai.

Tejesh – chaliye rasm shuru karte hai, phir jashn shuru karenge.
i/c
we see jhanak just with eyes closed…she gets flashes of mother,
tejas…and suddenly she opens her eyes..gathers strength..and
again covers her face and starts running..
i/c

[Some girls and old women from the village take Rukmini,
dressed as the bride, towards the temple.]

Girl 1 – Tejesh saab…chalein?

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Tejesh – aaiye bharat seth!! ghar ki beti aap hi ne vida karni hai aaj..
kanyadaan aap hi karenge.. aaiye.

[He goes towards the altar.]

[Rukmini is made to sit on the wooden seat.]
[Everyone is escorting Tejesh towards the altar and throwing
flower petals.] [Wedding songs can be played inside the temple at
a low volume.]

Priest – muhurat ka samay ho chala hai, var vadhu dono mandap par
aaiye, vivah ki rasm shuru karni hai.

[Tejesh sits.]
[Bharat is sitting beside him.]
[Some others are also present]
[Grandeur]
[The temple is sparkling with lights.]
[On the other hand, Jhanak is running in the dark of the
evening.]
Cut to.

Scene 14-3/night/exterior/road/ jhanak aniruddh rahul imran

[Rahul and the others are arriving at the spot in Ani’s car. Ani is
driving.] [Everyone is wearing hoodies or something that covers the
face.]

Ani – aisa kaam hi kyun karna ki chehra chhupana pade! rahul

main bol raha hoon hume police ko inform karna chahiye…wahan
tejesh ke logon ke paas weapons honge, humare paas kya hai?
jhanak ko bachaane ke bajay hum khud phans jayenge and
anyway all this is illegal..

Rahul – police poori tejesh ke control mein hai, aur aap tension
mat lo! venue ke paas pahunchte hi seedha military bulayenge!
tejesh ko samajh tak nahin aayega ki uske saath kya ho gaya!

Ani-I hope jo tum bol rahe ho woh ho jaaye..humein bahut careful

rehna hoga.. jhanak ki safety ke saath hum chance nahi le sakte
rahul!

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And aniruddh thoughtful looks ahead..and sees a girl figure

coming towards the car…

Ani –yeh ladki..ye kaun hai..aise sadak par bhaag kyun rahi hai?

[aniruddh stops the car with a screech…build up drama… Rahul and

the others get down.] [and now from aniruddh pov we reveal
dramatically its jhanak…

Aniruddh: jhanak!!!

Rahul – yeh toh…jhanak!!! jhanak!!!

[Everyone comes closer.]

[Jhanak comes to them running. She is panting. Sits down.]

Rahul - Jhanak? tu yahan?

[Jhanak pants and speaks]

Jhanak – rahul…main bhaag aayi wahan se…

Rahul – jhanak!! tu…tu nikal aayi…

Jhanak- meri help ki kisi ne!...paani…paani please…

Ani- haan haan…yeh lo…

[Ani gives her a bottle of water from inside his car.]

Ani – hume yahan se nikalna hoga…abhi!

Jhanak – ek second…please…bhaag bhaag ke meri saans…paani

pee loon bas.

Rahul- jhanak yahan danger hai, paani gaadi mein pee lena abhi
chal…chal chal vo log kabhi bhi tere peechhe aa sakte hai!
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[They pick her up] [A car is coming]

Ani- rahul uthao ise, help karo meri come on.

Rahul – gaadi aa rahi hai…jaldi jaldi

[They push her inside Ani’s car…The other car passes

slowly…Everyone looks at it with fear..Rahul and the others are
pretending to examine the tyres of Ani’s car] [The other car crosses
them slowly]
[Rahul gets inside Ani’s car]

Rahul – u turn lo…fast!!! jhanak missing hai yeh baat tejesh ko

pata lagne mein zyada der nahin lagegi…

[Ani gets inside the car and takes a U-turn]

Ani – jaana kahan hai?

Jhanak – mere gaaon!

[everyone’s reaction]

Jhanak –gaaon mein mera ghar hai! mere apne log hai!

Ani- tumhara ghar jaana matlab apni jaan ke saath risk

lena…tejesh sabse pehle wahan apne aadmi bhejega!

jhanak-bas aaj raat sir jee…

Rahul – I think jhanak theek kah rahi hai.

Ani- what?

Rahul- yeh hum mein se kisi ke saath toh ghar jaa nahin sakti!!
yahan ke log purani soch ke hai sir! bekaar baat phael jayegi, aur
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jaisa jhanak ne kaha, gaaon mein iske apne log hai…wahan yeh
safe feel karegi.

Ani – aur aaj raat jaise taise nikaal bhi li, kal ka kya?

Rahul – kal ki kal sochenge, lekin itna toh sure hai ki yeh ab
yahan nahin rah sakti…

Jhanak – mujhey samajh nahi aa raha main kya karu…life ek

dum se kittni zyada badal gayi hai…gaon mein safe nahi..yahan
safe nahi… bacha kaun hai mera apna jiske paas jaa saku!! lekin
main yahin rahungi aur ladungi!!! maa ko khone ke baad ab kisi
ka darr nahin mujhe…Filhaal k liye mujhe bas mere gaaon le
chalo..

Rahul – tu darr mat jhanak…dekh mujhe pata hai maine tere

saath bahut bura bartaav kiya…tu uss din ghar aayi thi aur maine
tujhe…im sorry…lekin mere paas wajah thi jhanak…maine teri
safety ke liye hi tujhe khudse door kiya…please, mujhe galat mat
samajhna.

[Jhanak smiles thoda..and bows her head down] [The car keeps
moving] aniruddh looks at jhanak int he rear view mirror..he is
concerned..jhanak seems lost…build up..[Reaction]
Cut to.

Scene 4
[Tejesh’s wedding goes on.]
[Song and dance continues outside the temple.]
[Kashmiri wedding rituals to be shown here.]
[The priest is chanting prayers.]

priest : dahine haath se vadhu ki maang mein sindoor bhariye…

[While applying the vermilion, the veil uncovers a small part of

Rukmini’s face.] [Tejesh is taken aback. He suspects something.]

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tejesh : yeh kya?

[He pulls off the veil with force.]

[Tejesh’s reaction. Rukmini’s reaction.]
[Everyone’s reaction.]

man : are yeh toh rukmini hai!!! tejesh bhai!! dhokhaa hua hai
aapke saath dhokha!!!

[Tejesh has fury in his eyes. His jaw hardens with anger.] [Reaction]
Cut to.