INT.DR. CHAMBER . DAY

Screen is blank and "presents" credits appear.

A voice-over of a woman starts.

VOMy breast untouched by my husband fromlong is now being groped by a stranger.

Screens opens to a table-top board reading "Dr.Vijay Anand, MD,Oncologist,Cancer treatment center."

Camera pans back to establish the clinic room. A doctor'schamber.

Next to his table and chair is an examination space partitionedwith green sheets. Walls covered with diagrams related tovarious types of cancers.

Camera slowly moves on to the diagrams and stops at anillustration of breasts cancer.

Dr's voice is heard.

DR.VOICEI am sure this is the lump.Does it pain?

FEMALE VONo. Not exactly.

DR.VOICEOK.

Camera cuts to Mid-long-shot.

Doctor in his late 40s, walks out of the examination cornerappearing towards his chair. Sounds (her bangles,bra-hook,ruffling of dress)of women dressing up is posted on to Doctor ashe takes his seat.

A woman emerges from the corner. Early 30s looking in adignified,sober color salwar suit.

Close up of her face and almost tears filled eyes.She is tryingto wipe them with her handkerchief. Doctor looks at hersympathetically.She sits in the chair opposite to him.

DOCTOR(with a soothing tone)

Nothing to worry. These days it iscommon.Cancer is accruing like a normalfever. And cure is equally easy, if wecan detect it at early stage.

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She is looking at diagrams above him with blank expression, asif she is not listening at all. Her eyes are wondering throughdiagrams where one breasts is removed. A women saying "I am asurvivor" and showing thumps- up sign.

DOCTOR(continues)

After biopsy reports, we shall have theconfirmation.

With a jolt she came back to senses and looked back at him.

SHE���� ��� ఎప���� �..(When would the reportscome Dr !)

DOCTORWithin a week.

SHE(murmuring to herself)

A week.

DOCTOR(With a concern)

� హజ��ం� � �సుక�రం� (Bring yourhusband). So that I can explain theentire procedure. It's a cake walksthese days. Nothing to feel depressiveabout.

She looked up and told him in a low voice.

SHEHe works in Bangalore.

DOCTOROh..మ�� �ర".. (How about you!)

SHEఇక$� &'(� )ట+��య- ల/(In secretariat)...OKDoctor, see you with reports.

She walked out in a hurry, while suppressing the swelling tears.

INT.CAR AND HOME . DAY

She is driving.

Her eyes moist.

Road is not clearly visible.

Pulled the car aside in a corner of a park,parking space andpicked up the phone and dialed.

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It is showing "home" while dialing.

Someone picked up the phone.

Split screen opens.

An 8 year old girl picked up the mobile phone, keeping an icecream on the table. Her mouth is smeared a bit with ice cream.

Split screen wipes off.

GIRLYes, Mommy...

Cut to full screen of Her.

She pauses a bit...trying to control herself from crying...Shecould hear "mummy" from the other side.She recovers andspeaks...

SHEHei...��..ఏం1సు� 2345...(What are youdoing Papa)

Cut to full screen of home.

As the kid is speaking on phone, a maid servant is trying tofeed a 3 year old kid on the dining table at the back.

GIRLఐ7 (8)ం 9ంట:234 మ�;, అ���య=కహ> ంవ�$...భAB బDEF (G టHIK 9�L��� ంMN. (I ameating ice-cream Mummy. After thishomework. Bhavani is feeding Bujji)

Split screen opens with home and car, girl and she side by side.Tears are rolling in 'her'eyes. In an attempt to control thecry, she is biting her lips.

She gather's her stregth and says...

SHEOK..I will be back home in some time.

GIRLOK mommy....bye....

Split screen goes full screen to her.

She beaks down crying.

Cut to the exteriors of the car.

In time lapse we show traffic passing by.

Screen goes blank (fade-out)

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INT. HOME. DAY

Screens opens from black (Fade-In)

Montage sequence.

A marriage photograph of a happy couple.

Both sleeping in a bed cuddling.

Picture of both with small child in their lap.

Both sleeping on a bed turning on to each other.

Photograph of 5 year old girl standing ext to the couple andsmall baby in their hands.

Both sleeping on the same bed having their backs to each other.And the distance between them is visible.

Man walks in as She is feeding a 5year old kid. Opens up hislaptop and shows her a mail.

"Congratulations on the promotion- Be ready to move toBangalore" is the caption of the mail.

She looks at him.

He holds her hands,

She hugs him.

He hugs her and pats her on back.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading March...

Knock on the door.

She opens the door. He is at the door.

She puts a cross mark on the calender on the first Friday.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading March...

Knock on the door.

She opens the door. He is at the door.

She puts a cross mark on the calender on the next Friday.

***

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Cross dissolve to a calender reading March...

Knock on the door.

She opens the door. He is at the door.

She puts a cross mark on the calender on the last Friday.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading April...

She puts a cross mark on the calender on last Friday.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading May...

There is no mark on the calender.

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Cross dissolve to a calender reading June...

There is no mark on the calender.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading July...

There is no mark on the calender.

***

Cross dissolve to a calender reading August...

There is no mark on the calender.

Screen goes blank (Fade-out)

INT.CAR . EVENING

Fade-in

Extreme close-up of her tear drops falling. As camera pullsback, she is lying on the driving wheel. She gets up.

Picks up the phone next to her and looks up for "Husband". Triesto dial. But refrains from it.

Rubs her face with chunny. While taking out the chunny, shelooks at her breasts. Looks at the phone on other hand.

She takes out the chunny. Looks around.

Its already becoming dark and no one is visible.

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She puts on the light in the car.

Takes out the mobile and turns it in to "selfi mode".

Lifts up her Salwar.

Cut to her face.

Extreme close-up of her eyes and in the corner a tear rolls asthe photo "clicks" with a flash.

A sound of whatsapp message is heard.

INT. FLAT/CAR . EVENING

Sound of Whatsapp messenger is heard as we cut to an exteriorshot of Bangalore city landscape.

Extreame close up of the phone and a man picking it up.

Whatsapp reads "wife" and the pic is still in a downloadmode.Faintly we can see the shape of a pair of breasts.

Cut to his face as it makes download complete sound.He smiles.And makes a whatsapp call.

Split screen opens as She picks up the phone.

HEఆ &'PQ ఏంటH ? (Hei what is it with thisselfie?)

She is shivering with sadness...and in trying to suppress herlips are shaking all the more. She bites them to calm down andputs up an artificial smile and says..

SHE(trying to sound laughing)

వ1RAరం మన L'TU �VW...మ��R�� X3AYZఅB...(Our marriage day is in next week,just to remind you of that)

HE(with a smile)

�23[ నూ B అల] �� ఎక�$A^�� X`ంMN (You have becomenaughty these days)....I will be there.Okei...bye.

He cuts the phone.

She looks at the phone disappointingly.

Split screen is full on her.

As she is still looking at the phone, the phone rings."Husbandcalling" flashed on to it.

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She recieves the call.

Split screen on.

From the other end...man with his concerning tone.

HEఏం జ��a�ంMN ? (What happend?)

SHE(with stoic expression ofstillness)

(bనc� (AdచుR. (Might be cancer)

He becomes silent. Holds his head and shakes it with dismay.

SHE(Continues...)

ఖంaర"పడక�. అంX3 మ=మhలiనట. ఒక�VW సరF�k.��ండl�VWల� m&�టn. అంX. ఆ త�pత మనపనుల�మనం చూసు(qవచుR. ఉMba�(8 �� వచుR. ..(Don't worry. Dr says its normal. A dayof surgery. Two days of rest and than Iwill be fine. Even I can go back towork)

He is shocked and trying to gather his words, as he startsmoving around.

HEఏ...ఏందు(uvRంMN. (Why does it have to beyou)

She holds her head and laughs out loud unexpectedly by listeningto the question.

SHEఏZ, 23(wం Xల�సు. (I don't know)

He is silent from the other end.

SHE(contnues...)

నుA^pప�డూ 23X` మ=టy] డlతz ఉంట+ వ1RMN(MZ...దగ|రక� �సుక�నుంట+ వ1RMN(MZ...L}[మa...L}[మa మDM3~ � ఉంట+వ1RMN(MZ....(May be... if only youhave spoken to me, pampered me, kissedme and loved me often, I might have notgot it. )

His eyes are wet. He is crying without making any sound as helistens to her.

He gathers his tone and says...

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HE2Yను వ1Rసు� 234ను. (I am coming)

She in a very subtle but a sure tone..

SHE2Yను 1�ంచు(qగలను. నువp Pవల� AY7� 1సు(qక�.(Don't bother, I will take care ofmyself. Don't waste your leaves for me.)

He literally shouts...

HEనువp స��a| �నలiదు. వసు� 234ను (దు.వ1Rసు� 234ను, పర;2^ంట:a అక$� (G.(I think youhave not heard it right, I said, I amcoming back forever.)

She breaks in to crying and shots.

SHEవదు~ . వద~23423 ....(No. No need to)

He breaks in to crying loudly and sits down holding his head.She could hear him cry and she keeps crying.

In the split screens, both are seen crying for each other.

Screens fades out and fades in again.

She slowly, says...

SHEఏడవక�. అ�23, ఏM23 ఇల= (qల/�XaB 2Yను �ను4�� ందలi23 ?! (Don;t cry. Do I have to losesomething to find you back in my life?)

Music reaches cresendo as screen goes blank.

Title appears "SELFIE"

End Credits roll

-The End-

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