Happily Never After.....
Everything Is Over..
The college canteen is buzzing... A one boy is glowing, his eyes fixed on a girl... He is holding a small, handmade card and a sketchbook.
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Niyati… do you know why your parents named you that? It’s because you were destined to be mine....
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I’ve already planned our first anniversary...
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I’m going to take you to that hill station you saw in the movies...
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I’ll work double shifts at the clinic, I’ll skip lunch, I’ll do anything just to see you smile...
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You’re talking about anniversaries, Tanishk? We haven’t even graduated...
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(Grabbing her hand)
Because I don’t need a degree to know I love you!
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(Excitedly)
And look! I’ve designed the nameplate already...
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‘Dr. Tanishk & Niyati Kothari.’ It’s a bit big for the door, but who cares?
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I’ll buy a bigger door..
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(Without looking up)
You’re obsessed with the future, Tanishk..
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Because my future is sitting right in front of me...
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I saw a pair of earrings at the market today.. just like you like..
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And if I don’t want earrings?
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(Laughs)
Then I’ll give you my heart! Oh wait, you already have that...
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(Coldly)
Stop it, Tanishk. Just... stop...
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What? Too cheesy? Okay, I’ll tone it down...
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But seriously, after exams, I’m coming to your house...
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I’ll talk to your Papa... I don’t care if he kicks me out.. I’ll sit on your doorstep until he says yes...
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He’s already said yes, Tanishk.. But not to you...
The world around Tanishk goes silent...
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(Confused)
What do you mean?
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I’m engaged... The ceremony was last night... He’s a surgeon in London..
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(Voice cracking)
Engagement? Last night? But... you were with me yesterday morning..
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You said you loved me.. You kissed me and said we’d be together forever..
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(Standing up, grabbing her bag)
Yesterday was a habit... Today is reality...
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Don't come to my house. Don't even look at me...
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(Stands up, his chair screeching against the floor)
Is that all? Three years of my life!
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Three years of worshiping you like a Goddess!
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I didn't just love you, Niyati... I lived for you!
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You’re going to walk out and just... delete me?
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Consider it a lesson... You gave me your heart, but I never asked for it...
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I’m moving to a world where people don't talk about forever...
She turns and walks away.. Tanishk stands paralyzed. His eyes are wide, filled with a mix of shock and pain...
The canteen speakers played ‘Kya Hua Tera Wada'. ....🎶🎵
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She’s gone... Just like that...
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Three years of my life... gone in three minutes. She didn't even look back once. Not even once...
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I thought Niyati was my destiny... But my destiny just walked out of that door to marry someone else..
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How am I supposed to tell my heart that she isn't coming back?
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You hear me, Niyati? You didn't just break a promise!
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You broke a human being! From today, there is no Tanishk....
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This heart is closed. It’s over. Everything is over!
Happily Never After..
13 Year's Later in present...
They call it the City of Dreams, but look closer, and you’ll see it’s a city of debts...
Here, the local trains carry a million secrets every day..
In the bright lights of Marine Drive, lovers make promises... But in the dark alleys of Dongri, gangsters decide who gets to live another day...
In Mumbai, you don't just survive the day... you survive the people sleeping right next to you...
A man in a suit is running, breathing heavily... He trips over a trash can and falls... From the shadows ahead, a man steps out. He looks sharp, wearing a clean shirt...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Running is bad for your heart... and as your friend, I’m worried about your health...
The man turns to run back, but another man walks slowly out of the darkness behind him...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
The problem with Mumbai.. is that there are no exits..
Akhil Dewan(ML)
You owe my father’s old associates a lot of money. And you thought you could just disappear?
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Akhil... please! I heard you left the family business! I thought you were a normal guy now..
Akhil Dewan(ML)
(Stepping closer, eyes like ice)
I left the house, not the skills...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Now, give us the papers, or Tanishk here might have to perform an 'emergency surgery' on your teeth right now...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
And trust me, I don't use anesthesia for liars..
The man quickly pulls out a folder and hands it to Akhil.. Akhil checks it and nods.. The man runs away as fast as he can..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Checking his watch)
Finally! Let’s go, Akhil...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
My wife must be sleeping by now. I can sneak into bed without any questions...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Look at you... A grown man, scared of a sleeping woman..
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Is this the "Happily Ever After"...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
No it is "Happily Never After"...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Is this what marriage looks like?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Walking toward the car)
Hey, don't tease me... Marriage is a big responsibility, okay?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
You wouldn't know. You live alone in that Apartment like a king...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
You don't have to give an answer to anyone..
Akhil Dewan(ML)
And I like it that way. No questions, no drama..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Stopping and looking at Akhil)
Speaking of drama... how long are you going to stay a bachelor, Akhil?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
When are you going to settle down?
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Never.. I’m happy with my silence...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
I heard from Naina Aunty that you are going to see another girl tomorrow...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
How many have you rejected till now?49?
Akhil Dewan(ML)
(Sighing)
I don't count anymore. But Tanishk, today's girls are... weird
Akhil Dewan(ML)
The last one... she said if we get married, I have to do "Couple Reels" with her every Sunday...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Can you imagine me dancing to trending songs in a garden?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Bursts out laughing)
Akhil Dewan doing a dance reel? I would pay to see that!
Akhil Dewan(ML)
It gets worse! The one before her?
Akhil Dewan(ML)
She was a "Astrologer."
Akhil Dewan(ML)
She didn't even ask my name... She asked for my birth time, city, and all...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
She looked at her tablet and screamed, "Get away! You have a Shani Dosha! If I marry you, my cat will die!"
Akhil Dewan(ML)
And the one before that wanted to know my blood group because she only marries "O-Positive" men for better vibes....
Akhil Dewan(ML)
I walked out.... I don’t have room for this madness in my life..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Wiping tears of laughter)
Okay, okay... I get it.
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
My wife is a little bit of a crackhead, but she’s much better than these girls you meet...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
She’s real, she’s honest, and she loves me...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
(Nodding)
That’s the point. You got lucky...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
Your wife is crazy, and these other girls are Extra Crazy.... I’m better off alone...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Getting into the car)
Well, tomorrow is a new day and a new girl. Who knows? Maybe this girl is the one...
Akhil Dewan(ML)
(Starting the engine)
We’ll see. But I’m not holding my breath...
Your Lies Are The Problem..
The living room is pitch black... Tanishk slowly puts his key into the door. He turns it very slowly... click. He enters on his tiptoes, breathing softly, trying not to make a sound...
He walks two steps into the dark room. . Suddenly, he sees a dark shadow standing near the sofa... He freezes
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Screaming)
AHHH! GHOST...
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(Screaming back)
AHHH! THIEF...
Tanishk fumbles for the switch and turns the light on... He sees his wife standing there with her arms crossed..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Holding his heart)
Baby! You scared the life out of me!
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Why were you standing in the dark like a ghost?
Ishika Kothari
(Voice cold)
I was waiting for my busy husband...
Ishika Kothari
Tell me, Tanishk... itni raat ko kiske daat todne gaye the haan?
Ishika Kothari
(Whose teeth did you go to break this late at night?)
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Making a face)
Baby... what are you saying? I’m a dentist. I fix teeth, I don't break them..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
There was a patient... an emergency...
Ishika Kothari
(Walking toward him)
Emergency? At 1:00 AM? Was the patient a vampire?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Backing away) No, no...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
It was a very serious case, baby! A man came in with such bad pain he was crying...
Ishika Kothari
(Coming closer, sniffing his shirt)
Oh?
Ishika Kothari
Then, why do you smell like expensive perfume?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Ah... that! The patient was a very rich guy and he accidentally sprayed his air freshener on me.
Ishika Kothari
Air freshener? Tanishk, you are a terrible liar..
Ishika Kothari
You were with Akhil, weren't you?
Ishika Kothari
What kind of business are you two doing in the middle of the night?
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Akhil? No! I haven't seen him all day. I swear on my dental chair..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
I was just working hard to pay for our family sweetheart...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Why do you always doubt me? It hurts my feelings, Ishu...
Ishika Kothari
(Shouting)
My doubt is not the problem, your lies are the problem..
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Ishu, please... don't shout. You'll wake up the whole building...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
Come on, look at my face, I’m so tired... give your husband a little love?
Ishika Kothari
(Angry) Love? No....
Ishika Kothari
Every night the same story.. I sit here waiting for you, and you come home with these third class excuses..
Suddenly, a bedroom door opens... a little lady walks out, wearing her pajamas and rubbing her eyes. She looks very annoyed...
Geetanjali Kothari (7 Yr old)
Both of you, shut up!
Tanishk and Ishika both stop talking and look at her...
Geetanjali Kothari (7 Yr old)
I have school tomorrow morning..
Geetanjali Kothari (7 Yr old)
So jao aur sone do..
(Go to sleep and let me sleep!)
Geetanjali Kothari (7 Yr old)
If you don't stop this noise right now, I will call the police and report you for noise disturbance...
Geetanjali Kothari (7 Yr old)
My teacher said it’s illegal!
Geetanjali turns around, walks back into her room, and slams the door. Total silence...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Whispering)
See? Even our daughter thinks you’re too loud...
Ishika Kothari
(Glaring at him one last time)
This conversation is not over, Tanishk...
Ishika Kothari
I am sleeping with Geetanjali today. Don't you dare come inside...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(Running after her)
Ishu baby! Listen to me...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
how can I sleep without you?
Ishika goes into Geetanjali’s room and locks the door from inside. Tanishk is left standing alone in the middle of the living room...
Tanishk Kothari(ML Friend)
(To himself)
Oh man... today I am really dead..
🎶 Sajan re jhoot mat bolo... khuda ke paas jaana hai...
Na haathi hai na ghoda hai... wahan paidal hi jaana hai... 🎶
Tanishk Kothari :
(Age : 34)
A sweet and hardworking dentist who feels like an innocent man constantly under investigation.. he loves his wife but finds himself making up small excuses just to avoid her endless questioning...
Ishika Kothari :
(Age : 32)
A devoted wife and artist... she is deeply insecure because she feels Tanishk is always hiding something, leading her to doubt every word he says...
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