Paanch-Phoron
Paanch-Phoron


1 Ext. Kolkata -Early morning
Aerial view of a posh residential complex, the hustle-bustle of people jogging, newspaper vendors, garbage pickers' daily activities. (Carnatic music playing in background)
2 Int. Cut to Nameplate showing B 303 The Khurana’s.
Balcony Shot – Bhagyashree Khurana (Kannadiga married to a Sardarji) (a middle-aged homemaker doing Pranayam).
Vikram Khurana (Bank Manager) of a nationalised bank – A happy go lucky man famous for his impressions of old actors mainly villains of 70’s & 80’s) Listening to the morning news while sipping a cup of tea.
Manjit Khurana – College student, playboy and son of Bhagyashree & Vikram Khurana. (Nick Name – Auto Romeo)
VIKRAM
Oye Soniyo, aaj wo bose family khane pe aane wali hai, kuch teekha, tadakta bhadakta item bana dio. (Tone like yesteryears famous antagonist – K.N Singh)
BHAGYASHREE
(after a long pause, as she folds the yoga mat)Dekho Sardarji, waise bhi champa 3 din se nahi aa rahi hai, agar aaj bhi nahi aayi, to bahar se khana mangwa lijiyega
VIKRAM
Na soniye na, tere haath vich jo jaadu se, wo un paen de take dhabewalo ke yahan na milta, tu ghabra mat, hun half day lekar tere madad karan waste hazir ho jawenge. (change the tone to Asit Sen)
BHAGYASHREE
Koi zaroorat nahi hai, pichli bar jab half-day liya tha, to aapne ghar pe hi mehfil bana li thi, koi kaam nahi ho pata
Aap apne bank jao, main manage kar loongi
-Calling bell rings
Manjit a gora chitta gabru naujawan enter the scene with a gym towel and a headphone on the shoulders. (By the way he’s having a blue-belt in taekwondo)
MANJIT
Amma, breakfast de do, aaj college zaldi jana hai.
BHAGYASHREE
Only fruits and cornflakes today, please help yourself.
MANJIT
Not fair amma, why are we being penalised for Champa’s absence?
VIKRAM
Kha le puttar, aaj dinner masst banega. (Om Prakash tone)
BHAGYASHREE
Manjit tries hard to identify the tone but Bhagyashree cuts in and with a light grin say ‘Om Prakash’.
Calling Bell Rings again enters Champa, a middle-aged woman wearing a not so clean saree and a big bindi
CHAMPA
Ai son ebar rakhi, madam der okhane pounce gechi.
Before Bhagyashree could attack, Champa started with her nagging tone.
CHAMPA
Ki Bolbo Madam, oi je sedin aamder paray jhamela holo, tarpor to ki bolbo, roj police aasche, goyenda aasche, bole naaki bultir barite terrorist lukiye chilo, ki jeno naam bollo, sleeper cell...tar upor aamar baba o khoob osustho chilo, tai aaste parini.
Bhagyashree kept on staring Champa for a while and muttered few names in a whispering tone, background voice – o boudi go, o boudi go…
BHAGYASHREE
Startled…haan haan wo sab theek hai, tera phone kyun bandh tha, pata hai akele itna saara kaam karna kitna mushkil hai, chal jaldi jaldi kuch accha nashta bana de, mann ko college jaldi jana hai aur sardarji bhi bank ke liye niklenge
CHAMPA Ei to ekhuni nao, mann baba ki khabe….
MANJIT
Ye baba, waba mat bola kar mereko, seems such downmarket, halwa puri bana de, bapu, ok for you
Vikram shows a thumbs up while entering the bathroom.
Champa springs to work and Manjit enters his room
BHAGYASHREE
Champa, tu jaldi nashta bana, main terrace main kapde sukhane jaa rahin hoon.
3 Ext. Bhagyashree opens the terrace door, finds a secluded place and digs her hand deep in the bucket full of clothes and takes out a transponder device and a mobile phone wrapped in a muslin cloth.
She switches ON both the devices looks at a message on the mobile and starts murmuring –
BHAGYASHREE
Received details of Operation handwash, Chudail will be on course for the mission.
(The message read – Akbar ke 9 ratan mein se 5 gayab hain – Bagula), she throws the mobile in the air, it explodes with a whiff.
Cut – Scene shot 1st frame Bhagyashree’s close up with the message being shown disappearing in flames.
4 Int. Shift to Nameplate showing A-402 The Jogelekar’s and immediate shift to another nameplate A-403 The Kumar’s
Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) title song playing in background.
**(All cast references are from the film, and the role reversal of an inspector's son becoming a television star and a Film star’s son becoming a police inspector is depicted)**
Camera enters the Jogelekar residence, and on the wall are seen the garland clad portrait size images of Inspector Karan Jogelekar and Mona. Television channel showing news of Avinash Jogelekar being replaced from the show Naagin 5.
Enters Avinash Jogelekar (A television heartthrob but an extremely arrogant and short-tempered person) wearing a towel –
AVINASH (Shouting)
Dhansukh…Dhansukh…
Enters Dhansukh Jr, the son of Dhansukh (Secretary of Late Bollywood star Deepak Kumar)
DHANSUKH
Babaaaaa…babaaa… (Closes the television)
AVINASH
Dhansukh, ye sab kya hai, mujhe, the television heartthrob, avinash jogelekar ko replace karenge, call karo, madam ji ko call karo, aur bolo, main yeh hone nahi doonga, agar main nikla to aur bhi bahut log show se niklenge. Poora lobby mere saath hai. (Angry tone)
DHANSUKH
Nahi baba, itna gussa theek nahi, baat aur bigad jayegi, main kumar bhai ko bulata hoon...Kumar Bhai...Kumar Bhai... (Comic tone)
Cut – Scene shot second frame, Avinash’s Closeup with a background of his hay days. (Add’s on to Bhagyashree’s frame)
Camera enters, the Kumar residence, on the wall are seen garland clad portrait images of late Bollywood star Deepak Kumar and Shivangi.
Enters Inspector Prithvi Kumar, the uber-stylish cop with a cigar on his lips and sexy eyewear. (A full on dramebaaz, timid in nature but takes on danger with full swag)
Cut -
5 Int. Prithvi gallops over the recliner chair placed in front and holds Dhansukh –
PRITHVI
Dhansukh… Dhansukh jr…ab kya kiya tere baba ne…
DHANSUKH
Kumar Bhai, baba ko sambhalo, wo aag baboola ho gaya re baba, anaconda ko dhamkane ko bolta, wo kitne ko nigal ken ichor ke
phenk diya, baba ko bhi nigal jayegi re...aur dakar tak nahi legi...samjhao bhai...(Comical tone)
PRITHVI
Tere Baba ka kuch nahi ho sakta, maine pehle bhi bola, saala uske dhande mein time ek jaisa nahi rehta, thoda compromise karna mangta hai...thoda dikhane ka...thoda chupane ka...thoda jhukne ka...thoda jhuk ke marne ka...(laughs loudly)
Avinash bangs the door and enters with a thud…
AVINASH
Saale thulle tereko Mazak lag raha hai yeh sab, Anjali se kya kahoonga, agle mahine hum shaadi karne waale the.
PRITHVI
Mere Bhai, tu studio ja, aur anaconda se baat kar, usko bol, agar usko spain ke dharti par uske show ka climax shoot karna hai, to saara bandobast main karke dega, uske nangai production par (Dhansukh cuts in between and says, bhai Nangai nahi Nangia)... haan haan wo jo bhi hai... nanga nangi... Jo 3 case chal rahein hain, uski gurantee bhi meri
AVINASH
Kya bol raha hai tu, teeno high profile case hai, teri naukri ja sakti hai...
PRITHVI
Fikr nai ko re...bola na..tere bhai ke paas bhi masst contacts hai...tera baap mere baap ka aur mera dono ka hero tha... bas himmat ke maamle mein...main apne baap par gaya hoon, lekin kaminapan tere baap se hi aayi hai... hain... hain... hain... (Poking tone)
Cut... Ext.
While coming out from their wing, they see Manjit coming out from the opposite wing with his bike -
PRITHVI
6 Oye baadshaho, kitthe chali sawari –
MANJIT
College paji... thoda jaldi jana hai...
PRITHVI
Bilkul jao ji college, lekin mere dost ko thoda lift de de studio tak... gaddi jo kharab hogayi mere yaar ki
MANJIT
Lekin paji. Inka studio to ulta padega... late ho jayega...
PRITHVI
Arre Koi nahi... bhai pareshan hai... thoda madad kar de... teri bhi setting sutting karwa denge wo nayi heroine se... (laughs)
MANJIT
Theek hai paji, aa jao avinash bhai, make yourself comfortable (Smiles)
AVINASH
Thanks re (pats on Manjit’s shoulder) (pointing towards Prithvi) Chal Shaam ko Milte hain...
PRITHVI
Befikar hokar jaa dost, aur manjeete, amma ki haath ki lassi pila isko, dimag thanda rahega... (Smiles)
Prithvi waves them goodbye, lights his cigar, takes out his cellphone, and reads the message – ‘Sleeper cells caught in Kolkata have roots in Spain’. Puffs out a ring of smoke
Cut - Scene Shot 3rd frame, Prithvi’s closeup with Inspector Karan Jogelekar’s action sequences running in smokey background. (Add’s on to Bhagyashree’s and Avinash’s frame).
7 Ext. Busy street, with vehicles crisscrossing
Bike screeches to a halt in front of the studio gate
MANJIT
Lo Avinash Bhai, pahunch gaye...
AVINASH
Thanks yaar, aaja andar aaja, milwata hoon tereko, kuch hot kanyaon se...
MANJIT
Nahi bhai, aaj nahi, phir kabhi, late ho jaoonga...
AVINASH
Chal jaisi teri marzi, lekin ab to tujhe mera studio bhi pata hai, jab mann kare chale aana, apne doston ko bhi lete aana, shooting dekh lena...
MANJIT
Bilkul Bhai...
As Avinash starts to walk towards the gate, Manjit shouts from behind.
MANJIT
Bhai, ek chota sa help kar do, ye bike aap rakh lo, wapas jaate samay, ispe chale jaana, mere dost ka ghar paas mein hi hai, main uske saath chala jaoonga
AVINASH
Chal koi nahi, de de, isi bahane kaafi time baad, bike chala loonga, thuk thak gayi, to bolio mat...
MANJIT
Kaisi baat kar rahe ho sirji, aap itne badde tv star, aur meri itni si bike nahi sambhal paoge… (smiles)
AVINASH
Taane mar raha hai... chal tu bhi mar le, jab time hi kha
rab ho, to kisse shikayat karoon… chal ja, teri bike sahi salamat tujhe mil jayegi
MANJIT
You are a darling bro, take care and all the best…(Smiles)
Avinash enters the gate with Manjit’s Bike, Manjit, takes out a goggle, loosens his t-shirt, wears the goggle, applies a deodorant and murmurs…
MANJIT
Avinash Bhai, Jo mazaa khud shikar karne mein hai, wo dusro ki khairat mein kahan…
Cut…Scene Shot 4th Frame, Manjit’s close up with bikini scenes of sports illustrated magazine shoot running in the background. (adds on to Bhagyashree, Avinash and Prithvi’s frames)
8 Ext.
MANJIT
Auto…
(Manjit targets single girls boarding an auto, and boards the same auto and starts a casual conversation with them, the charm that he oozes helps him in getting the girls' number many times and the story continues.)
**IN Kolkata we don’t have metered autos, all routes where the auto rickshaw fares are on shared basis**
An Auto rickshaw comes to a halt, fortunately a sexy dusky girl with long hair, minimal make up, wearing a salwar kameez which seemed to be ironed in a hurry was sitting alone.
Manjit boards the auto –
MANJIT
(Pointing towards the girl’s mobile)
Yeh model aajkal kahin nahi mil raha hai, mujhe kisiko dena tha…
Meet Sudha Ganguly, a singer and a reality show aspirant, has been trying from last 3 years but still could not clear the knockouts. She belongs from a much esteemed family of classical singers and her family still holds a rich heritage of Bengali Folk songs which are slowly disappearing into oblivion. But the catch here is though her voice, tonal quality, throw and the knowledge of ragas’ are perfect the genre in which she has a weakness for is the Item Song Category.
The Raunchy, sexy, item songs of 80’s & 90’s, the cabarets of 70’s are among her favourites.
SUDHA
Haan driver ya bai ko dena rahega, kaafi purana model hai, tumko chaiye, rakh lo, 4000/- de do.
MANJIT
Nahi, aaj nahi, aaj to utne paise bhi nahi hain, tum is route se hi aati jaati ho.
SUDHA
Nahi, aaj singing show ka audition tha, isliye aayi thi, pata nahi phir kab idhar aana ho…
MANJIT
Arre, tum gaati ho, tumhari aawaz sun kar hi laga tha…
SUDHA
Cuts in…Bas, zyaada flirt karne ki zaroorat nahi hai, 2 minute hue nahi ki shuru hog gaye…
MANJIT
Flirt…shit man…no way…tum kaafi upset dikh rahi thi, so just thought of diverting your thoughts…
SUDHA A haa…So very kind of you, haan main upset hoon, because the judges are biased.
MANJIT
Bilkul theek kaha, ye saale reality shows, sab faltu ke chonchle, main nahi dekhta, amma kabhi kabhi dekhti thi…lekin tumko select kyun nahi kiya… (Sudha gives a blank stare towards Manjit)
Cut (Flashback)…
9- Narrow by lanes of North Kolkata, an old dilapidated house, the name plate dangling on one side, reads, MONOJIT GANGULY
A cat munching on some fish carcass from the nearby drain.
(Classical music playing in the background)
Camera enters the house, sitting on an old English willow bed, Sudha along with his father (playing harmonica) singing Rabindrasangeet.
His Father Monojit Ganguly, once a renowned singer and a teacher, now wants his daughter to live up to his name.
Sudha’s mother (a bar dancer by profession) is no more and she passed away 5 years back fighting a long battle with cancer.
MONOJIT
Ja Maa, ebar harmonium ta rekhe de, nije ektu gola ta sadh, aami ektu jiriye ni.
Sudha, keeps the harmonium at bay and enters into her room and closes the door.
Sudha switches on the mobile and starts listening to Bollywood item songs.
Cut to Reality show audition –
Sudha Enters the podium, all the 3 judges start asking the usual questions, sangeet seekha hai, kya naam hai, kahan se aayi hai aap, kisko apna guru manti hain…chaliye shuru ho jayie…
Sudha starts singing –
SUDHA
Lamba Lamba Ghoongat kahin ko dala re, ka kar aayee tu mooh kahin kaala re…gup chup gup chup (Karan Arjun)
Judges stops her and asks to sing some other song
SUDHA Roza Roza Sayang Sayang Re, I am wanted wanted every day (Naaraz – 1994)
Judges again stops her and ask her to sing some other song
SUDHA
Gajab Seeti Maare Saiyan Pichwade (Lahoo Ke Do rang – 1997)
Judges stops her again and asks her why she is choosing such songs
SUDHA
3 me se do aapke hi gaane hain, aap hi ne music diya hai, phir bhi aap ko sharm aa rahi hai sunne mein…
JUDGE
Haan maine music diya tha, lekin wo daur alag tha, and this is not the platform to sing such songs
SUDHA
Nahi, gaana gaana hota hai, maanti hoon claasical gaati to abhi select ho jaati, lekin mujhe aise gaane gaana pasand hai
Aur I idolize these singers, Alisha Chinai, Poornima, Ila Arun, all are my favorites.
Judges, asks her about her family background, she states that her father was a renowned rabindrasangeet singer but doesn’t sing now due to illness and that her mother who was a bar dancer has passed away. Judges, show some sympathy towards her with some kind words, but finally rejects her…
Cut
10
MANJIT
Dekhio, agar in maa ke deeno ne tera wala section tv par dikha diya, tu raaton raat star ban jayegi, viral ho jayegi tu… guts hai yaar tere mein… national tv par jaakar aise gaane gaana...
SUDHA
Maine Maa ko dekha tha in gaano pe nachte hue, bas tabhi se…maa ko flamenco dance bahut pasand tha, Maa Jab bimar hui, ek Spanish dancer layi gayi us baar mein, usne usse flamenco seekha bhi tha, maa ki kaafi acchi dost ban gayi thi wo, maa use kaafi kuch samjhati thi yahan ke baare mein… maa ko bada mann tha, ek baar spain jaake wo flamenco festival dekhne ka
MANJIT
Chal re kudiye, tune to emotional kar diya re, tu zaroor jayegi ekdin spain, wo jo bhi hai tera pamencho…
Sudha Cuts in –
SUDHA
Pamencho nahi buddhu, flamenco, Spanish Dance, Spain…
Sudha looks up in the sky and sees an aeroplane… she just tilts her head and rests on the auto rickshaws handle
Cut, scene shot – 5th frame, Sudha’s closeup shot, with flamenco dancers and her mother dancing in the background.
Adds on to Bhagyashree, Avinash, Prithvi and Manjit’s frame
Frame Completes… music… Starting credits…
PAANCHPHORON
Song (Peppy Remix music of Mera Naam Hai Shabnam- 1971 – Kati Patang)
(PC game graphics flashing in the background)
End Credits.
SUMMARY –
5 People each from different background reaches Spain for their own reasons.
An Indian Agent receives a message that 5 of their field operatives have been captured by a drug kingpin who is also believed to be funding terrorist organizations in Asia and Europe and he is planning to execute them in his own bullfight arena. The agent, only needs to collect as much Intel as possible and provide the details to headquarter on the basis of which backup team will be sent for rescuing them.
On the other hand, a police official, investigating the recently caught sleeper cells believed to have roots in Spain, a Television daily soap actor, to shoot the climax of his mega serial. Tagging along with him, the Indian agent’s son along with his girlfriend who was promised a live shooting experience by the actor himself. The girl, obsessed with Indian item songs, and who wants to see the flamenco festival which was also her mother’s last wish.
They all arrive at Spain on different days, once the actor along with his shooting crew and both youngsters reach Spain, the girl sees huge hoardings of Spain’s got Talent throughout her drive to the hotel, she says yes to participation after the boy convinces her that this could be her big break.
Meanwhile the Inspector’s Investigation reveals that the sleeper cells have close link ups with the drug kingpin. On the other hand, the agent comes to know that the captured Indian operatives will be executed within a day and she has no time to get help within such a short span of time.
The girl participated in Spain’s got talent and sang one original composition by her father dedicated to her mother during her hay days. The catchy tone and music become so popular that she and her song becomes viral throughout the city.
The Mega Serial Producers decides to use a portion of the song in the climax which will be shot at the backdrop of the flamenco festival. The shooting crew required few bulls for their climax action sequence and they came to know the only place they could hire bulls was from the drug lord’s own ranch.
The agent had to come in the open and reveal her identity to the cop who happens to be her neighbour, and they disguise themselves as the shooting crew member as the actor was known to both of them.
CLIMAX
The captured operatives will be dressed as matadors and blindfolded (3 of them) and the rest 2 will be shouting and giving them directions to run, after the bulls are released in that arena.
The Agent along with the cop while hiring bulls for their shooting will devise a plan to drug the remaining bulls.
The stage will be set for the final impact where the girl is singing her hearts out at the centre of a podium, surrounding her will be the flamenco dancers, the drugged bulls will somehow lose their way and will break open the gate to enter the main city area where the shooting is taking place.
Chaos breaks out, everybody running helter-skelter to somehow reach a safe place. Chase sequence where finally the drug kingpin gets killed by one of his own bull.
A masala potboiler with a pinch of comedy.