🎬 Naqaab-e-ishq – Development Bible (s1)
1) Title : Naqaab-e-Ishq
Tagline: Parda pyaar ka tha… par peeche chhupi thi maut.
2) Concept / Idea (Logline)
Lucknow–Delhi ki siyasi aur samajik tanaav ke beech, ek Muslim journalist-student Zahra aur ek Hindu law-student Aryan ki interfaith mohabbat ek hate-killing network ko expose karte hue apni jaan aur sach dono bachane ki koshish karti hai — jahan pyaar ko “jihad” aur sach ko “siyasat” bana kar qatl kiya ja raha hai.
3) Story Outline (Season 1)
- · Pilot: Campus romance ki halki si roshni, par shehar mein badhte communal flare-ups. Aaliya ka qatl, Aryan par shaq.
- · Mid-Season: Inspector Danish Rizvi ke saath Zahra ki investigative journey. Aaliya ke bhai Sameer ka confession, aur extremist Maulvi Haider ka political nexus.
- · Climb: Aryan par gun attack; hate network ki “target list” milti hai. Zahra public voice banti hai; Danish suspension face karta hai.
- · Finale: Haider ki bombing plot foiled; political puppeteers saamne. Court acquittal, phir Minister Pathak ka nexus exposed; Zahra critically injured; truth wins, couple survives.
- · Series Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social-drama conscience.
4) Characters (Bio Cards)
- Zahra Khan (20–22) — Muslim, Lucknow. Journalism student; Urdu nazm-o-shayari. Rebellious yet graceful; moral compass. Wants: Sach & dignity. Flaw: Emotional impulsivity. Arc: Poet → Reporter → People’s voice.
- Aryan Mishra (21–23) — Hindu Brahmin; Law student. Liberal, witty, morally stubborn. Wants: Just law, safety for love. Flaw: Naïveté about power. Arc: Lover → Accused → Advocate of truth.
- Insp. Danish Rizvi (35–40) — Secular cop. Wants: Justice above identity. Flaw: Lone-wolf methods. Arc: Officer → Whistleblower → Public servant without badge.
- Maulvi Haider (45–55) — Extremist ideologue. Wants: Control via fear. Flaw: Hubris. Arc: Kingmaker fantasy → Fugitive → Arrested pawn.
- Pandit Shatrughan Pathak (48–58) — Right-wing local leader; Aryan’s father. Wants: Vote-bank control. Flaw: Cynicism. Arc: Cultural guardian mask → Political conspirator exposed.
- Sameer Siddiqui (25–28) — Aaliya ka bhai. Wants: ‘Izzat’. Flaw: Fragile masculinity. Arc: Honour-killer → State’s witness.
- Aaliya Siddiqui (21) — Journalism student; Zahra ki dost. Function: Catalyst victim; diary = key evidence.
- ACP, Editor, Students & Crowd — Chorus shaping public gaze.
5) Plot Structure (3 Acts)
- Act I (Eps 1–2): Meet-cute; communal tinderbox. Murder; Aryan arrested; Zahra chooses truth over fear.
- Act II (Eps 3–7): Investigation widens: Sameer confession; Haider nexus; Danish suspension; assassination attempt on train; hate-list raid; press reveal.
- Act III (Eps 8–10): Haider’s last strike foiled; court acquittal; larger political conspiracy exposed; Zahra wounded; Pathak convicted; couple recommits to a movement.
6) Script (Episode 1 – Screenplay Excerpt)
Episode 1: “Mohabbat Haram Hai?”
Screenplay format; Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour.
EXT. LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY – SHAAM
Golden hour. Students chhat par. Harmonium ki dhun.
ZAHRA (V.O.)
“Mohabbat mein jo dard mile, woh laazmi hai…
Lekin mazhab ke naam par mohabbat ko kaat dena, zulm hai.”
She steps to the mic — dupatta loosely pinned, nazm flows. In crowd, ARYAN stills, struck.
ARYAN (murmurs to friend)
Yaar, iski awaaz seedha dil pe lag rahi hai.
EXT. CAMPUS LAWN – THODI DER BAAD
Books in arms, Zahra walks. Aryan catches up.
ARYAN
Excuse me… aapne “izteraab” bola tha. Matlab?
ZAHRA (a gentle smile)
Bechaini. Jaise raat bhar bina wajah neend na aaye…
ARYAN
Toh main roz izteraab mein sota hoon.
They share a laugh — a spark.
INT. ZAHRA KA GHAR – RAAT
News: nearby clashes. ABBU namaaz se uthte hain.
ABBU
Kal se kuch din college band. Aur… Hindu ladkon se door rehna.
ZAHRA (quiet steel)
Journalism padhti hoon, Abbu. Agar sach na dekha toh likhungi kya?
INT. ARYAN KA GHAR – SAME NIGHT
PATHAK aarti karta; Aryan phone pe Zahra ka clip dekh raha.
PATHAK
Aajkal tumhare doston mein bahut Muslim ho gaye hain.
ARYAN
Dadaji ke zamaane mein WhatsApp bhi nahi tha.
EXT. LIBRARY QUADRANGLE – NEXT DAY
ARYAN
“Mohabbat haram hai?” — nahi. Bas har waqt imtihaan.
ZAHRA
Aur imtihaan mein log aksar fail hote hain.
ARYAN
Main distinction laane aaya hoon.
MONTAGE – COMMUNAL TENSION
Mandir–masjid ke beech slogans; police sirens; Zahra–Aryan alag.
A GIRL’S SCREAM.
CUT TO: AALIYA ki laash. INSPECTOR DANISH
reaches.
DANISH
Naafrat ki aag mein kisi ne phir mohabbat jala di.
END EXCERPT.
Full episode scripts for Eps 2–10 will mirror this format with crisp sluglines, active prose, subtext-focused dialogue, and thriller pacing.
7) Scene Breakdown (Season 1 – High Level)
Ep1: Campus/open-mic; homes in contrast; small riot; body
discovered.
Ep2: CCTV → Aryan suspect; interrogation; Aaliya diary;
Zahra–Danish alliance.
Ep3: Tea-stall witness; Maulvi hint; Sameer threat audio;
warrant path.
Ep4: Political pressure; jail meet; Sameer arrest; Haider
link.
Ep5: Aryan release; mob hostility; attack on Zahra; media
strategy.
Ep6: Danish suspension; safe house; protest; station shootout
(Aryan hit).
Ep7: Shooter flips; raid → target list; press conference
reveal.
Ep8: Bomb attempt on Danish; live event assassination plan
foiled; Haider arrest.
Ep9: Courtroom battle; media wars; acquittal; backroom
politics.
Ep10: Pathak nexus file; NGO event hit; Zahra shot saving
Aryan; Pathak convicted; epilogue of hope.
8) Dialogues, Subtext & Themes
· Recurring Lines:
o “Mohabbat haram nahi — imtihaan hai.”
o “Sach saboot se banta hai, dosti se nahi.”
o “Naqaab chehre par tha, dil par nahi.”
· Subtext Lanes:
o Love-as-Resistance vs Hate-as-Industry.
o ‘Honour’ as control; masculinity panic.
o Institution vs Individual conscience.
· Themes: Interfaith empathy, due process, media literacy, youth agency, poetic defiance.
9) Treatment / Synopsis (Season 1)
Interfaith lovers get framed by a hate-ecosystem that monetises fear. With a secular cop, they deconstruct an honour-killing spun as communal murder. The network’s “target list” exposes industrial-scale radicalisation. A final assassination plot fails; court vindicates love; political mastermind is prosecuted. The season closes with fragile hope: pyaar as civic courage.
10) Storyboard / Shot Division (Key Sequences)
S1E1 Open-Mic:
· WS terrace–sunset → slow dolly-in to mic.
· CU fingers on harmonium reeds; CU Zahra’s dupatta edge flutter.
·
Reverse CU Aryan: eye-light catch; breath pause.
S1E2 Interrogation:
·
Top-light single-source; 50mm neutral; push-in
on tells; cutaways on file corners/Aaliya photo.
S1E6 Station Shootout:
·
Handheld chaos; 120fps impact moment; blood
spatter on tiles; whip-pan to Danish taking down gunman.
S1E7 Press Reveal:
·
Tri-screen overlays (CCTV/confession/list);
J-cut crowd gasp; ECU Zahra tear → resolve.
S1E8 Van Defuse:
·
Tight van interior; ticking SFX; cross-cut with
stage speech; last-second gun click behind Haider.
S1E10 NGO Attack:
· Overhead crane on crowd; sniper POV; intercut Danish bike skid; sound duck before gunshot → hard cut black.
11) Dialogue Drafts & Revisions (Samples)
Zahra → Aryan (Ep1):
Agar pyaar par fatwa likhoge… toh dilon ki roshni andhi kyun na ho jaaye?
Danish (Ep3):
System ko hamesha ek asaan villain chahiye hota hai.
Haider (Ep5):
Mohabbat ko misaal mat banao — misaal todni padti hai.
Court (Ep9):
Adalat pyaar ko convict nahi karti, usey security deti hai.
Draft notes: Trim purple prose; prefer subtext; avoid sermonising; keep Urdu garnish, Hinglish body.
12) Scene Pacing & Runtime (Guideline)
· Episode runtime: 38–45 min.
· Scene count: 22–28 per episode.
· Pacing:
o Ep1–2: 60/40 romance–crime.
o Ep3–7: 30/70 romance–crime (investigation heavy).
o Ep8–10: 50/50 (legal & political crescendo + emotional payoff).
· Beat density: Avg 3–4 beats/scene; dialogue ≤ 4 lines per turn; visual storytelling priority.
13) Character Arcs (Season)
· Zahra: Poet → whistleblowing journalist → movement founder; agency from voice to action.
· Aryan: Idealist → scapegoat → survivor–ally; love maturing into civic courage.
· Danish: Officer in uniform → truth in exile → citizen guardian; justice beyond institution.
· Haider: Ideologue → terrorist → exposed pawn.
· Pathak: Patriarch-mask → architect of fear → convicted conspirator.
14) World-Building & Research
· Spaces: Old Lucknow lanes, chai–mochi nodes (oral witnesses), student hostels, masjid/mandir thresholds, thana bureaucracy, TV studios, safe houses, stations.
· Cultural texture: Urdu nazm, aazaan–ghanti soundscape intercuts; festival calendars; student politics.
· Procedural realism: FIR flow, bail hearing anatomy, CDR/cell-site basics, police suspension rules, press norms.
· Sensitivity: Avoid caricature; consult faith scholars; survivor-informed depiction of honour crimes; legal vetting of “love jihad” discourse.
15) Tone & Genre Consistency
· Visual tone: Naturalistic neo-noir; warm ambers vs cold blues to code community spaces without stereotyping.
· Music: Sufi strings + ambient drones; percussive tension for raids; silence as punctuation.
· Genre mix: Crime engine (clues–reveals), romance heartbeats (micro-intimacy), social drama (debate scenes) — no preachy monologues; let plot prove point.
16) Mini Checklist Before Writing
· Theme lock: Love ≠ jihad; hate ≡ industry.
· POV clarity: Zahra primary, Danish secondary, Aryan intimate.
· Research pinned: Legal, police, media, theological sensitivity.
· Episode goal: Each ep flips one assumption, advances one reveal, tests the couple once.
· Scene rule: Enter late, exit early. Visual first.
· Dialogue rule: 70% subtext; Urdu as garnish.
· Conflict rule: Character choice → consequence (not coincidence).
· Cliffhangers: Organic, plot-borne, not bait.
· Diversity & dignity: No community caricature.
· Safety & ethics: Trigger notes for violence; survivor-respect in depiction.
Appendices
A) Season Episode Loglines (1–10)
1. Mohabbat Haram Hai? — Campus love meets a city on edge; a murder sparks a witch-hunt.
2. Aashiq ya Qatil? — CCTV traps Aryan; Zahra finds Aaliya’s warning diary.
3. Masjid ke Saaye Mein Khoon — Street witness; brother’s threat; first crack in the case.
4. Qatl ya Siyasat? — Political heat; arrest flips; Haider’s shadow.
5. Tumhara Ishq, Mera Jihad? — Public demonisation; plan for truth offensive.
6. Nafrat ke Sheher Mein Pyaar — Suspension; station shootout.
7. Gumnaam Qatil — Shooter flips; hate-list raid; press reveal.
8. Mohabbat ke Qaatil — Bomb plot foiled; Haider arrested.
9. Siyasat ka Shav — Court acquittal; networks fray.
10. Naqaab ke Peechhe — Political nexus exposed; blood price; movement born.
B) Casting & Lookbook (stub)
· Zahra: Luminous eyes, soft diction, fierce core.
· Aryan: Earnest, boyish resolve.
·
Danish: Weathered, kind eyes;
clipped delivery.
Costume codes: Neutral cottons; saffron/green only as incidental; keep
subtle.
C) Music Motifs (stub)
· Nazm theme (Zahra), Truth motif (Danish snare), Ishq leitmotif (strings + tanpura).
D) Legal & Sensitivity Advisors (stub)
· Criminal procedure consultant, newsroom standards editor, interfaith counsellor.
I’ve organized Naqaab-e-Ishq into a complete, production-ready development bible with all 16 sections (title → mini checklist), plus episode loglines and visual/musical stubs. It’s on your canvas—ready to iterate.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 1: “Mohabbat Haram Hai?”
Screenplay Draft (Full) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Created for: Series Bible v1 (User)
TEASER (PRE‑TITLE)
EXT. LUCKNOW OLD CITY — SHAAM Narrow galliyan. Dukaanein bandh ho rahi. Door se aarti ki ghanti, paas se azaan ki goonj — soundscape intercut.
A teenage LADKA bheed se nikal kar pathar uthata hai. Ek pal ka sannaata — PHAT! Pathar masjid ki khidki par lagta hai. Shishe ke boondein hawa mein teer ki tarah chamakti hain.
Police ki siren. Lathi charge. Darr aur gussa ek saath hawa mein. Koi naara lagata hai, koi video banata hai.
INT. ANDHERI KAMRA — SAME TIME Dim light. Table par ek DIARY khuli padhi. Feminine handwriting.
INSERT — DIARY LINE: “Unhone kaha pyaar ka matlab jihad hai…”
Ek AURAT ki ungliyaan page ko palat-ti hain. Chehra dhundla, bas saaya. Page DHADAK se band hota hai.
SMASH TO TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ
ACT I — SET‑UP
1) EXT. LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY TERRACE — SHAAM
Fairy lights latke hue. Students semi‑circle mein baithe. Harmonium aur cajón set ho raha.
ZAHRA (20–22) mic par aati hai; safed cotton kurta, halka dupatta. Uske kadmon mein halki si hichkichahat, par aankhon mein roshni.
ZAHRA (reciting; nazm)
“Mohabbat mein jo dard mile, woh laazmi hai…
par mazhab ke naam par mohabbat ko qatl karna — zulm hai.”
Ek shaant sa HUSH. Do ladkiyan ek dusre ko pinch — impressed. Kisi ke phone pe Stories record ho rahi.
Bheed ke beech ARYAN (21–23) — denim shirt, satchel. Uski saanson ka tal mail se bahar ho jata hai, aankhien sirf Zahra par.
ARYAN (to friend, dheere)
Yaar… iski awaaz seedha dil pe lag rahi hai.
Friend halka sa tease: “Law ke paper se kam pyar pe zyada dhyaan?”
Aryan muskura ke shush karta hai.
Claps build. Zahra mic se peeche hoti hai. Ek lamha — Zahra aur Aryan ki nazar milti hai; dono ek chhote sa head‑nod exchange karte hain.
CUT.
2) EXT. CAMPUS LAWN — THODI DER BAAD
Pathway par shaam ki dhupki. Neem ke ped ki chhaanv. Zahra baahon mein kitaabein liye nikalti hai.
Aryan pace tez karke saath‑saath chalta hai — respectful distance.
ARYAN
Excuse me… aapne abhi “izteraab” bola tha. Matlab?
ZAHRA (halka muskura kar)
Bechaini. Jaise raat bhar bina wajah neend na aaye…
ARYAN
Toh main roz izteraab mein sota hoon.
Zahra ko hasi aa jaati hai — par woh hide kar leti hai.
ZAHRA
Aur aap?
ARYAN
Law second year. Naam Aryan. Aap ki nazm—
(ek beat)
— dil pe seedha sign kiya.
ZAHRA
Zahra. Journalism. Sign karne se pehle consent bhi pooch lena chahiye.
ARYAN (playfully mock‑serious)
Aapki ijazat?
(hand to heart)
Main bas reader hoon.
Dono ki speed dhimi. Ek subtle sa saath chalna. Side me poster: “OPEN MIC — UNITY IN DIVERSITY.”
CUT.
3) INT. ZAHRA KA GHAR — RAAT
Chhota sa baithak. TV pe BREAKING NEWS: “Sheher ke kuch ilaakon mein tanav.”
ABBU (50s) namaaz se uthte, topi utaar kar shelf par rakhte.
ABBU
Kal se kuch din college band. Aur…
(eyebrows knit)
Hindu ladkon se door rehna.
ZAHRA (seedhi; hurt par composed)
Journalism padhti hoon, Abbu. Agar sach na dekha toh likhungi kya?
AMMI (40s, soft)
Zamana kaisa ho gaya hai, beta… hum bas darte hain.
Zahra TV mute karti hai. Eyeline Abbu se — respectful but firm.
ZAHRA
Darna theek hai. Jhoot pe jeena — nahi.
Ek lamha ka sannaata. Abbu aankhon se pighalte, par kuch nahi kehte.
CUT.
4) INT. ARYAN KA GHAR — SAME NIGHT
Mandir corner. PATHAK (late 40s) aarti karta hai. Ghar me saffron marigold mala. Aryan thoda piche mobile par Zahra ka open‑mic dekh raha — volume low.
PATHAK
Aajkal tumhare doston mein bahut Muslim ho gaye hain.
ARYAN (dry humour)
Dadaji ke zamaane mein WhatsApp bhi nahi tha.
PATHAK (eyes narrow)
Mazak mat karo. Politics samjho. Samaj kis cheez se chalti hai.
ARYAN
Samaj insaano se chalti hai. Categories se nahi.
Ek stare‑off. Pathak be‑chain, par quiet. Aryan phone pocket karta, room se nikalta. Door par ek party ka poster — Pathak as local leader.
CUT.
5) EXT. LIBRARY QUADRANGLE — AGLA DIN / DUPAHR
Pedon ki chhaanv. Students bench par. Notice board pe “EXAMS SUSPENDED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.”
ARYAN Zahra ke saath chalta hua.
ARYAN
“Mohabbat haram hai?” — nahi. Bas har waqt imtihaan.
ZAHRA
Aur imtihaan mein log aksar fail hote hain.
ARYAN (grin)
Main distinction laane aaya hoon.
Zahra ki aankhon mein ek pal ki naram roshni. Dono rukte hain — ek chai‑wala se kulhad lete hain.
ZAHRA (sipping)
Distinction ke liye footnotes bhi padne padte hain.
ARYAN
Footnotes? Aap.
(beat)
Main text book.
Dono haste. Hawayein halka sa theher jaati hain.
CUT.
ACT II — THE INCITING CRIME
6) EXT. OLD CITY LANES — SHAAM KE PEHLE
Roller shutters girte hue. “DHARM BACHAO RALLY — Aaj Raat 8 baje” ke posters. Saamne se ek procession nikalta — dhol aur nara.
Opposite side se kuch naujawan topi pehne nikle — apni dukaan band karte hue. Drishya tinderbox.
MONTAGE:
· Aryan traffic mein atka, call kare par network busy.
· Zahra ek mohalla reporter se baat karti, phone pe note le rahi.
· Police barricade lagate hue.
· WhatsApp forwards ping‑ping‑ping.
Aasman mein abhi roshni hai par hawa bhaari — CHOPPY. Ek loud FIRECRACK jaisa sfx shor. Log bhaagte.
CUT.
7) EXT. CAMPUS PATH — SHAAM
Chidiya ghar jaisa afra‑tafri. Kisi ladki ki CHEEKH.
Students jam ho ke daur karte hain. Camera handheld, breathy.
Ground par AALIYA (21) — lahu se bheega dupatta, gardan par gehri chot. Uski aankhen aadhi khuli — shock frozen.
Kisi ke haath se book girti — “Criminal Law Basics.”
CUT.
8) EXT. CAMPUS QUAD — CONTINUOUS
Police gypsy screeches. INSPECTOR DANISH RIZVI (35–40) utarta hai — plainclothes, steady gaze.
Danish crowd ko snap se hataata — perimeter banwata. CSI tape. Ek junior CCTV van mangwata.
DANISH (under breath)
Naafrat ki aag mein… kisi ne phir mohabbat jala di.
Ek student rohte hue: “Sir, humne kuch nahi kiya…”
Danish aankh se scan karta: blood drag marks, footwear prints, ek chhota sa silver
taweez.
CUT.
9) INT. POLICE STATION — RAAT
CCTV feed monitor pe — ARYAN ko campus ke pichhle lane mein daurte hue dekha ja sakta hai, time‑stamp murder se kuch pehle ka.
Do constables whispers: “Hindu ladka… motive clear.”
Aryan ko laya jata hai — confused, gussa, darr. Uske haath pe chhota sa cut.
ARYAN
Maine kuch nahi kiya! Main library mein tha… phir awaaz aayi, main—
CONSTABLE (cuts in)
Bas. Baad mein kahani sunana.
CUT.
10) INT. INTERROGATION ROOM — THODI DER BAAD
Bare tubelight, ek steel ki table, do kursiyaan. Camera top‑light banata harsh shadows.
DANISH saamne baitha — file flip karta. ARYAN paseena‑paseena.
DANISH (even)
Tumhari location? 7:45–8:10 ke beech?
ARYAN
Library. Phir main open lawn ki taraf nikla… awaaz sunke main dauda—
DANISH
Kisi ne tumhe victim ke saath dekha?
ARYAN
Nahi…
DANISH
Toh filhaal tumhari kahani unsupported hai. Evidence kya kehta
hai — wahi maayne rakhta hai.
ARYAN (frustrated)
Main qatil nahi hoon!
Danish uske haath ka chhota cut notice karta.
DANISH
Yeh chot?
ARYAN
Library ke gate pe kadi se…
Danish ek beat rukta, uski aankhon mein doubt ke saath curiosity. Door ke piche observation window — Zahra ek pal ko nazar aati, phir chhupti.
CUT.
ACT III — TURN TO INVESTIGATION
11) INT. ZAHRA HOSTEL ROOM — MIDNIGHT
Chhota kamra. Board par sticky notes: “COMMUNITY REPORTING ETHICS.”
Zahra AALIYA ka bag kholti hai — notes, press card, ek diary. Page flip: random couplets… phir bold scrawl —
INSERT — DIARY: “Haider ke logon se bachna.”
Niche half‑torn page: numbers, initials.
Zahra ka hands shake. Uski saanson mein izteraab. Window se bahar police siren ka halka echo.
ZAHRA (to self, whisper)
Aaliya… tum kis ko milne waali thi?
CUT.
12) EXT. CAMPUS TEA‑STALL — SUBAH
Kulhad ki bhap. Posters: “JUSTICE FOR AALIYA.”
STUDENT 1 (whisper gossip)
Suna hai Aryan hi qatil hai. Muslim ladki se dosti karta tha…
STUDENT 2
Love‑jihad, boss. Samajh lo.
Zahra unhe stare down karti hai — woh nazrein jhuka lete.
ZAHRA (firm)
Sach “forward” se nahi, fact se banta hai.
Phone vibrates — unknown number: “DANISH SIR.”
CUT.
13) INT. POLICE STATION — DIN
Danish desk pe. Zahra saamne khadi — composed.
ZAHRA
CCTV ek pal dikhata hai, sir. Kahani poori nahi. Aryan qatil nahi.
DANISH (brow lift)
Reporter ho ya lawyer?
ZAHRA
Bas insaan. Aur insaan ko sach pe khada rehna chahiye.
Woh diary se half‑torn page nikalti hai — table par rakhti.
DANISH (alert)
Yeh tumhe kahan se mila?
ZAHRA
Aaliya ka bag. Ismein “Haider” ka zikr aur yeh codes.
(more sure)
Agar yeh honour‑killing hai, toh koi isey communal angle de raha.
Danish uski taraf naya nazariya se dekhta — disagreement soft.
DANISH
Tum yeh sab… risk samajh ke keh rahi ho?
ZAHRA
Risk se bada jhoot hai.
Ek lamha. Danish phone uthata hai.
DANISH (to constable)
Kal ki CCTV ka background subject — kurta‑wala — zoom karao. Aur call‑detail
record pull karo.
(then, to Zahra)
Tum yahan tak aa gayi ho. Ab palatna mushkil hai.
CUT.
14) EXT. ARYAN KA GHAR / COURTYARD — SHAAM
Saffron banners. PATHAK mic par.
PATHAK (to crowd)
Yeh “love‑jihad” ka khel hai. Hum samaj ko bachaayenge.
CROWD
Jai—
Police van se ARYAN utarta — haath mein handcuff. Woh apne baap ko bolte dekh freeze. Pathak ki nazar us par padti — sirf political optics dikhta hai, beta nahi.
ARYAN (to self, reeling)
Aapko… bas speech chahiye.
CUT.
15) INT. DANISH KA OFFICE — RAAT
Dim room. Monitor par CCTV freeze‑frame. Background mein ek kurta‑clad figure pole ke peeche slip karta.
Danish video ko frame‑by‑frame scrub karta. Zoom. Sharpen.
Bas silhoutte.
Side screen par CDR logs flash — ek naam S. SIDDIQUI bar‑bar
ping.
DANISH (murmur)
Khel kuch aur hai…
Woh ek notepad par likhta: “Sameer — Aaliya ka bhai? Verify.”
CUT.
16) EXT. UNIVERSITY CANDLE VIGIL — RAAT
Hundreds of candles. Poster art. “SACH SABOOT SE BANTA HAI.”
Zahra mic par — awaaz me theherav, aankhon me aansu ki geeli chamak.
ZAHRA (to students)
Mohabbat haram nahi — imtihaan hai.
Aur imtihaan mein hum sabko pass hona hoga.
(beat)
Sach dosti se nahi, saboot se banta hai.
Soft claps. Camera pans — DANISH shadow mein, sunn raha. Ek resolve uske chehre par set hota.
CUT.
17) INT. ANDHERI KAMRA — SAME NIGHT
Wahi dark room jahan diary thi. Table par knife.
SAMEER (25–28) — Aaliya ka bhai — shadowed profile. Knife ko whetstone
par chalata.
SAMEER (whisper)
Izzat ke liye… ek aur qurbani.
Wall pe MAULVI HAIDER ka poster — rally ka. Sameer phone par kisi ko text: “QURBANI KAL.”
CUT.
18) EXT. CITY SKYLINE / DAWN TRANSITION — SUBAH
Radio VO: “Lucknow mein kuch ilaakon mein aaj phir tanav…”
Sunrise ke saath camera slow‑dolly ZAHRA ke chehre par —
aankhon me neend ki nami, par irade ka steel.
SUPER:
TO BE CONTINUED…
ADDITIONAL SCENE EXPANSIONS (BEAT‑BY‑BEAT DETAIL)
(Yeh section director aur editor ke liye beat density clarify karta hai; dialogues upar ke scenes mein already placed hain.)
Scene 1 — Terrace Open‑Mic Beats:
1. Ambient establish, 2) Zahra’s entrance, 3) Nazm impact shots, 4) Aryan POV, 5) Eye‑contact micro‑moment.
Scene 2 — Lawn Meet Cute Beats:
1. Approach + consent joke, 2) Izteraab lexicon, 3) Banter cadence, 4) Subtext: curiosity > attraction, 5) Exit with shared path.
Scene 3 — Zahra Home Beats:
1. News dread, 2) Abbu caution, 3) Zahra ethic, 4) Ammi fear, 5) Silent truce.
Scene 4 — Aryan Home Beats:
1. Aarti vs Phone, 2) Pathak worldview, 3) Aryan counter, 4) Poster foreshadow, 5) Exit.
Scene 5 — Library Quad Beats:
1. Suspension notice, 2) Chai kulhad bond, 3) Distinction riff, 4) Flirty but gentle, 5) Mutual softening.
Scene 6 — Old City Tension Beats:
1. Shutters, 2) Posters, 3) Processions, 4) Police, 5) Firecrack panic.
Scene 7 — Body Discover Beats:
1. Scream, 2) Crowd surge, 3) Body reveal, 4) Symbolic book drop, 5) Cut to police arrival.
Scene 8 — Crime Scene Beats:
1. Danish control, 2) Forensic eye, 3) Taweez clue, 4) Line of dialogue, 5) CCTV call.
Scene 9 — Station/CCTV Beats:
1. Clip shows Aryan, 2) Constable bias, 3) Hand cut note, 4) Drag to room, 5) Pressure.
Scene 10 — Interrogation Beats:
1. Timeline grill, 2) Evidence mantra, 3) Hand‑cut suspicion, 4) Zahra glimpse, 5) Danish ambivalence.
Scene 11 — Diary Discovery Beats:
1. Bag open, 2) Haider line, 3) Half‑page code, 4) Resolve, 5) Foreshadow danger.
Scene 12 — Tea‑Stall Beats:
1. Gossip poison, 2) Zahra rebuke, 3) Poster “Justice”, 4) Danish call, 5) Decision point.
Scene 13 — Station Confront Beats:
1. Role challenge, 2) Evidence ethos, 3) Haider linkage, 4) Risk ethic, 5) Danish engages.
Scene 14 — Pathak Rally Beats:
1. Spectacle, 2) Optics > son, 3) Aryan fracture, 4) Love‑jihad line, 5) Personal betrayal.
Scene 15 — Danish Alone Beats:
1. Forensic rewatch, 2) Silhouette spot, 3) CDR link “S. Siddiqui”, 4) Note “Sameer?”, 5) Quiet resolve.
Scene 16 — Vigil Beats:
1. Candle ocean, 2) Zahra speech, 3) Key line “imtihaan”, 4) Danish listening, 5) Resolve rises.
Scene 17 — Sameer Lair Beats:
1. Knife ritual, 2) Haider poster, 3) Text “QURBANI KAL”, 4) Breath, 5) Cut.
Scene 18 — Dawn Resolve Beats:
1. Radio grim, 2) Zahra steel, 3) Slow dolly, 4) Season tone lock, 5) Super.
RECURRING LINES (PLANTED IN EP1 FOR PAYOFFS LATER)
· “Mohabbat haram nahi — imtihaan hai.”
· “Sach saboot se banta hai, dosti se nahi.”
· “Naqaab chehre par tha, dil par nahi.” (to be used Ep2+ when CCTV/diary masks peel off)
SOUND & CAMERA NOTES (KEY MOMENTS)
· Scene 1: Warm ambers; slow dolly‑in on mic; nat‑sound of harmonium reeds.
· Scene 7: Handheld chaos; breath mics; sudden sound‑duck on body reveal.
· Scene 10: Top‑light harshness; 50mm neutral lens; hold on micro‑tells.
· Scene 16: Layered crowd murmur; J‑cut on Zahra’s key line to Danish reaction.
· Scene 17: Knife on whetstone foley; low hum drone.
CONTENT & SENSITIVITY NOTES
· Communal visuals are contextual, no caricature, focus on individuals and systems.
· Honour‑killing discourse shown as industry of hate, not faith doctrine.
· Victim dignity maintained (no gratuitous gore).
· Legal/procedural: interrogation sans custodial violence; emphasis on evidence.
END OF EPISODE 1 — DRAFT v0.9
(Ready for table read; next pass will interleave 2–3 connective mini‑beats if runtime runs short, else lock.)
Done! I’ve started and completed the full, expanded Episode 1 screenplay (scene 1 → 18) with detailed action, blocking, and dialogue on your canvas.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 2: “Aashiq ya Qatil?”
Screenplay Draft (Full) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Aryan’s arrest intensifies, Zahra’s alliance
with Danish begins, Aaliya’s diary reveals first big crack.
TEASER
INT. POLICE STATION HOLDING CELL — RAAT
Dim light. Aryan bars ke piche, aankhen laal, bechain. Do aur detainees us par
ungli uthate: “Yeh wahi hai na, Muslim ladki ke saath…”
Aryan sir pakad leta hai.
INT. ZAHRA HOSTEL — SAME TIME
Zahra diary pages flip kar rahi. Highlighted line: “Haider ke logon se
bachna.” Uske haath kaanp rahe.
Door knock. Hostel warden: “Police tumse kal subah sawal karna chahti hai.”
Zahra aankh band karke ek lambi saans leti.
SMASH CUT TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 2
ACT I — PRESSURE BUILDS
1) INT. INTERROGATION ROOM — SUBAH
Danish aur Aryan aamne‑saamne. Table par CCTV printout.
DANISH
Tumhe samajhna hoga, Aryan. CCTV tumhe scene ke paas dikhaata hai. Tumhaare
haath pe cut hai. Motive ban jaata hai.
ARYAN (snaps)
Motive mera nahi tha! Woh meri dost thi… hum sab dost the!
Danish uske gusse ko calmly observe karta.
DANISH
Court mein gussa nahi, saboot chahiye.
2) INT. NEWSROOM — SUBAH
Zahra apne college ke editor seniors se milti hai. Woh Aaliya ke diary ka zikr karti hai.
EDITOR
Diary personal hoti hai, Zahra. Court mein tabhi chalegi jab corroborate ho.
ZAHRA
Toh corroborate karte hain. Evidence dhundhte hain.
Editor uneasy. “Apni jaan khatre mein mat daal.”
3) EXT. TEA STALL — DIN
Zahra Danish se milti hai. Table par diary ka torn page rakhti hai.
ZAHRA
Aaliya ki aakhri entries mein Haider ka naam hai. Uske bhai Sameer ke contacts
bar‑bar ping ho rahe.
DANISH
Tumhe yeh sab officially share karna padega. Warna yeh sirf conjecture.
ZAHRA
Sirf conjecture nahi… meri dost ki maut ki awaaz hai.
Danish ek beat rakhta. Tea sip karta. “Theek hai. Main tumhari madad karunga.”
ACT II — INVESTIGATION WIDENS
4) INT. SAMEER SIDDQUI HOME — SHAAM
Sameer apni Ammi ke saath. Ammi roti hai: “Aaliya izzat bacha nahi payi…”
Sameer guilt aur gusse mein. Uske phone pe “HAIDER” ka missed call.
Cutaway: ek knife drawer mein.
5) INT. POLICE STATION — RAAT
Aryan ko lockup se interrogation ke liye laya jaata. Zahra ko wahan dekh kar surprise.
ARYAN (urgent, to Zahra)
Tum kyun aayi ho? Log tumhe bhi target bana denge!
ZAHRA (low, firm)
Tumhare liye nahi. Sach ke liye.
Danish observation karta hai — silent respect.
6) EXT. STREET WITNESS SCENE — DIN
Zahra aur Danish ek tea‑stall waale se milte hain jinhone Aaliya ko murder se pehle dekha tha. Witness hesitant.
DANISH
Tumhara naam disclose nahi hoga. Bas batao kya dekha.
WITNESS
Ek aadmi tha… kurta, moti daadhi… Aaliya se behas kar raha tha.
Zahra aur Danish glance. Clue drop — Haider’s network.
7) INT. POLICE HQ — SHAAM
Phone tap records. Sameer ki awaz: “Izzat ka sawaal hai. Aryan ko
phasao.”
Danish sunta hai. Case ki direction flip hone lagti.
ACT III — TENSION PEAKS
8) INT. INTERROGATION ROOM — RAAT
Sameer ko laya jaata hai. Danish tough questioning.
DANISH
Sach bolna tumhari behen ki rooh ko sukoon dega. Kya tum involved the?
Sameer aankh me aansu. Confession crack: “Main akela nahi tha… mujhe samjhaya gaya tha…”
9) INT. MAULVI HAIDER MADRASA OFFICE — RAAT
Quick insert: Haider political logon se mil raha hai. Files exchange. Dialogue muted.
10) EXT. CAMPUS — DIN
Students protest: “Justice for Aryan, Justice for Aaliya.” Zahra speech
deti: “Sach saboot se banta hai, dosti se nahi.”
Crowd cheers. Aryan window se dekhta hai — hopeful.
11) INT. POLICE HQ — SAME TIME
Danish ke desk par suspension notice. Pressure from political leaders.
DANISH (mutter)
System ko hamesha ek asaan villain chahiye.
Cut to Aryan in lockup — irony heavy.
12) EXT. DARK LUCKNOW LANE — NIGHT
A car follows Zahra. Headlights glare. She realises she’s being watched. Phone buzzes — “PRIVATE NUMBER: STOP DIGGING.”
Cliffhanger.
ENDING BEAT
EXT. LUCKNOW SKYLINE — DAWN
Zahra balcony pe khadi, diary clutch kiye. Uske chehre par thakaan bhi hai, par
himmat bhi.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
BEAT EXPANSION (For Runtime)
· Aryan’s cell monologues (3–4 mini beats) — establish his innocence, fear, resolve.
· Zahra’s inner conflict (conversation with hostel friend) — why she risks career.
· Danish’s backchannel — senior officer warn him, foreshadow suspension.
· Sameer’s guilt flashback — half‑shot of him seeing Aaliya last time.
KEY THEMES IN EP2
· Love as scapegoat, hate as machinery.
· Individual courage vs institutional pressure.
· Seeds of wider network (Haider).
END OF EPISODE 2 DRAFT
Episode 2 (“Aashiq ya Qatil?”) is now fully drafted on your canvas — detailed scenes, dialogues, and cliffhanger ending.
— ek KURTA‑CLAD, bearded silhouette. Halka sa behas ka
sannaata — bas shabdon ke tukde: “izzat… dhoondh ke nikalo… naam khatam.”
Aaliya palat kar tez chal deti hai.
EXT. TEA‑STALL — ABHI / PRESENT
Wahi stall, par shutter aadha gira hua. STALL OWNER (50s) ek chitthi
pakad ke kaanp raha: “Gawah banoge to anjaam bura hoga.”
Ek motorbike pass se guzar kar exhaust rev karta — dhamki ki
line.
SMASH TITLE: NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 3
ACT I — THREADS GATHER
1) INT. POLICE STATION HOLDING CELL — SUBAH
Dim cell. ARYAN baar ko pakad ke khada, aankhon ke neeche dark circles.
DETAINEE 1
Wahi na… jo Muslim ladki ke chakkar mein—
DETAINEE 2 (cutting)
Chup kar. News sab jhooth bolti.
Guard aake chilata — hush. Aryan diwaar se lag ke baithta, apne notebook ke kinare par likhta: “Sach ke bina kanoon andha.”
2) INT. POLICE STATION CORRIDOR — SAME TIME
ZAHRA aur DANISH sath chal rahe. Zahra diary ke torn page ki photocopy pakde.
ZAHRA
Stall‑waale ne kal phone par kaha tha ki kuch dekha tha. Aaj milne ko tayaar
hai — par off the record.
DANISH
Off the record se warrant nahi milta. Par seed mil jaata hai.
3) INT. COLLEGE NEWSROOM — DIN
Posters: “FACT > FORWARD.” EDITOR chai peeta.
EDITOR
Zahra, vox‑pop piece karo. Log kya soch rahe? Magar provocative sawaal nahi.
Humein fire nahi, light chahiye.
ZAHRA (flat)
Light tab hogi jab sach dikhega.
Editor ek USB deta: “Old city CCTV scrape. Dekh lo.”
4) EXT. TEA‑STALL (MASJID LANE) — DUPAHR
Chai ki bhap, masjid ki deewar ki lambi chhaanv. STALL OWNER idhar‑udhar dekhta, phir Danish‑Zahra ko andar bench par bithata.
STALL OWNER (hushed)
Main naam nahi dunga. Do aadmi the. Kurta… daadhi… Aaliya se teekhi baat. Ek
black Scorpio yahan 2 minute khadi thi. Number ka last — “BN”.
DANISH (noting)
UP‑32… BN… Theek.
ZAHRA
Aaliya diary likh rahi thi. Kya suna aapne?
STALL OWNER
“Jihad” shabd aaya… par zyada “izzat” bola wo daadhi‑wala.
Jaise kisi ko sabak sikhana ho.
Ek ladka across the street mobile se photo leta. Danish turant glance — ladka bhaagta.
5) INT. TRAFFIC POLICE DATA ROOM — SHAAM
Monitor par RTO DATABASE. Danish aur ek DATA CONSTABLE partial plate se shortlist nikaalte: 8 Scorpios. Teen par TRUST/NGO ka tag — ek: SAFA WELFARE TRUST.
DANISH
Trust ka address?
CONSTABLE
“Bait‑ul‑Ilm Annex, Gola Ganj.”
Danish ki aankhon mein flicker — Haider ka influence area.
6) INT. PATHAK HOUSE — SHAAM
Local media byte. PATHAK mic par rehearsed anger.
PATHAK
Yeh love‑jihad ka saazish hai. Hamare bacchon ko bachayiye.
PR aide phone par: “Hashtag push kar do. Clips nikaalo Aryan ke.”
Door ke kone se ek family portrait — Aryan bachepan mein; contrast heavy.
ACT II — CRACKS IN THE WALL
7) INT. CYBER/TECH UNIT — RAAT
CDR charts. TECH OFFICER laser pointer se batata: Sameer ke phones — frequent pings Gola Ganj area.
TECH OFFICER
Ye voice note recover hua hai — WhatsApp backup se.
AUDIO (SAMEER, filtered)
“Izzat ka sawaal hai. Aryan ko phasao. Baaki… Haider
sahab dekh lenge.”
Zahra aur Danish ek dusre ko dekhte — solid link.
8) EXT. SAMEER KA MOHALLA — RAAT
Zahra door se Sameer ko dekhti. Sameer apni Ammi ko dawa la kar deta, phir gali ke kone par phone lagata.
Zahra record on karti — par doori rakhti. Sameer ke paas se do biker boys guzarte — ek ne Zahra ko spot kar liya.
BIKER (low)
Clip ho gayi.
Bikes u‑turn. Chase start. Zahra gullies me zig‑zag — ek purani darzi ki dukaan me hide. Bikes nikal jaati.
Zahra ka haath kaanp raha. Phone pe REC 00:18 blink karta.
9) INT. POLICE STATION — LATE NIGHT
Zahra Danish ko recording dikhati.
RECORDING (Sameer, partial)
“…usne mujhe zaleel kiya. Izzat… kal baat karte hain… list…”
DANISH
Magistrate ke saamne yeh plus CDR — humein search warrant
milega. Par limited hoga.
ZAHRA
Limited bhi chalega. Darwaza khulna chahiye.
10) INT. MAGISTRATE CHAMBERS — SUBAH
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR file rakhta: Diary excerpt, stall statement, CDR + audio transcript.
MAGISTRATE (cautious)
Religious institution ke records par search — sensitive hai.
(beat)
Main books, registers, visitors logs tak limited rakhta hoon.
Stamp — WARRANT (LIMITED).
Danish exhale. Zahra aankhon se “we move.”
11) EXT. BAIT‑UL‑ILM ANNEX / SAFA WELFARE TRUST — DIN
Old building. Board: Community Education & Welfare.
RECEPTIONIST smile‑mask: “Appoint—?”
DANISH (ID flash)
Police search warrant. Registers. Visitors logs.
Inside corridor — posters of charity drives. Wall par ek notice “Youth Guidance Session — Maulvi Haider.”
12) INT. TRUST OFFICE — CONTINUOUS
Steel almirahs. Paper smell. Danish team files flip karti. Zahra discreetly phone se still photos nikaalti.
ZAHRA (whisper)
“Outreach — Phase II — Target List” … page missing.
JUNIOR CLERK (watching)
Madam, phone band kijiye.
Danish palat kar clerk ko legal bounds samjhata: “Hum sirf warrant‑ke scope me kaam kar rahe.”
DANISH (to team)
Visitors log, pichhle 10 din. “S. Siddiqui” dekho.
CONSTABLE
Yahan hai — “S. Sidiq — 2:10 PM, Day‑1.”
Zahra ek photocopy nikalwati — clerk naraz, par rok nahi sakta.
Door ke bahar two youths phone par kisi ko whisper: “Aa jao.”
13) EXT. TRUST GATE — THODI DER BAAD
Danish file band karta. Gate par biker boys jam ho gaye. Ek ne Zahra ki photo le li.
DANISH (low)
Car mein baitho. Seedhe thana.
Zahra uneasy — par steady.
ACT III — THE FIRE AND THE FILES
14) INT. POLICE HQ — SHAAM
Danish aur ACP. Table par warrant returns.
ACP (tight)
Tum religious trust ko chhed rahe ho. Upar se phone aa rahe.
DANISH
Evidence lead karta hai, sir. Political optics nahi.
ACP
Bas registrars tak theek. Haider ka naam file me nahi aana
chahiye.
Danish aankhon me flare, par control: “Ji.”
15) EXT. TEA‑STALL — RAAT
Stall band. Achanak KEROSENE splash. Kisi ne match jala di — WHOOMPH. Aag.
Stall owner bhaag‑ke paani fekta hai, jal jaata. Neighbours bachate.
Zahra aur Danish pahunchte. Stall‑owner khansi me USB nikalta.
STALL OWNER (coughing)
Camera pe audio bhi aata hai… us raat ke pehle. Le jao.
16) INT. TECH UNIT — LATE NIGHT
Waveform on screen. Audio clean kiya ja raha.
AUDIO (clearer — SAMEER + OTHER MALE)
SAMEER: “Aaliya ne mujhe sabke saamne zaleel kiya.”
OTHER: “Izzat ka ek hi ilaaj hai.”
SAMEER (hushed): “Aryan ko phasana hoga.”
OTHER: “Haider se baat ho chuki.”
Zahra ka haath tighten hota diary par. Danish silently looks — case spine solid.
17) INT. MAGISTRATE CHAMBERS — SUBAH / EARLY
Danish SUPPLEMENTARY AFFIDAVIT rukhe: Audio transcript, visitors log copy, CDR chart.
DANISH
Further search requested — Office of Maulvi Haider &
allied premises.
MAGISTRATE
Order kal subah 9 baje. Sealed. Kisi ko leak nahi hoga.
Seal stamp THWACK.
18) INT. POLICE STATION HALLWAY — CONTINUOUS
Danish sealed envelope clerk ko deta.
DANISH (to clerk)
Kal subah tak yeh yahin rahega. Chain of custody signed.
Zahra doorway se dekhti — ek halki si muskurahat: “Gates opening.”
19) INT. HAIDER BACK‑OFFICE — SAME NIGHT
Low light. HAIDER tasbeeh ginta, phone pe sune hue: “Kal 9 baje.”
HAIDER (calm)
List shift kar do. Baaki paper unke liye hi chhod do.
Ek aide file nikalta jis par marker se likha: “LIST.” Woh haste‑haste le jata.
Camera LINGERS on almirah ke false bottom — jahan aur bade ledgers chupaye hue.
20) INT. ARYAN CELL — DAWN
Aryan diary ke kinare par likhta: “Imtihaan me pass hona hai.”
Cell ke bahar se kisi ki awaaz: “Kal subah badi khabar aayegi.”
Aryan ki aankhon me pehli baar umeed ki halki si rekha.
CLIFFHANGER
EXT. MAGISTRATE COURT CORRIDOR — SUBAH (8:55 AM)
Clerk envelope le kar chal raha. Corridor ke kone me ek man
phone par whisper karta: “Packet le lo.”
Frame CRASH ZOOM on envelope.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
BEAT DENSITY & RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Witness scene (S4) mein 3 micro‑beats: hesitation → detail drop (Scorpio/BN) → intimidation snapshot.
· Trust search (S11–S13) procedure detail: warrant scope, logs, photocopy, tail risk.
· Audio clean‑up (S16) = plot‑engine beat; puts Haider in frame without sermonising.
· Magistrate warrant path (S17–S18) anchors due process.
SENSITIVITY / ETHICS
· Religious spaces ko neutral lens se; characters’ choices ≠ community caricature.
· Honour/izzat discourse ko industry of control ke roop me; victim dignity maintained.
· Lawful search & chain‑of‑custody beats to keep procedure grounded.
END OF EPISODE 3 — DRAFT v0.9
Episode 3 (“Masjid ke Saaye Mein Khoon”) is now fully written on your canvas—same detailed, scene-by-scene screenplay format with dialogues, procedural beats, and a tight cliffhanger.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 4: “Qatl ya Siyasat?”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Political heat builds, Aryan’s arrest flips as
Sameer cracks, Haider’s shadow grows, Danish suspended.
TEASER
INT. COURTROOM CORRIDOR — SUBAH
Heavy security. Reporters bheed banaye hue. Aryan police custody mein corridor
se guzar raha. Flashbulbs chamak rahe.
REPORTER (shouting)
Aryan Mishra! Kya aap qatil hain ya siyasat ka shikaar?
Aryan seedha camera ki taraf dekhta — aankhon mein thakaan, par ek dhoondti himmat.
SMASH TO TITLE CARD:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 4
ACT I — POLITICAL PRESSURE
1) INT. POLICE HQ — CONFERENCE ROOM — SUBAH
Table ke ird‑gird senior officers aur neta. ACP preside karta. Pathak saamne baithe.
PATHAK (forceful)
Case ko communal angle do. Media hamare saath rahegi. Vote bank consolidate
hoga.
ACP (hesitant)
Evidence abhi circumstantial hai. Court me fail ho jaayega.
PATHAK (cutting)
Court baad ka masla hai. Public ko abhi narrative chahiye. Headlines chahiye.
Camera cut: Danish room ke kone mein, fists tightly clenched. Silent rage.
2) EXT. TV NEWS STUDIO — DAY
Anchor shouting across split screen: “ISHQ YA JIHAD?”
Graphics mein Aryan aur Aaliya ki photos.
PANELIST (Pathak spokesperson)
Yeh saaf love‑jihad ka case hai. Samajh ko khatra hai.
PANELIST 2 (activist)
Yeh ek personal crime hai, communal narrative se khatarnaak.
Cut to: Zahra hostel common room, students glued to TV.
ZAHRA (under breath)
Debate nahi, disinformation.
Ek hostel‑mate side glance: “Tum abhi bhi Aryan ko defend kar rahi ho?”
Zahra: “Main bas sach ko defend kar rahi hoon.”
3) INT. POLICE STATION INTERROGATION ROOM — SHAAM
Sameer ko kursi par bithaya gaya. Danish saamne files khol ke.
DANISH (calm)
Sach bolo, Sameer. Tumhari behen ki rooh chain paayegi. Tumhare jhoot se sirf
siyasat banti hai.
SAMEER (trembling)
Mujhe… majboor kiya gaya. Izzat ke naam par.
(beat)
Maine Aryan ko phasane ka plan banaya… par asli haath mere nahi the.
Camera CU: Zahra glass window se dekh rahi. Tears + resolve.
4) INT. ARYAN’S CELL — SAME TIME
Aryan akela cot par baitha. Wall pe likha graffiti: “LOVE = CRIME?”
Aryan finger se line cross karke likhta: “LOVE ≠ CRIME.”
Ek chhoti muskaan uske chehre pe aati hai.
ACT II — HAIDER’S SHADOW
5) EXT. GOLA GANJ STREET — SHAAM
Gaadi slow motion me traffic se guzarti. Posters: “Youth Guidance Session — Maulvi Haider.”
ZAHRA (pointing)
Sab clues ek hi naam pe aa rahe hain.
DANISH
Naam bolne se pehle saboot jama karo. Haider chalak hai, trace erase kar deta
hai.
Suddenly ek black Scorpio side se guzarta — number plate “BN.” Dono glance exchange karte hain.
6) INT. TRUST ANNEX — NIGHT
Dark room. Haider ke aides registers jala rahe hain. Papers smoke me badalte.
Haider calm baitha, tasbeeh ghumata.
HAIDER (calm)
Jitna jalana hai jala do. Asli khel abhi shuru hota hai.
Camera linger on ek hidden ledger jo alag rakha gaya.
7) INT. POLICE HQ — RAAT
ACP office. Danish ko ek paper milta: SUSPENSION NOTICE.
ACP
Tumne boundary cross ki. Political phone aa rahe hain. Ab ghar jao.
DANISH (quiet steel)
Uniform le lo. Par sach ko nahi.
Camera pans to Zahra door pe khadi. Uski aankhon mein shock aur respect ek saath.
ACT III — FLIP
8) INT. COURTROOM — SUBAH
Packed gallery. Judge entry. Sameer ko dock me laya jata.
Prosecutor voice note aur partial confession file karta hai. Defence stumbles.
JUDGE
Primary accused ab Sameer Siddiqui hai. Aryan Mishra ka remand reconsider hoga.
Aryan ke chehre par pehli baar relief. Zahra aankhon se ek subtle smile send karti hai. Pathak gallery me stiff hota.
9) EXT. COURT STEPS — CONTINUOUS
Reporters bheed banate. Aryan police escort ke saath nikalta. Zahra rush karti hai, uska haath chhup‑chup se pakadti hai. Flashbulbs capture moment.
ZAHRA (low)
Imtihaan abhi khatam nahi hua.
ARYAN (low smile)
Distinction abhi baaki hai.
10) INT. PATHAK’S OFFICE — SHAAM
Pathak mic muted phone par:
PATHAK (angry whisper)
Damage control karo. Danish ko neutralise karo. Haider se connection bana
rakho.
Camera pans to saffron‑green campaign posters. Aryan childhood photo frame ka reflection poster par overlap hota — irony heavy.
11) EXT. SAFE HOUSE ROOFTOP — NIGHT
Old terrace. Candlelight. Files spread. Danish, Aryan, Zahra baith ke discuss karte.
DANISH
System ke andar se main akela tha. Ab bahar se hum teen hain.
ZAHRA
Naqaab girana hoga. Haider ka. Pathak ka.
ARYAN
Aur mohabbat ka — jo unke liye khatra hai.
Camera 360 circle — trio ki aankhon me determination.
CLIFFHANGER
EXT. TRAIN STATION PLATFORM — RAAT
Crowd rush. Announcement echo. Aryan aur Zahra platform par. Suddenly ek GUNSHOT
— bullet Aryan ke kandhe ko graze karti hai.
Aryan stumble karta, Zahra cheekh. Blood splash. Crowd panic.
Camera whip‑pan: shooter bhaagta hai stairs se. Danish chase karta — handheld frantic.
Freeze frame Aryan ka lahu — Zahra uske kandhe ko daba rahi.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Courtroom sequence (S8) = 8–9 minutes (dialogue + tension + crowd reactions).
· Pathak office (S10) = 3 minutes (political plotting).
· Safe house rooftop (S11) = 5–6 minutes (character arcs cross).
· Train station attack (Climax) = 7 minutes (chaos + chase).
THEMES LOCKED
· Politics vs Justice.
· Love as resistance.
· State power vs truth seekers.
END OF EPISODE 4 — FULL EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 4 is now fully expanded on your canvas — every scene built out with dialogues, action beats, courtroom drama, rooftop planning, and the train-station assassination attempt cliffhanger.
Episode 5: “Tumhara Ishq, Mera Jihad?”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Public demonisation after the station attack,
targeted harassment of Zahra, trio plans a “truth offensive” grounded in due
process; Haider–Pathak escalate.
TEASER — AFTERMATH
EXT. LUCKNOW JN. TRAIN STATION — RAAT (CONT.)
Pichhle episode ke immediately baad. Crowd scatter. Whistle. Distant police
siren. ARYAN apna kandha pakde hue — blood graze. ZAHRA
usse bench par bithati, dupatte se pressure deti.
ZAHRA (shaking, firm)
Aryan, aankhen meri taraf. Breathe with me… ek, do—
ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Platform number teen par…
ANGLE: DANISH stairs par bhaagta, shooter ko chase karta. Shooter crowd mein ghul jaata — helmet, black jacket. Danish ki nazar ek distinct limp note karti hai.
DANISH (under breath)
Limp… right leg.
Phone cameras already record kar rahe. Kisi ki awaaz: “Love‑jihad case mein goli!”
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 5
ACT I — NARRATIVE WAR
1) INT. CITY HOSPITAL — ER — NIGHT
Doctors Aryan ke wound ko clean kar rahe. Zahra side se hold karti. Danish guard pe.
ER DOCTOR
Bullet graze hai. Stitches lagenge. Observation 24 ghante.
SUB‑INSPECTOR (entering, brusque)
Statement abhi lena hoga.
DANISH (blocks)
Patient on sedatives. CrPC 161 ke liye humane timing follow
karo.
PATHAK (arrives with media tail, faux concern)
Beta… kaisa mehsoos kar rahe ho?
(to cameras, staged)
Yeh hamare bacchon par jihad hai.
ZAHRA (sharp)
Camera bahar. Yeh ICU hai, rally nahi.
Danish staff ko signal — security cameras off for VIP? Danish NO gesture karta. Pathak glare.
2) EXT. HOSPITAL GATE — NIGHT
Tight crowd. Slogans: “Ishq = Jihad”, “Save our girls.” Placards flash. Ek anchor LIVE mein shout karta.
WOMAN JOURNALIST (to anchor)
Patient ki privacy bhi hoti hai. Report responsibly.
Zahra nikalti — crowd usko point out karta.
MAN IN CROWD
Wahi ladki! Jisko bachate goli chali!
ZAHRA (steady)
Goli sach pe chali. Hum pe nahi.
Ek ladka phone utha ke cheekhta: “#TumharaIshqMeraJihad” — hashtag trend hota.
3) INT. COLLEGE NEWSROOM — LATE NIGHT
EDITOR laptop pe feeds dekh raha. Zahra aati — thaki, par fixed.
EDITOR
Tum theek ho?
ZAHRA
Hum par narrative chal raha hai. Humein facts chalane honge.
EDITOR
Ethics line clear rakhenge. No names without corroboration.
(beat)
Truth offensive — par due process ke saath.
ZAHRA (nods)
Teen cheezein drop karte hain:
1. Timeline — Aryan ka alibi hints.
2. Method — “izzat” discourse as pattern, not faith.
3. Evidence teasers — audio waveform blur, visitors‑log redactions.
EDITOR
Aur framing: “5 sawaal jo police aur neta ko jawab dene
chahiye.”
4) INT. SAFE HOUSE — KITCHEN TABLE — PRE‑DAWN
Map pins, sticky notes. Danish, Zahra, Aryan plan. Aryan ke kandhe pe sling.
DANISH
Shooter right‑leg limp. Station CCTV aur adjacent shops ka feed chahiye.
(looks at Aryan)
Medical observation mein ho tum. Statement baad mein.
ARYAN
Statement se pehle mere rights. Main law student hoon — misuse
nahi hone dunga.
ZAHRA
Aur main narrative ka misuse nahi hone dungi.
They bump fists, gentle.
ACT II — ESCALATION
5) INT. PRIVATE CCTV ROOM (STATION ADJACENT SHOP) — MORNING
Shopkeeper hesitant. Danish ID dikhata. Footage rewind. Ek frame: Shooter helmet pehn kar pillar ke piche, right‑leg drag visible. Danish footer timecode note karta.
DANISH
Frame export karo. Gait analysis ke liye.
6) INT. ZAHRA’S HOSTEL — EVENING
Phone pe DM flood: threats, doxxing, morphed images.
HOSTEL FRIEND
Police complaint karao.
ZAHRA (controlled)
Complaint + documentation.
(screenshots, dates)
Trolls evidence bhi dete hain.
SFX: THWACK! — stone window par. Glass crack. Hostel warden rush. Girls scream.
ZAHRA (to camera phone, calm)
Note karo: 19:42, window attack.
7) INT. PATHAK WAR ROOM — NIGHT
Strategy board. Social media team.
STRATEGIST
Hashtag #TumharaIshqMeraJihad ko propel karo.
PATHAK
Focus on the girl. Discredit. Personal life target, par legal risk low rakho.
STAFFER
Ek meme line — “Ishq se desh khatre mein.”
Pathak nods, satisfied, but haunted. Aryan ki childhood photo uske desk par inverted padhi.
8) INT. HAIDER SAFEHOUSE — SAME NIGHT
Haider calm. Aide updates: “Station par fail hua.”
HAIDER (soft smile)
Fail nahi, fear trigger hua. Ab witness aur editor
dono ko message.
AIDE
Stall‑waale ko toh…
HAIDER (cuts)
Bas yaad dila do. Khoon kam, khauf zyada.
Tasbeeh ki halki tik‑tik.
9) INT. HOSPITAL ROOM — LATE NIGHT
Aryan dard me bhi smile. Zahra bedside.
ARYAN (light)
Distinction lane aya tha… answer sheet pe khoon gir gaya.
ZAHRA (half‑laugh, teary)
Marker red bhi kaam aata hai.
(beat)
Aryan… hum retreat nahi karenge.
ARYAN
Mohabbat haram nahi — imtihaan hai.
(extends hand)
Partner?
ZAHRA
Partner.
Hands clasp.
10) EXT. PRESS CLUB – COURTYARD — NEXT DAY
Mic stand. 8–10 reporters. Editor host karta. Zahra podium pe.
ZAHRA
“Sach saboot se banta hai, dosti se nahi.”
Aaj hum sawaal pesh kar rahe — ilzaam nahi.
(holds sheet)
1. Station shooter ka right‑leg limp — ye kaun?
2. Aaliya ke bhai ke CDR me Gola Ganj pings kyun?
3. Visitors log me “S. Sidiq” ka entry — investigation ne verify kiya?
4. “Izzat” ko crime motive banana — kin logon ka agenda?
5. Political statements se probe kyun tainted ho rahi?
EDITOR
Hum blurred audio waveform release kar rahe — identity masked, par pattern
clear.
Screens pe waveform + transcript snips.
REPORTER (hostile)
Yeh sab propaganda nahi?
ZAHRA (even)
Propaganda answers se darte hain. Hum questions la rahe.
ACT III — PUSHBACK & PLAN B
11) EXT. PRESS CLUB GATE — CONTINUOUS
Small mob — placards. Slogans heat up. Danish low‑key security deta. Ek aadmi gate par aake ink throw karta — Zahra ke dupatte ka kona black ho jata.
DANISH (to beat constable)
PSA 153A risk. Crowd ko disperse karo. Minimum force.
Sirens. Crowd thoda peeche.
12) INT. MAGISTRATE CHAMBERS — AFTERNOON
Public Prosecutor medical note submit karta. Judge practical.
JUDGE
Aryan Mishra ko hospital custody me rehne diya jata hai. 48
ghante tak koi interrogation nahi. Security ensure ki jaye.
Zahra visible exhale. Danish ek chhota nod.
13) INT. POLICE HQ — ACP OFFICE — EVENING
ACP Danish ko summon karta.
ACP
Press leak tumne kiya?
DANISH (flat)
Nahi. Aur agar kiya hota toh bhi — sirf legal content release
hota.
ACP
Tum ab civilian ho. Ek kadam aur — FIR.
DANISH
FIR sach pe lagti hai, sach se nahi.
14) EXT. HOSTEL LANE — NIGHT
Street dim. Bikers mask pehne approach. Ek ne blue ink Zahra par phenka — “Jihad ki raani!”
Zahra wipe karti — stand her ground.
ZAHRA (loud, steady)
Ink se sach nahi dhulta.
(to camera)
19:58. FIR lodged. Case numbers update karungi.
DANISH (arriving)
Chalo thana.
15) INT. HAIDER BACK‑ROOM — NIGHT
Map board. “Youth Guidance Session — Kal 5 baje.”
HAIDER
Narrative ko public stage do. Woh press karte hain, hum pulpit.
Aide nods. Aakhri shot: ek folder pe marker — “LIST — Phase II”.
16) INT. SAFE HOUSE — WAR‑TABLE — LATE NIGHT
Trio plan refine karte.
DANISH
Kal Haider ka session. Crowd heavy. Undercover entry chahiye.
Mujhe ek angle mila — gait match ke liye side video chahiye.
ARYAN
Main RTI draft bhej raha — Trust funding aur program permissions.
ZAHRA
Aur main citizen‑witness ko prep kar rahi hoon. On‑record nahi, par on‑tape.
Board pe likha: “Phase‑I: Questions; Phase‑II: Raid Warrant.”
17) INT. INDEPENDENT NEWSROOM (ALLY) — DAWN
A younger data‑journalist team Zahra ke timeline ko verify karta — neutral graphics; call‑detail heat map; visitors‑log redacted scan.
DATA JOURNALIST
Cross‑check ho gaya. Publish as collab. Protects you legally.
ZAHRA (soft)
Shukriya.
18) EXT. CITY STREET — MORNING
SAMEER ko police van court le ja rahi. Suddenly SUVs box‑in. Masked men pop doors — snatch Sameer. Constables stunned.
CONSTABLE (shouting in radio)
Kidnap! Code Red!
ANGLE — A DISTANCE: Ek man with a right‑leg limp SUV me chadta.
19) INT. PATHAK OFFICE — FEW MINUTES LATER
Pathak call pe: background TV par “Kidnapped Accused” ticker.
PATHAK (tense)
Yeh kaun kar raha—
(he stops; realises the monster within the machine)
Narrative control. Abhi bas narrative control.
Woh mirror me apna chehra dekhta — ek pal ke liye mask slip.
20) EXT. CITY ROOFTOP — SAME TIME
Danish police scanner sunta; Zahra ko call.
DANISH
Sameer uth gaya.
(beat)
Phase‑II abhi shuru karna hoga. Warna list hamesha ke liye
gaayab.
ZAHRA (hardening)
Toh aaj raat hi.
They look at the city — storm brewing.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME & CRAFT NOTES
· Hospital + Gate + Newsroom (S1–3): ~10–12 min (ethics + narrative setup).
· Escalation (S5–8): ~12–14 min (CCTV lead, trolling, Pathak/Haider counter).
· Truth Offensive (S10–13): ~10–12 min (press Qs, legal guardrails, hospital custody order).
· Final Pushback (S14–20): ~10–12 min (ink attack, Haider session setup, ally newsroom verification, Sameer kidnap cliffhanger).
THEMES & SENSITIVITY
· Love ≠ jihad; “izzat” as control industry, not doctrine.
· Women journalists’ harassment depicted without voyeurism; focus on agency & process.
· Procedural beats authentic: CrPC 161 timing, medical custody safeguards, data corroboration.
END OF EPISODE 5 — FULLY EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 5 (“Tumhara Ishq, Mera Jihad?”) is fully expanded on your canvas now — complete scenes, dialogues, legal/procedural beats, and a Sameer-kidnap cliffhanger to launch Phase-II.
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Episode 6: “Nafrat ke Sheher Mein Pyaar”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Danish suspended, trio hiding in safehouse;
communal hostility escalates; train station shootout injures Aryan; Zahra and
Aryan’s love tested under siege.
TEASER — THE KIDNAP AFTERSHOCK
INT. CITY NEWSROOM — SUBAH
Ticker: “Case Witness Sameer Siddiqui Kidnapped.” TV anchors shout
“Law & Order collapse!”
ZAHRA dekh rahi, aankhon me aankh ka gussa.
ZAHRA (to editor)
Woh le gaye usse. Uske bina sach ka ek tukda gayab.
Cut to: DANISH apni suspension letter ko table par patak deta hai. Aryan sling me bandha, still pale. Trio ek dusre ko aankhon se promise dete: We fight back.
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 6
ACT I — HIDING, HUNTED
1) INT. SAFE HOUSE — MORNING
Old haveli ka ek kamra. Files, chai cups, bandages.
ARYAN
Main case ka accused hoon. Hospital se safehouse tak aa gaya, ab chhupke jeena
hoga?
ZAHRA
Sach chhupaya nahi jaata. Bas waqt kharida jaata hai.
DANISH
Aur waqt hi humari currency hai.
2) EXT. CITY LANES — SAME TIME
Posters tear ho rahe: “Justice for Aaliya.” Naye posters chipak rahe: “Boycott Traitors.” Zahra ki blurred photo.
Crowd gossip: “Woh ladki Aryan ko bachaa rahi hai. Ishq = jihad.”
Camera follows ek masked boy jo Zahra ke hostel ki taraf poster lagata hai.
3) INT. HOSTEL COMMON ROOM — DIN
Zahra warden se argue karti hai.
WARDEN
Tumhari wajah se hostel par patthar barsa rahe. Tumhari safety hum nahi le
sakte.
ZAHRA (hurt, steady)
Safety nahi, sach chahiye. Main khud chali jaungi.
4) EXT. SAFE HOUSE ROOFTOP — SHAAM
Aryan aur Zahra ek purane charpai pe baith kar sheher ke flame clouds dekhte.
ARYAN
Ye sheher hamare pyaar se nafrat ko jeetna chahta hai.
ZAHRA
Tabhi toh pyaar sabse bada imtihaan hai.
Unke haath ek dusre ko dhoondte. Silence powerful.
ACT II — SHOOTOUT
5) EXT. RAILWAY STATION — NIGHT
Danish aur ek loyal constable CCTV collect karte. Suddenly loudspeaker: “Suspicious package on platform 2.”
Crowd rush. Danish sees limp‑gait man in distance. He signals.
DANISH (to constable)
Seal platform 2. Shooter wahi hai.
6) INT. STATION PLATFORM — CONTINUOUS
Chaos. Aryan insist karta hai Zahra ke saath aane pe (medical sling). Danish
gussa: “Yahan mat aao!”
But Aryan pulls Zahra back from stampede.
Suddenly— GUNFIRE! Bullets ricochet. Danish dives, pulls revolver. Aryan shoulder hit again — deeper graze.
ZAHRA (scream)
ARYAN!
Handheld shaky cam. Blood on tiles. Zahra dupatta compresses wound.
DANISH shooter ko chase karta, leap karta aur tackle. Dono girte, goli hawa me. Crowd scream. Shooter ka helmet girta — ek college‑aged boy, fear + fanatic eyes.
SHOOTER (panting)
List… naam mitaane ka hukm tha.
7) EXT. STATION EXIT — NIGHT
Media vans. Police vans. Aryan stretcher pe nikala jaata. Zahra side chalti. Reporters chillaate:
REPORTER
Aryan pe dusra attack — proof of guilt ya proof of conspiracy?
ZAHRA (to cam, raw)
Proof hai sirf ek — jo sach ko bolta hai, us par goli chalti hai.
ACT III — FALLOUT
8) INT. POLICE HQ — INTERROGATION — LATE NIGHT
Shooter ka confession tape ho raha. Danish interrogate karta.
SHOOTER (terrified)
Main bas naam follow karta tha. “Target list” Haider sahab ke pass hai. Mujhe
bas Aryan aur Zahra diye gaye.
DANISH (cold)
List kahaan hai?
Shooter glance down — silence. Fear of bigger bosses.
9) INT. HOSPITAL ROOM — SUBAH
Aryan weak, par conscious. Zahra bedside. Danish wahan.
DANISH
Shooter confession mil gaya. “Target list” confirm hai.
Magar asal master mind tak pahunchne ke liye witness chahiye.
ARYAN (hoarse)
Sameer… uske bina chain puzzle incomplete hai.
ZAHRA
Aur usse unhone utha liya.
Silence heavy.
10) INT. PATHAK’S RESIDENCE — EVENING
Pathak darbar. Supporters around. Ek aide whisper: “Shooter pakda gaya. Haider ka naam nikal raha.”
PATHAK (angry, low)
Control karo news. Danish ko already suspend kiya hai. Ab Zahra ko target
banao.
Camera push on his face — mask of leader, core of conspirator.
11) EXT. SAFE HOUSE — NIGHT
Zahra Aryan ka haath pakadti, uske kandhe pe bandage tight karti.
ZAHRA (whisper)
Nafrat ka sheher hai yeh. Par humara pyaar iska jawab hai.
Aryan aankh band karta, pain + peace. Danish khidki se guard deta.
Fade out on trio silhouette — ek wounded, ek watchful, ek defiant.
CLIFFHANGER
INT. DARK ROOM — SAME NIGHT
Sameer ko chair pe bandha dikhaya jata hai. Aide whispers in his ear: “Tere
bayan se vote bank hil jaayega. Chup rahe toh maa safe.”
Sameer aankh me aansu — torn.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Safehouse + Hostel tension (S1–4): 10–12 min.
· Station shootout (S5–7): 12–14 min.
· Fallout (S8–11): 12–13 min.
· Sameer cliffhanger: 3–4 min.
THEMES
· Love as defiance amid mob hate.
· Truth bleeds but survives.
· Hate recruits youth; system suspends protectors.
END OF EPISODE 6 — FULLY EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 6 (“Nafrat ke Sheher Mein Pyaar”) is now fully expanded on your canvas — with safehouse tension, public hostility, the dramatic station shootout, and Sameer’s chilling cliffhanger.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 7: “Gumnaam Qatil”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Shooter flips, reveals wider network; police
raid recovers “target list”; Zahra leads a press reveal; Aryan and Zahra’s
relationship deepens under siege.
TEASER
INT. POLICE INTERROGATION ROOM — RAAT
Shooter (college‑aged boy) trembling. Danish saamne. Recorder ON.
SHOOTER (cracking)
Main naam nahi jaanta… bas list follow karta tha. Har naam ke peeche ek naya mask
hota tha. Main sirf ek gumnaam qatil tha.
Camera close on Danish — line sinks in. Zahra peephole se dekhti. Aryan sling pe, silent witness.
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 7
ACT I — FLIP
1) INT. INTERROGATION ROOM — CONTINUOUS
Shooter sweating.
DANISH
List kahan hai?
SHOOTER
Trust annex… par false bottom me. Maulvi sahab ke aide rakhta hai.
ZAHRA (interjects)
Aur tum? Tumhe kyun recruit kiya?
SHOOTER
Scholarship, hostel… aur phir videos. Mujhe laga jihad pyaar se bada hai. Ab
lagta hai… sab dogla.
2) INT. ACP OFFICE — SUBAH
Danish warrant file karta. ACP uneasy.
ACP
Tum suspended ho. Court me khade nahi ho sakte.
DANISH
Toh main civilian witness hoon. Par raid zaroor hogi.
Magistrate sign. “LIMITED RAID WARRANT.”
3) EXT. TRUST ANNEX — AFTERNOON
Police jeeps. Danish (civilian clothes), Zahra (press badge), Aryan (injured but present). Media outside.
Raid begins. Files, ledgers. Ek almirah false bottom se nikla ek folder: “Target List — Phase II.”
CONSTABLE (reading)
Student leaders, professors, journalists…
Zahra phone pe snap karti.
ACT II — RAID & REVEAL
4) INT. TRUST ANNEX — CONTINUOUS
Sudden stone pelting from outside. Mob chants. Danish shields folder. Aryan pulls Zahra inside.
ARYAN
Mob ka matlab hai — evidence hit ho gaya.
DANISH
Backup call karo!
Crowd outside shouting “Save the Trust! Frame up!”
5) INT. POLICE VAN — SHAAM
Evidence boxes loaded. Danish wipes sweat. Zahra files digital backups.
ZAHRA
Aaj raat press club. Truth offensive, Phase‑II.
DANISH
Yeh sab legally admissible hona chahiye. Public glare alag cheez hai.
6) EXT. PRESS CLUB — NIGHT
Floodlights. Reporters gather. Zahra podium pe.
ZAHRA (firm)
Yeh ek gumnaam network hai. Jismein har naya qatil ek mask pehenta hai.
Aur mask ke peeche ek hi script hoti hai — nafrat ko business banana.
SLIDE PROJECTOR: redacted “Target List” flashes.
ZAHRA (cont.)
Yeh sirf Aryan vs Aaliya ka case nahi. Yeh hum sab ke naam ka case hai.
Crowd murmurs. Aryan dekhta, proud.
7) EXT. PRESS CLUB BACK ALLEY — CONTINUOUS
Zahra exit karti hai. Ek masked man corner karta.
MASKED MAN (low)
Sach dikhane ki keemat hoti hai. Tum agla naam bhi list mein ho.
Danish intervene karta. Masked man bhaagta. Aryan rage: “Bas ab bohot hua.”
ACT III — RELATIONSHIP & RESOLVE
8) INT. SAFE HOUSE — NIGHT
Aryan stitched. Zahra uska haath pakad ke wipe karti hai.
ARYAN
Tum meri wajah se target ho gayi.
ZAHRA (soft, strong)
Mohabbat haram nahi — imtihaan hai.
Aur hum fail nahi honge.
Hands clasp tighter.
9) INT. PATHAK OFFICE — SAME NIGHT
Pathak gusse se phone todta.
PATHAK
Unhone list leak kar di. Public sympathy unke saath hai. Haider ko bolo — ek
aur dhamaka chahiye.
Mirror reflection: Pathak’s mask slip again.
10) INT. HAIDER SAFEHOUSE — SAME NIGHT
Haider calm. Tasbeeh in hand.
HAIDER (to aides)
Mohabbat ko misaal mat bano. Misaal todni padti hai.
Kal subah — ek aur azaan hogi, par iss dafa barood ke saath.
Aide nods.
11) EXT. CITY SKYLINE — DAWN
Radio: “Press leak ne sheher me halchal machayi. Trust raid se hate‑network expose hua…”
Camera dolly to Zahra writing article: “Naqaab ke Peechhe: Gumnaam Qatil aur Unka Network.”
Aryan asleep beside her. Danish at window, guard stance.
CLIFFHANGER
EXT. CITY STREET — EARLY MORNING
A delivery van khadi hai. Inside — wired explosives ticking.
Aide whispers on phone: “Target — Danish Rizvi.”
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Interrogation flip (S1) — 6–7 min.
· Raid sequence (S3–5) — 12–14 min.
· Press reveal (S6–7) — 10–12 min.
· Relationship & conspirators (S8–10) — 8–9 min.
· Cliffhanger setup (S11) — 3–4 min.
THEMES
· Hate as industry, love as defiance.
· Anonymous killers = systemic machinery.
· Public truth‑telling vs private threats.
END OF EPISODE 7 — FULLY EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 7 (“Gumnaam Qatil”) is now fully expanded on your canvas — with the shooter’s confession, trust raid, Zahra’s press reveal, and the explosive van cliffhanger targeting Danish.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 8: “Mohabbat ke Qaatil”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Crime–suspense backbone, romance heart, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: Bombing plot foiled; Zahra and Aryan at risk;
Danish redeems himself in a decisive move; Haider finally arrested.
TEASER — THE VAN
EXT. CITY STREET — EARLY MORNING
A delivery van khada. Engine idle. Inside: wired explosives ticking.
AIDE (on phone, whisper)
Target Danish Rizvi. Jab woh niklega, button dabana.
Camera pushes to RED LED countdown. 0:35…0:34…
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 8
ACT I — THE TRAP
1) INT. SAFE HOUSE — SAME TIME
Zahra laptop par typing: article headline “Mohabbat ke Qaatil.” Aryan abhi bhi sling me, coffee stir karta.
ARYAN
Tumhara article title… prophetic lag raha hai.
ZAHRA
Prophecy nahi. Warning.
Danish window pe guard stance. Suddenly ek parked van suspicious lagta hai. Danish frowns.
2) EXT. SAFE HOUSE LANE — CONTINUOUS
Danish slowly approach karta van ko. Notice karta condensation pipe unusual. Door handle touch karta — heat. Back off karta.
DANISH (shouts)
Sab neeche! Yeh van wired hai!
Countdown flashes: 0:20…
3) INT. SAFE HOUSE — CONTINUOUS
Zahra Aryan ko floor pe kheenchti. Aryan protectively cover karta. Danish race karta van ke peeche. Wire trace.
DANISH (to self)
Red ke saath white… switch trigger.
He yanks connector. Timer stops at 0:04. Silence deafening.
ZAHRA (gasp, whisper)
Four seconds…
4) EXT. SAFE HOUSE — MOMENTS LATER
Police backup aata hai. Bomb squad confirm: “Improvised Device, 15 kilo RDX.”
Danish wipes sweat. Aryan grim.
ARYAN
Ab yeh mohabbat ko qaatil bana rahe hain.
ZAHRA
Aur hum us qaatil ko expose karenge.
ACT II — THE LIVE EVENT
5) INT. COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM — AFTERNOON
Poster: “Youth Guidance by Maulvi Haider.” Dozens of young men, women, elders. Haider stage pe. Charismatic, calm.
HAIDER (to crowd)
Mohabbat behka deti hai. Jihad insaan banata hai.
Crowd chants. Danish (plainclothes), Zahra (press ID), Aryan (weak but insistent) disperse among audience.
6) INT. AUDITORIUM BACKSTAGE — SAME TIME
Bomb squad sniffers detect secondary device. Officer whispers Danish ko. Danish signals: delay detonation, evacuate subtle.
DANISH (low)
Noise create karo — par panic nahi.
7) EXT. AUDITORIUM STAGE — CONTINUOUS
Haider continues.
HAIDER
Aur jo mohabbat ko imaan samajhte hain… unke liye saza hai.
Suddenly Zahra khadi hoti.
ZAHRA (clear, loud)
Aur jo mohabbat ko qatl banate hain… unke liye kanoon hai.
Crowd stunned. Cameras click. Aryan supportively claps.
8) INT. AUDITORIUM CHAOS — CONTINUOUS
Secondary device beep karta. Danish rushes. Squad diffuse karte.
Danish mic pakad ke.
DANISH
Yahan barood mila hai. Yeh “guidance” nahi, terror ka adda hai.
Crowd panic. Haider flee karne lagta. Aryan shoulder se uska raasta rokta.
ARYAN (grim)
Law student hoon. Mujhe sikhaya gaya — qanoon sabse upar. Tum usse neeche aa
gaye ho.
Police swarm. Haider cuffs me.
ACT III — ARREST & AFTERMATH
9) EXT. AUDITORIUM STEPS — EVENING
Media frenzy. Haider ko le jaate hain. Zahra podium par improvises.
ZAHRA
Naqaab gir gaya. Ab sabko dikh raha hai — mohabbat qaatil nahi.
Nafrat ka dhanda qaatil hai.
Reporters flash. Public chants: “Sach! Sach!”
10) INT. PATHAK OFFICE — SAME TIME
Pathak phone todta. Aide: “Haider pakda gaya. Media mein aapka naam aa raha hai.”
Pathak mirror me apna reflection dekhta. Mask slip — beads of sweat.
PATHAK (to self, low)
Naqaab ke peeche… main.
11) EXT. SAFE HOUSE ROOFTOP — NIGHT
Trio exhausted. City fireworks in distance (festival overlap).
ARYAN
Goli, bomb, poster… sab ke baad bhi hum zinda hain.
ZAHRA
Aur saath hain.
DANISH
Aur sach saath hai.
Camera pull back: trio silhouetted. Distant azaan + temple bells overlay.
CLIFFHANGER
INT. JAIL CELL — NIGHT
Haider alone, tasbeeh ghumata. Guard chhodta ek folded chit: “Pathak
waiting. Next phase begins.”
Haider smirks.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Bomb foiling (S1–4): 10–12 min.
· Live event setup & confrontation (S5–8): 15–16 min.
· Arrest + press (S9): 6–7 min.
· Pathak office + trio rooftop (S10–11): 6–7 min.
· Haider jail cliffhanger (S12): 3–4 min.
THEMES
· Love survives terror.
· Nafrat ka dhanda = real qaatil.
· Truth requires public courage + procedural proof.
END OF EPISODE 8 — FULLY EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 8 (“Mohabbat ke Qaatil”) is now fully expanded on your canvas — with the foiled bombing, Zahra’s public stand, Haider’s arrest, and the ominous Pathak–Haider next phase setup.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 9: “Siyasat ka Shav”
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded) — Roman Hindi with Urdu flavour
Running Length Target: ~40–45 minutes
Tone: Courtroom drama spine, romance heart, political thriller
conscience
Episode Focus: Court acquittal of Aryan, prosecution of
conspirators, media wars outside; Pathak’s nexus begins to unravel.
TEASER — THE COURT GATES
EXT. DISTRICT COURT — SUBAH
Barricades. Crowds chanting both sides: “Justice for Aaliya!” vs “Free
Aryan!”
Media vans lined. Police lathis push crowd.
Zahra, Danish (civilian clothes), and Aryan (formal kurta, sling still) walk past. Flashbulbs explode.
ANCHOR (V.O.)
Aaj decide hoga — pyaar qatil hai ya siyasat ka shav.
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 9
ACT I — COURT BEGINS
1) INT. COURTROOM — MORNING
Judge presides. Aryan dock me. Prosecutor shuru karta.
PROSECUTOR
Exhibit A: CCTV showing Aryan near crime scene. Exhibit B: motive — interfaith
mohabbat.
DEFENCE LAWYER (appointed, weak)
Objection, my lord. Mere presence se crime prove nahi hota.
Judge neutral: “Proceed.”
Zahra whispers to Danish: “Defence weak hai.”
2) INT. COURTROOM — LATE MORNING
Prosecution witness: hostel warden.
WARDEN (hesitant)
Ji, Aryan aur Zahra zyada waqt sath bitate the…
PROSECUTOR
Kya aapko lagta hai Aaliya ke qatl ka sabab yeh rishta tha?
WARDEN (after pause)
Lagta hai… par dekha nahi.
Defence counsel fail karta cross. Zahra frustration se note karti.
3) INT. COURTROOM GALLERY — CONTINUOUS
Danish whispers to Zahra.
DANISH
Backup evidence laao. Sameer confession aur target‑list leak.
Zahra slip karke USB Editor ke through defence ko bhejti hai.
ACT II — FLIP
4) INT. COURTROOM — AFTERNOON
Defence suddenly energised. Plug USB.
DEFENCE LAWYER
My lord, supplementary evidence. Audio confession of Sameer Siddiqui.
Courtroom hush. Audio plays: “Izzat ka sawaal tha. Aryan ko phasao. Haider sahab…”
Gasps. Judge stern.
PROSECUTOR (angry)
Objection! Chain of custody?
DEFENCE
Validated by cyber forensics. Annexure submitted.
5) INT. COURTROOM — LATER
Defence presents raid seizure: redacted Target List.
DEFENCE
This was not a crime of passion. This was a conspiracy industry. My client
scapegoated.
PROSECUTOR
Conspiracy theory.
DANISH (as witness)
Not theory. Procedure. Warrant executed, list seized.
Murmurs. Judge takes notes.
6) EXT. NEWS CHANNEL WAR ROOM — SAME TIME
Anchors shout. Split screens: “Court mein Aryan clean chit?” vs “Nafrat ka angle exposed.”
Hashtag battle scroll: #FreeAryan vs #LoveJihadTruth.
7) INT. COURTROOM — EVENING
Closing arguments.
PROSECUTOR
Love blinded Aryan. Woh qatil hai.
DEFENCE
No, my lord. Love blinded the system. Aryan scapegoat bana.
Judge adjourns for verdict next day. Hammer.
ACT III — VERDICT & AFTERMATH
8) INT. COURTROOM — NEXT DAY
Packed house. Judge delivers.
JUDGE
Aryan Mishra ko charges se bari kiya jaata hai. Primary accused: Sameer
Siddiqui aur Maulvi Haider. Political nexus par CBI probe recommended.
Aryan relief tears. Zahra beams. Danish nods. Court cheers, others outrage.
9) EXT. COURT STEPS — CONTINUOUS
Crowd split. Aryan Zahra ke saath nikalta. Reporters rush.
REPORTER
Aapko lagta hai pyaar jeet gaya?
ZAHRA (firm)
Nahi. Sach jeeta. Aur sach ko abhi bhi suraksha chahiye.
Aryan catches her hand. Photos capture moment.
10) INT. PATHAK OFFICE — NIGHT
Pathak TV pe verdict dekh raha.
AIDE
Sir, CBI probe me aapka naam aa sakta hai.
PATHAK (cold)
Toh ek aur nafrat ka hungama create karo. Public ko divert karo.
Camera lingers on his sweating face. Shadow behind him grows — symbol of guilt.
11) INT. SAFE HOUSE — NIGHT
Trio exhausted. Danish pours chai.
ARYAN
Main ab azaad hoon. Par asal jang tum dono ladh rahe ho.
ZAHRA
Hum teen. Aur ab public bhi.
Trio clink cups.
CLIFFHANGER
EXT. NGO CULTURAL EVENT — NIGHT
Festive crowd. Children singing. Spotlight shift. In rafters: sniper
rifle glint.
Crosshair lands on Zahra. Finger curls trigger.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: TO BE CONTINUED…
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Opening court set‑up (S1–3): 10–12 min.
· Evidence flip (S4–5): 12–14 min.
· Verdict & aftermath (S8–9): 10–12 min.
· Pathak plotting + sniper cliffhanger (S10–11): 6–7 min.
THEMES
· Siyasat = corpse of justice.
· Love acquitted, hate indicted.
· Courtroom as theatre of truth.
END OF EPISODE 9 — FULLY EXPANDED DRAFT
Episode 9 (“Siyasat ka Shav”) is now fully expanded on your canvas — featuring the tense courtroom battle, Aryan’s acquittal, Pathak’s unraveling, and a chilling sniper cliffhanger aimed at Zahra.
Naqaab‑e‑Ishq
Episode 10: “Naqaab ke Peechhe” (Finale)
Screenplay Draft (Fully Expanded, Detailed) — Roman Hindi with Urdu
flavour
Running Length Target: ~50 minutes (extended finale)
Tone: Political thriller crescendo, romance payoff, social‑drama
conscience
Episode Focus: NGO event assassination attempt, Zahra
critically injured, Pathak’s nexus exposed through confession and CBI action,
trio survives and recommits to movement.
TEASER — THE SNIPER
EXT. NGO CULTURAL EVENT — NIGHT
Festive crowd. Children singing. Zahra front row, Aryan beside, Danish
perimeter.
ANGLE — RAFTERS: Sniper scope zeroes in on Zahra. Finger curls trigger.
SMASH TITLE:
NAQAAB‑E‑ISHQ — EPISODE 10 (FINALE)
ACT I — THE ATTEMPT
1) EXT. NGO EVENT — CONTINUOUS
Gunshot echoes. Aryan shoves Zahra aside. Bullet slices her side. Blood bloom. Zahra collapses. Crowd screams.
ARYAN (panicked)
Zahra! Dekho meri taraf. Saans lo!
He presses wound. Danish fires upward, sniper drops gun, scrambles to escape. Danish in hot pursuit.
2) INT. BACKSTAGE HALL — SAME TIME
Volunteers scatter. Aryan lifts Zahra, dupatte se pressure dalta. Zahra weak smile.
ZAHRA (faint whisper)
Imtihaan… abhi khatam nahi hua.
Aryan tears streaming: “Main har sawal ka jawab banunga.”
3) EXT. CITY ROOFTOPS — SNIPER CHASE
Danish sprint karta. Sniper limp gait visible. Danish leap, tackle. Fierce struggle. Danish rips mask — reveals political goon tied to Pathak’s team.
DANISH (low growl)
Naqaab ke peeche tum nahi… tumhara malik hai.
ACT II — UNMASKING THE NEXUS
4) INT. HOSPITAL ICU — NIGHT
Surgeons operate on Zahra. Aryan corridor me folded hands. Danish arrives with handcuffed sniper.
DANISH
Yeh Pathak ka aadmi hai. Confession niklega.
5) INT. POLICE HQ — INTERROGATION — NIGHT
Sniper sweating. Camera rolling. Danish calm but pressing.
SNIPER (cracking)
Order Pathak ke office se aaya. Funding bhi wahi. Haider bas ek pawn.
DANISH
Naam aur proof?
Sniper hands over coded diary — political funds linked to NGO Trust.
DANISH (to camera)
Chain of custody logged. Pathak exposed.
6) INT. NEWS STUDIO — MORNING
Breaking headlines: “Pathak‑Haider nexus exposed. CBI probe launched.” Split screen: anchors shout. Public hashtags trend: #NaqaabGirGaya, #JusticeForZahra.
7) INT. ASSEMBLY HALL — DAY
Pathak rally speech interrupted by CBI raid. Officers present warrant.
PATHAK (defiant)
Main desh bhakt hoon! Saazish hai yeh!
Cameras capture his mask slip — sweat beads, shaking hands. Crowd divided, some jeer.
ACT III — SACRIFICE & SURVIVAL
8) INT. HOSPITAL ICU — DAY
Zahra regains consciousness. Aryan beside, exhausted but smiling. Danish enters.
ZAHRA (hoarse)
Sach?
DANISH (gentle)
Sach abhi zinda hai. Aur tum bhi.
Aryan kisses her hand, relief overwhelming.
9) INT. SPECIAL COURTROOM — DAY
Judge delivers.
JUDGE
Aryan Mishra fully acquitted. Haider convicted. Pandit Pathak indicted, pending
CBI trial.
(beat)
Court yeh manta hai — mohabbat ko qatl ke saath jodna ghalat tha. Mohabbat civic
courage hai.
Gallery applause. Zahra silent tears.
10) EXT. COURT STEPS — EVENING
Trio steps out. Reporters surround.
REPORTER
Mohabbat aur siyasat — kaun jeeta?
ZAHRA (firm, resonant)
Na mohabbat jeeti, na siyasat. Sach jeeta. Aur sach ko hum
sabko bachana hoga.
Crowd chants: “Sach! Sach!” Air electric.
11) EXT. CITY ROOFTOP — NIGHT
Festival lights flicker. Aryan (bandaged), Zahra (recovering), Danish (chai in hand) watch city.
ARYAN
Sheher abhi bhi nafrat se bhara hai.
ZAHRA
Tabhi toh pyaar abhi bhi zaroori hai.
DANISH
Aur sach abhi bhi imtihaan hai.
They exchange small smiles. Camera crane up. Temple bells + azaan overlap.
EPILOGUE
INT. ZAHRA’S ROOM — NIGHT
Zahra writes in diary: “Naqaab ke peeche jo bhi ho… roshni hamesha milti
hai.”
Camera closes on line. Aryan’s reflection in mirror, Danish silhouette at door.
CUT TO BLACK.
SUPER: Season 1 Ends.
RUNTIME SUPPORT
· Attempt & chase (S1–3): ~12–14 min.
· Interrogation + exposure (S4–7): ~14–16 min.
· Hospital + verdict (S8–9): ~12 min.
· Court steps + rooftop epilogue (S10–11): ~8 min.
ENDING NOTE
Season 1 closes with naqaab finally torn — exposing that hate was not religion but politics weaponised. Zahra survives, Aryan acquitted, Danish redeemed — but scars remain. The couple’s love, tested through bullets and bomb plots, transforms into civic courage. Danish’s fight continues beyond his badge.
The final note: truth is fragile, but when love and conscience stand guard, it refuses to die.
END OF EPISODE 10 — FULLY EXPANDED DETAILED FINALE
The Season 1 finale (“Naqaab ke Peechhe”) is now fully expanded on your canvas — detailed assassination attempt, Pathak’s exposure, Zahra’s survival, courtroom closure, and the epilogue diary note tying the theme together.
💡
Post Credit Note (Black Screen Text):
“Ye kahani kisi ek jati, dharm ya
vyakti ki nahi hai.
Ye un sab ki hai jo nafrat ke beech mohabbat uganay ki koshish karte hain.”
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