Short Film Script — “teesri Gawah” (30
Minutes, Hinglish)
TEESRI
GAWAH (The Third Witness)
Genre: Relationship drama / betrayal / self-discovery
Duration: ~30 minutes
Language: Hinglish (Roman Hindi)
Primary Cast:
·
Aarohi (22): Smart,
self-respecting, emotionally intense.
·
Kabir (24): Charming,
defensive, image-conscious.
· Maya (22): Quiet strength, appears reserved but honest.
Supporting: Zoya (Aarohi’s best friend), Café Manager (cameo), PG Landlady (cameo).
Logline
Ek ladki apne boyfriend ko kisi aur ko kiss karte dekh leti hai. Us ek pal ki gaddari se teen logon ki zindagi ke raaste badal jaate hain—aur woh ladki decide karti hai ki iss kahani ka thehra hua frame usi waqt badlega jab woh apni awaaz ko sabse upar rakhegi.
Beat Sheet (Time Map)
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00:00–02:30 — Cold Open
montage: Pyaar ke chhote moments + present ka storm prelude
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02:30–05:00 — Setup: Aarohi ki
routine, job interview prep, Kabir ki flaky vibes
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05:00–08:00 — Suspicion:
Unanswered calls, location mismatch
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08:00–12:00 — Discovery: Park
mein kiss; Aarohi freezes, phir blast
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12:00–16:00 — The Monologue:
Raw, angry, public confrontation
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16:00–20:00 — Fallout: Café,
Zoya, flashbacks, self-check
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20:00–24:00 — Triad Showdown:
Kabir ki justification, Maya ki sachchai
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24:00–27:00 — Choice: Aarohi +
Maya solidarity, boundaries
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27:00–29:00 — Closure: Keys,
old messages delete, symbolic release
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29:00–30:00 — Epilogue:
Aarohi’s voiceover, new frame
Visual Style & Sound
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Cinematography: Handheld
close-ups for confrontation; wide, static frames for silence.
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Color: Warm nostalgic tones in
flashbacks; cool desaturated palette in present.
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Sound: Minimal score; city
ambience; low heartbeat FX in discovery; silence after slap- words.
Screenplay
1. INT. AAROHl’S PG ROOM – NIGHT (FLASH-FORWARD PRELUDE)
Black screen. Aarohi ki saans tez. Hum bas uski heartbeat sunte hain.
AAROHI (V.O.)
(steady, hurt)
Jab sach aankhon ke saamne khada ho, toh roshni bhi chubhne lagti hai.
CUT TO: Aarohi ke haath ka close-up—ek chhota polaroid photo. Usme Aarohi aur Kabir haste hue.
AAROHI (V.O.)
Main iss frame se bahar aane wali hoon.
SMASH CUT TO BLACK — TITLE CARD: TEESRI GAWAH
2. MONTAGE — PAST HAPPY MOMENTS — VARIOUS (DAY/NIGHT)
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Footpath par cutting chai, rain drizzles.
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Kabir ke shoulders par Aarohi; selfie laugh.
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Metro station pe forehead kiss.
Score: soft acoustic theme.
3. INT. AAROHl’S PG ROOM – MORNING
Aarohi laptop khola hai. Job interview prep. Sticky notes: “Confidence. Boundaries. Breathe.” Phone vibrates — Kabir: “Busy aaj, baad mein call.”
Z0YA (V.O. — VOICE NOTE)
Tu shine karegi aaj. Aur haan, Kabir ko bolna, kal ka plan fix kare ya bas
ghosting bandh kare.
Aarohi half-smile. Calendar pe likhti hai: “7 PM — Kabir?”
4. EXT. STREET / BUS STOP – EVENING
Golden hour. Aarohi flowers kharidti hai—tiny bouquet. Phone calls to Kabir go unanswered. Location ping: “Ridge Park.”
AAROHI (murmur)
Ridge Park? Toh phir “studio edit”?
She starts walking fast.
5. EXT. RIDGE PARK – SUNSET
Wide shot: trees, empty benches. Aarohi door se Kabir ko dekh leti hai—wo MAYA ke saath khada hai. Ek beat. Suddenly, Kabir aur Maya kiss karte hain.
Sound mutes. Sirf heartbeat. Flowers slip from Aarohi’s hand. Petals fall in slow motion.
Aarohi ke pair jam jaate hain; phir woh chalti hai, seedha un dono ke paas.
6. EXT. RIDGE PARK – CONTINUOUS (CONFRONTATION)
Aarohi robotically close aati hai. Kabir peeche hat-ta hai. Maya stiff.
KABIR
Aarohi—yeh—
AAROHI
(sharp)
Bas. Sun.
Aarohi ka gussa phoot padta hai—public, raw.
AAROHI (THE MONOLOGUE)
Saale tujhpe bharosa karke maine apni zindagi ka itna waqt barbaad kiya! Aur tu
yahan? Kisi aur ko kiss kar raha tha? Wah Kabir, kya hero ban raha tha! Main
pagal thi jo tujhe apna sab kuch samjhi. Har baar tujhe priority di—time,
pyaar, dil—aur tu? Ek second mein sab toda.
Tujhe sharam nahi aayi? Mujhe aankhon mein dekh kar itne din jhooth bolta raha?
Aaj saari izzat mitti mein mila di. Kamine, dhokebaaz!
Sun, tujh jaise gande insaan ke saath rehna maut se bura hai. Chal hatt! Ab tu
mere liye hawa bhi nahi. Tu deserve karta hai aisi cheap harkatein. Main abhi,
isi waqt, tujhe apni zindagi se nikal rahi hoon.
Jaa! Aur sun—dobara samne aaya na, toh apni hi shakal tujhe sharminda karegi.
Bewafa!
A crowd watches. Maya aankhen jhuka leti hai. Kabir kuch bolne hi lagta hai.
KABIR
It’s complicated—
AAROHI
(compose, icy)
Complicated nahi, clear hai.
Aarohi flowers bench pe chhod ke nikal jaati hai.
7. EXT. STREET OUTSIDE PARK – DUSK
Aarohi tezi se chal rahi. Saans bhaari. Phone buzz — Zoya calling.
AAROHI
(voice shaking)
Zoya… wahan tha. Uske saath. Maine dekha.
ZOYA (V.O.)
Tu kahaan hai? Café Milestone chalein. Main aa rahi hoon.
8. INT. CAFÉ MILESTONE – NIGHT
Warm lights. Aarohi corner table. Zoya saamne. Tissue, paani.
ZOYA
Cry mat rok. Body ko nikalna hota hai sab.
AAROHI
Main tootna nahi chahti. Bas samajhna chahti hoon—kyu?
Flashback punches: missed birthdays, Kabir’s “work,” Aarohi waiting at metro.
ZOYA
(steady)
Boundary set kar, Aarohi. Agar woh aayega, sunegi tu… lekin apni seat usse mat
de.
Aarohi slowly nods. Phone: Kabir—“Talk?” Aarohi: “Kal subah. Public place.”
9. EXT. RIVERSIDE PROMENADE – MORNING
Open sky. Aarohi khadi hai. Kabir aata hai, nervous.
KABIR
Look… mistake ho gayi. Maya aur main—
AAROHI
“Ho gayi” ya “ki”?
KABIR
(quick)
Hum sirf close friends. Us din—
MAYA (O.S.)
(interrupts, firm)
Stop lying, Kabir.
Maya aati hai. She looks at Aarohi—respectful.
MAYA
Aarohi, mujhe nahi pata tha tum log… official ho. Kabir ne bola—“it’s
complicated, we’re on a break.”
Aarohi glances at Kabir.
AAROHI
Hum kab the “break” par?
KABIR
(defensive)
Main confuse tha. Tum always busy, interviews—
AAROHI
Gaslight mat kar. Mere goals tumhari license nahi.
MAYA
(to Aarohi)
Agar tumhe space chahiye to main chali jaaungi.
(to Kabir)
Aur tum—mujhe apni story mein prop bana kar use mat karo.
Beat. Silence. Wind.
KABIR
(soft)
I messed up. Please ek chance—
AAROHI
Chance ke naam par tum ne mere andar ki shanti tod di. Ab main apne liye chance
lungi.
Aarohi palatne lagti hai.
KABIR
Aarohi—
AAROHI
(thinks, turns)
Ek sawaal. Jab tumne mujhe jhooth bola, tum apne aap ko kaise dekhte ho?
KABIR
(quiet)
Guilty.
AAROHI
Good. Us guilt ko rakho. Main apni izzat rakhoongi.
Aarohi exits. Maya stays, looks at Kabir one last time, then walks the other way.
10. INT. AAROHl’S PG – DAY
Aarohi desk par. She opens a box: Kabir ki letters, movie tickets. One by one, she folds and keeps aside. Phone par voicenote record karti hai.
AAROHI (V.O.)
Rules for me: 1) No drunk calls. 2) No “what if”. 3) No stalking. 4) Healing is
the only deadline.
She changes WhatsApp wallpaper from couple selfie to plain teal.
11. EXT. CITY ROOFTOP – SUNSET
Aarohi & Zoya. Thandi hawa. Aarohi ek small key ring nikalti hai—Kabir ke ghar ki duplicate keys.
ZOYA
Ready?
Aarohi keys ko palm me press karti hai, then drops them into a donation box marked “Lost & Found — Building.”
AAROHI
(smiles faintly)
Meri kahani ka agla scene.
12. INT. KABIR’S APARTMENT – NIGHT (INTERCUT)
Kabir akela. Messages type karta hai, delete. Mirror me khud ko dekhta hai.
KABIR (to self)
I’m not the villain. (beat) Maybe I am.
Phone ping — “Number blocked.” He sits in silence.
13. EXT. ART STUDIO WORKSHOP – DAY
Maya painting. She checks her phone—draft message to Aarohi: “Sorry.” She doesn’t send. Instead, she takes a print of a candid photo she clicked of Aarohi in café (smiling through tears) and pins it on her mood board labelled: “Strength.”
14. EXT. CITY LIBRARY STEPS – MORNING
Aarohi interview call on earphones. Poised.
INTERVIEWER (V.O.)
Where do you see yourself in five years?
AAROHI
(smiles)
In a frame I choose. Clear boundaries. Clear voice. And yes—leading.
She ends call. Breathes. Sunlight on her face.
15. EXT. RIDGE PARK – DAY (ECHO OF DISCOVERY)
Same bench jahan flowers the. Aarohi returns—alone. She places ek single fresh flower, sits for a moment, looks ahead.
AAROHI (V.O.)
Kuch frames toot jaate hain. Par jab hum camera ko haath me le lete hain,
kahani phir se likhi ja sakti hai.
Aarohi stands, walks away. Camera holds on bench.
CUT TO BLACK.
Post-Credits (Optional – 30 sec)
Phone buzz on silent mode. “Offer Letter: Congratulations.” Aarohi ke chehre par halka sa, pakka sa smile.
Production Notes
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Locations: Ridge Park, Café
Milestone, Riverside Promenade, Rooftop, PG room, Kabir’s apartment, Library
steps, Art studio.
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Props: Flowers, key ring,
polaroid, donation box, sticky notes, old tickets.
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Wardrobe: Aarohi — earth tones;
Kabir — dark greens/blacks; Maya — neutral beige/grey.
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Music cues: Acoustic theme
(warm), low heartbeat (tension), airy piano (resolution).
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Run-time control: Scenes 6, 9
key dialogue blocks (~4 mins each). Montage + transitions (~5 mins). Remaining
scenes average 1–2 mins.
Dialogue Excerpts (For Trailer/Teaser)
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Aarohi: “Complicated nahi,
clear hai.”
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Maya: “Prop bana kar use mat
karo.”
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Aarohi (V.O.): “Main iss frame
se bahar aane wali hoon.”
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