A full 2.5-hour Indian festival-based movie script in detail. Since this is a big project (a feature-length screenplay),
🎬 "Diya aur Andhera" – Full Script
What I’ll provide:
1.
Concept
& Theme – What the film is about, festival chosen,
emotional/dramatic core.
2.
Characters
– Main + supporting characters with backstory.
3.
Plot
Structure (Scene-by-Scene) – Broken into 3 Acts (as per film
format) with all turning points, interval block, climax, etc.
4.
Dialogues
(Roman Hindi) – For key emotional, funny, and dramatic moments.
5.
Screenplay
Style – Scene headings (EXT./INT.), action, dialogues, and
transitions – so you can imagine it as a real film script.
6. Duration Mapping – Approx time for each sequence to make the story flow for ~2.5 hours.
Proposal for the Film
Short Synopsis
A joint family reunites in their ancestral village for Diwali after years of differences. Hidden grudges, generational clashes, love, and betrayal resurface. Amid the celebration, a secret about the family’s land dispute and a shocking accident on Chhoti Diwali night changes everything. The festival of lights becomes the backdrop for truth, forgiveness, and rebirth.
Structure (2.5 hours)
·
Act
1 (0 – 50 min): Introduction of family, setting, festival
vibes, subtle conflicts.
·
Act
2 (50 – 120 min): Rising tensions, love story, big revelation,
accident on Chhoti Diwali → interval.
· Act 3 (120 – 150 min): Aftermath, emotional confrontations, grand Diwali night, resolution, and emotional climax.
Act 1 (0 – 50 min) → Introduction, characters, setting, and conflicts. Then we’ll move into Act 2 and Act 3.
🎬 "Diya aur Andhera" – Full Script
ACT 1 (0 – 50 min)
Theme: Family reunion during Diwali, suppressed emotions, hidden cracks.
Scene
1 – EXT. VILLAGE ROAD – DAY
Camera pans
across a beautiful Gujarati/Rajasthani village decorated for Diwali. Diyas,
rangoli, and laughter fill the air. Drums beat. Children run with crackers.
Scene
2 – EXT. ANCESTRAL HOUSE – DAY
A huge haveli,
half lit, half in shadow. Relatives arrive with cars and luggage. Noise, hugs,
and greetings.
·
RAVI
(28) – Elder son, silent, corporate job in Mumbai.
·
MEERA
(24) – Younger sister, full of life.
·
MOTHER
(55) – Emotional, traditional.
·
FATHER
(60) – Strict, egoistic.
·
UNCLE
+ AUNT – Opportunistic, greedy.
· GRANDFATHER (80) – Patriarch, bedridden.
Scene
3 – INT. HOUSE – HALL – DAY
Relatives
unpack. Women making sweets. Men discussing property papers. Ravi watches
silently from a corner.
Father avoids the topic. Ravi’s jaw tightens.
Scene
4 – EXT. TERRACE – EVENING
Meera
decorates terrace with diyas. Ravi helps reluctantly.
Scene
5 – EXT. BAZAAR – EVENING
Family goes
shopping. Streets full of colors, firecrackers, lanterns.
·
Ravi notices a poor boy selling diyas.
·
He buys all diyas silently, gives him extra
money.
· Symbolism: Ravi still has kindness despite anger.
Scene
6 – INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
Women
gossip. Aunt whispers about Ravi leaving home years ago after fight with
father.
Camera cuts to Ravi overhearing from doorway.
Scene
7 – EXT. COURTYARD – NIGHT (CHHOTI DIWALI PREP)
Family
gathers for dinner. Crackers sound outside. Grandfather suddenly speaks after
days of silence.
Everyone falls silent. Emotional beat. Father avoids eye contact with Ravi.
Scene
8 – INT. RAVI’S ROOM – NIGHT
Ravi alone, looking at an old photo of him and his father during a past Diwali. Tears well up. Flashback of heated fight years ago about land + business decisions.
Scene
9 – EXT. ROOFTOP – LATE NIGHT
Ravi smokes
silently. Fireworks in sky. Meera joins him.
Camera pans out → Interval of Act 1.
⏱ Act
1 Duration: 45–50 min
·
Characters introduced
·
Family conflict hinted
·
Festival visuals set tone
·
Land dispute foreshadowed
· Father–son tension established
👉 Next, in Act 2 (50 – 120 min) →
we’ll bring in:
·
Love subplot (Ravi with a village girl / childhood
friend)
·
Rising family tension around land + inheritance
·
Accident on Chhoti
Diwali night that changes everything
· Interval block twist
Act 2 (50 – 120 min) scene-by-scene likh raha hoon, Roman Hindi dialogues ke saath. Ye part movie ka heart hoga — family tension, pyaar, raaz, aur accident jo story ko tod kar interval block banayega.
🎬 "Diya aur Andhera" – Act 2
Scene 10 – EXT. TEMPLE – MORNING
Village temple
decorated with flowers for Chhoti Diwali. Ravi goes to light a diya. A familiar
voice stops him.
Unspoken chemistry. Background: kids laughing, temple bells ringing.
Scene 11 – EXT. SCHOOL – DAY
Priya shows Ravi
her small school. Broken benches, kids studying under diya light.
Ravi touched. Symbolism of Diya.
Scene 12 – INT. HALL – AFTERNOON
Family
meeting. Uncle pressures father for land selling deal.
Ravi clenches fists. Silent anger.
Scene 13 – EXT. COURTYARD – EVENING
Preparations
for Chhoti Diwali. Rangoli, sweets, fireworks. Priya comes with kids to teach
them safety.
Scene 14 – INT. VERANDAH – NIGHT
Grandfather
calls Ravi alone.
Ravi shocked. Truth revealed — land dispute is about him.
Scene 15 – EXT. STREETS – NIGHT (CHHOTI DIWALI
CELEBRATION)
Huge
celebration. Firecrackers, music. Family in courtyard. Ravi & Father’s eyes
meet across crowd. Tension builds.
Scene 16 – EXT. VILLAGE SQUARE – NIGHT
(ACCIDENT)
Children
running with crackers. Suddenly one cracker flies near stored hay. Fire erupts.
Chaos.
·
Ravi saves Priya and kids.
·
Father trapped near fire.
·
Ravi runs in despite hate, saves father.
·
But in chaos, Grandfather’s bed (kept outside
for air) catches fire.
Grandfather dies. Silence. Screen fades.
Scene 17 – INT. HOUSE – LATE NIGHT
Family shocked. Father in guilt, Ravi silent. Priya consoles Meera. Aunt whispers that property will be chaos now.
Scene 18 – EXT. RIVER GHAT – NEXT MORNING
Grandfather’s funeral pyre. Ravi lights it. Father watches silently, regret in eyes. Priya stands with Ravi.
Scene 19 – EXT. TERRACE – EVENING (POST
FUNERAL)
Ravi &
Priya talking. Ravi broken.
(Interval feel – emotional, heavy, but hopeful.)
⏱ Act
2 Duration: 70 min
·
Love subplot established (Ravi–Priya).
·
Land dispute truth revealed.
·
Accident + Grandfather’s death = turning point.
· Interval high emotion + unresolved father–son conflict.
👉 Next step: Act 3 (120 – 150 min)
·
Resolution of land dispute.
·
Father–son confrontation → forgiveness.
·
Grand Diwali night → symbolic lighting of diyas.
·
Ravi & Priya union.
· Poetic, emotional climax.
Wrapping the story with a complete Act 3 (scene-by-scene, Roman Hindi dialogues).
🎬 Diya aur Andhera — ACT 3 (120–150 min)
Theme: Sach, maafi, aur roshni. Ghar ka “diya” jalta hai.
Scene
20 – INT. HALL – SUBAH
Ghar sannaata.
Dhoop ki halki khushboo. Maa mandir ke saamne baithi hai, aankhon mein paani.
Father door se sunta hai, pareshaan.
Scene
21 – EXT. ANGAN – SUBAH
Panditji aate
hain, ek purana lakdi ka sandook laate hue.
Sab hairaan. Sandook khulta hai: purane kagaz, ek chhota diya, aur Dadaji ka khat.
Scene
22 – INT. BAITHAK – SUBAH
Ravi khat padhta
hai, sab sunte hain.
Father ki aankhen bhar aati hain. Uncle bechain.
Scene
23 – INT. FATHER KA KAMRA – DOPAHAR
Uncle paper
nikaal ke father par dabav banata hai.
Father chup. Dil mein kasak.
Scene
24 – INT. MEERA KA ROOM – DOPAHAR
Meera, Priya
aur Ravi. Meera phone dikhaati hai—accident wali raat ka short video:
Uncle ke aadmi ne sookhe
ghaas ke paas patakhe rakhe the.
Scene
25 – EXT. PANCHAYAT CHABUTRA – SHAAM
Gaon ke
buzurg, parivaar, Panditji. Video dikhaya jaata hai.
Log daad dete hain. Uncle sharminda, seedha ho jata hai.
Scene
26 – INT. HALL – SHAAM (ANDHERA CHHA JATA HAI)
Zordaar
baarish. Bijli chali jaati hai. Ghar andhere mein.
Ravi sandook wala chhota diya jalaata hai. Ek se dusra, dusre se teesra—poora ghar jal utha soft roshni se.
Scene
27 – INT. MANDIR KONA – SHAAM
Sab milkar aarti shuru karte
hain. Priya bacchon ke saath bhajan gaati hai. Father, Ravi ke paas aakar rukta
hai.
Father apni ghar ki chaabi
aur kagad
(property papers) Ravi ko de deta hai.
Sab ro padte hain. Ghanti ki awaaz, soft score.
Scene
28 – EXT. ANGAN – RATLAMI RANGOLI KE SAATH – RATO
Bachche
mitti ke diye le kar gali-gali roshni phaila rahe. Priya Ravi ke saath chalti
hai.
Do pal ka pyaara, halka moment.
Scene
29 – INT. HALL – THODI DER BAAD
Uncle aage
badhta hai.
Uncle sar jukata hai. Meera taali baja deti hai, sab hans padte hain.
Scene
30 – EXT. ZAMEEN KA KONA (SCHOOL WALI JAGAH) – AGLE DIN SUBAH
Foundation-stone
ceremony. Pathar par likha: “Dadaji
Smriti Vidyalaya”.
Scene
31 – EXT. ANGAN – SHAAM (DIWALI KI RAAT)
Ghar saj
gaya. Lanterns, phool, dhoop. Roka
type chhota rasam—Maa Priya ko aashirvaad deti hai, Meera leg-pull karti hai.
Sab ki hansi. Family photo—sab ek frame mein.
Scene
32 – EXT. CHHAT – RAAT KA CLIMAX
Silent
fireworks (sky lanterns / phuljhari). Camera ghar se gaon tak fly. RAVI ek aakhri diya utha
kar chhat ke kinare rakhta hai. Father uske saath.
Priya Ravi ka haath pakadti hai. Aasmaan mein ek bada firework phool ban kar khilta hai—cut to black.
EPILOGUE
– EXT. SCHOOL – AGLI DIWALI – SUBAH
Bachche
uniform mein, naya school—hansi, shor. Deewar par likha: “Jahan roshni ho, wahan hum.”
Ravi aur Priya assembly dekh rahe, Father-Maa garv se.
*Title card dissolves: THE END. *
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