2.5-hour style screenplay breakdown for your story idea Khalsa: The Eternal Flame. I’ve
structured it in proper sequence — title, online synopsis, casting, then
act-wise screenplay outline.
🎬 Title : Khalsa: The Eternal Flame
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Online Story (Logline + Synopsis)
A forgotten orphan boy discovers
that he carries within him the divine spark of Khalsa. As tyrants and dark
sorcerers attempt to erase Guru Gobind Singh’s legacy, the boy must awaken his
inner warrior, embrace the path of justice, and rise as the eternal flame — a
protector of truth, courage, and freedom.
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Casting (Sample Suggestion)
- Orphan Boy (Arjan/Arjun Singh) → Young fresh talent (age 13–15, raw and innocent
look).
- Guru Gobind Singh’s guiding spirit/mentor → Pankaj Tripathi / Irrfan Khan type (calm, divine
aura).
- Main Villain (Dark Sorcerer / Tyrant General) → Manoj Bajpayee / Kay Kay Menon.
- Motherly Figure (Village caretaker) → Shefali Shah / Divya Dutta.
- Friend/Comic Relief (Stable boy) → Child actor like Inayat Verma / Vedant Sinha.
- Supporting Sikhs (Khalsa warriors / Sangat) → Ensemble of strong Sikh actors with martial
presence.
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Screenplay (2.5 Hr Film – 3 Acts)
Act
1: The Forgotten Flame (0 – 50 min)
- Opening visual:
Punjab under Mughal oppression; villages burned, temples and gurdwaras
silenced.
- Orphan boy introduced — bullied, weak, searching for
identity. Works in a stable, unknown of his destiny.
- Village elder tells stories of Guru Gobind Singh &
Khalsa. Boy feels a strange connection.
- Tyrant’s soldiers attack the village; boy runs, hides,
and accidentally saves a child using courage.
- While hiding in a ruined gurdwara, he sees Guru Gobind
Singh’s vision — the spark of Khalsa ignites inside him.
- Ending Act 1 beat → Boy vows silently: “I will never
run again.”
Act
2: The Warrior’s Path (50 – 110 min)
- The boy finds a mentor (Guru’s spirit or warrior
saint). Starts training in Gatka, sword fighting, horse riding.
- Montage of struggle: failing, falling, rising again.
“From weak orphan → warrior in making.”
- He learns Khalsa principles: Naam, Seva, Courage,
Justice.
- Dark villain strengthens grip: kidnaps children, bans
Sikh identity, burns scriptures.
- Boy tries to resist but fails in first rebellion.
Doubts himself.
- Turning point → caretaker woman is killed protecting him.
He realizes Khalsa is not just about survival but sacrifice.
- Ends Act 2 with his initiation as Khalsa — hair tied,
steel kara, sword gifted, chanting “Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji
Ki Fateh.”
Act
3: The Eternal Flame (110 – 150 min)
- Villain prepares a massive final assault on the village
to erase Khalsa memory.
- Boy rallies the people, gives a speech of courage: “We
are not just Sikhs, we are Khalsa, eternal flame of truth!”
- Epic final battle sequence: villagers vs tyrant army,
infused with Khalsa war cries.
- The boy, now a young warrior, defeats the
sorcerer/tyrant using both courage and divine spark (symbolic flame).
- Visual finale → As dawn breaks, Khalsa flag (Nishan
Sahib) rises, shining flame never extinguished.
- Closing shot → Boy looking ahead, not just as a warrior
but as Khalsa personified.
Theme close: You can kill a man, but never the flame of truth.
Here’s the scene-wise,
dialogue screenplay of Act 1 (0–50 min) for Khalsa: The Eternal Flame. I’ve
expanded every key beat into cinematic dialogues with proper scene headings.
🎬 Screenplay – Act 1: The Forgotten Flame
Scene 1 – EXT. PUNJAB VILLAGE – NIGHT
Dark clouds.
Flames rising. Mughal soldiers burn homes. Women cry, temple bells silenced.
Scene 2 – INT. STABLE – MORNING
Orphan boy
ARJAN, 13, weak frame, cleans horse dung. Other boys laugh at him.
Arjan lowers eyes, stays silent, wipes sweat.
Scene 3 – EXT. VILLAGE CHAUPAL – EVENING
Village elder
sits with children around fire. Arjan hides at corner, listening.
Children
cheer. Arjan’s eyes shine faintly.
Scene 4 – EXT. VILLAGE – NIGHT
Sudden
chaos. Tyrant’s soldiers raid. Screams everywhere.
Arjan runs,
breathless, hides behind cart. Sees a small child trapped under debris, crying.
Arjan shakes
in fear, looks both sides. Then with trembling courage, pulls child out and
hides him in haystack.
Arjan runs towards ruins of gurdwara.
Scene 5 – INT. RUINED GURDWARA – MIDNIGHT
Broken
walls, moonlight entering. Arjan collapses, holds chest, scared. Suddenly,
faint sound of shabad fills air.
A glowing
vision of GURU GOBIND SINGH appears, riding horse, calm aura.
Flame ignites inside Arjan’s eyes. Tears roll down.
Scene 6 – EXT. RUINED GURDWARA – DAWN
Arjan stands
tall, looking at rising sun. He clenches fist, whispering firmly.
Camera pulls
up → Gurdwara ruins glowing in sunlight. Music swells.
FADE OUT – END ACT 1.
Act 2: The Warrior’s Path (50–110 min) ka full scene-by-scene, dialogue screenplay de raha hoon. Ye wahi flow follow karega jaise Act 1 (clear scene headings + dialogues in Roman Hindi/Punjabi).
🎬 Act 2: The Warrior’s Path (50 – 110 min)
Scene 7 – EXT. FOREST OUTSKIRTS – MORNING
Arjan hides with
the rescued child. Suddenly, a calm saint-like WARRIOR appears (mentor figure).
He carries a sword but has divine aura.
Scene 8 – EXT. RIVERBANK – TRAINING MONTAGE
(DAYS PASS)
Arjan trains
under Warrior. Falls, fails, rises. Learns Gatka, horse riding, bow and arrow.
Scene 9 – EXT. VILLAGE – NIGHT (VILLAIN’S
COMMAND)
The TYRANT
GENERAL addresses his army in a dark camp.
He slams a sword on the map. His soldiers cheer with menace.
Scene 10 – EXT. SMALL VILLAGE – DAY
Arjan
secretly tries to defend villagers in a raid but is overpowered. Soldiers laugh
at him, beat him down.
Arjan, bruised, watches helplessly as villagers are dragged away.
Scene 11 – INT. VILLAGE HUT – NIGHT
Caretaker
woman (motherly figure) tends to Arjan’s wounds.
Suddenly
soldiers break in. Caretaker shields Arjan.
She is
struck down by a sword. Arjan screams in pain, holding her lifeless hand.
Scene 12 – EXT. RIVERBANK – DAWN (TURNING
POINT)
Arjan kneels
at river, hair wet, tears mixing with water. Warrior stands behind with sacred
items.
Arjan ties
his hair, wears steel kara, touches sword with reverence. Shouts with new
power:
Background echoes with shabads. The boy’s aura glows — he is reborn as Khalsa warrior.
Scene 13 – EXT. HILLSIDE – EVENING
Arjan, now
stronger, practices with sword under setting sun. Montage of villagers inspired
by him. Small groups start preparing secretly against tyrant.
FADE OUT – END ACT 2.
Act 3: The Eternal Flame (110–150 min) ka scene-by-scene, dialogue screenplay deta hoon. Ye climax hai, jahan Arjan apni poori transformation ke baad Khalsa ke roop mein zulm ke khilaf khada hota hai.
🎬 Act 3: The Eternal Flame (110 – 150 min)
Scene 14 – EXT. TYRANT’S FORT – NIGHT
Villain’s camp.
Soldiers sharpen swords, beating war drums. Tyrant General addresses his army.
Soldiers cheer with war cries.
Scene 15 – EXT. VILLAGE COURTYARD – NIGHT
Villagers look
broken, scared. Arjan enters, now in Khalsa roop, sword on shoulder, calm fire
in eyes.
Villagers
whisper, unsure. Arjan raises his sword high.
Scene 16 – EXT. VILLAGE BATTLEFIELD – DAWN
Foggy
morning. Tyrant’s army approaches. Drums thunder. Villagers line up with
farming tools, a few swords. Arjan stands in front like a young lion.
Scene 17 – THE BATTLE BEGINS
Intense
action sequence. Villagers fight fiercely. Women throw stones, children help
with water and arrows. Arjan leads charge with Gatka style, lightning fast.
Arjan duels
with multiple soldiers. Slow-motion shots of Khalsa war cries echoing.
Scene 18 – EXT. HILLTOP – MID-BATTLE
Arjan
finally confronts Tyrant General. Fierce sword duel begins. Sparks fly.
He disarms the Tyrant, drives him back. Villagers cheer.
Scene 19 – EXT. VILLAGE – SUNRISE (FINAL
BLOW)
Tyrant
raises hidden dagger to stab Arjan. Arjan blocks with kara (steel bangle), then
strikes final blow. Tyrant collapses. Silence. The first rays of sun hit
Arjan’s face.
The crowd erupts with chants. Children wave saffron cloth. A Nishan Sahib (Khalsa flag) is raised, glowing in sunlight.
Scene 20 – EXT. RUINED GURDWARA – CLOSING
SHOT
Arjan kneels
at the gurdwara ruins. He lights a small flame that grows bright.
Camera pulls
up: Arjan, villagers, and rising Khalsa flag framed against morning sky.
FADE OUT – THE END.
👉 Ab poora 2.5 hr screenplay – Act 1, Act 2, Act 3 complete ho gaya hai with scene-by-scene dialogues.
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