Against all odds

The dream (just like the secret.)

scene Visuals

voiceover

The scene of a five star hotel kitchen.

Its full of noise and everyone is busy
working on their particular dishes. Some
one is cutting veggie, some one is
cutting onions, bread, while someone is
stirring the vegetables, there is a
peculiar sound of the oil frying and the
noise of cutlery. (one option of the
starting)
(the second )
The waiter comes in and takes the dish
of table no. 21 and takes it to his table
after the approval of the head chef
while he tastes it.
This is a well dressed person, well suited
and neat from all the angles. He seems
to have a good taste for food and is
alone on his table. The waiter brings
food to his platter and serves it to him.
He nods to him with a smile. The waiter
goes While he starts eating .

Table no. 21 please.

The guest eats the first bite, and has a

happy expression on his face. Showing
he absolutely loved the food.
He calls for the manager and asks that
who is the head chef?

mene isse swadishth

khana pehle kabhi nahie
khaya, mujhe yaha ke
chef se milna hai
sure sir, says the
manager.

The door opens and the chef cap is seen,

he pushes the door and the transition
happens,

The whole thing might

take 30 sec to 1 min
probably

The small boy with poor torn clothes,

enters the dhaba from the kitchen with
the plate of roti and sabji.
The scene of the dhaba where people
are eating noise of dishes and vesels,
people chatting with each other.

This is a transition from

now to 10 years ago.

Notes

Thankyou says the

person while the waiter
serves him

After serving at one table he goes to the

another table takes a worn out cloth
from his sholder and cleans it. His job
was to serve, clean, and take care of the
people who visits the dhaba. People
called him chotu

After serving and when the guests are

less, he happens to go near the kitchen
of the dhaba. The dhaba owner sees
this, comes near him and slaps him,

Now, in the night,when all of the people

have gone, he sits all by himself , he is
sad due to what happened that day. He
is looking up in the sky. And go back in
his thoughts.
He remembers how he was criticized by
his parents his friends, everyone.

10

chotuuuu. Some
one calls him, and the
scene of introduction
ends here. The
protagonist is a timid lill
guy who works at the
dhaba which is in front
of the five star hotel.
mana kia hai tujhe ki
yaha galati se bhi mat
aana. Tumhe khaana
bahar tak mil jata hai
na, toh kyu apni sadi
shakal lekar yaha aa
jate ho? Yaha tumhare
jese neech ki koi jagah
nahi hai, tum chup chap
who karo jo tumhe bola
gaaya hai, chalo he
pushes him backwards.
He stands there still
with a shocked and sad
expression oon his face.

His father, mene meri

poori zindagi logo ke
talve chaatne me nikal
di, meri sirf ek pune ki
naukri thi, par me tuhhe
padha likha ke doctor
ya engineer banana
chahta hoon, taki
tumhe bhi ese din na
dekhne pade, aur sab
chod ke tumhe halwaai
banna hai?! he says
with anger and disgust
Mother says, kya tujhe
nahi pata ki hamare
samaj me ek rasoie ki
kya jagah hoti hai!? Kal
jab tumhara rishta kahi
lekar jayenge, toh hum
ladki walo ko kya

11

12

He remembers all this and turns around

and looks at the fivestar hotel which
stands right in front of him, he looks at it
and keeps on staring at it,

13

Meanwhile sun starts to rise and he gets

back to his work. He sees his friend had
come to meet him they both smiles at
eachother and hugs, but the moment

kahenge?! Ki hamara
beta rasoi badi achhi
banata hai she says
sarcastically.
Tumhe bachpan se
dekhti aa rahi hoon,
hamesha rasoi me aa ke
kuch na kuch naya
banata rehta, metoh
dekh ke bilkul choonk
gai, islie mene tumhe
gurukul bhej dia taaki
tum in sab se door
raho
par waha bhi tum nahi
sudhre, poore gutukul
ka khaana banana
lagewaha padhai ke
alawa, tum sirf khana
pakane lage tum yeh
sab chod do tilak, warna
hame sur zabardasti
karni padegi
Tum kyuu nahi
samajhte, yeh sab ladko
ko shobha nahie deta
yeh ladka ese nahi
manega, isko apne aap
se jeene dogi tab hi
pata chalega ki pese
kaha e aate hai, kitni
mehnat lagti hai jab
tumhare paas koi
degree ya koi kaabiliayt
nahi hoti
tumhe khana banna
hai na, toh jaao, nikal
jaao mere ghar se jab
bahar thokar khaaoge
tabhi pata chalega his
father pushes him out
and closes the door on
his face. Her mother
crying.
raju beta, tumhe
mana kia tha na is
bawarchi se baat karne
ka, kyu baar baar iske

they could talk, his friends parents come

from back and says,
And takes him away from chotu.
Now he is lonely no one is there by his
side. He works and loves at the dhaba,
where he does not like. All he can see is
the hotel standing in front.

H stays on the streets for a few days,

struggling to survive. He goes and stands
in front of some dhabas and just stands
and observes. Aise hi, he spends few of
his days.
One day, while crossing the road, he
meets with an accident. One car hits him
and he falls down on the road.
He is lying on the ground fainted.
Somebody picks him up and takes him
to hospital.
Hospital scene. At the hospital, its
known that he has lost his eyes. His
dhaba owner, his mom and 2 friends
have come. They all start criticizing him.

paas aa jate ho. Iske

saath rehkar tumhari
bhi buddhi bhrasth ho
jaayegi, tum
engineering padh rahe
ho toh usme dhyaan do,
yeh toh apna bhavishya
barbaad karke betha
hai, tumhe bhi banna
hai iske jesa nikamma
aur zalil?!

Car driver,Abe andha

hai kya?
Background me sound
of people muttering
and traffic is heard.
Abe ab kya karega? Tu
to andha ho gaya be!
Maine pehle hi tujhse
kaha tha beta chhod de
yeh bawarchi banne k
sapne! Par tu apni maa
ki baat manta hi kab
hai!
huh! Ab khana kya
banayega? Dekhega
kaise? Naak se? Tu to
bekar ho gaya ab.
Nikamma chhotu,
nikamma

The immediate next scene is of him at

the five star, walking out of the kitchen
to meet the customer who loved his
food.
The shot is close up, and his face is
shown. There is confidence on his face,
and no grief for being blind. There is a
junior assistant besides him guiding to
the table of the customer.
He reaches the table and smells, and

To kaisa laga aapko

then says

humare hath ka
(khaane ka naam)

The closing shot is his chef badge.

Ending voiceover, aap sab ne mere sapne ko meri nadani ya meri bewkoofi samjha, kisi ne use halwaai,
toh kisi ne use bawarchi ka naam dia, yeh sab naam ka ek hi matlab banta hai, mujhe is cheese ka shokh
tha, toh me isme aage badha, me nahi ban paya doctor ya engineer, kyun ki mujhe toh banna tha head
chef.
And then the first scene comes again, which shows chotu, dressed in chef coat and chef cap, coming
near the guest and takes the bow. And the ending shot is where the focus is zoomed on his name plate
on the chef coat that reads, Mr. XyZ, Head Chef, ABC Hotel
Ending caption: Black out and on screen will be the words- No dream is too small to give up. Sure, life
throws curveballs. Its only how you catch them, juggle, and put up the show. Its you against all odds.