The Final Cut: Script Unveiled

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Script:

Fade in.

Rian’s house – night

A dimly lit, old house stands eerily silent. Haseeb shifts uncomfortably as he stands outside,

holding a covered dish of food. He takes a deep breath and knocks softly.

A long pause. Then—the door slowly opens.

Rian, a pale man, stands in the doorway. His smile is too wide, too forced. His eyes, dark and

unblinking, lock onto Haseeb.

1. Haseeb: (clearing throat, forcing a smile)

"Haan… ammi ne khana bheja tha. Socha khud le aoon…"

2. Rian: (grin widening)

"Akele khade rahne ka shauq hai?"

He pushes the door open wider, motioning inside. Haseeb shifts uncomfortably but steps in.

Rian’s house – living room/kitchen – night

The living room is dim, with a flickering lightbulb. The kitchen is open and small, with a

wooden cutting board on the counter.

On it—a raw chicken being chopped, hard.

Haseeb stands next to the kitchen door as Rian is cutting the chicken.

Thwack. Thwack. Thwack.

Blood drips off the board, trickling down the counter.

Haseeb’s eyes linger too long on it. Rian watches him, still smiling.

3. Rian: (tilting head slightly)

"Bhuk lagi hai?"

Haseeb swallows. His stomach churns violently. A pained expression crosses his face.

4. Haseeb: (shaking his head, uneasy laugh)"Nahi bhai… bas… chalun main?"

His breath hitches. His face goes pale. Suddenly, his body jerks forward—

He vomits.

A thick, dark liquid splashes onto the floor. Haseeb gasps for air, hands shaking.

He looks up—Rian hasn’t moved. The same frozen smile looks behind Haseeb and immediately

looks towards Haseeb.

Rian grabs Haseeb by the arms and makes him sit on the sofa.

5. Rian: (still smiling, unblinking)

“Mein yeh saaf kar deta hu.”

Haseeb sits on the sofa confused. The ghosts look at both of them from afar and slowly approach

Haseeb. Haseeb looks behind him to find nothing there and as he turns Rian is standing there

with the bloody cloth and a knife hidden underneath.

6. Rian: (standing awfully close)

“Wahan kya dekh rahe ho.”

7. Haseeb: (Hesitating)

“Aap.. yahan akele rehte ho?”

8. Rian: (Smile fading and saying it with a head nod)

“Nae”

9. Haseeb: (Confirming)

“Oh.. matlab sabh abhi bahar gaye hue hai?”

10. Rian: (smiling again)

“Nae.”

Rian looks behind Haseeb.

Haseeb slowly turns his head around and sees four people in black bhurqah’s standing still in a

line behind him.

CUT TO BLACK.