INT. WHITE BACKGROUND - SET
I n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e m a i n c h a r a c t e r s A R J U N a n d A R C H A N A
interacting with the animated titles.
Similar to the pink panther cartoon t itle sequ ence... a musing,
witty and wacky.
Titles End.
FADE TO:
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EXT. CHENNAI ROADS - MORNING
We s ee Ar ju n .. . t he t a ll , h an ds om e a nd sl ig h tl y r eb el l io us
loo ki ng y ou ng ma n ri di ng h is bi ke t hr ou gh t he ea rl y mo rn in g
tr a ff i c o f C h e nn a i r o ad s . D a sh i n g a n d c on f i de n t , h e T E AR S
thr oug h t he roa ds, pa st red li gh ts and cu rsi ng tra ffi c c ops ,
while chec king hims elf out i n the rea r view mi rror, onl y to be
distracted by young college girls passing by.
CUT TO:
3
EXT/INT. PAPER BOAT OFFICE - SEVERAL MINUTES LATER
Arj un p ar ks h is bi ke a t th e par ki ng l ot a nd ru sh es i nt o hi s
of fi ce . A s h e sp r in ts th ro u gh t he co rr i do r h e ac c id en t al ly
da s he s a g a in s t a fe m a le s ta f f . P a pe r s f l yi n g a c r os s mi d -
air !.. we se e t he ann oye d l ady s itt ing aw kwa rdl y f lat on th e
f l o o r w i t h c r o o k e d g l a s s e s . A r j u n s h e e p i s h l y s m i l e s a n d apologizes.
ARJUN
Sorry sorry sorry.
Di n es h an d M i c ha e l ( h is o ff i ce b ud d i es ) p e e p o u t o f t h ei r
cubicles and laugh at this scene.
DINESH
†£ †£ †£... ¼Á¡ø'Û ºò¾õ §¸ìÌõ §À¡§¾ ¿¢¨Éý...
þÅÉ¡ò¾¡ý þÕìÌõÛ... ¦ºÕôÀÊ Å¡í¸ô§À¡È¡ý.
Arj un p ic ks u p t he s ca tt er ed fi le s fr om t he fl oo r an d gi ve s
his hand to help the lady up. Dinesh teases.
DINESH (CONT’D)
Helping tendency'¡Á¡!
The l ady frown s at Arju n an d sla ps h is h and a way. Arju n ma kes
funny face. Now Michael teases.
MICHAEL
±ýÉ ¦ºøÄõ? ¨¸ ÅÄ¢ì̾¡? hee hee heee!
Th e l a d y g ra b s t h e f i le s fr o m A r ju n an d w a l ks a wa y . A r ju n
instantly forgets the incident and walks towards the guys.
ARJUN
Excuse me...
2.
He co m p le t el y ig n o re s t h e g u ys a nd g oe s t o w ar d s t h e y o un g
female co-workers sitting beside their desks.
ARJUN (CONT'D)
Hey Shilpa... Hi Keerthi.... Hi Shammu...
The girls wish him back. Dinesh and Michael exchange looks.
MICHAEL
¿ÁìÌ ´Õ Hi ¦º¡ýÉ¡É¡ À¡ò¾¢Â¡?
Th ei r b os s S ri ni v as an , a h u mb le -l o ok in g s ix t y ye a r ol d m an
wal ks t ow ar ds Di ne sh . Th er e' s s om et hi ng v er y f ri en dl y, w ar m
and likeable about him.
SRINIVASAN
Michael...
DINESH
(sighs)
Boss... ±ý §ÀÕ Dinesh...
N o t a d m i t t i n g t h e f a c t t h a t h e j u s t m i x e d u p t h e n a m e , Srinivasan keeps a straight face and says,
SRINIVASAN
«ôÀ ¿£ ±ÐìÌ ÓýÉ¡Ê ¿¢ì¸¢§È... ¿¸Õ... (turns to
Micheal) Michael..
MICHAEL
Yes BOSS...?
SRINIVASAN
«ó¾ designs ±øÄ¡ò¨¾Ôõ ready Àñ½¢ðÊ¡?
MICHAEL
Ready Àñ½¢Â¡îÍ Boss...
Ar j u n a nd M i c h ae l p i c k u p a ca m p a i g n p o s t e r o f a sm i l i n g
p o l i t i c i a n a n d s h o w s i t t o S r i n i v a s a n . D i n e s h s t a r t s
complaining.
DINESH
Boss... ¯í¸Ù째 þÐ ¿¢Â¡ÂÁ¡ þÕ측? ¿¡í¸ «ôÀÊ
±ýÉ ¾ôÒ Àñ½¢§É¡õ...?
SRINIVASAN
¦º¡øÖí¸ ±ýÉ À¢ÃÉ?
DINESH
Sachin Teldulkar'§Ã¡¼ ´Õ pepsi ad... Madhavan'§É¡¼ ´Õ
mobile ad... 'at least' Sneha'§Å¡¼ ´Õ saree Å¢ÇõÀÃõ
Àñ½Ä¡õ'Û ÀÄ ¸É׸§Ç¡¼ Åó¾ ±í¸¨Ç...
His voice breaks (pretends to be sad)
MICHAEL
¿£ feel Àñ½¡§¾¼¡... ¿¡ý ¦º¡ø§Èý... (continues) ÀÄ
¸É׸§Ç¡¼ Åó¾ ±í¸¨Ç... þôÀÊ '¸¡¾½¢ ŢơŢüÌ
ÅÕ¸'ý¦ÉøÄ¡õ º¢ýÉ º¢ýÉ designs Àñ½ ¦º¡øÄ¢
¦Ã¡õÀ ¸‰¼ôÀÎ òÐÈ£í¸ À¡Š!