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Feature film: GAURU

Scene_1
(Sound of sheep)
GORI
Brother, its time to go home. Count the sheep properly.
Even if one is missing from the lot of 40, father will beat you.
GORU
One.
GORU
Two, Three and four
GORU
(Vocal gesture to call sheep)
GORU
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
One time TEN, one time TEN
GORI
Goru, you have grown up dont you know counting till 40?
GORU
They teach counting in schools. Who will come to teach in fields?
And I am grazing sheep from last 8 years, did I missed a single
sheep?
No ever. Go away.
GORU
Nine.Nine
GORI
One missing ?
GORI
But which one?
GORU
Gauri, Its the male sheep
(Sound of male sheep)
GORI
Right now its time for blast in the mines.
GORU

Gauri Did you forget, we are RAIKA,

Loose your life but never loose your animal

Loudspeaker
Time for blast in the mines, everyone please climb down with your
animals.
(sound of donkey )
Loudspeaker
Time for blast in the mines
Loudspeaker
Last warning
Loudspeaker
Revers counting for blast starts
Loudspeaker
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five
Loudspeaker
Four, three, two, one
GORU
(Vocal gesture for victory)
My name is GAURU RAIKA
Loose your life but never loose your animal
(Vocal gesture for calling sheep)
RAIKA SONG
Not of his father
Not of his brother
Not of his mother
Not even of his wife
The RAIKA belongs
Only to his animals
In you I see GOD RAMA
In you I see GOD SHYAMA
In your four feet I see all four holy places
Loose your life but never loose your animal

Thats the way this son of mother

Not of his father
Not of his brother
Not of his mother
Not even of his wife
The RAIKA belongs
Only to his animals
Scene-2 Gauru Evada
GAURUS MOTHER
Hey Boy, whos trouble have you brought?
GAURU
I dont know, it was strolling on the hillock from some days.
Let it live for tonight, it wont take anything of anyones father
GAURUS MOTHER
That your father will only tell you
OLD WOMAN (SOUND)
Hey I am dying
Hey GAORU come hereI am dying
GOARU
Mom, I think grandma is going to die today
Collect some more Woodstock
MOTHER
Shut up and bring her inside

GORI
THIEF
GORI
Why did you told father that the radio is stolen
Goru
Oh, its stolen come lets listen to your request/ indenter
programe
GORU
I think you will tell fathergo listen to fathers request/ indenter

MOTHER
Gauru bring your grandmother inside, she will die in cold, outside
GAURU
Early she dies, earlier I will get sweets,
In this village no one makes sweets unless someone dies.
(Sound of the old woman crying)
DADI
I am dying
Dying
Loosing my breath..
Hahaha ( laughs)
Gauru
Hahaha ( laughs)
DADI
You got scared..
I fooled you
I am dying hahaha
GAURU
Dying..dying..grandma stop this daily acting.
You dont die and stop after creating the mood
DADI
Boy, I cry many a time to god PABUJI
But he is not giving me death
GAURU
Tell me one thing grandma
Why are you in hurry to die
DADI
Son..i m tired.
When a human cant move his hands and legs and only the breath is
moving
In this condition death is better
Timely death makes one immortal
GAURU
Dont sing songs, lets go inside
GAURU
Hey GAURI girl, bring the wheel cart

DADI
Hey dont bring that cart, leave it,
GAURU-GAURI
One , two three
DADI
Hey you guys STOP.
Dont create my procession to heaven, I am still alive.
GAURU
Stop please!
GAURI
Whats a procession to heaven
DADI
When a man dies at an old age without any disease, no villager cries
on his demise. They dance in the procession and throw money and
coins on his dead body. The deceased that goes through procession
to heaven goes directly to heaven.
GAURU
Then shall I take your procession to heaven
DADI
Leave it, I am not that fortunate
Only one in a million can be fortunate.
DADI
Make my tea, where are you running. Hey GAURU.
Father and son both are postponing me.
SCENE 2A
GAURI
Mther, father has come.
Mother
Early today!
RATNU
Today I got only half day of labor
Did BANNA came to ask for money?
MOTHER
No, he didnt came today

RATNU
Did the doctor come to see mother?
Mother
The doctor will come tomorrow
RATNU
TOMORROW!
GORI
Father, my coin for today
GORI
And this time bring a mare for me from the fair. A real mare.
GORU
Father, if a mare for her then bring shoes for me, when bought those
were shoes now they have become slippers. You told to bring on
HOLI its now DIWALI
Okay leave the slippers and clothesat least give me the radio.
RATNU
Whos donkey have you brought in draught.
GAURU
No ones
RATNU
NO ONES
One that belongs to no one in draught belongs to GOD RAMA.
Go leave it fast. Leave it at the same place you brought it from. Go
GAURU
Let it be there for night, I will leave it in the morning.
RATNU
It will become a habit. Leave it NOW. Go
SCENE 3
GAURU
Hey FOGATIYA
FOGATIYA
Hey
GAURU
Hey owner of one leg, hello

FOGATIYA
Hello
GAURU
Come out
See I bought a bride for you
FOGATIYA
Wow Bride..1
GAURU
Come
FOGATIYA
Donkey, whose donkey have you bought to me
GAURU
Everyone is saying its of LORD RAMAs
GAURU
But no one is ready to become its owner
FOGATIYA
Then why should I become its owner free of cost.
Open ityou are giving me donkey in draught
GAURU
NO NO, YOU JUST KEEP IT FOR NIGHT, I am there for the day, tell me
now
FOGATIYA
Give me your RADIO instead. Tell me now.
Deal, deal
Deal deal deal deal
GAURU
Yes , Deal
FOGATIYA
This deal is done, now have some tea
GAURU
Oh Tea.i forgot it.
SCENE 4
DADI
Give me my tea

GAURU
GAURI stop, give me some milk
MOTHER
Come inside and take it.
GAURU
Mother will mix water inside
GAURU
Mother, send some sugar and tea
GAURI
Sugar and tea are finished. Father will bring it tomorrow.
GAURU
Game finished, had fun
DADI
GAURU before putting off the tea, let me taste once.
GAURU
GRANDMA, sugar and tea are finished. I am extinguishing the
fireplace.
DADI
STOP, I warn you dont do that
DADI
Take this tea and here is sugar
GAURU
Grandma.. Thief?
DADI
No, Not thief, I am a fancier/ devotee /(tea lover)
GAURU
Grandma, from when do you have this tea sickness
DADI
From childhood, from when I was a child like GAURI, but my brother
used to make awesome tea. His tea was so good that I never even
felt the urge to eat bread. One this is the tea of my brother and
another is his HOLI dance. He used to dance so good
GAURU
That people used to come from 20 miles to watch him
GAURU

Have the tea better than your brothers teaWhere is your

brother now?
DADI
My brother is at my mothers home.
GAURU
And how is your mothers home.
DADI
Mothers home is just like my mother. ( laughs) a century has gone
by ..having
seen my brother, my mothers home, my village.
GAURU
From how long you havnt visited your village.
DADI
I never went there after marriage
GAURU
Why?
DADI
(Laughs) it never worked out
GAURU
You never felt like meeting your brother
DADI
Dont ask about my feelings, I wish a lot to meet my brother, to
listen to his voice, to see my village, GAURU I cant listen properly
with my ears, but I want to listen to my brothers voice. I want to
see the village, I want to listen to village temple bells, I want to go
to that pond and learn swimming holding the tail of a buffalo, I wish
a lot GAURU. I want to got the village once where I grew up . I want
to meet my brother, his children, I want to see my house has grown
up or its the same. I want to drink the air of my village. I want to
run in the verandah of my house without the veil. I bethink of my
brother and my home a lot. I want to fall from the swing that my
brother made for me. He used to give me fast swings.. ( cries) I
remember my village a lot, but I was never able to go there. I tell
you one thing. Till I dont see my village, I dont hear my brothers
voice..i will not die. I want to go to the village once.
GAURU
Tell my father to take you there
DADI

My tongue has worn out. I tell daily that I want to go to my village.

want hear my brothers voice. He doesnt listen to me.
GAURU
Useless man he is. But at least ask him once.
DADI
Hey RATNU , hey RATNU. I am telling you last time. Till you dont
take me to my village I will not die.
Mother
Please stop. Why do you want to quarrel.