Rooms for rent: script for 2 min short

FADE IN:

ENTRANCE TO A HOUSE IN BTM DAY

Camera closes up on a bouquet of roses, then pans out to show a
man carrying it entering a house. A “rooms for rent” sign is
visible in the background. The man rings the doorbell, hides the
flowers in a plastic bag and waits eagerly in anticipation. A girl
opens the door and peeps out.

MURTHY
How are you doing?

GIRL1
Hello Mr. Murthy.

ROOM INSIDE HOUSE IN BTM

Murthy enters the room. It has one sofa and a TV and is sparsely
furnished. The TV is running and showing a cricket match.

MURTHY
(looking about the room)
I came to check how you are doing.
Any problems?

GIRL1
Nothing really. But the fridge does shut
Down at times.

MURTHY
You girls are alone in the city. So I
Thought I would come and check. There are many
bad characters in the city. This is why my
brother does not rent the rooms to boys.


GIRL1
(smiling) Yes, yes..you are coming everyday


Murthy takes out the flowers and placing them on the table, with a romantic look on his face

MURTHY
This is from my side.

GIRL1
(Surprised) Thank you

She is taken aback and does not know how to react.
Murthy now takes out a chocolate from his pocket and puts it on
the table

MURTHY
..And this also

APRIL
Thanks again.

Murthy now sits down on the only sofa in the room. He notices a
map of Bangalore lying on the sofa and picks it up.


2.
MURTHY
So you girls are trying to explore the city.

GIRL1
Yes, but we are still new to the place.


MURTHY
Have you been to Lal Bagh?
I can take you there some afternoon if you like.
My brother in law runs the place.

Girl1 is hesitant and looks away.

GIRL1
Yes but we are very busy right now.

The phone rings in the other room

GIRL1
Excuse me...must be from the office

Girl1 goes off to the other room. Murthy switches channels
on the TV and settles on a song. He starts daydreaming.


LAL BAGH, DAY

Murthy is running around rose bushes with hands outstretched and a
large sunflower stuck over his ear. The girl is sitting on the
lawn. The same song that was coming on TV is playing in the
background. Scene transitions to…

…INSIDE ANY COFFEE DAY, DAY

Murthy is sitting and sharing ice cream with the girl and holding
hands. Same song keeps playing.

ROOM INSIDE HOUSE IN BTM
The music still plays but is quite muted. Murthy is seen dancing
around the room along with an imaginary lover. Girl1 enters the
room and looks at him with surprise.


GIRL1
(bit loudly) Mr. Murthy

Murthy comes back to his senses.

MURTHY
(with a smile) I was just exercising.

GIRL1
There is some problem at work. I have
to leave for the office

MURTHY
Ok then I shall take leave of you,
my dear. Be safe and call if you need me.

Murthy walks out and the girl shuts the door. Another girl
now emerges from the other room, shirtless, wearing a saree, half
of which is trailing on the floor. He starts taking off her saree.

MAN
Kya musibat hai yaar.. yeh aadmi har din
Bina bole aa jata hai…aur kahin saste mein room
Milta to kab nikal chuke hote.

Girl1, who too had gone into the room, now emerges as a man.


OUTSIDE THE SAME HOUSE, DAY
Camera zooms in on the sign that we saw at the beginning…

It says:
“Rooms for rent. For girls only”