Hamlet

(Tragedy/Teen Drama)

Written by
Devang Patil

Name : Devang Patil

Address : 503, Prim Rose Tower,
Azad nagar 3, Andheri West,
Mumbai - 400058
Phone Number : 9833373385
 SCENE 1

SYM College ka dorm, Ye do bed ke dorm mai bikhre hue 3

laashe, ek bed pe Harsh, aadha pao bahar latkaye hue neend mai
dhoot, niche zameen chaate hue Vignesh, apna muh farshi par
rakhe, takiya peeth pe liye soya pada. Bagal ke bed pe Ophelia
shaanti se ek karvat pe leti hui.

{Heroin ~ By the Velvet underground plays} Us laasho ke bheed

mai se Hardik uthta hai aur Vignesh ke body ke upar se
chalaang lagaake table pe rakha hua phone utha kar alarm bandh
karta hai (the music stops).

Hardik table se ek cigarette uthaata hai aur usse

jalata hai

HARDIK
(Per se Vignesh ko uthaate hue)
Abe uth, 2 bajj gaye hai

Zameen se ek vichitra aawaz aati hai, aur nakaar

darshaati hai

HARDIK
Agar jamta nahi hai toh itne nashe karte kyu ho?

Piche se Ophelia angdaai lete hue uth jaati hai

OPHELIA
Kitne baje hai?

HARDIK
(warmly)
Good morning! 2 baje hai

OPHELIA
Shit aaj exam tha subha

Bed se uthne ki koshish karti hai

HARSH
Aaj sunday hai, sooja

OPHELIA
(firse bed mai samaa jaati hai)
Toh mai idhar hi soorahi hu, 1 ghante mai uthaa dena mujhe,
Kal raat bohot heavy tha

Zameen se fir ek aawaaz uthti hai, apni manzoori

darshaati hai
 2.

HARDIK
Kal kuch tumlogo ka jyada hi hogaya , Kyu karte ho ye sab?
Mat karo yaar ye sab chemicals, waise kya laaya tha woh
kal? Ae vignesh bol be

Vignesh ko per se uthaane ki fir koshish karta hai

VIGNESH
(sirf takiya uthta hai)
Speeed!

HARSH
Bro crazy tha woh, try karna chahiye tha tujhe

Harsh bed se zor lagaaye uthta hai aur hardik se

cigarette leta hai

HARDIK
Boss ye sab nahi kar raha hu mai, tum bhi mat karo , kyu
karna hai ye sab? Side effects toh honge na

OPHELIA
Kuch nahi hai, bas neend acchi aati hai aur Mazaa aata hai?
Hardik itna socho mat, kabhi mazee bhi karo life mai?

HARSH
Bro chewing gum hai?

HARDIK
Jaake brush kar chewing gum chahiye

HARSH
Woh jaw clench horaha hai, common side effect, Chewing gum
hai?

HARDIK
Dekh mere drawer mai hoga

Harsh vignesh ke paas cigarette le jaata hai, aur

takiya jhat se uth kar woh leta hai

VIGNESH
Breakfast karne jaate hai

HARDIK
2 bajj gaye hai, lunch bhi khatam hone aaya hoga

VIGNESH
(pocket se toothbrush nikalte
hue)
Toh ek kaam karte hai, mai fatfat brush karta hu, ek ek
quick Goodmorning Hit lete hai aur lunch karne jaate hai,
Sunday special Kheema pao.
 3.

Ye sunke ophelia uth jaati hai

HARDIK
Sharam karo, subha subha nashe kar rahe ho, Kya chutiyagiri
hai. Vighu chamaat marunga tereko firse ye laaya toh. Mat
karo ye sab

VIGNESH
Bhai, kal ek raat mai 7k profit hua hai, second year ke
baccha log ne toh party order liya hai, sabka saturday
night full tight tha.

OPHELIA
(haste hue)
Hardik, tension mat lo ham addict nahi hone waale , kabhi
let loose, feel the music, jeeyo! Chill normal hai ye sab.

HARSH
Madam issko kuch mat bolo... dean ke khud najaayas suputra
hai, Aadharshwaad inke khoon mai hai. Abe paani pass kar
waha se

HARDIK
Khatam hogaya hai bhar ke laana hoga

HARSH
Tch Raat ko bharaa nahi tu? Tera chance tha

HARDIK
Gatak liya tumlogo ne tumhaare woh pills ke saath.

Harsh darwaaze ke aur jaata hai aur tab darwaze pe

ek shaks aake khada hota hai.

Prof. Chandrakant Thakur room ke andar jhaak ke dekhta hai,

uski nazar Hardik pe padhti hai

CHANDRAKANT
(naramta se)
Goodmorning Hardik
(usski nazar pure room mai
ghoomti hai)
Yaha toh sablog hai. Lagta hai bas abhi uthe ho...

Hardik unke paas aata hai, confused

CHANDRAKANT
Hardik freshen up hoke Gayatri Madam ke office pohoch jaao,
tumse unko kuch baat karni hai.

Prof. Chandrakant nazar jhukaate hue waha se nikal

jaate hai
 4.

Room mai ek shaant fail jaati hai

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 2

Dr. Gayatri, college ke counsellor, unke cabin mai trast

awastha mai baithe hue hai, Prof. Chandrakant cabin mai aate
hai

CHANDRAKANT
Gayatri?

Gayatri apne sochse achanak bahar aati hai

GAYATRI MADAM
Oh, Chandrakant... Hardik ko bol diya?

CHANDRAKANT
Haa ussko yaha aane boldiya, usse baat karlena tum, tum Kya
soch rahe ho...

GAYATRI MADAM
Ashok Sir, suicide kaise kar sakte hai...he was such a
happy man

CHANDRAKANT
Tch...Abhi kya hi bol sakte hai, ek insaan kya kya takleefo
se jaata hai woh ussko hi maalum.

GAYATRI MADAM
Im worried for Hardik, Im not sure woh ye information se
kaise deal karega. Usske parents ke death ke baad woh kaafi
kharaab phase mai tha, His anxeity disorder turned into a
bipolar disorder, abhi jaake kuch improvement aaya tha aur
ab ye... He was like his father, Chandrakant. But I know He
will pull through, I will make sure he does.

CHANDRAKANT
Usske liye toh mai concerned hu hi, bichaara baccha, mujhe
bharosa hai tum usse madat kar sakogi, agar Ashok dada was
like a father to him toh aap bhi usske maa jaise hi toh ho,
mai bhi hu tumhaare saath, I know I cant fill Ashok dada’s
shoes, but I will try my best, saare bacche mere apne hai.
Abhi committee ne mujhe inform kiya ki I am to take charge
as the dean.

GAYATRI MADAM
OH...Congralutions sir, Kaafi sad circumstances hai par aap
ye duty bohot sahi se nibhaaenge I know.

Gayatri madam hugs him

 5.

CHANDRAKANT
I hope I hope.

Hardik walks into the cabin, and stares at them

hugging

GAYATRI MADAM
(awkwardly)
Oh Hardik... aajao

CHANDRAKANT
(clears his throat)
Ok... chalo I will leave you two, Hardik bete, we are all
here for you. Woh aapke pita samaan the toh mere bhi bade
bhai samaan the. Ye cheez ke liye khudko bilkul bhi blame
mat karna theek hai? Dhyaan rakho apna

Hardik ke khande pe haath rakhte hue woh Gayatri

madam ke aur dekhte hai aur waha se nikal jaate
hai

GAYATRI MADAM
How are you doing Hardik? Slept well?

Hardik nods

GAYATRI MADAM
Any attacks in the last few days? Sos medicine ki zarurat
padi?

HARDIK
Nahi mai toh theek hu aur aaj toh humara...Woh Chandu yaha
kya kar raha tha aur kya bol raha tha woh?

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik tumhe maine iske liye bulaya ki... I dont know how
to tell you this par bahar se pata chalne ke pahile I
wanted to personally inform you

Hardik chair mai aage aata hai

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik... Ashok Sir is dead. He committed suicide.

HARDIK
What?

GAYATRI MADAM
Aaj subah hi unki body woh nadi ke paas mili. Police are
still investigating, par prelimanary suicide kehe rahe hai.
He jumped off the bridge.
 6.

HARDIK
Ye... mai nahi maanta. Woh suicide nahi kar sakte

GAYATRI MADAM
I know its difficult to comprehend par, im sure he had his
reasons. Aur abhi we cant do anything about it. And I know
there is no way to console you, but be rest assured we are
here for you, I am here you

Gayatri madam usske baalo se haath ferti hai

GAYATRI MADAM
Ham sab hai tumhaare saath , you’re still in safe hands,
Chandrakant sir bhi hai, im sure he will look after you as
Ashok sir did.

HARDIK
Unki jagah ye nahi le sakta

GAYATRI MADAM
Woh tumhaare dean hai abhi

HARDIK
Kya? ye dean hai abhi. He doesn’t deserve to even look at
Ashok sir’s seat

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik, he is a very capable man, kaafi senior hai, I have
worked with him for years. He is more than deserving. I
hope tum isse bhulne ki koshish karo , and you are not
stranger to death anyways.

Hardik looks at her in disbelief

GAYATRI MADAM
Its all going to be fine Hardik, we will get through this.

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 3

Hardik ka dorm, Ophelia ka haath pakde baithi hai, Hardik ka

chehera ekdum nirjeev hai.

Hardik is constantly tapping his foot

OPHELIA
Hardik...kuch toh bolo...Aise khudko band mat karo. We are
here for you, hum sab tumhaare saath hai.
(woh usske per pe haath rakhti
hai)
Ruk jaao , Hardik... Breathing pe focus karo . Tumhaare
dawaai lau?
 7.

HARDIK
Dekho mai theek hu, leave me alone... Mujhe akele rehena
hai. Please leave me alone. Please.

OPHELIA
Hardik...

HARDIK
Please samjho...

Hardik usske aakho me aakhe daale

HARDIK
Please...

Ophelia waha se chale jaati hai.

Hardik room ke sannaton mai baithe hota hai, tab

achanak usske dorm ka darwaza khat khatata hai.
Woh jaake darwaza kholta hai. Darwaaze pe ek
anjaan shaks khadaa hai.

Woh room me ghus jaata hai

ANJAAN SHAKS
Tum hi ho na Hardik... Tumse bohot zaroori baat karni
thi...Mere paas time nahi hai... Darwaza bandh kardo.

Hardik is confused

ANJAAN SHAKS
Ashok sir ki maut suicide nahi thi...murder tha , unko
bridge se fek diya hai.

HARDIK
Kya? Tumhe kaise maalum

ANJAAN SHAKS
Maine hi dhakka diya tha , ye unki diary. Ashok sir ko
marwaane mai Chandrakant ka haath hai, Woh drugs ka racket
chala raha hai college mai, ye sir ko pata tha, Sab unke ye
diary mai likha hai.

HARDIK
Par...kya tum kya bol rahe ho? Kyu kaise

ANJAAN SHAKS
Mere paas time nahi hai mai...

Utne mai hi darwaza firse khat khatata hai

Woh shaks uthta hai Aur darwaza kholke bahar bhaag

jaata hai.
 8.

HARSH
Ye... Ye chemistry lab ka assistant hai na, ye kya kar raha
tha yaha pe? Hardik tu theek hai na

HARDIK
Mujhe pata tha ... Ashok sir ne suicide nahi kiya , unko
maara gaya hai.

HARSH
Fir? Ab kya?

HARDIK
Sun...tu score kisse karta hai?

HARSH
Kya...ahh Vighu se? Chahiye tujhe?

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 4

Hardik ka dorm, Puri paltan usse console karne aayi hai.

Ophelia Hardik ke khande pe sir rakhe hue baithi hai. Hardik
trast awastha mai

HARSH
Chal mai toh kehe raha hu,, fifa khelne jaate hai kal, 1 hr
120 rs, sort hai

VIGNESH
Bro Counter strike!

OPHELIA
Acchi film koi aai hai? Hardik tumhe kya karna hai tum
batao

Hardik bas soch mai gira hua hai

OPHELIA
Hardik?

VIGNESH
Abe sunn Hardik tu jyada load mat le , Tereko kuch nahi
karna toh kuch mat kar, mast sooja 4 din, tera attendance
mai lagata hu.

HARSH
Sunn Beer piyega?

HARDIK
Haa
 9.

HARSH
Haa? Piyega?

HARDIK
Nahi re, sunn vighu... Tere se kuch kaam tha

VIGNESH
Bol na

Hardik usse baaju mai le jaata hai

HARDIK
Sunn tu woh maal kaha se uthata hai?

VIGNESH
Kya...kyu? tereko chahiye?

HARDIK
Nahi...mereko bechna hai

VIGNESH
Tu bechega? Kya bhai?

HARDIK
Haa paise ka short hai, tu hi bola tha na acche khaase mil
jaate hai na isse

VIGNESH
(sochta hai)
Haa... mil toh jaayega...par aisa sidha sidha nahi bech
sakta hai. Ek system hai, tereko samajhna padega.

HARDIK
Toh samjhaa mujhe

VIGNESH
Hardik...ye sab mai kyu padh raha hai

HARDIK
Tu batane ka kaam kar

VIGNESH
Theek hai toh dekh .... Pahile tereko ek bande se milana
padega, apna pedi waha se milta hai maal....

{music cues}

(Chop suey by System of a down)

FADE UP:
 10.

SCENE 5: MONTAGE STARTS

Actions: Vighu points at a guy from distance; Hardik walks

upto him, Picks up a big bag and puts it in his duffle. 2.
Vighu goes in a different direction, Hardik Sits by a bench, A
guy comes and keeps a package beside him, Hardik picks it up
and leaves.

3. Hardik walks upto a man, they shake hands and trade a

packet against money. (right)

4. Hardik catches a packet thrown from the staircase.(front)

5. Hardik checks a kid collecting the packet, then hands it

over(left)

6. Hardik and Vighu counting monies, Hardik leaves his duffle

in the dorm (centre)

7. Ophelia snorting from a tray,(right) whilst Hardik is

dealing by the mirror.(left)

8. Hardik is maniacally laughing

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 6

Hardik ka dorm, Harsh aur Vighu plastic cup mai se madhyapaan

(daaru) sevan karte hue, Ophelia sehemi hui si Kone me baithi

VIGNESH
Chayla blenders pride...abe 2 saal se old monk pe jeerahe
hai. Kya boss dhanda pura samajh gaya hai tu, 3 mahine mai
itna profit? Itne time se mai kuch nahi kar paaya saara
seekh gaya?

HARDIK
Sunn vighu, pura system andar tak hai, dhyaan se rehe, upar
tak haath hai logoke

VIGNESH
Tereko sab pata hai?

HARDIK
Meri baat maan 1-2 din tak thanda rakh.

HARSH
Kyu tu kuch karne waala hai kya?
 11.

HARDIK
Tumlog tak aane nahi dunga , meri baat maan lo thoda duur
raho isse. BTW Ye party nahi investment hai, kal subah 9:30
baje main stage, lit fest chal rha hai

VIGNESH
Kya karwana hai kya hamse?

HARSH
Nahi haa...aisa kuch nahi horaha

HARDIK
Samajh jaayega subah

HARSH
Chal mai sutta peene jaaraha hu bahar, aaraha hai koi?

Hardik nakaar batata hai apna

VIGNESH
Haa chal

Woh dono nikal jaate hai

OPHELIA
Hardik tere paas kuch hai kya abhi?

HARDIK
Matlab kya?

OPHELIA
Jo tu bech raha hai

HARDIK
Ophelia... tune toh kaha tha tune chod diya hai

OPHELIA
Haa...par hai kya tumhaare paas

HARDIK
Hota toh bhi nahi deta...tumhe kaha hai na iss cheez se
duur raho, kyu padh rahe ho issme?

OPHELIA
Kyu tu bech raha hai toh theek hai?

HARDIK
(ghusse mai uthta hai)
Ye sab se duur rehe, ye mai mazze ke liye nahi kar raha hu.
Tum ye batao kabse kar rahe ho? Kya ye roz ka hai?

Ophelia waha se uth jaati hai

 12.

HARDIK
Aaj merese maanga hai kal kisi aur se mat lena, mai kehe
raha hu duur rehe iss sab se.

OPHELIA
Tum mat batao mai kya karu ya nahi, tu jo bhi kare woh
sahi, tumhaare hisaab se sab ho, aur mai ... mai toh bas
tumhaare ishaaro se naachu, tumhaare aaju baaju mandraau ,
Tum jaise chahiye waise pesh aa sakte ho par mujhe tere
baare me sochna hoga...kya samajhte ho apne aap ko? Mai jo
chahiye woh karungi

HARDIK
Marr jaayegi ekdin ye karke , muh se jab jhaag niklega tab
tak bohot der hogi, Aur kon bola hai tujhe mere aaju baaju
mandraane ? Jaa kiske roka kuch karne se? Kuch bhi
kar,tereko Marne ka hai toh marr

Ophelia ye sunke achambit hojaati hai, aur waha se

nikal jaati hai

Tab tak Harsh aur Vighu andar aate hai

HARSH
Kal fir kya karna hai? Stand up karayga hamse?

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 7

Nukkad natak, the play (Improv this shii)

Puri assembly baithi hai.

Chandrakant waha se uthke nikal jaata hai.

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 8

Ophelia Jittery, pacing around in the room, as if fighting the

urge to do something. Woh khudko sambhaalne ki koshish kar
rahi hai, usske aakh khaali gadde ko chuke hai aur chehera
bilkul nirjeev. Usse Hardik ki bag dikhti hai, uske paas woh
jaati hai aur kaafi hadbadi mai usse kholti hai. Usme se woh
ek choti plastic ki bag nikaalti hai. Woh packet tray me
khaali karti hai aur desperation mai snort karti hai.

Ek lambi saas, aur usske aakho ke gadde nikhaar

uth te hai aur woh piche gir jaati hai
 13.

(Pale blue eyes ~ Velvet underground)

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 9

Counselor ka office, Chandrakant room mai kaafi stheerta se

chalte hue

CHANDRAKANT
This is unacceptable, maana ki ussko abhi tak Ashok ke
death ka trauma hai but this is not an excuse. Anaath hai
iss cheez ki bohot choot dedi, par mere college ye sab kar
raha hai. This is a grave lapse Gayatri.

GAYATRI MADAM
Chandrakant I agree, par tum please samjho he is just a kid

CHANDRAKANT
A kid with a bagful of drugs? Ek ladki ki jaan jaate jaate
bachi hai! I cannot allow this to happen in my college. I
have to involve the authorities.

GAYATRI MADAM
There is no excuse, par I know him, woh ladka bohot sidha
saadha hai, kaafi takleef se guzar raha hai woh, Usske
future ka sawaal hai, woh barbaad nahi karna. Galti hogayi
chod do...

CHANDRAKANT
Ussko fir mere dusre baccho ka future barbaad karne de?

GAYATRI MADAM
Chandrakant I will make sure he stays out of this, Please,
mere liye usspe action mat lena

CHANDRAKANT
Hmm... Ab what can I say? Just because your’e begging I
will consider letting this pass. But keep him in check,
bohot unruly hai woh.

Chandrakant waha se nikal jaata hai

Enters Hardik

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik... how are you doing? Are you sleeping well?

Hardik bas unhe ghure jaaraha hai

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik are you doing drugs?
 14.

HARDIK
Nahi ma’am

GAYATRI MADAM
Toh fir tumhaare bag mai woh kaise mile?

HARDIK
I cant tell you that

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik ek ladki ki jaan jaate jaate bachi hai, She is in
rehab right now, Ye bhi bola jaaraha hai ki tum bech rahe
ho ye sab? Kaha se mile tumhe ye?

HARDIK
Ma’am agar aapko bataya toh kya aap maanoge?

GAYATRI MADAM
Tell me

HARDIK
Chandrakant Ka drugs ka racket hai, ye hi college mai set
up hai, sab woh-

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik tumhe sharam nahi aati? Abhi bhi tum me itni jurrat
ki tum ye sab bol rahe ho? Us aadmi ke wajha se abhi bhi
tum college mai ho! Uss aadmi ki bhalaai ke wajah se youre
not in jail right now

HARDIK
Jail mai nahi hu kyuki agar police involve honge toh usska
operation pakda jaayega! Cant you see?

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik, You’re going insane! This is absolutely terrible.
Im extremely disappointed and consider this a warning... If
you even think of doing something stupid I wont tolerate it

HARDIK
Haa... shayad im going insane. Aapko jald hi pata chalega
sachai kya hai, tab tak shayad der hui hogi.

GAYATRI MADAM
Hardik, tum kuch bhi nahi karoge , im counting on that.
Please dont disappoint me even more than I am.

Hardik uthke nikal jaata hai

FADE TO BLACK.
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SCENE 10

Hardik apne dorm mai akele baitha hai, Visiblt being irratic,
Losing his sense of surrounding, Woh bas ek jagah pe ghure jaa
raha hai

(Kozhipunk ~ Sreenith Bhasi)

HARDIK
Khatam karta hu saara, Just endd it all, Ek sawaal reheta
hai. TO BE OR NOT TO BE

He is maniacally laughing and suddenly numb, He looks at the

corner of his eye, he spots Ophelia, Her cheeks sunken, her
eyes dead, staring back at Hardik, He goes towards her, tries
to touch her but she runs away, he follows her with his eyes,
and he spots something-

HARDIK
3 baje , chemistry lab ki light kyu chaalu hai? Woh banda
woh....woh chemistry lab assistant tha woh. Shit

Harsh walks into the dorm room, neend mai tatolte

hue,

HARSH
Abhi tak jaaga hai? Kya hua?

HARDIK
Sunn, tere paas phone hai? Chal.

HARSH
Kaha?

HARDIK
New years aaraha hai

HARSH
Woh parso hai... toh?

HARDIK
Bada consignment hai... Tu chal

Hardik aur Harsh chemistry lab tak chalke jaate

hai

Woh lab me chupte chupte ghuste hai torch liye

hue, Aur Hardik ko kuch toh dikhta hai, Woh back
room mai jaise hi ghusta hai usske saamne cans of
Chemicals pade hue hai

HARSH
Bhencho-
 16.

HARDIK
Saara yaha se aata hai, Sunn jaldi photo le isska, fatfat
aur yaha se nikal

Harsh phone nikal ke photos leta hai, aur waha se

bhaag nikalta hai, Hardik usske piche jaise hi
Harsh waha se bhaagta hai, Piche se Hardik ko ek
chhavi dikhti hai

HARDIK
Harsh aage bhaag

Chandrakant Thakur Hardik ke saamne aa khade

hojata hai

CHANDRAKANT
Tum? Yaha kya kar rahe ho?

HARDIK
Sawaal ye hi tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?

CHANDRAKANT
Kya dekha tumne? Sunno tum ye hi cheez ka hissa bhi ho. Tum
mujhe yaha mile nahi, tumne kuch nahi dekha, Ussme hi tera
bhalaa hai

HARDIK
Kya mila ye sab karke?

Hardik usske aur badhne lagta hai

CHANDRAKANT
Kya matlab tumhara kya karke?

HARDIK
Ye hi, baccho ka life barbaad karke , 2 khoon karke , kya
mila?

CHANDRAKANT
Dekho, bohot hogaya yaha se chup chaap nikal jaao , tumhe
kuch samjhega isme se, bacche ho tum

HARDIK
Kyu maara unko? Bhai jaise tha na tumhaare?

CHANDRAKANT
Hardik... Iske baad jo bhi bologe soch samajh ke bolna

HARDIK
Haar gaye ho tum, ab toh kabool karde

CHANDRAKANT
Kya karlega tu? Kya hi kar sakta hai? Tera Ashok bhi karne
nikla tha, ussko puch kya hua uske saath
 17.

Hardik ye sunke Chandrakant ke aur bhaagta hai aur

pocket se chaavi nikaalke usske gale me ghusaa
deta hai, rage takes over him and he keeps on
stabbing until the screams stop. In the pool of
blood, revenge is served.

Gayatri madam reaches the spot with Harsh in tow

and they see the gruesome scene, Hardik lying in
the pool of blood beside a lifeless Chandrakant,
laughing.

(Aaj baazaar mein by Bayaan plays)

THE END.