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Altaf's Loop: A Dog and a Dilemma

The script follows Altaf, who wakes up in an apartment with Fatima after a night out, and tries to leave to feed his dog, Oreo. As he navigates the streets, he encounters a gang led by Prashant, who suspects him of carrying something illegal. The narrative explores themes of misunderstanding and societal tensions, culminating in a surreal loop where Altaf repeatedly faces the same confrontation with Prashant.
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Altaf's Loop: A Dog and a Dilemma

The script follows Altaf, who wakes up in an apartment with Fatima after a night out, and tries to leave to feed his dog, Oreo. As he navigates the streets, he encounters a gang led by Prashant, who suspects him of carrying something illegal. The narrative explores themes of misunderstanding and societal tensions, culminating in a surreal loop where Altaf repeatedly faces the same confrontation with Prashant.
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INT.

SHOT IN THE APARTMENT

Camera pans to the objects in the room, there is a dog


waiting for his master....

Next shot takes place in a different apartment, Altaf seems


to be sleeping with a girl on a bed. she seems to be drunk
for now. He quickly wakes up and tries to scurry out of the
apartment.

FATIMA
Wow ! so now you are finished and you
are ghosting me

ALTAF
noooo

FATIMA
In my own home haa???

ALTAF
I was so not ghosting you. I was just
not gonna leave...i was gonna leave a
note.

FATIMA
a note ha?? hahahhahahah ....i am
kidding chill out

FATIMA (CONT'D)
do you want get lunch or something?
there is a great biryani restaurant
down the street.

ALTAF
Did you wash hands??

FATIMA
ohh ofcourse not

ALTAF
look i would love to but i gotta get
home to my dog..oreo...i havent been
there since last night he must be very
hungry...do you know a good place
where i could buy raw chicken for him?

FATIMA
well that sounds like a lie...you do
(MORE)
2.

FATIMA (CONT'D)
not have a dog

NEXT SHOT PANS TO THEM SITTING ON A SOFA

FATIMA (CONT'D)
wow he is so cuteeeee

ALTAF
Ya ya I know..

fatima walks up to the kitchen as she walks up she stumbles


upon a metallic bottle which then falls on the floor and the
water spills

FATIMA
ohhh noooo...ahhh shit dont worry
about it

ALTAF
Aahh...are you sure about it?

FATIMA
Yeah yeah i am sure ...go get to
oreo...he must be hungryyyy

ALTAF
Ohh okay dont be so sarcastic haa...i
had a great time with you yesterday
night ahh...i hope to see you on
mondays class...are going to come to
the economics class?

FATIMA
yeahhhh...no i will see...the
professor doesnt take attendance so i
will see?

ALTAF
yeah...so you had a great time too
right?

FATIMA (SMILES)
Yeah right...go get home my tiger

SHOT 3

Altaf prepare to go downstairs and towards asids bhaiyyas


butcher shop where he will get his chicken for oreo
3.

he goes into the building and greets asid bhaiyya

asid looks at altaf and immediately


notices him

ASID
Altaf how are you here...I haven't met
you for months now...how are you dude?

ALTAF
alls fine bhaiyya...i wanted 500 grams
of chicken

ASID
chicken haa...what are you having
dawaat today or what ?

ALTAF
nah..nahh bhaiyya...i want this for my
dog...i havent been home for past 2
days...i need to feed him

ASID
your dog is going to eat 500 grams of
chicken...are you sure boy??

ALTAF
no no...i am not going to feed him all
at once...i am going to store some in
my refrigerator at home

ASID
ohh achha okay okay...meera...get 500
grams of chicken for my boy altaf
here.

ALTAF GETS HIS CHICKEN AND PUTS IT IN HIS BAG... THOUGH HE


SMELL OF CHICKEN STILL STAYS IN ON HIS HANDS

Altaf walks on the street again...

as he walks up to the street...he sees the gangs(3-4people)


of bajarang hindu dal walking up marching down the street
protesting....he ignores them and tries to put up his
headphones...as he puts up his head phones he stumbles upon
another guy

hey

RANDOM PERSON
Ohh come on dude
4.

ALTAF
sorry my bad dude...i totally did not
see you..

RANDOM PRESON
dude ...look around man...fuck off

GUYS FROM BAJRANG DAAL COME ACROSS..AS THEY SEE SOME TWO GUYS
FIGHTING...PRASHANT IS THE LEADER OF THAT GANG.

Hey guys any issues...

ALTAF
noo no issues its alright...

THE RANDOM PERSON WALKS AWAY FROM THE SCENE

PRASHANT
you got a problem here?

ALTAF
nope no probs its alright...

PRASHANT
wait whats that smell? are you
carrying something in your bag?

ALTAF
there is nothing in my bag...chill out
pal ya okay

PRASHANT
what do you do pal?

ALTAF
i am a student at jain college of
economics...i study economics there.

PRASHANT
you sure

ALTAF
yes sir

PRASHANT
do me a favour son then....open up
your bag...and step against the wall
for me
5.

ADD SCENES / SHOTS FROM 6 23 TO 7 27

altaf suddenly wakes up on the bed again...doesnt seem to


understand anything for now

watch the next shots

FATIMA
hey you okay...

ALTAF
yeah..i think i just had like the
craziest realest dream

FATIMA
what happeneed

ALTAF
i dont know...this moment feels like
deja vu or something

FATIMA
nope this is definitely the first time

ALTAF
(laughs) yeah it was probably just a
bad dream. forget it

watch dialogues from 8 59 to 9 34 .


repeat it smartly from this script so
that it feels like a time loop.

ALTAF (CONT'D)
look i would love to but i gotta get
home to my dog..oreo...i havent been
there since last night he must be very
hungry...do you know a good place
where i could buy raw chicken for him?

FATIMA
well that sounds like a lie...you do
not have a dog

NEXT SHOT PANS TO THEM SITTING ON A SOFA

FATIMA (CONT'D)
wow he is so cuteeeee
6.

ALTAF
Ya ya I know..

fatima walks up to the kitchen as she walks up she stumbles


upon a metallic bottle which then falls on the floor and the
water spills

FATIMA
ohhh noooo...ahhh shit dont worry
about it

ALTAF
Aahh...are you sure about it?

FATIMA
Yeah yeah i am sure ...go get to
oreo...he must be hungryyyy

reference the parts from 10 15 to 11 34....for the above

then Add montages from 13 34 to 15 47 ( this is very


important part)

ALTAF
yo prashant

PRASHANT
wait what?

ALTAF
yo look i think we are stuck in some
kind of loop where i keep running into
you and you keep fucking killing me

PRASHANT
wait your hands...

ALTAF
ya i know you think my hand smells of
beef...its not beef its chicken only
trust me..

PRASHANT
ohh trust you...back off dude

ALTAF
this is the part where i open my bag.
you see that...you illegally search my
shit i wont let you...we fight and i
am dead..again...and again and
again...
7.

PRASHANT
thats enough circus tricks...give me
your bag...i need to see whats really
inside it.?

ALTAF
look dude i am about to fuck up your
head right now...look about that
corner...that boy is going to fall
from the cycle..over there that door
over there is going to open in
3...2...and 1... blown your mind yet
no... over there the cute couple now
is going to fight...

PRASHANT
what the fuck is happening? so if i
shoot u now...we are going to do this
all over again...

ALTAF
yeah man...i am just trying to get
home to my dog yaar

PRASHANT
well if your past is any sign of your
future...i will get the fuck out of
here..

add shots from 18 41 to 19 08

cut to next shot again

ALTAF
yo prashant

PRASHANT
shit dude...this is so fucking
weird..and this is happening how many
times...

ALTAF
man if my count is right this is the
100th time.

PRASHANT
ohh okay...so what do you what now
from me??

ALTAF
why just you take me home man?
8.

REFERENCE SCENES FROM 20 08 TO

they take a ride along in a car and all conversation happens


in the car now.

ALTAF
so whats up man? where are you from?

PRASHANT
i am from kognar...a town 10 km away
from here...

ALTAF
ohh okay...are u married or something

PRASHANT
nope...havent had that luck..

ALTAF
hopefully you soon do...can i ask you
a personal question...

PRASHANT
what have you been asking uptil now?
yeah anyways go ahead

ALTAF
how did you get involved in this cow-
protecting gang...and killing all the
people who carry beef.

PRASHANT
ahh well....my dad was a very
religious man...he died when i was
young...one of his last wishes
well...i protect the all mighty god
from you people

ALTAF
me you people...what does that mean?

PRASHANT
you very well know what that means my
boy...

ALTAF
you know there are bad apples on
either sides of basket man

PRASHANT
i havent spoken to one of yous in very
(MORE)
9.

PRASHANT (CONT'D)
long time to be honest...but you have
your way with words...ahhh but we have
to agree to disagree on that point
now.

ALTAF
ahhh fine by me as long as you take me
home.

PRASHANT
(smirks) i will take you home.

ADD SHOTS FROM 24 11 TO 25 04

PRASHANT
bravo altaf bravo(claps loudly, watch
the film)...i gotta say man that was a
real fun one

ALTAF
(shocked now) what??????

PRASHANT
i gotta say man , that was a real fun
one..whooo the way you are charming
and trying to appeal to my better
nature as a human being and
shit...that..that was primo...you are
never short on courage kid...only time

ONLY TIME
the shot pans out 25 57 to 27 03

THANK YOU
10.

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