Shot List

SCENE 1: Opening (Farmhouse Exterior at Dusk)

Shot 1: Wide establishing shot – The farmhouse bathed in an eerie glow.

Shot 2: Medium shot – The dhaba covered in dust.
Shot 3: Close-up – A glass of water on a table trembles, hinting at unseen tension.

Sound Design:

  • Distorted rhythmic heartbeat.

  • Creepy whisper.

SCENE 2: Inside the Farmhouse (Ali in Isolation)

Shot 4: Medium close-up – Ali sits on a sofa.

Shot 5: Tracking shot – Ali's hand moves over newspaper clippings with headlines:

“Youth Defies Tradition”
“Tragedy Strikes After Honor Dispute”

Shot 6: Close-up – Ali’s frustrated eyes as he stares at the clippings.

Shot 7: Over-the-shoulder shot – Ali’s gaze shifts to a cracked mirror across the room.

Shot 8: Over-the-shoulder shot – In the mirror, for a split second, Ali’s reflection looks away from him.

Shot 9: Close-up – Ali staring at his reflection in the cracked mirror.

Shot 10: Close-up – Ali mutters to himself:

“What was I supposed to do? Just stand there? Let them—” (He cuts himself off.)

SCENE 3: Flashback (Surreal Fragments of the Past with Jump Cuts to Ali in Real Time)

Shot 11: Close-up – A pair of bare feet running across a dusty road.

Shot 12: Jump cut to real time – Ali holds his head in frustration.

Shot 13: Wide shot – Ali grabs her arm and shields her from an unseen threat.

Shot 14: Jump cut to real time – Ali looks worried, eyes darting around.

Shot 15: Tracking shot – The woman running, her dupatta flowing (focus on the dupatta).

Shot 16: Jump cut to real time – Ali screams in silence, mouth open but no sound.

Shot 17: Close-up – A fire burning.

Shot 18: Close-up – A goat’s head.

SCENE 4: Back in the Farmhouse (Build-Up to the Cliffhanger)

Shot 19: Medium shot – Ali sitting on his bed.

Shot 20: Close-up – He suddenly hears something and is startled, getting up.

Shot 21: Medium shot – The shadowy figure walks by.

Shot 22: Medium tracking shot – Ali grabs his jacket and hesitantly moves toward the door.

Shot 23: Wide shot – He steps outside, the night eerily silent. The farmhouse behind him looms in the darkness.


SCENE 5: The Dhaba (Final Cliffhanger Moment)

Shot 25: Medium tracking shot – Ali walks toward the dhaba.

Shot 26: Tracking shot – Ali hesitates at the entrance, and the camera pans to villagers staring at him.

Shot 27: Wide shot – Ali walks back to his house when he suddenly stops.

Shot 28: Wide shot – A shadowy silhouette now stands at the entrance, completely still.

Shot 29: Extreme close-up – Ali’s face, frozen in fear.

Shot 30: Close-up shot – The shadowy figure.

Shot 31: Screen cuts to black.


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