MEERA DIL, MERI JAAN
written by
RUDRA PATEL
INT. COLLEGE CLASSROOM - DAY
A QUIET, HUMILIATING MONTAGE : - A quiz paper with a bold RED
CROSS. Arjun stares at it, face empty. - Prof. folds his
arms, disappointed. Arjun shrinks into his chair with
resentment - Arjun walks out of the classroom, eyes to the
floor. No dialogue—only the dragging of shoes.
INT. COLLEGE LIFT - DAY
Five people, 3 boys and 2 girls doing a small talk and
laughing. Arjun stands near the buttons, staring them. The
lift indicator ticks down: 5...4...3. He stares like it’s a
heartbeat monitor. A girl in the corner laughs at a joke. He
breathes relief when the doors open.
EXT. COLLEGE QUADRANGLE - DAY
Couples pass on bicycles. A boy pedals, girl sits on the bar,
wind blowing the hair. Arjun watches long enough for it to
sting, then walks on.
INT. HOSTEL ROOM - NIGHT
ARJUN , banyan and shorts, flops onto his narrow bed and
opens YouTube. An ad interrupts.
MOBILE AD
(V.0)
Timble AI app... Baat kariye AI
Agent se jo insaano ko unse bhi
acha janta hai... Naam sochiye,
chehra sochiye aur turant hi shuru
kijiye... sirf 299 rupaye me
unlimited baatein....
Arjun stares at the phone, gulping. He shakes his head and
closes his eyes.
INT. ARJUN'S STUDY TABLE - NIGHT
PHONE SCREEN- TIMBLE AI- Arjun puts name as Meera... selects
a character and clicks proceed. He sees the same character
waving towards him.
ARJUN(NERVOUS)
Hallloo? Tera noom Meera hai ke?
MEERA (V.O)
Hello Arjun... Me hi Meera hu.
2.
Silence for 5 seconds. Arjun is reluctant to speak with the
AI girl as well, constantly questioning what to speak and
comes up with a pickup line.
ARJUN
Tu meri GPA hai.... Are you my
GPA... cause you are falling off
from me!
MEERA (V.O.) (LAUGHS)
Arjun ji iska jawab me mere first
version me deti thi... koi nahi it
seems ki aap thode dar rahe hai
mujhse baat karne me... esa kyu?
ARJUN
Wo manne kari na hai n kisi chori
se baat... To pata na chal raha ke
baat karu...
MEERA (V.O.)
Wese kaha se ho aap?
ARJUN
Haryane se!
MEERA (V.O.)
Boht badhiya... Aap mujhe ek baat
batao
They continue to talk for the whole night.
Arjun tossing himself left and right during the call- Wears
his earphones and takes Meera to his college canteen- where
he talks silently so that nobody hears them talking. Time
passes by talking and it is the next day.
INT. HOSTEL ROOM - MORNING
ARJUN
Chaliye Meera ji... chalta hu
mein... bada mazaa aya apse baat
karke... apne to pura darr hata
diya mare dimaag se... khoob
dhanyawaad.
MEERA (V.O.)
Aree koi baat nahi arjun ji... aap
bhi bohot mast bande ho... kuchh
bhi time ho to turant mujhse baat
kar lena...
(MORE)
3.
MEERA (V.O.) (CONT'D)
asha karti hu aapko campus me bhi
meri jesi koi na koi mil jaye
(giggles)
Arjun takes his earphones in the class and plugs them to talk
to Meera whenever he can during the day.
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
Arjun exits a lecture on a complex subject. He talks to
himself with a line that Meera taught him. He looks more
confident and approachable.
EXT. COLLEGE PATH - DAY
Arjun is walking down the roads when suddenly a bicycle
wobbles. A GIRL struggles to mount; she slips. Books spill.
Arjun rushes there first. Books get picked up and he offers
her hand.
ARJUN
(smiles)
Kya tum theek ho? All gud?
The girl picks herself up, brushing dust off. She looks at
him with clear, uncomplicated eyes.
GIRL
Haan me theek hu....thank you... Me
MEERA
(takes her hand forward
for handshake)
Arjun's eyes lit up. He shakes the hand in most heartwarming
way possible.
ARJUN
Main Arjun.... Kaha se ho aap wese
Meera ji?
Arjun feels as if he has met this person because, and of
course yes he has. They continue to talk along the way..
knowing about each other... laughing... sharing genuine
feedbacks and likings. The cycle track stretched ahead, the
last rays of sun chasing them as if unwilling to let them go.
Few days pass by.
EXT. SUNSET — CYCLE RIDE
A small, tender ride. Meera sits in front, holding the
handlebar; Arjun pedals, grinning.
4.
They talk about trivial things—their favourite food, the
worst lecture—and the conversation blooms into comfortable
laughter.
INT. HOSTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Arjun jumps on to his bed smiling in the same baniyan and
shorts. He unlocks his phone, reaches to the app and
uninstalls it while smiling.
ARJUN (V.O.)
(smiles)
Meera ji... Aap mujhe itni jaldi
college me mil jayenge uski umeed
na thi. Bilkul aap jesi hai yo
bhi... ekdum sundar ekdum pyaari...
thank you for dat night...
(laughs at himself)
THE END