गुमराह ऑथेलो

गुमराह ऑथेलो 

ऑथेलो हैक्ड

                                              ऑथेलो हैक्ड 

ACT 1

SCENE 01

CHARACTERS:- CASSIO, IAGO, OTHELLO 

INT. - Office - Night

Soothing background music, some chit chat noise, server, computer CPU noise, sound of fingers on keypad, giggle, whispers, mixed talks, ambient sound of an office which fades slowly. (3 mins)

Actors are sitting in different positions, placed at various parts of the stage, simultaneous movements of working on laptop, notepad, network topology/wiring in a loop. (3 times).

Cassio & Iago are seen discussing something, which is inaudible. Othello enters the stage (background noise reduces) he reaches to Iago. Iago smiles, goes towards his chair & sits on it. Othello has some documents in his hands(or on his laptop), and he is reviewing them, points Cassio to come near him, Cassio with a notepad in his one hand, reaches towards Othello to take some dictation.

ऑथेलो : ये लेटेस्ट बिड है टेंडर की, make it sure, it reaches by 9PM. ये quotation mention करके अपने secured कनेक्शन पर ही भेजना।  (turns around), mark it confidential. (starts to walk)  
केशिओ : जी बॉस , इआगो की मदद से एक अच्छी प्रेजेंटेशन बनाई है , मुझे यक़ीन है की ये bid  हमे ही मिलेगी। 
Othello looks at Iago, Iago smiles and nods in a yes.
ऑथेलो: Good. Report to me once you are done with it. 
केशिओ: Sure! (केशिओ gets a video call request disconnects it, feels a little bit uncomfortable, Othello and Iago looks at him, and both walk away in different directions).
केशिओ: I am tied up, जान  रात को बात करें प्लीज़।  (smiles, poker face, places phone back into his pocket). 
इआगो: क्या बात है, हमसे एक नहीं पटती और तुम ... चलो अब प्रेजेंटेशन पूरी करें।  
केशिओ: (smiles and focuses back on work). 
There is a power cut (which includes house light). Cassio looks to find the main circuit to switch on the lights and Iago quickly types on the now running laptop. (in the background screen projection of  changing of the quotation figures is visible for the audiences). Electricity is back, Iago quickly saves the changes, smirks, and reaches DownCenter.
इआगो: केशिओ I am getting late, बाकी का तुम संभाल लेना।  ओके ?
केशिओ: हाँ, सिर्फ मेल ही तो करनी है. गुड नाईट इआगो।
इआगो: गुड नाईट। ... (खुद से बड़बड़ाते हुए) बच्चू अब तो तेरी ये लास्ट गुड नाईट है। and he leaves the screen.
केशिओ जल्दी जल्दी मेल करता है , लैपटॉप की स्क्रीन को झटके से बंद करके , बैग में रखता है. फ़ोन पर  return videocall करता है. In background projection we see a Whatsapp Call which mentions a blurred female photo on the touch screen (with possible foley's/sound effects). 

केशिओ:  जानू सॉरी,तुमसे ठीक से बात नहीं कर पाया था तभी  , अच्छा ये बताओ की तुम क्या कर रही हो इस  समय। .. क्या कहा .... नहाने जा रही हो .. नो किडिंग ... में आ रहा हूँ अभी (ये कहते हुए वो स्टेज से एग्जिट लेता है )

मंच पर अन्धकार। 

SCENE  02

Very dim light, low soothing background music (15-30 Sec). 
Othello & Deshdamini both are asleep in bed, eyes closed, both are smiling looking at each other, in arms, immense love is shown.
Othello's phone rings, he ignores it. It rings again. He picks it up, and as he hears the voice, he wakes up disturbed, comes to a silent corner and replies on call.

ऑथेलो :  क्या कहा, we lost the bid, that's impossible ... what ... रोड्रिगो की bid सबसे lowest थी। .. मैं नहीं मान सकता, कितनी figure से हारा हूँ मैं  ... damn  it , मुझे अभी बताओ, (he lights up his cigarette) ... what the F u u u u ..... 1000 रुपये से, 10 करोड़ की bid .... are you insane ... no, you listen to me ... फ़ोन उठा कर जोर से जमीन  पर मारता है ( डमी फ़ोन ) 
केशिओ enters the stage, rest everything is dark on stage. just a very dim light from low angle on Othello (blue) and changes to light red when केशिओ reaches near him. Rest properties are removed from stage/locale is changed except the  बैडरूम.

केशिओ: बॉस, मैं कह भी नहीं सकता की में कितना शर्मिंदा हूँ, मेरा यकीं कीजिये की मैने किसी से भी। .. यहाँ तक की इआगो से भी कुछ नहीं कहा मैने। ... ये देखिये जो figures आपने quote करने को बोले थे, (opens his laptop and shows him the figure, and as he opens the presentation, he is stunned ... बॉस, ये तो , ये तो। ... वो नहीं है , जो मेने डाले थे, इसमें तो पूरा 50000 का difference है, किसी ने बदल दिए होंगे शायद।  
ऑथेलो: और तुम्हारे अलावा कौन था वहाँ पर? ये बताओ कितने रुपये में बेचा मेरा भरोसा तुमने। 
देशदामिनी wakes up and comes outside to see othello is talking to Cassio. Seeing her, Othello controls his anger, and केशिओ के कंधे पर हाथ रखता है। 
देशदामिनी : क्या हुआ डार्लिंग, तुम इतनी रात को, ओह्ह  hi केशिओ, (उसके कंधे पर चिकोटी काटती है, और ऑथेलो  दूर हट जाता है) ...  इतनी रात को भी मेरे मियां को काम में उलझा के रखे हो?
ऑथेलो: (अपनी सिगरेट बुझाते हुए), बस 5 मिनट और डिअर। 
ये सुनकर देशदामिनी थोड़ा मुस्कुराती है और वापिस को जाती है, जवाब में केशिओ भी मुस्कुराता है, ऑथेलो उसकी तरफ गुस्से से देख रहा है, और जैसे ही केशिओ को ये realize होता है की ऑथेलो उसको गुस्से से घूर रहा है, वो आँखे नीची कर लेता है। 
ऑथेलो उसको गर्दन से पकड़ कर उसका चेहरा अपनी  तरफ लाता है।  
ऑथेलो : कुछ बकोगे अब .... या अब भी मुझे और लूटने का इरादा है ... बोलो चुप क्यों हो .... 
केशिओ: नहीं सर, मैने कुछ गलत किया नहीं है तो फिर आप मुझसे ऐसा बर्ताव न करे। ... 
ऑथेलो: (जोर से लात मारता है, और  गुस्से में उसे दुत्कारता है )
ऑथेलो: तुम्हे आज से ही ससपेंड करता हूँ, और आज के बाद मेरी आँखों के सामने मत आ जाना।  
केशिओ को धक्का देके जमीं पर गिरा देता है. केशिओ runs for his life. exits stage.
othello thinks of something. exits. dark on stage. 

(Iago is listening this from a far corner behind a false wall.)

Cassio: par boss, suniye to … , aur jab usko realize hota hai ki Othello sunney ke mood me naih hai (Iago enters near cassio)

Cassio: bhaii, yaar, bada locha ho gaya aaj. Tender gaya aapne haath se. pata nahi galat digits kaise feed ho gayi.

Iago(anjaan sa bante huye): Impossible. ... umm .... par ab kya kar sakte hai ...Tu load mat le, shayad kisi ne tera system hi hack kar lia ho ... mey system check karta hun, taps on the laptop, checks wires, long cables from one end to the other, these networks and topologies are so messy, like we people(looks at the audiences), bas faayda hai to ungli karne ki aadat mey (whispers to audience) is cassio ko mat batana, iski me aisi fajihat karwayunga ki hosh faakhtey ho jayenge patthey ke, saara kaam mey sambhalun, aur wo othello do char mithi baatey client ke saamne karke, khud ko boss bana firta hai.

Cassio comes near by, and Iago sees this

Iago: network engineer ko bulana padega, kuch complication hai.

Cassio: iago, meri job chali gai, ijjat ka faluda ho gaya, I need your help to secure my job back.

Iago: layo pahle to whatsapp apology bhejte hai boss ko tumhare phone se (takes his phone), whatsapp web se karta hun, taki tu bhi dekh sakey, wait, clone karna padega, (uske phone ko apne phone me rakhta hai) dekho ab ye sabut bhi ho jayega ki tumhare message mujhe bhi miley hai, ab koi suspiciou activity hui tumhare phone ya mail par to I will alert you.ye lo ab (touches the screen) message sent.

Cassio: aur meri job. Othello itna gussey me hai, kya karun ab? (pause for 2 sec)

Iago: dekh bhaiye, shiataan ki jaan uski bulbul mey? Samjhey.

Cassio: kya matlab?

Iago: abbey, deshdamini bhabhi ko ko pata le, wo hi tera kaam bana sakti hai, dekha nahi kaise othello bhabhi ki har baat aik obedient husband ki tarah maanta hai, apni company ka naam bhi desh enterprises kyo hai? samjha, and believe me  tu hai bhi handsome, baanka, sajeela naujwaan, haan thoda bewkoof hai bhi hai, par. haha 

Cassio: mujhe unme koi interest nahi hai, ye faaltu bakwas mat karo... (pauses)par wo kyon, mere liye aise karengi jab ki wo mujhe thik se jaanti bhi nahi.

Iago: kyo nahi karengi, bhaii, smart bano, apna kaam nikalwana hai tumhe.

Cassio: yaar tum bakwas mat karo, lets talk to the point.

Iago: meri baat manoge, jaisa mey kahta hun, waisa karoge,to pakka tumhara kaam ban jayega baalak samjhe. (laughs  and Iago leaves).

Cassio(to himself): kya karun, kya karun, bhabhi se milne jayun, nahi unko phone karta hun.

Stands on the phone dummy. Umm, video call karta hun.

(same screen projection on iago’s phone as he had cloned cassio’s phone earlier)

Deshdamini is shown the bath tub possibly in her bathing robe. Phone rings, she adjusts the towels and runs towards it, clicks it. (thoda sa jhaag chehre par thinks it to be Othello's phone.

Deshdamini: othello, dinner ke liye itni late.

Cassio: ma’am, I mean bhabhi. Sorry aapko is time call kia.

Deshdamini: Now, why are you calling me, badtamiji ki bhi had hoti hai,apne boss ki wife ko videocall kar rahe ho wo bhi is samay, hosh me ho?

Cassio: sorry bhabhi, samjh nahi aaya, kya karun, aapke ghar abhi aa nahi sakta, sir ne mujhe abhi fire kar diya hai, over a stupid mistake, aur wo meri baat sunney ko bhi tyyar nahi hai, aap please unse baat karo. (othallo enters) Aur aap kitni gajab lag rahi ho pariyon ki tarah.

Deshdamini: chup karo tum, halka sa smile, sees othallo and disconnects the phone.

Othallo: kya baat hai, videocall, fan following, business tycoon ki patni kissey baatey farma rahi thi.

Deshdamini: (examines othello's reactions) tumhara mood off sa lagta hai, hua kya.

Othallo: kuch nahi, business ke issues, suno aaj bahar ka dinner cancel karte hai.(smokes cigraratte, comes to the bed, deshdamini also comes and sits near him)

Deshdamini: ok thik hai .... darling, aik request hai, .... tum cassio se aik baar mil lo, mujhe lagta hai kuch misunderstanding hai.

Othallo becomes angry, but controls himself. visible change of expressions on his face.

Othallo: tum please is maamle se door hi raho.

Deshdamini: ok chill, relax, kuch nahi bolungi.

Othallo and deshdamini leaves the stage, in the dark, empty stage

SCENE 03
Night Home IAGO

Iago Amelia

Iago: Meri jaan, tum mujhe vaisi waali photo do naa, aaj us style me, wo kounsa waala  pose hota hai .... umm ... hidden tiger crouching dragon.

Amelia: bahut naughty ho tum, kuch kaam waam bhi karte ho yaa, din raat sex ki baatey hi sochte rahte ho, lagta hai kisi haivan se shaadi kar li mene ... kabhi kabhi tum maniac jaise lagtey ho mujhe (tries to go away), (iago grabs hold of her),

Iago:  aaj fir aik album banaye darling.

Amelia: behuda ho tum.

Iago: Bilkul nahi.

They both statrt making pouts, poses, angles and camera positions(decent poses no obscenity), yet Iago becomes upset and sits on the corner of the platform/bed.

Amelia: ab kya hua, pura mood bana ke, ye insaan khatam?.

Iago: yaar tum pose, banana nahi jaanti, ye dekho (takes out his phone), ye madam ki photo dekho kaise bath tub me pose kar rai.

Amelia: sharam nahi aati, dusri auraton ki tasvere tum apni biwi ko dikha rahe ho, (pauses a sshe sees Iago is angry) ... ab mere tiger ke liye bathtub kahan se layun raaza. (starts laughing)

Iago: achha, suno, tum please deshdamini ke ghar me jaa ke, tub use karna, usme aik photo lena na plz.

Amelia: badey waahiyat aadmi ho tum, dusre ka ghar, dusre ka tub, waha par mein aur wo bhi nangi nangi photo loon. Ya rabba, kitni behudgi hai. (shows a little anger)

Iago: apne pyar karne waale ko yun ruswa na karo, jaanetammanna. Meri aakhiri khwahish ko jald pura karna, nahi to mey khud ko khatam kar lunga, (and becomes serious),

Amelia (becomes worried): tum, yun aiisi baatey kyo kar rahe ho, thik hai, me sochungi.

Iago: Sochna nahi, karna, ab jab tum photo dogi, tabhi meri shakal dekhogi.

And Iago leaves. Amelia is still in shock.

SCENE 4

DESHDAMINI HOUSE/IAGO HOUSE

DESHDAMINI, AMELIA, IAGO

AMELIA: kya me andar aa jayun, deshdamini ji.

Deshdamini: ohh hi Amelia, kaisi ho, bahut din ke baad, sahi time par aayi ho, me bhi bore si ho rahi thi, chai piyogi?

Amelia: haan, sure, bhabhi ... umm .. aapse aik urgent help chahiye thi.

Deshdamini: kya hua, bolo, itna hichkichayo mat.

Amelia: darassal, mujhe poses karne nahi aatey, par, kya aap mujhe pose kara sikha dogey, matlab, vaise waaley (deshdamini is confused what Amelia means, Amelia just tries to show her bare shoulder to  deshdamini, and deshdamini laughs)

Deshdamini: ohho, achha, kamal hai yaar, are you sure, aisa karna thik hoga?. Khair, ((she poses nicely and) tumhara jyadti maamla hai, par ye photo wagairah umm ... khichna aur share karna koi tihk nahi hai.

Amelia : (trying to convince her) aap kitna achha psoe karti hi, please mujhe aik click karne do.

Deshdamini : (suppressing her anger), me koi pose nahi karti, ok, arey nahi, band karo (still amelia clicks a photo). Ab bas.

Amelia: can I use your bathtub.

Deshdamini (surprised): ohh, ohhh, ok. Ok. No problems, make it a hurry, Othello aane waale hai, kuch surprise plan kar rahi hun unke liye, aajkal kuch gussa bhi rahte hain.

Amelia: ( nods in a yes). chha, Ok.

Amelia in a bath robe (wears the bathrobe above her clothes/is already wearing a bath robe) calls Iago on a videocall.

Amelia: This is just for once ok.

Iago: I love you my jaan. Suno kuch photos bhi click karo na.

Amelia poses (decent poses only/no nudity)

Light fades out from Amelia. Iago is still in light.

Iago: ab kaise karke bhi is cassio ke bachhe ko is jaal me phansana hai. Umm, chalo apne hacking ke skills ko use karta hu, laptop on karke kuch karta hai (may be a projection on background that he is morphing an image of deshdamini and replacing with someone else), phone ko connect karta hai. And whatsapp web connect karke, unknown, untraceable number se wo photo cassio ko bhejta hai.

Closes everything. Sits, relaxed, lights up a cigaratte, and calls up Othello.

Iago: Hi partner, kuch urgent baat karni hai, tum busy ho to baad me baat karta hun.

Othello: nahi, bolo kya hua,

Iago: mil ke baat karey kya.
Othello: haan, sure, aadhe ghante me myhappy bar, sounds good. ok.

Light setup changes, seems that of a bar, dono beth kar pee rahe hai. With minimum set properties. Yaa sirf utna hi area light up hoga jahan wo saaman rakha hai.

Othello: kitna bhi acxhha karo, employee ke liye, wo sirf paisa ainthna hi jaantey hai, wo saala cassio, kambhakht usne mera nuksan kia, company ko itna bada loss kia, shrimati uski tareef akrti hai.

Iago: hmm.

Othello: hmm kya, kuch bologe nahi, ye tumhari bhi to company hai

Iago: bhai, tu sun nahi payega, isliye load mat ley.... aur kuch baaatey na hi ho to achha hai.

Othello: matlab kya hai tera, bol naa.

Iago: kuch nahi, mera dimaag bhi kuch fituri baatey sochne lagta hai. Just wastage of time, you know …. Idle mind … shaitan ka ghar ... aaj rahne dete hain ... kal karenge baat ..

Othello: baat nahi karni thi to bulaya kyo ...iago, tujhe business partner bola hai mene, bhaii hai tu bhaii, bindaas bol.

Iago: shayad cassio tumhari biwi ko udane ke chakkar me hai.

Othello becomes angry, sari daaru utar jaati hai uski, gussa control karte huye, bottle(plastic) ko phenkta hai stage par.

Othello: saaley, partner na hota naa, to tujhe jaan se maar deta mey. Khabardaar jo tune meri biwi ke bare me aisa bola to, slaps iago, and bashes him.

Iago runs and goes a little far on the stage.

Iago: sabuut naa hota na mere paas to me kahta bhi nahi, tum bahut bhole ho, isliye jaantey nahi ho, din raat kaam me lagey rahne se tumhe andaza bhi nahi ho pata ki tumhare piche tumhare ghar me kya rangeeniya manayi jaati hai

Othello is about to strike him, and he shows the phone to him.

Othello is stuck and frozen for a moment

Iago: ye shayad cassio ne galti se mujhe forward kar dia hai. Photo to pahchante ho na tum.

Othallo: ye nakli bhi to ho sakti hai, deshdamini aisi cheap harkat nahi karegi. Merese sachha pyar karti hai wo .

Iago: bhai, tujhse nahi, teri daulat se, paise hata du, to tere me aur quality kya hyai, na decency, style, looks, features, body, kuch bhi to nahi hai, paise ke bina tu aik aam admi hai .... mango people.

Othallo: par issey ye to saabit nahi hota ki ye deshdamini hi hai.

Iago ka girebaan pakad leta hai.

Fir chodta hai.

Iago: dekh tera personal matter hai isliye chup tha ab tak, par baat itni badh gayi ki company ko 10 crore ka loss ho gaya, quotation to cross check na karna, isko laparwahi hi to kahtey hain, aaj tak mene kabhi kisi kaam me galti kiya hai kya. bolo. Its corporate man, its corporate. wait a minute, kahi usne janbujh kar to nahi ki aisi baat.

Itna kah kar iago wahan se jaane lagta hai. Light is only on Othello.

Othello: itne salo me mene apni prestige banayi, kitni mushkil se scholarship par foreign se mba ki, parents ke marne ke baad, kewal aik hi to sahara tha deshdamini ka, itna rupya shohrat kiske liye kamayi mene. Meri prestige, ... ye me kya soch raha hun ...  photo galat bhi to ho sakti hai, IAGO, (shouts) Iago.

Iago: yes partner, tumhe yakeen nahi hai na meri baat ka, wait, me cassio ka phone hack karke tumhe dikhata hun.

Iago imitates ki wo cassio ka phone hack kar raha hai, par actually wo wahi video nikalta hai jisme pahle se hi usne dubbing or editing kar rakhi gai hai.

Othallo becomes very angry, Iago asks him to cool down.

Iago: not necessary unhone kuch kia hi ho, mere man ka waham bhi to ho sakta hai, tum koi detective lagwa lo, fir shayad sahi baat pata chaley. dekho bade bade desho me aisi choti choti baatey normla hoti hai.

Othallo: choti baatey ..... (pauses) ... tum thik kahte ho dost, par filhal me kuch bhi sochne samjhne ki shakti me nahi hoon.

Iago: tum kuch din break kyon nahi le letey kaam se, bhabhi ko foreign le jao, na cassio yaha hoga, na unka dhyan bhatkega.

Othallo: correct, aisa hi karta hai.

Iago and othallo leaves to opposite direction.

Iago comes back: ab ye game se out, puri company mere naam par. Yeah.

Light fades out.

SCENE 4A

Characters Othello, Deshdamini , cassio, iago, amelia, extras/Voiced/Audience

(deshdamini is sleeping on the bed, Othello Comes with a rope in his hand)

Othello :- Isey marna hi hoga, anyatha yah na jane kitne logo ko chalegi. Par nahi, me iska rakht na bahayunga, na iski sudol, sundar kaaya ko nasht hi karunga. (stops and thinks). Issey pahley ki ye mar jayein, aik antim jeevant sparsh to mahsus kar lun. (kisses her) . yadhpi nyay kahta hai ki mere liye teri mrityu aavshyak hai, par mrityu ke uprant bhi yadi tu itni sundar dikhayi di to mein fir bhi tujhse prem karunga.

Deshdamini: kya babbada rahe ho, Othello?

Othello: kuch nahi.

Deshdamini: mere nazdik aa jao.

Othello: tumhe ishwar se apne apradho ke liye antim kshma maangni chahiye.

Deshdamini: aisa kyo kah rahe hain aap?

Othello: jaisa kaha hai aisa karo. Mujhe thoda thahrna chahiye, uske baad hi iski mrityu hogi

Deshdamini: aap, hathya ki baat kar rahe hai

Othello: haan, hathya.

Deshdamini: ya khudaya, mujh pa rrahaqm karo.

Othello: Amen

Deshdamini: matlab, ab aap mujhe nahi maarenge naa.

Othello: hmm

Deshdamini: par mujhe aapki aankho me aik vashi hathyra kyu nazar aa raha hai, aisa kyo lag raha hai mujhe, jab ki me nirdosh hu.

Othello: apne paapo ko yaad kar le.

Deshdamini: paap, wo to kewal aik, aapse prem karna.

Othello: haan, aur uske liye hi tujhe marna hoga.

Deshdamini: kintu, tumhe prem karne se mujhe marna hoga! Yeh kya tuk hui bhala?

Tumhara sharer maano laave ki tarah dahak raha hai, itna krodh. Ye sab meri wajah se?

Othello: chup raho, bilkul shaant aur sthir.

Deshdamini: mein, nahi hilungi, par baat hai kya?

Othello: Wo nude photo jo tum mujhe seduce karne ko bhej rahi thi, uski album me cassio hi tha? Yeh deh jissey mene itna pyar kiya, wo tumne cassio ko de dia?

Deshdamini:  itni ghatiya baat,(stops and balances her emotinos) Ye arasar jhuth hai, me kasam khaa ke kahti hun, bulao usey aur puch lo, job hi sandeh hai tumhe?

Othello: O kulta, jhuthi kasamey mat kha, tu apni arthi par bethi hai.

Deshdamini: nahi, mrityu ke bhay se to nahi.

Othello: haan, haan, abhi, abhi sweekar kar lo apne gunah, jitna tum aur inkaar kar rahi ho, utna hi mere hriday me tumhare liye ghruna badh rahi hai, tumhe ab marna hi hoga.

Deshdamini: aise me, kaanha hi mera rakshak hai.

Othello: Amen

Deshdamini: itna kathor na bano, mene jeevan me kabhi tumhae naaraz karun ais akaary nahi kiya. Mene kabhi kassio se prem nahi kiya. Aur naa hi meri kisi nizi photo me wo tha.

Othello: uff, ye makkar aurat, mene khud uske phone me teri aur uski aisyasshi karte photo dekhi hai, tune mujhe aik hinsak pashu bana diya hai, aur teri ye kartut mujhe teri hatya karne ko prerit kar rahi hai.

Deshdamini: Meri photo, usey kahi se mili hogi, mene usey kabhi nahi di, kisine morph ki ho? Usey bulwayo, let him accept and tell the truth.

Othello: he had already accepted his sin.

Deshdamini: kya

Othello: yes, that he enjoyed with you.

Deshdamini: kisey? Extra marital affair?

Othello: haan

Deshdamini: wo aisa nahi kah sakta.

Othello: yes, but he can’t say anomore, as he is dead. Imnaadaar iago ne iska badla le lia hai.

Deshdamini: I am scared, aapko chala gaya hai, is he dead?

Othello: mein uske tukde tukde karke kutto ke aagey daalta.

Deshdamini: haay! Wo dhokha kha gaya, aur mein barbaad ho gayi.

Othello: you just shut up, you slut. Mere saamne hi tu apne yaar ke liye ro rahi hai.

Deshdamini: tumhe mujh par bharosa nahi, to talaak de do, alag kar do mujhe khud se, par mujhe jaan se mat maro.

Othello: no I won’t, you slut.

Deshdamini: kal mujhe maar daalna, aaj bhar jeevit rahne do.

Othello: bikkul bhi nahi

Deshdamini: achha kewal 1 ghanta aur …

Othello: ab kyon aur intejaar karna, jab mene nischay  kar hi liya hai.

Deshdamini: aik baar, kaanha ke darshan to kar lun.

Othello: ab us sab ke liye samay nahi hai.

(gala ghont deta hai)

Amelia (from far): sir, Othello, sir aap hai wahan.

Othello: koun bula raha hai? Abhi tak nahi mari yeh? Mein tina bhi nirdayi nahi hun, ki tujhe tadapne dun, ley mar … ley

(firse gala ghonta hai)

Amelia: sir, please listen to me, its very urgent

Othello: who is this?

Othello: Amelia Ki awaaz lagti hai, thahro, ab ye mar gayi. Lagta hai cassio ki maut ki khushkhabri dene aayi hai, ab iske hath pair sunn hai, hilte bhi nahi, ab isko andar aane dun? Nahi, wo aayegi to jarur meri wife se baat karegi, meri wife, kiski wife, konsi aurat. Its an unbearable taunt.

Amelia:  I beg you sir, please let me come in. Kuch extremely critical news hai.

Othello: ohh I just forgot, its you, aajao, Amelia, wait (adjusts curtains, and hides deshdamini’s body) , kya hua, bolo?

Amelia: sir, tragic news, there is an horrifying murder.

Othello: what, is samay?

Amelia: yes sir, right now.

Othello: It’s all in the fate, kisike haath ki lakeero me maarna, aur kisi ke marna likha hota hai.

Amelia: (interrups), cassio killed Rodrigo your business opponent.

Othello: Rodrigo died? Cassio died?

Amelia: no cassio is alive.

Othello: ohh shit, cassio kyo nahi mara, galat murder ho gaya ye to, now, the murder doesn’t make any sense, there is no fun in it.

Deshdamini: mere kaanha, mein aik jhuth ke liye maari gayi.

Amelia: sir, what’s this strange voice.

Othello: voice, what voice, tumhe waham hua hai.

Amelia: nahi, ye to deshdamini ma’am ki voice hai. Ohh god, ohh god, any body save her, call the ambulance, ma’am, please speak up, my sweetest friend please speak up.

Deshdamini: I am dying an innocent death.

Amelia: ohh lord, kisne, kisne aisa jaghany apradh kia?

Deshdamini: no one did, meney hi … mere Othello se kahna … I l … ove … you

(deshdamini dies)

Othello: (anjana bantey huye) , kaise iska murderr hua?

Amelia: who knows!

Othello: you remember right, she said mene aisa nahi kiya.

Amelia: yes, she said, that’s the truth I will say.

Othello: wo bahut badi jhuthi, makkar aurat thi, narak me saidyo tak tadpegi wo, I killed her, mene hi in hath ose gala ghont kar maar daala usey.

Amelia: Then, she truly was an angel, aur tum, wild beast, khunkhar shaitan.

Othello: wo atyant kaamuk, characterless  aurat thi, she was a slut.

Amelia: kitni neechta se tum uski ninda karte ho, sach to ye hai, ki tum murkh, jaahil, aur ghatiya maansikta se bhare, khokhle aadmi ho, pakhandi pitrasattatmak samaaj ke aguve, tum jaise neech aadmi itni achhi wife deserve hi nahi karte, door hato, tumhari chhaya bhi iski deh par na padne dung mey.

othello: wah jal ki bhaanti chanchal thi.

Amelia: tum atyant murkh aur ahankaari purush ho, she was pure as fire, pious aur tumhari sachhi premika.

Othello: mere paas uski badchalni ke thos sabut na hotey to itna bada apradh bhi na hua hota mere hatho se, your husband is a witness to all this.

Amelia: mera pati

Othello: yes your husband

Amelia: ki unka extra marital affair tha, and she cheated you?

Othello: haan, iske cassio se aneteik sambandh they. Yadi yeh pavitra hoti to mein samast sansaar ki daulat ko bhi deshdamini ke badle me sweekar na karta.

Amelia: my husband, told you?

Othello: haan, usi ne mujhe in sab ke bare me bataya, such a honest man he is, and he hates illicit relations and deceitful people.

Amelia: my husband?

Othello: oh woman! Why are you repeating it again and again, your husband, your husband, yes your husband.

Amelia: aahh, swamini, neechta prem se apna khel khel gayi, mera pati kahe ki ye vishwasghatini thi?

Othello: haan Amelia, usi ne kaha, me kahta hu, tera pati hi tha, do you understand. My loyal friend, your husband. Honest, trustworthy iago.

Amelia: yadi usne aisa kaha hai to uski kutil aatma til til kar sadey. Usne gahra jhuth bola hai, jum jaise gande, aur ghrinit maansikta rakhne waale pati ko chunney waali yeh stri vaastav me tumse hi bahut prem karti thi.

Othello: ha ha ha

Amelia: jo bhi burayee tum kar sako, karo. Tum uske liye aise hi ayogya they, jaise apni jhuthi shaan ko barkar rakhne ke liye tumhara ye apradh.

Othello: for god’s sake, just shut up.

Amelia: jitna dukh mey jhel sakti hun, mujhe nuksan pahuchane ki ussey aadhi takat bhi tummey nahi hai, o murkh, o bode, dhuul bhare vicharo waale, gobar bhare mastikshk liye, kudey ki tarah agyani, vyarth! What an heinous sin you have committed. Ab me tujhse nahi darti, mein police me, court me sabke samane kah dungi, chahe uske liye mujhe apne jeevan se hi hath kyo na dhona padey. Bachao bachao … is asbhay havshi ne … meri frined ki hathya kar di … khoon …. Khoon

(Distant police siren, people footsteps approaches)(Extras/invisible cast voice reactions)

Amelia: iago, achha hua tum aa gaye, kya gul khilaye tumne, very well done. Achha hai ki log khoon karke tum par jimmedari thonpey.

Iago(anjana sa bante huye): baat kya hai

Amelia: agar tum sach me mere pati ho, to is mukrh ki juban noch lo, bolo ki yo jo anap shanap tumhara naam le ke bak raha hai wo sab jhuth hai. Ye kahta hai, ki tumne issey kaha ki iski biwi characterless hai, she cheated on him. Tum, tumne aisa nahi kaha hoga, tum aise kamine nahi ho sakte, jo kisi ka ghar ujadey. Bolo, bhagwan ke liye sab sach kaho.

Iago: jo mene socha, wahi mene inse kaha tha, jo mujhe sach aur thik laga, issey adhik mene kuch bhi nahi kaha.

Amelia: but did you ever tell him that she cheated on him?

Iago: haan, kaha tha.

Amelia: tab tub hi jhutha hai, ghrunit, sinful man, I swear to god, it’s a white lie that deshdamini had an affair with cassio … kya kaha tha … cassio sey?

Iago: haan, cassio se hi, uska chakkar chal raha tha, now just shut up, apni jaban par kabu rakh .

Amelia: jabaan par kaabu, now I won’t stop, an innocent woman has been killed in this fake patriarchical shallow society of leeches. She has been murdered.

Everyone reacts, astonished (invisible/extra cast, iago)

Amelia: tumhari khabro sr othallo ne bhadak kar ye hathya ki hai.

Othallo: aap log inte hairan kyo hai, ye sach kah rahi hai, aur mujhe is apradh par koi glani bhi nahi.

Amelia: neechta, kaminapan, kutsit vichardhara, tumhare is kukrutya me mujhe haivaniyat dikhayi deti hai, ji karta hai, ji karta hai, ki mein tum sabka khoon pee jayun.

Iago: tum abhi apnea ape me nahi ho, chalo ghar chalo, aaram se baat karenge.

Amelia: (towards audience) aap log khamosh hai, itna bada gunah yahan sri ram center me ho gaya, raam ke naam par, nahi nahi, naam nahi, kahin is par bhi raajniti na hone lag jayein, truck bhar bhar ke log buklay jayenge dharne pe, morche pe, aur ghoshna hogi sahayta rashi ki. Aur is haivan ko sajay maut mil bhi gayi to kya, aisi kutsit vichardhara ko kaise khatm karenge hum. Shayad nahi. Mujhe iago ke sath wapis chalna chahiye.pati parmeshwray namo namah, pati ki aagya paalan hi aik stri ka dhrarm hai. (pauses, looks for reactions), kintu is samay nahi, my dear iago( goes near to iago), shayad, Iago, ab kabhi ghar nahi lautungi mey.

Othallo: ohh, ohh

(Othallo falls on the floor and kicks the big phone dummy)

Amelia: nahi nahi, dahado ab, nakli sher, vashshi darinde, atthas karo, ki tumne ishvar ki aptrim rachna aur aik pavitra sundar naari ki hatya kar di hai.

Othello: (uthkar) nahi! Wah vishwasghatini thi. (looks at audience) arey chacha, aap bhi aaye hai play dekhne. Ghar me sab thik, ye aapki bhatiji, thodi der pahle jeevit thi, mene abhi hi iska gala ghonta hai. It might look like a heinous devilish sin to you. Yah sach me buri baat hui hai, par iago janta hai ki deshdamini ke cassio se illicit relationship they. Cassio ne is baat ko khud sweekar kiya tha. Aur isne apne prem ki yaadgaar ke tauur par cassio ko apni aik nude selfie bhent ki thi., jo shayad kewal mene kabhi dekhi thi, Aur to aur, uski us nude album me cassio aur deshdamini ki kuch antrang palo ki tasveerey thi.

Amelia: oo khokhle manorogi, dambh bharey huye chapal insan.

Iago: chup raho. Jaban par kabu rakho.

Amelia: (towards audience) ab to sachhayi ko bahar aana padega, mein seena thok kar bolungi. Nidar, nirbhik ho kar. Tum saarey insaan, shaitaan milkar bhi mere viruddh kyo na uth khade ho, ya seel do mere lab dahkte laavey se. dhikakr hai tumhe, nirlajjj, papatma(towards iago) …. Parantu me fir bhi bolungi.

Iago: bwkuuf auat, kyo kiye karaye par paani fer rahi hai, akl se kaam ley ,aur ghar ko jaa.

Amelia: nahi jaungi.

(iago tries to hit her with his phone)

Audience1/Prerecorded: ab srti par bhi hath uthayoge, mukrh insane, dhikkar hai tumhare purusharth ko.

Amelia: are murkh othallo, tu us photo ki kahta hai, mere pati ne badi jidd kit hi ki bathtub me meri photo ko dekhey, to tumhara bath tube mene use kiya, aur photo usko bheji, kyonki ye matwala hua jaa raha tha, mujhe nagn dekhne ko, mujhe pahle pata hota ki kyon ye tumahre bathtub me hi meri photo dekhna chahta tha, tp me ye kadapi nahi karti. Aur ye bhi ki me posing style or technique deshdamini se seekhun.

(towards audience) aur tum hans rahe ho, kyo, kabhi nude photo, selfi ya porn nahi dekhi tumne, (points back at Iago) aise hi kuch leechad log, apni swarth purti ke liye, hamey vivash karte hai ki inko photo bhejey. Aur thik hai, nagn photo bhej bhi di to kya, sirf apne premi apne pati ke liye, aapko ye adhikar to nahi diya na. (points back at Othello)

tumhe pura yakeen hai ki wo deshdamini hi thi, koi aur nahi?

Othello freezes.

Iago: just shut up, you cunt.

Amelia: mujhe chhinal kaha tumne, to suno, wo photo mene di apne pati ko, aur isne di thi cassio ko.

Iago: neech, tu jhuth bolti hai.

Amelia: ishwar ki saugandh, mein jhuth nahi kahti. Sajjno, (starts to point at audience then points at Othello )arey, hathyare murkh. Kya aisa murkh, itni kuleen sundar stri ke yogya tha.

Othallo: kya aakash me aisa koi vajra nahi jo is jaghany par toot sakey. O mahan, neech, naradham.

(othallo runs to kill iao, iago goes from the back of Amelia and kills her with a knife)

(Audience/prerecorded): Amelia, gir gayi, seems she is being killed.

Amelia: aah, usne mujhe maar daala … mujhe deshdamini ke charno me sthan miley … me uske jitni pavitra na ho saki.

Othallo takes out the knife from her dead body

(audience/prerecorded): wo bhag gaya, but his wife is dead.

Another voice: yah to bada bhari badmash tha, yah lijiye, yah chaaku jo mene abhi Othello se chin liya hai … aap chaukanney ho kar raaste par nazar rakhiye, agra bhagne ki koshish karey to jaan se maar dena u madarjaad ko, mein usi badmash ke peche jaata hu, kaisa neech purush hai .

Stage dark

Only Amelia and Othello remains.

Othallo: ab mujh me, itni si veerta, ya purustharth bhi nahi bacha. Aik mamuli sa insane mere haath se chaaku tak cheen le gaya, and what pride, what honesty culd I boast about … leave it … leave everything …. Its all fucked up now.

Amelia: tum kitna sahi kahti thi didi, tum sun rahi ho naa, mein tumhari tarah bhavnayo umango ko niyantrit na kar saki, jaisa mujhe prem me vivash hokar iago karwata gaya me sab karti gayi, ye bhi na soch payi ki uska koi galat maksad bhi ho sakta hai.

Ooo othallo, yeh aik pativrata stri thi, vah tumhe sach me nitant prem karti thi, nirdayi asabhya jaanwar, mein satya kah rahi hun …. (and she dies)

Othallo: chaaku, talvaar, sui, bhaala, kataar, aari, nahi, kuch to hoga yahan(vyagrta aur udreen bhaav se) (looks at audience) chacha, ya to tum mujhe maar do, yaa me khud ko samaapt kar lun. Aise jaghany apradh ko karne par, jail me sadne se kya, me apna jeevan yahi samapat kar leta hun.

Voice3: yadi tum aisa prayatn karoge to gahra mol chukayoge, tumhare paas koi aayudh nahi hai, aur vivash ho kar tumhe haani uthani padegi. Thahar jao.

Othallo: mujhe sashstra dekh kar bhaybheet na hoao(finds the knife somewhere placed on the stage), mein apni jeevaqn yatra ke ant taka a pahucha hun, yahi meri manzil hai, aur issey aagey mera gantavya nahi, meri gati ka antim lakshy, kya tumhe iska khed hai, ab to koi bhi Othello ko maar sakta hai, Othello ab kahan jayein, is apradh ke baad koun usko sharan dega. (goes near deshdamini) , kya dekh rahi hai tu,  dekh kaisi peeli padh gayi hai tu, jaise surajmukhi ka phool hota hai. (laughs franatically) .. kaisi shaant ho gayi hai tu, thandi, barf ki silli ki tarah. Arey shaitan ke duuto, maaro, mujhe maaro, laathi, bhaaley, chaabuk, hunter kisi se bhi maaro, par maaro, mujhe , mujhe anginat yatnayiey do, yaa turant maar daalo …. Haay ye mene kya kiya …. Deshdamini …. Meri pyari deshdamini ….. ahhh ahhh ahh

Stage darkness …

(iago is sitting in a chair, tied up)

voice: wo jaldbaaj, murkh, badkismat kahan hai?

Othello: kya tumhara matlab ussey hai jo Othello kahlata tha. Lo wo me hun.

Voice: aur wo dhokhebaaj, narpisach kahan hai, pakad ke layo. (light on iago, as he tries to escape)

Othello beats him up brutally.

Voice: koi issey ye chaaku cheen lo.

Iago: me ghayal jarur ho gaya hun, par mara nahi, ab tak saansey chalti hai.

Othallo: mujhe iska khaid nahi, mein yah ichahta hun kit um jeevit raho, chirkaal tak akele, samagra sansaar me pareshaan, hatash daudte huye, thik ashvatthama ki tarah.

(Points towards audience) mujhe jyada kuch na kaha jayein, mein hathyra jarur hun, par mene job hi kiya, apne aatmsamman ke liye, apne kul ki laaj rakhne ke liye. Killing for honur my baap. (back to iago, and now visible cassio) , tum dono ne milkar mere prem ki hathya ki hai.

Cassio: with due respect sir, mene aapka kuch nahi bigada, aur mujhe ye bhi samjh nahi aa raha, ki aapne mere bare me aisa socha bhi kaise, casiso kitna bhi flirt sahi par jis thaali me khata hai usme ched nahi karta.

Othallo: hmm, mujhe maaf karna cassio, par is bhediye, neech aadmi se pucho aur mujhe batayo ki isne kyon mujhe apne kapat jaal me mujhe aise beendha. Agar meri jaydaad, propery, hasisiyat, rutba maanga hota to yun hi de diya hota, fifty firty ka partner banaya tha isey mene har chiz mey.

Iago: mujhse kuch mat pucho, jo tumhe thik lagey tum wo hi samhh lo, ab mein aik shabd bhi nahi sununga.

Voice: apne paapo ke prashchit ki bheekh bhi na mangogey.

Voice: 3^rd degree torture milega na, to apne aap akal aa jayegi isko, police ka danda jab pichwadey me jaata hai naa, to ache se achha criminal rattu totey ki tarah jeebh bahar nikaal kar sach ugalne lagta hai.

Othallo: yahi sabse achha rahega. Please koi 100 number mila do, mere paas jio ka sim hai, aur network nrjiv hai.

Cassio fatafat uth kar bhagtey huye iago ko dabochta hai aur uska phone cheenta hai. Uski finger laga kar phone open karta hai.

Cassio: me jaha tak samjhta hun, aap log kuch samjhey nahi hogey, technology hai hi aisi kutti cheez, apna gulam banati hai, aur us shaitaan ke seb ki tarah, aapko paap karne par majboor karti hai. (takes phone to Othello, sows him something, Othello cries), points at audience, har photo sachhi, ye jaruri to nahi, har wo message jo is phone se kiye gaye ho, jaruri to nahi isine type kiye ho.

Types a message and reads aloud “ me kutta hun, d o g dog, bahut bada madar, uff, arey, director babu, poster me 18+ to likhaye they naa, matlab, gaali aali … .looks back at the sky, nahi, ok, d o g maaney kutta hun. Lo ji send it to deshdamini. Lo ji ho gaya message type and send bhi turant. Kitna aasan hai naa misunderstanding create karna, saala clarity lane me saalo lag jaatey hai.

Othallo: par deshdamini ki photo tumhare phone me aayi kaise thi?

Cassio: it was a forward from an unknkown number, some of my girlfreinds sends me nudes to impress me, looks at the audience, you know. (realizes it’s a critical situation), mujhe dekh kar hiu laga tha ki fake hai, kyonki deshdamini modern hote huye bhi single man, I mean othello aapko pyar karti thi. Mene socha ki aapse is baat ka jikr karun bhi, par aapne to mujhe naukri se beijjat karke nikaal diya tha. Mujhe laga ki shayad meri galti se jo aik bada contract company ne khoya tha, uske gussey me aapne mujhe nikala hai, agar muhe pata hota ki, aapne is kaaran se mujhe nikalaa tha, to shayad mey, aik baargi aapse sachai bayan bhi kar paata.

Othallo: aap sab ke jaane se pahle mein aik baat kahna chahta hun, aap log jantey hai, ki mene business me kitna naam kamaya hai, kitni inventive cheezey market me launch ki hai, mujhe unpar garv nahi mahuss ho raha, na ghamand hai ki me is society ka vvip hoon, par aap log jab bhi mere kirdaar se ghrinaa karey, to ye jarur dhyan rakhiyega ki mene budhimata se nahi gahrayee se prem kiya tha. Meri ishya maamuli bato ki wajah se nahi jaagi, balki isliye ki deshdamini jais vishsundri jisko mene itne parishram se prapt kiya, cassio jaise 2 takey ke sales employee ki baanho me, aisi kalpana karna bhi meri aatma ko atyant yaatna deti thi, mein aisa murkh hun, jisne aik apritim, adhvitya stri ko kho diya, aaj tak mene na jaaney kitne hi mushkil dauro ka saamna kiya, par aaknhe nam tak na ho payin, par ab aise lagta hai ki jaise, aansuyon ka aik sailab sa aa jayega. Aur ab alvida. (kills himself)

Cassio tries to save him.

Cassio: misunderstanding se aik aur ghar aaj tabah ho gaya.

Lights out

We see, a man hanging with a rope, two other figures are hanging too, uski tango se bandhi rasssiyan, aik taraf deshdamni, aur dusri aur amelia, aur in sab rassiyo ko khichta hua iago unko ghaseetey huye audience ke paas le jaata hai. Pin drop silence before and after, and iago, ye saari rassiyan, apne galey me latkatey huye, audience me se kisi ke hath me deta hai, jo unko center stage se stage exit ki taraf le jaata hai. Extreme loud and eerie sounds. Disturbing music, complee dark like a power failure has happened. Someone lights up a candle in the audience, and Amelia jumps towards the person.

Amelia: band karo ye morche, kaayar ho tum sab. Kaayar. ( deep dark) (house light starts now)

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 अमित जी चोम्पल


 अमित जी स्कूल जी छुट्टियुं मूहिंजे लाइ मथे जे सूर जो कारणु आहे। तव्हां सोचे बि न था सघो हियु अठु सालु जो छोकिरो केतरियूं  फर्माइशुं कंदो आहे।  जून जे तपयल डींहु बि बजे अमित फरमाइश कइ त मूंखे बाहिर घुमन वञनो आहे। 
आईं जीए मुहिंजी होमेमिनिस्ट्रिय मुखे घुड़की डिनी, मां  फटाफट चोम्पल पाइ , अमित खे बाहिर वठी वेउस।
ऊस डाढ़ी तेज हुई, आईं रिक्शे वारो, रिक्शे खे तकिरो हलायन लगो।  मूहिंजे पुट रिक्शे वारे खां पूछ्यो , काका, तां चोम्पल छो न पाइंदा आहियो।
रिक्शे वारो खिलन लगो    आईं चयाईं
"बाबू असांखे आदत थी वेई आहे ".
मुहिंजो पुट पहिंजी चोम्पल लाहे,  हुनखे डेयन लगो, मुं रोकियोमास।
" तुहिंजी चोम्पल हुनजे पैर में न ईंदी '.

मुहिंजो पुट मुहिंजी चोम्पल खोलन लगो त हुनखे डेई सघे।
मुं हुनखे रोक्यो, आईं चयो।
' चोम्पल सा गडु हिय रिक्शो तेज हलाए न सघन्दो , चोम्पल पैंडल ते तिरकंदी।'

 आईं असीं चुपचाप मैट्रो जे गेट ते लथासिं।
गेट वट हिकिडो छोकरो नंगे पाँव ग़ुल प्यो विकिने।
अमित हुनखा पूछ्यो त तूं छो न थो चोम्पल पाईं।  तुहिंजा पैर न था सड़न।  हुन चयो न। 
हिय बुधि करे अमित पहिंजी चोम्पल लाथी, जेसी तुणी आऊं कुझु चवांस, पर अमित चोम्पल लाथे चुक्यो होस। 
आईं धरतीअ ते पैर रखनदे ही हुनजी चीख़ निकरी वेई।  हुन मोखा पूछ्यो , त मां हियु चोम्पल हुनखे डेई छड़यां।

मुं अमित खे रोकियो, आईं ब सों ज नोटु हुन छोकरे खे झट डिनो।
आईं अमित खे चोम्पल पाराए मां मैट्रो में चढ़ीयुस।

रास्ते में मां हिय सोचंदो रहियुसि ' बारू केतरि सरलता सां नंढी गाल्हि बि  पकिड़े लाइन्दा आहिनि।  असांजो ख़यालु हुनडे न विन्दो आहे।
शायदु असांजे अंदर मानवता खत्मु थी वेई आ. '


- जीतेन्द्र चोइथानी    

othallo new adaptation

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ACT 1

Scene 01

Office /party scenario/Day-night

Cassio, Extras, iago, Othallo, Desdemona

Othello: Cassio, ye tender ki latest bid hai, secured connection par hi bhejna, thik 8.58 mniute par, raat ko 9 baje tender ka draw khulega, sabse kam, aur latest bid hamari hi honi chahiye.

Cassio: Boss aap chinta mat karey, secured connection aur timestamp submission ko lekar mene Iago se baat kar li hai, par me takeed karunga ki sab kaam mere dekh rekh me ho. Aur raat ko party ki bhi preplanning kar li hai. Champenge deshdamini bhabhi ke hatho se khulegi.

Othello: bahut smart ho tum.

Cassio: tabhi to aapka personal secretary hun sir.

Othello smiles and leaves. With deshdamini

Othello: job hi ho, cassio hai bahut hi vaakpatu, kaam bhi thik se kar leta hai, chalo darling, ab ghar ko chaltey hai.

(just then, cassio takes his phone out, and dials a number, looks at audience, goes to the phone screen, deshdamini also gets a call, and disconnects)

Cassio: Janu, sorry, aaj raat ko time mil nahi paayega, baat karne kaa, ab kar let,

Kya kar rahi ho tum.

Voice: nahane ja rahi hun.

Cassio: No kidding, me videocall kar raha hun, Ambani Jio mere raja.

Voice disconnects, darkness on stage,

Computer automated voice: system alert, mail couldnot be sent, process aborted. Please retry.

Cassio looks at his wristwatch: ohh shit, 9 baj gaye, umm, jaldi se mail forward karta hu, issey pahle ki we lose this tender.

Packs the laptop and bag, leaves.

Othello comes on stage: kya kaha, you din’t get the mail. What the F.

Cassio enters the stage: Boss, I am terribly sorry, mail late ho gai.

Othello: late ho gayi, ya bheji nahi tumne.

Cassio: Boss bheji thi, laptop error, phone pey (checks his phone) , uff sir, ye jio ki sim, outbox mey queued up hai.

Othello: 30000 per month, high speed internet ka bill hai, aur 10 crore ka tender deal ka document, tum phone se bhej rahe they, we lost this deal, I don’t want a carefree lousy person like you in my office. You are fired, aaj se apni manhus shakal mujhe mat dikhana, HR tumhe release letter mail kar degi. (and he leaves)

(Iago is listening this from a far corner behind a false wall.)

Cassio: par boss, suniye to … , (Iago enters near cassio)

Cassio: bhaii, yaar, bada locha ho gaya aaj. Tender gaya aapne haath se. system failure.

Iago: Impossible. Tu load mat le, mey system check karta hun, taps on the laptop, checks wires, long cables from one end to the other, these networks and topologies are so messy, like we people(looks at the audiences), bas faayda hai to ungli karne ki aadat mey (whispers to audience) is cassio ko mat batana, iski me aisi fajihat karwayunga, bamboo hoga pura, aur othallo, jo is company ko chalane ke kaabil bhi nahi hai, uska to me jeevan hi nasht kar dunga, saara kaam mey sambhalun, wo do char mithi baatey client ke saamne karke, boss bana firta hai.

Cassio comes near by, and Iago sees this

Iago: network engineer ko bulana padega, kuch complication hai.

Cassio: bhai, mere phone se bhi message nahi gaya, saali jio ki sim, itne me to aadmi videsh ghum kea a jaye.

Iago: namo namo

Cassio: tum isko bhi kursi se jod do, iago, meri job chali gai, ijjat ki waat lag gyi, help me to secure my job back.

Iago: layo pahle to mail bhejty hai tumhe, (takes his phone), clone karna padega, (uske phone ko apne phone me rakhta hai) dekho ab ye sabut bhi ho jayega ki tumhare phone se mail gayi nit hi, ye lo ab (touches the screen) ab gayi mail.

Cassio: aur meri job.

Iago: dekh bhaiye, shiataan ki jaan uski bulbul mey? Samjhey.

Cassio: matlab,

Iago: abbey, deshdamini ko pata le, wo hi tera kaam bana sakti hai, aur tu hai bhi handsome, baanka, sajeela naujwaan, haan thoda bewda bhi hai, par.

Cassio: par wok yon, mere liye ais karengi.

Iago: kyo nahi karengi, apni maansal deh dekhi hai tuney, kaala rumaal bandh kar, lucknow station ke bahar tumse bhi pichke chehre waaley log hazaro kamate hey.

Cassio: yaar tum bakwas mat karo, lets talk to the point.

Iago: jitna kahta hun, bas utna karo, tumhara kaam ban gaya samjho. ( Iago starts walking,

Cassio: kya karun, kya karun, bhabhi se milne jayun, nahi unko phone karta hun.

Stands on the phone dummy. Umm, video call karta hun.

(same screen projection on iago’s phone as he had cloned cassio’s phone earlier)

Deshdamini is in the bath tub. Phone rings, she adjusts the towels and runs towards it, clicks it. (thoda sa jhaag chehre par,

Deshdamini: othallo, dinner me kya.

Cassio: ma’am, I mean bhabhi. Sorry aapko is time call kia.

Deshdamini: badtamiji ki bhi had hoti hai, videocall wo bhi is samay, hosh me ho?

Cassio: sorry bhabhi, samjh nahi aaya, kya karun, aapke ghar abhi aa nahi sakta, sir ne mujhe abhi fire kar diya hai, over a stupid mistake, aur wo meri baat sunney ko bhi tyyar nahi hai, aap please unse baat karo. (othallo enters) Aur aap kitni gajab lag rahi ho pariyon ki tarah.

Deshdamini: chup kar, halka sa smile, sees othallo and disconnects the phone.

Othallo: kyo ji, fan following, business tycoon ki patni kissey baatey farma rahi thi.

Deshdamini: tumhara mood off sa lagta hai, hua kya.

Othallo: kuch nahi, business affair, suno aaj ki party cancel karte hai.

Deshdamini: darling, aik request hai, tum cassio se aik baar mil lo, mujhe lagta hai kuch misunderstanding hai.

Othallo becomes angry, but controls himself.

Othallo: tum please is maamle se door hi raho.

Deshdamini: ok chill, relax, kuch nahi bolungi.

Othallo and deshdamini leaves the stage, light on cassio and Iago.

Scene 2

Night Home

Iago Amelia

Iago: Meri jaan, tum mujhe vaisi waali photo do naa, aaj us style me, wo kounsa waala hai, hidden tiger crouching dragon.

Amelia: bahut naughty ho tum, kuch kaam waam bhi karte ho yaa, din raat sex ki baatey hi sochte ho, kabhi kabhi tum maniac jaise lagtey ho mujhe (tries to go away), (iago grabs hold of her),

Iago:  aaj fir aik album banaye darling.

Amelia: behuda ho tum.

Iago: Bilkul nahi.

They both statrt making pouts, poses, angles and camera positions, yet Iago becomes upset and sits on the corner of the platform/bed.

Amelia: ab kya hua, pura mood bana ke, ye insane, kuch nahi pata iska.

Iago: yaar tum pose, banana nahi jaanti, ye dekho (takes out his phone), ye madam ki photo dekho kaise bath tub me pose kar rai.

Amelia: ab tumhare tiger ke liye bathtub kahan se layun raaza. (starts laughing)

Iago: achha, suno, tum please othallo ke ghar me jaa ke, tub use karna, usme aik photo lena na plz.

Amelia: badey waahiyat aadmi ho tum, dusre ka ghar, uska tub, waha par mein aur nangi. Ya rabba, kitni behudgi hai. (shows a little anger)

Iago: apne pyar karne waale ko yun ruswa na karo, jaanetammanna. Meri aakhiri khwahish ko jald pura karna, nahi to mey khud ko khatam kar lunga, (and becomes serious),

Amelia (becomes worried): tum, yun aiisi baatey kyo kar rahe ho, thik hai, me sochungi.

Iago: Sochna nahi, karna, ab jab tum photo dogi, tabhi meri shakal dekhogi.

And Iago leaves. Amelia is still in shock.

SCENE 3

DESHDAMINI HOUSE/IAGO HOUSE

DESHDAMINI, AMELIA, IAGO

AMELIA: kya me andar aa jayun, deshdamini ji.

Deshdamini: ohh hi Amelia, kaisi ho, bahut din ke baad.

Amelia: haan, aik urgent help chahiye thi.

Deshdamini: kya hua, bolo

Amelia: darassal, mujhe poses karne nahi aatey, par, kya aap mujhe pose kara sikha dogey, matlab, vaise waaley (deshdamini is confused what Amelia means, Amelia just tries to show her bare shoulder to  deshdamini, and deshdamini laughs)

Deshdamini: kamal hai yaar, tumhara aadmi to pura ajeeb hai. Khair, ((she poses nicely and) tuara jyadti maamla hai, par ye photo wagairah share karna koi tihk nahi hai.

Amelia : aap kitna achha psoe karti hi, please mujhe aik click karne do.

Deshdamini : arey nahi, band karo (still amelia clicks a photo). Ab bas.

Amelia: can I use your bathtub.

Deshdamini (surprised): ohh, ohhh, ok. Ok. No problems, par thoda jaldi, Othello aane waale hai,aajkal kuch gussa bhi rahte hain.

Amelia: ( nods in a yes). Ok.

Amelia in a bath robe (wears the bathrobe above her clothes/is already wearing a bath robe) calls Iago on a videocall.

Amelia: This is just for once ok.

Iago: I love you my jaan. Suno kuch photos bhi click karo na.

Amelia poses (decent poses only/no nudity)

Light fades out from Amelia. Iago is still in light.

Iago: ab kaise karke bhi is cassio ke bachhe ko is jaal me phansana hai. Umm, chalo apne hacking ke skills ko use karta hu, laptop on karke kuch karta hai (may be a projection on background that he is morphing an image of deshdamini and replacing with someone else), phone ko connect karta hai. And whatsapp web connect karke, unknown, untraceable number se wo photo cassio ko bhejta hai.

Closes everything. Sits, relaxed, lights up a cigaratte, and calls up Othello.

Iago: Hi partner, kuch emergency jaisa hai, tum busy ho to baad me baat akrta hun.

Othello: nahi, bolo kya hua,

Iago: mil ke baat karey kya.

Light setup changes, seems that of a bar, dono beth kar pee rahe hai. With minimum set properties. Yaa sirf utna hi area light up hoga jahan wo saaman rakha hai.

Othello: bahut buri hai duniya dost, kambhakht usne mera nuksan kia, company ko chuna lagaya, shrimati uski tareef akrti hai.

Iago: hmm.

Othello: hmm kya, kuch bolega nahi tu.

Iago: bhai, tu sun nahi payega, isliye load mat ley.

Othello: matlab kya hai tera, bol naa.

Iago: kuch nahi, mera dimaag bhi kuch fituri baatey sochne lagta hai. Just wastage of time, you know …. Idle mind … shaitan ka ghar

Othello: iago, tujhe business partner bola hai mene, bhaii hai tu bhaii, bindaas bol.

Iago: shayad cassio tumhari biwi ko udane ke chakkar me hai.

Othello becomes angry, sari daaru utar jaati hai uski, gussa control karte huye

Othello: saaley, partner na hota naa, to tujhe jaan se maar deta mey. Khabardaar jo tune meri biwi ke bare me aisa bola to, slaps iago, and bashes him.

Iago runs and goes a little far on the stage.

Iago: sabut naa hota na mere paas to me kahta bhi nahi, tum bahut bhole ho, isliye jaantey nahi ho, din raat kaam me lagey rahtey ho, tumhe kya pata I tumhare piche tumhare ghar me koun aata jaata hai

Othello is about to strike him, and he shows the phone to him.

Othello is stuck

Iago: ye shayad cassio ne galti se mujhe forward kar dia hai. Photo to pahchante ho na tum.

Othallo: ye nakli bhi to ho sakti hai, deshdamini aisi cheap harkat nahi karegi. Merese sachha pyar karti hai wo .

Iago: bhai, tujhse nahi, teri daulat se, paise hata du, to tere me aur quality kya hyai, na decency, style, looks, features, body, kcuh bhi to nahi hai, paise ke bina tu pura chuu hai chuu.

Othallo: par issey ye to sabit nahi hota ki ye deshdamini hi hai.

Iago ka girebaan pakad leta hai.

Fir chodta hai.

Iago: dekh tera personal matter hai isliye chup tha ab tak, par baat itni badh gayi ki company ko 10 crore ka loss ho gaya, mail time par na bhejna, isko laparwahi to nahi kaahtey naa, aaj tak mene kabhi kisi kaam me delay kiya hai kya. Its corporate man, its corporate.

Itna kah kar iago wahan se jaane lagta hai. Light is only on Othello.

Othello: itne salo me mene apni prestige banayi, papa auto driver they, kitni mushkil se scholarship par foreign se mba ki, parents ke marne ke baad, kewal aik hi to sahara tha deshdamini ka, itna rupya shohrat kiske liye kamayi mene. Meri prestige, par photo galat bhi to ho sakti hai, IAGO, (shouts) Iago.

Iago: yes partner, tumhe yakeen nahi hai na meri baat ka, wait, me cassio ka phone hack karke tumhe dikhata hun.

Iago imitates ki wo cassio ka phone hack kar raha hai, par actually wo wahi video nikalta hai jisme pahle se hi usne dubbing or editing kar rakhi hai.

Othallo becomes very angry, Iago asks him to cool down.

Iago: not necessary unhone kuch kia hi ho, mere man ka waha mbhi to ho sakta hai, tum koi detective lagwa lo, fir shayad sahi baat pata chaley.

Othallo: tum thik kahte ho dost, par filhal me kuch bhi sochne samjhne ki shakti me nahi hoon.

Iago: tum kuch din break kyon nahi le letey.

Othallo: correct, aisa hi karta hai.

Iago and othallo leaves to opposite direction.

Iago comes back: ab ye game se out, puri company mere naam par. Yeah.

Light fades out.

SCENE 4A

Characters Othello, Deshdamini , cassio, iago, amelia, extras/Voiced/Audience

(deshdamini is sleeping on the bed, Othello Comes with a rope in his hand)

Othello :- Isey marna hi hoga, anyatha yah na jane kitne logo ko chalegi. Par nahi, me iska rakht na bahayunga, na iski sudol, sundar kaaya ko nasht hi karunga. (stops and thinks). Issey pahley ki ye mar jayein, aik antim jeevant sparsh to mahsus kar lun. (kisses her) . yadhpi nyay kahta hai ki mere liye teri mrityu aavshyak hai, par mrityu ke uprant bhi yadi tu itni sundar dikhayi di to mein fir bhi tujhse prem karunga.

Deshdamini: kya babbada rahe ho, Othello?

Othello: kuch nahi.

Deshdamini: mere nazdik aa jao.

Othello: tumhe ishwar se apne apradho ke liye antim kshma maangni chahiye.

Deshdamini: aisa kyo kah rahe hain aap?

Othello: jaisa kaha hai aisa karo. Mujhe thoda thahrna chahiye, uske baad hi iski mrityu hogi

Deshdamini: aap, hathya ki baat kar rahe hai

Othello: haan, hathya.

Deshdamini: ya khudaya, mujh pa rrahaqm karo.

Othello: Amen

Deshdamini: matlab, ab aap mujhe nahi maarenge naa.

Othello: hmm

Deshdamini: par mujhe aapki aankho me aik vashi hathyra kyu nazar aa raha hai, aisa kyo lag raha hai mujhe, jab ki me nirdosh hu.

Othello: apne paapo ko yaad kar le.

Deshdamini: paap, wo to kewal aik, aapse prem karna.

Othello: haan, aur uske liye hi tujhe marna hoga.

Deshdamini: kintu, tumhe prem karne se mujhe marna hoga! Yeh kya tuk hui bhala?

Tumhara sharer maano laave ki tarah dahak raha hai, itna krodh. Ye sab meri wajah se?

Othello: chup raho, bilkul shaant aur sthir.

Deshdamini: mein, nahi hilungi, par baat hai kya?

Othello: Wo nude photo jo tum mujhe seduce karne ko bhej rahi thi, uski album me cassio hi tha? Yeh deh jissey mene itna pyar kiya, wo tumne cassio ko de dia?

Deshdamini:  itni ghatiya baat,(stops and balances her emotinos) Ye arasar jhuth hai, me kasam khaa ke kahti hun, bulao usey aur puch lo, job hi sandeh hai tumhe?

Othello: O kulta, jhuthi kasamey mat kha, tu apni arthi par bethi hai.

Deshdamini: nahi, mrityu ke bhay se to nahi.

Othello: haan, haan, abhi, abhi sweekar kar lo apne gunah, jitna tum aur inkaar kar rahi ho, utna hi mere hriday me tumhare liye ghruna badh rahi hai, tumhe ab marna hi hoga.

Deshdamini: aise me, kaanha hi mera rakshak hai.

Othello: Amen

Deshdamini: itna kathor na bano, mene jeevan me kabhi tumhae naaraz karun ais akaary nahi kiya. Mene kabhi kassio se prem nahi kiya. Aur naa hi meri kisi nizi photo me wo tha.

Othello: uff, ye makkar aurat, mene khud uske phone me teri aur uski aisyasshi karte photo dekhi hai, tune mujhe aik hinsak pashu bana diya hai, aur teri ye kartut mujhe teri hatya karne ko prerit kar rahi hai.

Deshdamini: Meri photo, usey kahi se mili hogi, mene usey kabhi nahi di, kisine morph ki ho? Usey bulwayo, let him accept and tell the truth.

Othello: he had already accepted his sin.

Deshdamini: kya

Othello: yes, that he enjoyed with you.

Deshdamini: kisey? Extra marital affair?

Othello: haan

Deshdamini: wo aisa nahi kah sakta.

Othello: yes, but he can’t say anomore, as he is dead. Imnaadaar iago ne iska badla le lia hai.

Deshdamini: I am scared, aapko chala gaya hai, is he dead?

Othello: mein uske tukde tukde karke kutto ke aagey daalta.

Deshdamini: haay! Wo dhokha kha gaya, aur mein barbaad ho gayi.

Othello: you just shut up, you slut. Mere saamne hi tu apne yaar ke liye ro rahi hai.

Deshdamini: tumhe mujh par bharosa nahi, to talaak de do, alag kar do mujhe khud se, par mujhe jaan se mat maro.

Othello: no I won’t, you slut.

Deshdamini: kal mujhe maar daalna, aaj bhar jeevit rahne do.

Othello: bikkul bhi nahi

Deshdamini: achha kewal 1 ghanta aur …

Othello: ab kyon aur intejaar karna, jab mene nischay  kar hi liya hai.

Deshdamini: aik baar, kaanha ke darshan to kar lun.

Othello: ab us sab ke liye samay nahi hai.

(gala ghont deta hai)

Amelia (from far): sir, Othello, sir aap hai wahan.

Othello: koun bula raha hai? Abhi tak nahi mari yeh? Mein tina bhi nirdayi nahi hun, ki tujhe tadapne dun, ley mar … ley

(firse gala ghonta hai)

Amelia: sir, please listen to me, its very urgent

Othello: who is this?

Othello: Amelia Ki awaaz lagti hai, thahro, ab ye mar gayi. Lagta hai cassio ki maut ki khushkhabri dene aayi hai, ab iske hath pair sunn hai, hilte bhi nahi, ab isko andar aane dun? Nahi, wo aayegi to jarur meri wife se baat karegi, meri wife, kiski wife, konsi aurat. Its an unbearable taunt.

Amelia:  I beg you sir, please let me come in. Kuch extremely critical news hai.

Othello: ohh I just forgot, its you, aajao, Amelia, wait (adjusts curtains, and hides deshdamini’s body) , kya hua, bolo?

Amelia: sir, tragic news, there is an horrifying murder.

Othello: what, is samay?

Amelia: yes sir, right now.

Othello: It’s all in the fate, kisike haath ki lakeero me maarna, aur kisi ke marna likha hota hai.

Amelia: (interrups), cassio killed Rodrigo your business opponent.

Othello: Rodrigo died? Cassio died?

Amelia: no cassio is alive.

Othello: ohh shit, cassio kyo nahi mara, galat murder ho gaya ye to, now, the murder doesn’t make any sense, there is no fun in it.

Deshdamini: mere kaanha, mein aik jhuth ke liye maari gayi.

Amelia: sir, what’s this strange voice.

Othello: voice, what voice, tumhe waham hua hai.

Amelia: nahi, ye to deshdamini ma’am ki voice hai. Ohh god, ohh god, any body save her, call the ambulance, ma’am, please speak up, my sweetest friend please speak up.

Deshdamini: I am dying an innocent death.

Amelia: ohh lord, kisne, kisne aisa jaghany apradh kia?

Deshdamini: no one did, meney hi … mere Othello se kahna … I l … ove … you

(deshdamini dies)

Othello: (anjana bantey huye) , kaise iska murderr hua?

Amelia: who knows!

Othello: you remember right, she said mene aisa nahi kiya.

Amelia: yes, she said, that’s the truth I will say.

Othello: wo bahut badi jhuthi, makkar aurat thi, narak me saidyo tak tadpegi wo, I killed her, mene hi in hath ose gala ghont kar maar daala usey.

Amelia: Then, she truly was an angel, aur tum, wild beast, khunkhar shaitan.

Othello: wo atyant kaamuk, characterless  aurat thi, she was a slut.

Amelia: kitni neechta se tum uski ninda karte ho, sach to ye hai, ki tum murkh, jaahil, aur ghatiya maansikta se bhare, khokhle aadmi ho, pakhandi pitrasattatmak samaaj ke aguve, tum jaise neech aadmi itni achhi wife deserve hi nahi karte, door hato, tumhari chhaya bhi iski deh par na padne dung mey.

othello: wah jal ki bhaanti chanchal thi.

Amelia: tum atyant murkh aur ahankaari purush ho, she was pure as fire, pious aur tumhari sachhi premika.

Othello: mere paas uski badchalni ke thos sabut na hotey to itna bada apradh bhi na hua hota mere hatho se, your husband is a witness to all this.

Amelia: mera pati

Othello: yes your husband

Amelia: ki unka extra marital affair tha, and she cheated you?

Othello: haan, iske cassio se aneteik sambandh they. Yadi yeh pavitra hoti to mein samast sansaar ki daulat ko bhi deshdamini ke badle me sweekar na karta.

Amelia: my husband, told you?

Othello: haan, usi ne mujhe in sab ke bare me bataya, such a honest man he is, and he hates illicit relations and deceitful people.

Amelia: my husband?

Othello: oh woman! Why are you repeating it again and again, your husband, your husband, yes your husband.

Amelia: aahh, swamini, neechta prem se apna khel khel gayi, mera pati kahe ki ye vishwasghatini thi?

Othello: haan Amelia, usi ne kaha, me kahta hu, tera pati hi tha, do you understand. My loyal friend, your husband. Honest, trustworthy iago.

Amelia: yadi usne aisa kaha hai to uski kutil aatma til til kar sadey. Usne gahra jhuth bola hai, jum jaise gande, aur ghrinit maansikta rakhne waale pati ko chunney waali yeh stri vaastav me tumse hi bahut prem karti thi.

Othello: ha ha ha

Amelia: jo bhi burayee tum kar sako, karo. Tum uske liye aise hi ayogya they, jaise apni jhuthi shaan ko barkar rakhne ke liye tumhara ye apradh.

Othello: for god’s sake, just shut up.

Amelia: jitna dukh mey jhel sakti hun, mujhe nuksan pahuchane ki ussey aadhi takat bhi tummey nahi hai, o murkh, o bode, dhuul bhare vicharo waale, gobar bhare mastikshk liye, kudey ki tarah agyani, vyarth! What an heinous sin you have committed. Ab me tujhse nahi darti, mein police me, court me sabke samane kah dungi, chahe uske liye mujhe apne jeevan se hi hath kyo na dhona padey. Bachao bachao … is asbhay havshi ne … meri frined ki hathya kar di … khoon …. Khoon

(Distant police siren, people footsteps approaches)(Extras/invisible cast voice reactions)

Amelia: iago, achha hua tum aa gaye, kya gul khilaye tumne, very well done. Achha hai ki log khoon karke tum par jimmedari thonpey.

Iago(anjana sa bante huye): baat kya hai

Amelia: agar tum sach me mere pati ho, to is mukrh ki juban noch lo, bolo ki yo jo anap shanap tumhara naam le ke bak raha hai wo sab jhuth hai. Ye kahta hai, ki tumne issey kaha ki iski biwi characterless hai, she cheated on him. Tum, tumne aisa nahi kaha hoga, tum aise kamine nahi ho sakte, jo kisi ka ghar ujadey. Bolo, bhagwan ke liye sab sach kaho.

Iago: jo mene socha, wahi mene inse kaha tha, jo mujhe sach aur thik laga, issey adhik mene kuch bhi nahi kaha.

Amelia: but did you ever tell him that she cheated on him?

Iago: haan, kaha tha.

Amelia: tab tub hi jhutha hai, ghrunit, sinful man, I swear to god, it’s a white lie that deshdamini had an affair with cassio … kya kaha tha … cassio sey?

Iago: haan, cassio se hi, uska chakkar chal raha tha, now just shut up, apni jaban par kabu rakh .

Amelia: jabaan par kaabu, now I won’t stop, an innocent woman has been killed in this fake patriarchical shallow society of leeches. She has been murdered.

Everyone reacts, astonished (invisible/extra cast, iago)

Amelia: tumhari khabro sr othallo ne bhadak kar ye hathya ki hai.

Othallo: aap log inte hairan kyo hai, ye sach kah rahi hai, aur mujhe is apradh par koi glani bhi nahi.

Amelia: neechta, kaminapan, kutsit vichardhara, tumhare is kukrutya me mujhe haivaniyat dikhayi deti hai, ji karta hai, ji karta hai, ki mein tum sabka khoon pee jayun.

Iago: tum abhi apnea ape me nahi ho, chalo ghar chalo, aaram se baat karenge.

Amelia: (towards audience) aap log khamosh hai, itna bada gunah yahan sri ram center me ho gaya, raam ke naam par, nahi nahi, naam nahi, kahin is par bhi raajniti na hone lag jayein, truck bhar bhar ke log buklay jayenge dharne pe, morche pe, aur ghoshna hogi sahayta rashi ki. Aur is haivan ko sajay maut mil bhi gayi to kya, aisi kutsit vichardhara ko kaise khatm karenge hum. Shayad nahi. Mujhe iago ke sath wapis chalna chahiye.pati parmeshwray namo namah, pati ki aagya paalan hi aik stri ka dhrarm hai. (pauses, looks for reactions), kintu is samay nahi, my dear iago( goes near to iago), shayad, Iago, ab kabhi ghar nahi lautungi mey.

Othallo: ohh, ohh

(Othallo falls on the floor and kicks the big phone dummy)

Amelia: nahi nahi, dahado ab, nakli sher, vashshi darinde, atthas karo, ki tumne ishvar ki aptrim rachna aur aik pavitra sundar naari ki hatya kar di hai.

Othello: (uthkar) nahi! Wah vishwasghatini thi. (looks at audience) arey chacha, aap bhi aaye hai play dekhne. Ghar me sab thik, ye aapki bhatiji, thodi der pahle jeevit thi, mene abhi hi iska gala ghonta hai. It might look like a heinous devilish sin to you. Yah sach me buri baat hui hai, par iago janta hai ki deshdamini ke cassio se illicit relationship they. Cassio ne is baat ko khud sweekar kiya tha. Aur isne apne prem ki yaadgaar ke tauur par cassio ko apni aik nude selfie bhent ki thi., jo shayad kewal mene kabhi dekhi thi, Aur to aur, uski us nude album me cassio aur deshdamini ki kuch antrang palo ki tasveerey thi.

Amelia: oo khokhle manorogi, dambh bharey huye chapal insan.

Iago: chup raho. Jaban par kabu rakho.

Amelia: (towards audience) ab to sachhayi ko bahar aana padega, mein seena thok kar bolungi. Nidar, nirbhik ho kar. Tum saarey insaan, shaitaan milkar bhi mere viruddh kyo na uth khade ho, ya seel do mere lab dahkte laavey se. dhikakr hai tumhe, nirlajjj, papatma(towards iago) …. Parantu me fir bhi bolungi.

Iago: bwkuuf auat, kyo kiye karaye par paani fer rahi hai, akl se kaam ley ,aur ghar ko jaa.

Amelia: nahi jaungi.

(iago tries to hit her with his phone)

Audience1/Prerecorded: ab srti par bhi hath uthayoge, mukrh insane, dhikkar hai tumhare purusharth ko.

Amelia: are murkh othallo, tu us photo ki kahta hai, mere pati ne badi jidd kit hi ki bathtub me meri photo ko dekhey, to tumhara bath tube mene use kiya, aur photo usko bheji, kyonki ye matwala hua jaa raha tha, mujhe nagn dekhne ko, mujhe pahle pata hota ki kyon ye tumahre bathtub me hi meri photo dekhna chahta tha, tp me ye kadapi nahi karti. Aur ye bhi ki me posing style or technique deshdamini se seekhun.

(towards audience) aur tum hans rahe ho, kyo, kabhi nude photo, selfi ya porn nahi dekhi tumne, (points back at Iago) aise hi kuch leechad log, apni swarth purti ke liye, hamey vivash karte hai ki inko photo bhejey. Aur thik hai, nagn photo bhej bhi di to kya, sirf apne premi apne pati ke liye, aapko ye adhikar to nahi diya na. (points back at Othello)

tumhe pura yakeen hai ki wo deshdamini hi thi, koi aur nahi?

Othello freezes.

Iago: just shut up, you cunt.

Amelia: mujhe chhinal kaha tumne, to suno, wo photo mene di apne pati ko, aur isne di thi cassio ko.

Iago: neech, tu jhuth bolti hai.

Amelia: ishwar ki saugandh, mein jhuth nahi kahti. Sajjno, (starts to point at audience then points at Othello )arey, hathyare murkh. Kya aisa murkh, itni kuleen sundar stri ke yogya tha.

Othallo: kya aakash me aisa koi vajra nahi jo is jaghany par toot sakey. O mahan, neech, naradham.

(othallo runs to kill iao, iago goes from the back of Amelia and kills her with a knife)

(Audience/prerecorded): Amelia, gir gayi, seems she is being killed.

Amelia: aah, usne mujhe maar daala … mujhe deshdamini ke charno me sthan miley … me uske jitni pavitra na ho saki.

Othallo takes out the knife from her dead body

(audience/prerecorded): wo bhag gaya, but his wife is dead.

Another voice: yah to bada bhari badmash tha, yah lijiye, yah chaaku jo mene abhi Othello se chin liya hai … aap chaukanney ho kar raaste par nazar rakhiye, agra bhagne ki koshish karey to jaan se maar dena u madarjaad ko, mein usi badmash ke peche jaata hu, kaisa neech purush hai .

Stage dark

Only Amelia and Othello remains.

Othallo: ab mujh me, itni si veerta, ya purustharth bhi nahi bacha. Aik mamuli sa insane mere haath se chaaku tak cheen le gaya, and what pride, what honesty culd I boast about … leave it … leave everything …. Its all fucked up now.

Amelia: tum kitna sahi kahti thi didi, tum sun rahi ho naa, mein tumhari tarah bhavnayo umango ko niyantrit na kar saki, jaisa mujhe prem me vivash hokar iago karwata gaya me sab karti gayi, ye bhi na soch payi ki uska koi galat maksad bhi ho sakta hai.

Ooo othallo, yeh aik pativrata stri thi, vah tumhe sach me nitant prem karti thi, nirdayi asabhya jaanwar, mein satya kah rahi hun …. (and she dies)

Othallo: chaaku, talvaar, sui, bhaala, kataar, aari, nahi, kuch to hoga yahan(vyagrta aur udreen bhaav se) (looks at audience) chacha, ya to tum mujhe maar do, yaa me khud ko samaapt kar lun. Aise jaghany apradh ko karne par, jail me sadne se kya, me apna jeevan yahi samapat kar leta hun.

Voice3: yadi tum aisa prayatn karoge to gahra mol chukayoge, tumhare paas koi aayudh nahi hai, aur vivash ho kar tumhe haani uthani padegi. Thahar jao.

Othallo: mujhe sashstra dekh kar bhaybheet na hoao(finds the knife somewhere placed on the stage), mein apni jeevaqn yatra ke ant taka a pahucha hun, yahi meri manzil hai, aur issey aagey mera gantavya nahi, meri gati ka antim lakshy, kya tumhe iska khed hai, ab to koi bhi Othello ko maar sakta hai, Othello ab kahan jayein, is apradh ke baad koun usko sharan dega. (goes near deshdamini) , kya dekh rahi hai tu,  dekh kaisi peeli padh gayi hai tu, jaise surajmukhi ka phool hota hai. (laughs franatically) .. kaisi shaant ho gayi hai tu, thandi, barf ki silli ki tarah. Arey shaitan ke duuto, maaro, mujhe maaro, laathi, bhaaley, chaabuk, hunter kisi se bhi maaro, par maaro, mujhe , mujhe anginat yatnayiey do, yaa turant maar daalo …. Haay ye mene kya kiya …. Deshdamini …. Meri pyari deshdamini ….. ahhh ahhh ahh

Stage darkness …

(iago is sitting in a chair, tied up)

voice: wo jaldbaaj, murkh, badkismat kahan hai?

Othello: kya tumhara matlab ussey hai jo Othello kahlata tha. Lo wo me hun.

Voice: aur wo dhokhebaaj, narpisach kahan hai, pakad ke layo. (light on iago, as he tries to escape)

Othello beats him up brutally.

Voice: koi issey ye chaaku cheen lo.

Iago: me ghayal jarur ho gaya hun, par mara nahi, ab tak saansey chalti hai.

Othallo: mujhe iska khaid nahi, mein yah ichahta hun kit um jeevit raho, chirkaal tak akele, samagra sansaar me pareshaan, hatash daudte huye, thik ashvatthama ki tarah.

(Points towards audience) mujhe jyada kuch na kaha jayein, mein hathyra jarur hun, par mene job hi kiya, apne aatmsamman ke liye, apne kul ki laaj rakhne ke liye. Killing for honur my baap. (back to iago, and now visible cassio) , tum dono ne milkar mere prem ki hathya ki hai.

Cassio: with due respect sir, mene aapka kuch nahi bigada, aur mujhe ye bhi samjh nahi aa raha, ki aapne mere bare me aisa socha bhi kaise, casiso kitna bhi flirt sahi par jis thaali me khata hai usme ched nahi karta.

Othallo: hmm, mujhe maaf karna cassio, par is bhediye, neech aadmi se pucho aur mujhe batayo ki isne kyon mujhe apne kapat jaal me mujhe aise beendha. Agar meri jaydaad, propery, hasisiyat, rutba maanga hota to yun hi de diya hota, fifty firty ka partner banaya tha isey mene har chiz mey.

Iago: mujhse kuch mat pucho, jo tumhe thik lagey tum wo hi samhh lo, ab mein aik shabd bhi nahi sununga.

Voice: apne paapo ke prashchit ki bheekh bhi na mangogey.

Voice: 3^rd degree torture milega na, to apne aap akal aa jayegi isko, police ka danda jab pichwadey me jaata hai naa, to ache se achha criminal rattu totey ki tarah jeebh bahar nikaal kar sach ugalne lagta hai.

Othallo: yahi sabse achha rahega. Please koi 100 number mila do, mere paas jio ka sim hai, aur network nrjiv hai.

Cassio fatafat uth kar bhagtey huye iago ko dabochta hai aur uska phone cheenta hai. Uski finger laga kar phone open karta hai.

Cassio: me jaha tak samjhta hun, aap log kuch samjhey nahi hogey, technology hai hi aisi kutti cheez, apna gulam banati hai, aur us shaitaan ke seb ki tarah, aapko paap karne par majboor karti hai. (takes phone to Othello, sows him something, Othello cries), points at audience, har photo sachhi, ye jaruri to nahi, har wo message jo is phone se kiye gaye ho, jaruri to nahi isine type kiye ho.

Types a message and reads aloud “ me kutta hun, d o g dog, bahut bada madar, uff, arey, director babu, poster me 18+ to likhaye they naa, matlab, gaali aali … .looks back at the sky, nahi, ok, d o g maaney kutta hun. Lo ji send it to deshdamini. Lo ji ho gaya message type and send bhi turant. Kitna aasan hai naa misunderstanding create karna, saala clarity lane me saalo lag jaatey hai.

Othallo: par deshdamini ki photo tumhare phone me aayi kaise thi?

Cassio: it was a forward from an unknkown number, some of my girlfreinds sends me nudes to impress me, looks at the audience, you know. (realizes it’s a critical situation), mujhe dekh kar hiu laga tha ki fake hai, kyonki deshdamini modern hote huye bhi single man, I mean othello aapko pyar karti thi. Mene socha ki aapse is baat ka jikr karun bhi, par aapne to mujhe naukri se beijjat karke nikaal diya tha. Mujhe laga ki shayad meri galti se jo aik bada contract company ne khoya tha, uske gussey me aapne mujhe nikala hai, agar muhe pata hota ki, aapne is kaaran se mujhe nikalaa tha, to shayad mey, aik baargi aapse sachai bayan bhi kar paata.

Othallo: aap sab ke jaane se pahle mein aik baat kahna chahta hun, aap log jantey hai, ki mene business me kitna naam kamaya hai, kitni inventive cheezey market me launch ki hai, mujhe unpar garv nahi mahuss ho raha, na ghamand hai ki me is society ka vvip hoon, par aap log jab bhi mere kirdaar se ghrinaa karey, to ye jarur dhyan rakhiyega ki mene budhimata se nahi gahrayee se prem kiya tha. Meri ishya maamuli bato ki wajah se nahi jaagi, balki isliye ki deshdamini jais vishsundri jisko mene itne parishram se prapt kiya, cassio jaise 2 takey ke sales employee ki baanho me, aisi kalpana karna bhi meri aatma ko atyant yaatna deti thi, mein aisa murkh hun, jisne aik apritim, adhvitya stri ko kho diya, aaj tak mene na jaaney kitne hi mushkil dauro ka saamna kiya, par aaknhe nam tak na ho payin, par ab aise lagta hai ki jaise, aansuyon ka aik sailab sa aa jayega. Aur ab alvida. (kills himself)

Cassio tries to save him.

Cassio: misunderstanding se aik aur ghar aaj tabah ho gaya.

Lights out

We see, a man hanging with a rope, two other figures are hanging too, uski tango se bandhi rasssiyan, aik taraf deshdamni, aur dusri aur amelia, aur in sab rassiyo ko khichta hua iago unko ghaseetey huye audience ke paas le jaata hai. Pin drop silence before and after, and iago, ye saari rassiyan, apne galey me latkatey huye, audience me se kisi ke hath me deta hai, jo unko center stage se stage exit ki taraf le jaata hai. Extreme loud and eerie sounds. Disturbing music, complee dark like a power failure has happened. Someone lights up a candle in the audience, and Amelia jumps towards the person.

Amelia: band karo ye morche, kaayar ho tum sab. Kaayar. ( deep dark) (house light starts now)

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