Our second anti-trafficking movie is expected to be a theater-quality production that will influence nationwide and beyond. Filming is due to begin in April. This audacious production unveils the horrors of trafficking while also celebrating the power of one ordinary person to bring freedom. Here is a brief snippet from the script:
EXT. VARANASI OUTSKIRTS – NIGHT
The dense jungle hums with the sound of crickets and distant jackals. A faint glow flickers from the windows of a crumbling ashram. The TANTRIC ASHRAM, ancient and foreboding, stands isolated atop a hill, its silhouette casting long shadows under the moonlight.
INT. ASHRAM – INNER SANCTUM – NIGHT
The room is dimly lit by the flickering flames of oil lamps. The air is thick with the scent of burning herbs and incense. Symbols of esoteric rituals are scrawled on the
soot-covered walls. In the center of the room, a BLACK CIRCLE OF ASH marks the
floor. Around it, skulls, tridents, and ceremonial daggers lie scattered.
TANTRIC (50s), his face partially hidden under a black hood, sits cross-legged. His piercing eyes glint in the firelight as he chants under his breath. His DEEP, GUTTURAL MANTRAS
echo eerily, reverberating through the chamber. CLOSE-UP: His fingers smear blood-red sindoor on an idol of Kali, surrounded by offerings of flowers, lemons pierced
with nails, and burning camphor.
Suddenly, a YOUNG WOMAN (20s) is dragged into the room by two disciples, her wrists bound. She’s terrified but defiant, her gaze darting around the sinister space.
YOUNG WOMAN
(pleading)
Please... let me go.
The tantric raises a hand, silencing her.
TANTRIC – rising (from his sitting position)
(puts his bloody fingers on her lips.)
shhhhh...
FADE TO BLACK: