man's dream for his son

A short interesting documentary when a son follows his father"s dreams

                                    A documentary script:

 

                    A son trying to fulfill his Parent’s desire        

                    become a doctor against his will land up in a 

                    mess making his life a hell. (15 minutes �" 

                   1,725 words)

 

                    Kamlesh have a pain on his right part of

                    abdomen. He gets all his tests done under the

                    prescription of  Dr Aniruddh. A son of a

                    buisness tycoon of Mumbai city. His father

                    has built a hospital for him at Mahadevnagar.

 

Kamlesh:       good morning doctor, here are the reports.

                      There is no relief from the pain after finishing

                       the course of the medicines.

 

Dr Aniruddh: (sees the reports) kamlesh, reports are all

                       normal but it is your appendicitis that is

                       troubling you. It will have to be removed as

                       soon as possible.

 

Kamlesh:        is it a major operation? Can you give me all

                       the details about it?

 

 

Dr aniruddh:   it’s a small operation. Within a day or two

                       you will be discharged from the hospital and

                       it will cost unto 20,000 rupees.

 

 

Kamlesh:        so… when can we fix?

 

 

Dr aniruddh:      anytime if you want day after tomorrow.

 

Kamlesh:         okay then will do. When do you want me to

                         get admitted?

 

 

Dr aniruddh;    tomorrow night you come here and meet my

                         nurse Nita. She will explain to you all the

                         procedure and she will give you a form to

                         be filled up.

 

 

Kamlesh;          actually doctor I have never been through

                          operation so I am little anxious.  Hope

                          there is nothing to worry about?

 

Dr Aniruddh:     hey man, don’t worry it’s just a small

                           operation. Have faith in me. Everything

                           will be perfect and fine.

 

 

Kamlesh:           ok thank you. So tomorrow I’ll be here.

 

 

                           Next day… kamlesh gets himself admitted. He meets nurse

                           Nita and completes all formalities. Nurse asks him to

                           Remain empty stomach prior to the operation.

 

                           On second day kamlesh is operated and is transferred in his

                            room in a hospital.  

 

 

                           Dr Aniruddh and dr nath an anesthetist are on the round

                            they meet kamlesh.

 

 

Kamlesh:              good evening doctor. (In a soft voice).

 

Dr Aniruddh:        good evening… so how are you feeling now. Meet dr

                              Nath he was your anesthetist.

 

 

                              Dr Nath and dr aniruddh looks at the chart    

                              given by nurse Nita.

 

 

Kamlesh:               dr I am fine but I am feeling little week.

 

 

Dr aniruddh:             that’s okay. It happens after an              

                                 operation. (smiles) tomorrow you will be

                                 discharged then in  the next week

                                 you have to come for post operative

                                 check-up. They both leave the room.

                                 (Kamlesh is discharged and

                                 after a week he comes back for check

                                 up and everything

                                 is fine.)

 

 

                               (Three months later…)

 

 

                                Kamlesh meets Dr Jay in a club. He has        

                                gone there for swimming.

 

 

Kamlesh:                 hi Jay, how are you? Seeing you after a  

                                 long time.

 

Jay:                          yeah I wasn’t here. I had gone to

                                 Australia for four years. My daughter

                                 has settled over there after completing

                                 her post graduation in medicines. She’s

                                married to a medical guy over there.  

                                How’s everything with you?

 

Kamlesh:                 everything fine. Have you finished

                                swimming let’s sit and talk as it is after a

                                long time we are meeting. In school we

                                were always together.

 

Jay:                          (laughs) yeah. How can we forget those

                                  days.

 

 

                                 Jay and Kamlesh both comes

                                 and take the chairs and sit near a                   

                                 pool.          

 

Jay:                          hey, what’s the matter you have

                                slimmed down… and

                                what is this scar for?

 

Kamlesh:                 I was operated few days back for

                                abdomen pain. It was a small  

                                appendicitis operation.

 

Jay:                            but the scar is very long in size. It has

                                   to be very small. Who operated it?

 

Kamlesh:                   Dr Anirrudh Kashyap…

 

Jay:                            hmm… where’s his nursing home?

                                   Never heard of him before… is he new

                                   here?

 

Kamlesh:                    no, he is practicing since three years.

                                   He is a son of a well to do

                                   businessman. His nursing home is in

                                   mahadevnagar. Main issue is he is

                                   very close to our locality.

 

                                     (Jay and kamlesh sit for a while

                                      exchange news and leaves)

 

                                      (After two months)

                                      all of a sudden, Kamlesh feels a

  pain in his stomach. He goes to Dr

                                      Jay’s clinic and Dr Jay checks him.

 

Dr jay:                          (after examining him) well, everything

                                      normal.

                                      Nothing to worry, may be due to

                                      acidity I will give you a medicine

                                      after reaching home take it and still if

                                     you don’t feel well then I am

                                      prescribing another course of

                                      medicine.

 

Kamlesh:                      ok, as you say.

 

                                    After two days, phone rings trin…                   

                                    trin…. At doctor’s clinic.

 

Operator:                    hello… Dr Jay’s clinic here. Who is on

                                    line?

 

Kamlesh:                    hello! I am Kamlesh I want to meet

                                   Dr. Jay. Is he there?

 

Operator:                  yes sir, soon he will be on line please

                                 hold on.

 

                                     (After few minutes Dr jay online.)

 

 

Dr Jay:                          yeah kamlesh, how come you called

                                      how are you

                                      now?

 

Kamlesh:                      I am not well pain is still lingering I

                                     think I should go for x-ray or some

                                     other body check ups… what do you

                                     say?

 

Dr Jay:                         as you wish if you like spending

                                    unnecessary then you can go for it.

                                    You can come to my hospital  

                                    tomorrow and go through whole body

                                    check up.

 

Kamlesh:                   ok, tomorrow morning I will be

                                  there. See you till then bye.

 

                                 (After the test… jay examines the          

                                 reports)

                                    eyebrows twitched together, deep  

                                    in his thoughts, fingers on his lips,  

                                    worried…

 

Dr Jay:                        how can this be possible, Kamlesh,

                                   Had you ever donated your kidney?

 

Kamlesh:                   (surprisingly) what are you saying

                                   doctor? Kidney! Me! no way! Are you

                                   joking doctor?

 

Dr Jay:                      see look here. In this x-ray, can you

                                  see this space. It is empty. This

                                  is the space for kidney.(Dr Jay shows

                                  him the x-ray and points out.

 

Kamlesh:                   how can this be possible! Tears

                                  welled up his eyes. (Silent)  

                                  Thoughtfully…but why was this pain

                                   for?

 

Dr Jay:                       perhaps, may be due to slight infection.    

                                  Otherwise all reports are normal. Right  

                                now what worries me  is other issue…

                                 about your kidney. How can it be

                                 without your knowledge your kidney has  

                                 been discerned from your body. Can

                                 you remember something? Anything

                                 that took place in few years

                                 or months?

 

Kamlesh:                  I had appendicitis operated … nothing

                                 much…

 

Dr Jay:                      wait, wait a minute. I remember

                                 something you  know after you came  

                                 out of the pool I had asked you about

                                 that scar on your stomach and you told

                                 me about that appendicitis operation…

                                 think about it. I had asked you about

                                 that mark, which seemed to me very                        

                                 big for just a small appendicitis.

 

Kamlesh:                 oh yeah! wait a minute, I remember! Oh

                                God! damn that doctor! Can it be

                                 possible? Can he do this?

 

Dr jay:                          I had read in the newspaper of this

                                    modus operandi. It is possible. You     

                                    cannot take this very lightly. 

                                    Something has to be done now.

 

Kamlesh:                     what can be done? My life is ruined.

 

Dr Jay:                        what name had you given?

 

Kamlesh:                     Dr Anirrudh Kashyap.

 

Dr Jay:                        who else was there with him means

                                   any other doctor…

 

Kamlesh:                     Dr Nath, an anesthetist.

 

Dr Jay:                         if you want we can sue him. You can

                                   fight in court … perhaps may be… let

                                   people come to know today it is you     

                                   tomorrow it can be him or her.

 

Kamlesh:                       yeah, I am not going to leave him    

                                      (abuses the dr anirrudh). God will

                                      never forgive him. He will have

                                     to pay for all this. God knows, like

                                     me, how many

                                     other lives he must have ruined. Let      

                                     the people and media publish this

                                     and let people be aware of all this

                                     and let him be punished.

 

Dr jay:                          get your file and all the details. File a

                                    complaint against him. Others, I will

                                    be there to support you and whenever

                                    you need you let me know I will be

                                    there with you.

 

Kamlesh:                     thanks Dr. but what will happen to

                                    me? Will I be able to live a normal life

                                    as usual. I am so scared…

 

Dr jay:                        oh, don’t worry! There are many

                                  people living normally with one

                                  kidney… but that scoundrel! He must

                                  be minting lots of money in this illegal  

                                   business. Right now he must be

                                  enjoying and is roaming scotfree.

 

Kamlesh:                   there won’t be tomorrow for him I will

                                  leave no stone unturned to see him

                                  behind bars. Ok now I am leaving

                                    See you later on…

 

A voice of narrator:    (Next day in newspaper) headlines- Dr          

                                  Anirrudh Kashyap a leading

                                  doctor arrested in illegal kidney

                                  selling racket. Officers and police

                                  commissioner raids his hospital finds

                                  out more detail arrested other doctors

                                  and a nurse for inquiry. Hospital

                                  sealed.

                                  A news flashed everywhere on every

                                  channels of electronic media. People

                                  nearby could not believe. For

                                  few days it became hot news.

                                  Everybody was talking about it. People

                                  were cursing him. Case went to the

                                   court.

 

 

                                

 

          (IN A COURT)

 

 

Judge:                       what do you have to say Mr. kashyap?

                                  Do you plead guilty? Do you want to  

                                  defend yourself?

 

Dr anirrudh:               silence… no sir.

 

Kamlesh:                   why did you do this to me? I had my

                                  faith in you. Why this betrayal! And

                                  how many have you betrayed?

 

                               ( Anirrudh’s father and mother after

                                hearing the news of their son’s arrest

                                returns to India. They were sitting behind

                                the panel of lawyers with broken heart in

                                the court. shocked at the news. Still

                                could not come to terms with the fact

                                that their son has been arrested.  

                                Their only son, an apple of their eyes

                                  was standing there in a criminal box.

                                  Cursing their destiny and praying for  

                                  his innocence.)

 

Anirrudh’s father:        (stands up) ask his son: why

                                    have you done this? What did I not do

                                    for you to become a doctor? What

                                    wrong have we done to you…(sobs

                                    bitterly)

 

Anirrudh:                     (softly) after a long pause, papa…

                                    before joining medicines I had told

                                    you I was not least interested in             

                                   becoming a doctor but you were hell

                                   bent in making me a doctor to fulfill

                                   your dreams I had sacrificed my

                                   career and life. I had different dreams.

                                   I wanted to become a businessman

                                   and live life luxuriously. It was your

                                   mistake to push me in this field. We

                                   have money and you were the one to

                                   teach me money can buy everything

                                   just by paying donation if one can         

                                    become  a doctor then it is useless

                                   slogging to get good percentage. 

                                   Everytime paid lakhs of money to

                                   these institutes. You passed and

                                  promoted me when I failed…(sobs).  

                                 

       

                                      

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

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