SCENE 1
EXT. DELHI METRO STATION – BLUE LINE – GATE NO. 1 – NIGHT
It's 10:00 PM. A tired, overworked 26-year-old man, AVINASH, walks out of his office building and heads toward the metro station. His shoulders droop. His shirt is creased. He’s drained.
INT. BLUE LINE METRO PLATFORM – NIGHT
The digital board flashes: “Next Train: 2 mins.”
AVINASH checks his phone. 10:08 PM. The train arrives with a screech. The wind from the metro ruffles his hair.
The doors open. People push and pull. AVINASH squeezes in and surprisingly finds an empty seat.
AVINASH
(sinking into the seat, relieved)
“Uff… finally got a seat. Thank God. I’ll reach home in peace.”
He plugs in his earbuds, opens Instagram, and starts scrolling through reels.
SCENE 2
INT. BLUE LINE METRO – MOVING – NIGHT
Ten minutes later.
The train slows down. A metallic announcement plays through the speakers
METRO ANNOUNCEMENT (V.O.)
"Next station: Mayur Vihar Extension. Passengers for the Pink Line, please change here."
INT. METRO – DOOR AREA – NIGHT
AVINASH stands in front of the metro door, earbuds still in, lost in his music.
As the doors open with a hiss, the crowd surges out. AVINASH, eyes glued to his phone, steps out with them.
He doesn’t look up once.
EXT. MAYUR VIHAR EXTENSION STATION – PLATFORM – NIGHT
He walks toward the elevator, blending with the crowd. He presses the down button.
As the elevator descends, AVINASH finally glances up from his phone...
Confusion flashes across his face.
AVINASH
(whispers, stunned)
"What the...?"
He realizes — he’s standing at the same station he had boarded the metro from earlier.
Same wall posters. Same broken bench. Same flashing light in the corner.
Something’s not right.
SCENE 3
EXT. MAYUR VIHAR EXTENSION STATION – PLATFORM – NIGHT
Instantly, AVINASH panics. He jogs back toward the metro map display, breathing hard.
He pulls out his phone, quickly checking the station name.
He fumbles through his metro ticket, double-checking everything.
Sweat beads form on his forehead. His hands are shaking.
AVINASH (V.O.)
(panicked, thinking)
"Did I board the wrong metro? How...?"
He looks around, scanning the signs, trying to find a logical explanation.
He fixes his eyes on the arrival board.
Timer flashes: Next train in 5 minutes.
AVINASH stands frozen, glued to the spot, heart racing. His shirt clings to his skin, drenched in sweat.
He wipes his forehead with the back of his hand.
5 minutes later...
A new metro arrives.
AVINASH checks the clock nervously.
He takes a deep breath and boards the metro, determined.
INT. METRO – MOVING – NIGHT
The compartment is calmer. Normal passengers sit and scroll through their phones.
The tension slowly leaves AVINASH’s face.
AVINASH
(relieved, murmuring to himself)
"Uff... maybe I was just imagining things. Must've boarded the wrong train while listening to music.
Finally, I’m in the right metro."
He plugs in his earbuds again and leans back.
SCENE 4
INT. METRO – MOVING – NIGHT
After a few minutes...
AVINASH’s eyes flutter open.
He finds the metro has stopped.
But something is wrong.
The compartment is completely empty.
Every seat. Every corner. Silent. Lifeless.
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AVINASH looks around, fear rising in his chest. Sweat drips down his forehead.
He wipes it nervously, heart pounding.
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AVINASH
(whispering, panicked)
"Where is everyone...?"
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INT. METRO – DOOR AREA – NIGHT
He stumbles toward the door, which slides open automatically.
He steps out.
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EXT. METRO STATION PLATFORM – NIGHT
The platform is abandoned.
Not a single soul.
The overhead lights flicker softly.
AVINASH cranes his neck upward — looks at the station sign.
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SIGN: Noida Sector 15.
The same station.
Exactly where he had boarded earlier that night.
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AVINASH
(whispers, trembling)
"This... this can’t be happening..."
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The air grows colder around him.
Only the distant hum of electricity echoes in the empty station.
SCENE 5
EXT. NOIDA SECTOR 15 METRO STATION – PLATFORM – NIGHT
AVINASH wipes his tears, breathing hard, standing frozen on the deserted platform.
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SFX: A faint murmuring sound...
AVINASH turns — and sees — a CROWD.
Blurry figures walking, chatting, laughing, moving around like normal metro passengers.
Stolen novel; please report.
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AVINASH
(shocked, desperate)
"Hey! Hey, please help me!"
He runs toward them, waving frantically.
He tries talking to a man, tapping his shoulder.
No response.
The man just walks past him... like AVINASH doesn't even exist.
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AVINASH stumbles from person to person, trying to grab someone’s attention.
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AVINASH
(crying, shouting)
"Please! Someone listen to me! I need to go home! Why can't you hear me?!"
Tears stream down his face. His voice echoes in the empty station.
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He falls to his knees, completely broken.
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AVINASH
(sobbing)
"What's happening to me...? Why can't anyone hear me...? I want to go home..."
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He lifts his head, desperate for any hope.
But as he looks up —
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The crowd vanishes.
In a blink. The platform is empty again.
Silence.
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AVINASH is left alone, kneeling under the flickering station lights.
SCENE 6
EXT. NOIDA SECTOR 15 METRO STATION – PLATFORM – NIGHT
AVINASH, still crying, wipes his face roughly.
He takes a deep breath, gathers the last ounce of strength inside him.
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AVINASH (V.O.)
(desperate, determined)
"One last try. I have to catch the metro... I have to go home."
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He walks back to the waiting area.
The station announcement crackles above —
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SFX: Incoming train in 2 minutes.
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AVINASH waits near the edge of the platform.
Suddenly —
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A blinding white light floods his vision.
So intense — he winces, covering his eyes.
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AVINASH
(screaming)
"Ahhh! What's happening?!"
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His body starts reacting strangely.
His left hand stiffens — fingers locking into a frozen claw.
He looks at it, horrified.
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AVINASH
(crying out)
"My hand... it's not moving...!"
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His brain tries to calculate, to focus, to understand — but everything feels wrong.
His mind spins, dizzy, disoriented.
He staggers, struggling to stay upright.
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Suddenly —
His legs give out.
AVINASH collapses onto the platform.
He tries to stand but his legs don't respond.
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AVINASH
(screaming, terrified)
"What's happening to me?! My hands... my legs...! HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!"
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His voice echoes helplessly in the vast, empty station.
No answer.
Just the hum of the oncoming train... and the overpowering light growing closer...
SCENE 7
EXT. NOIDA SECTOR 15 METRO STATION – PLATFORM – NIGHT
AVINASH lies collapsed on the platform.
His heartbeat pounds loudly in his ears.
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STRANGER (O.S.)
(urgent, distant)
"Avinash! Can you hear me? Avinash! Wake up!"
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AVINASH, in unbearable pain, struggles to respond.
His mind spins violently. Everything blurs. The world feels unreal.
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His heartbeat races faster... louder...
And then —
Darkness.
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BLACK SCREEN
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TITLE: 30 minutes later...
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SCENE 8
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM – NIGHT
AVINASH’s eyes flutter open.
Blinding hospital lights blur his vision.
A CLOSE-UP of his eyes — confused, disoriented.
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He tries to move but can't. His body feels numb.
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AVINASH (V.O.)
(weak, panicked)
"Where am I?
I was... I was in the metro..."
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Sweat beads on his forehead as he struggles to think.
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A DOCTOR enters the room.
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DOCTOR
(smiling warmly)
"Avinash, you're awake! Can you hear me?"
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AVINASH stares at him blankly.
His mind is foggy. His body unresponsive.
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AVINASH
(barely whispering)
"Doctor... where... where am I?
I was in the metro... I remember the metro..."
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DOCTOR
(gently)
"You were.
Last night, there was a major accident on your metro line."
He pauses, voice heavy.
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DOCTOR (CONT'D)
"You suffered a severe head injury.
And unfortunately... your left hand and both legs are currently paralyzed."
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Silence.
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DOCTOR (softly)
"But you survived, Avinash.
You barely made it."
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AVINASH stares at the ceiling, blank, motionless.
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AVINASH (V.O.)
(haunted, confused)
"Was it real...?
The visions... the crowd... the emptiness...?
Was it death?
Or just... a nightmare...?"
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Slow zoom into Avinash’s hollow eyes.
Only the faint sound of a metro train echoes in his mind.
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FADE OUT
THE END
