Off-Script

Chapter 9

As this abruptly created moment comes to a halt, the directors take their step into the conference room.

Offering a soft thanks to the fate for their delay Rrahul, Helly and Nia stood up from their seats and turned around.

"Hey Rrahul how are you doing?" Exclaimed a man in his late years giving a wide joyous smile. His hairs all white, while his large boggling tummy dancing with his every step.
"He is the director of marketing team Mahesh sir" Rrahul whispered bending back slightly towards Helly who gave a equal slight nod.

He shook hands with him and the hugged Nia, followed by Saba Mumtaz ma'am and the director of the show Sidharth Sengupta.

"Good Sir. How are you all?" Asked back Rrahul as Mahesh Sir went round the long table to take his own seat.

"Ah! Great" responded Mahesh Sir as he walked all across the big elliptical  table.

"Mahesh you could have very well moved from this side" said Saba Mumtaz ma'am playfully rolling her perfectly made eyebrows. Her long blue dress make her long steps look more graceful while her shimmery painted fingers played classy against her beady bracelet.

"This elegant women is...." Rrahul bent back his head again to say but Helly interrupted, "...Saba Mumtaz.."
"...Right.." Rrahul nodded his head muttering. He continued, "She is..."
"...Writer of your show.." interrupted Helly again when Rrahul looked at her frowning, "How do you know?" He asked while Helly just shrugged her shoulders.

"Oh I love taking unique steps" he answered  making Saba Mumtaz ma'am smile, while Sidharth scratched the back of the head.

Sidharth Sengupta, the director of the concerned show Haters. He was a comparatively lean and thin guy with a good growth of bushy hairs and eyebrows.

Mahesh Sir looked towards Sidharth and placed his thick round hands on his shoulder with a thud giving wide smile. Sidharth smiled back.  
"Who is this little girl Rrahul..." Asked Mahesh Sir, his hand still on Sidharth's shoulder, "....Your sister?" which startled both Rrahul and Helly, while Nia gave a loud burst of laughter.

"No, sir she is my general manager" he said pressing his lips in thin line while taking quick glances at Helly.

"Good to meet you Sir" said Helly pressing her lips in thin line.  She put her hand out for a shake. Mahesh shook her hands with her and without any further delay they started their meeting.

"So Rrahul any ideas you have?" Asked Mahesh sir who was still trying to make himself comfortable on his chair, which he felt was a bit narrow for him.

"Well I don't have but my General manager does" he said looking towards Helly who nodded her head in positive looking towards him .

"Good evening Authorities" she told up wishing, "..... Without taking much time of yours I gonna jump to the solutions.
Sir I have analyzed the budget file along with the script and it's a shame that it's bearing such a loss, but every problem has a solution" she said brightly.

She walked out of her place, switched on the projector thus simultaneously switching off the lights.
"Sir this graph..." Helly said pointing towards the screen, ".... shows the declining issues of the market but we can make it stable it. But it would require more of real input" she completed when Saba Mumtaz ma'am spoke, "Explain yourself. What do you mean by real input?"

"In a sense if I explain, rather than becharming the leads with breakage of lavish cars, we can put some other ideas,a much more cost-effective idea" said Helly. 

"So you want the makers to show the leads of the franchise to becharm on cycles?" Asked Nia in more of a mocking tone. 

"Well Nia's question has a point" agreed Rrahul and Nia gave a slight nudge.