1881,Bengal presidency,India
*Birds chirping*
*Soft music*
*Drums beating*
*Carriage appears*
Scene: Marriage venue
Tripti! Tripti!
Aunt: Tripti! Tripti! Where did she go! Caught you.
*Tripti laughs*
Aunt: Again on trees.
Tripti: who is this aunt. * Looking at boy*
Boy: Bit of a scruffy urchin, but we will take care of her
*Tripti hits him*
Aunt: He's right, I have to get you ready all over again.
*Time skips*
Tripti: why do I have to wear toe rings, Aunt?
Aunt: Because there is a nerve in here, and if it not pressed then girls fled.
Tripti: like birds?
Aunt: No, these are to control you.
Tripti: Aunt, what's control?
*Time skips*
*Marriage begins*
*Time skips*
*In palanquin*
Tripti wakes up
Tripti: Aunt ! Dad! Aunt!
Woman: *hits her* what are you doing, you lunatic.
Boy: she must have gotten frightened.
Tripti: Auntie auntie .. * looks out of the palanquin through the curtain*
Boy: Do you want to listen to a story?
Tripti: Is it a scary story?
Boy: yes, wanna listen?
Tripti: sure
Boy: A long,long time ago.., there was a demon- woman who lived on trees in a deep dark forest she had feet that were twisted all way around.
That blood-thirsty demon waited..*Tripti getting welcomed*
And waited for the day..when the Princess would come so that she could gobble her up.
*Tripti leaving her footprints on the floor*
*Time skips*
*In bedroom*
Tripti was sitting on the middle of the bed.
*Man enters*
*Tripti seeks*
*Man laughs and moves towards bed*
*Tripti looks at him in confusion*
Man: *touching tripti's shoulder*
Doll *smiles**Tries to touch her body*
Another man: Roohan
Roohan: *moves away*
Another man: I forbade you to come here, didn't I?
Roohan: *Keeps looking down* Doll
*Woman enters*
Another man: Bindu! Can't you keep your husband in check?
*Tripti keeps looking at whole scene in confusion*

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TRIPTI
Mystery / ThrillerA child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harbouring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her village. #60 haunting #6 storylines #6 ott #49 child marriage