Rockstar's

THE AMERICAN DREAM

Jangir arrives in America at LA Airport. Ava had sent her associate “Mark” to pick him up. She has set up Jangir’s stay in her guest house. Mark took him there.

Now, Jangir doesn’t have any idea what to do. Mark tells him that Ava will come to see him in the evening.

Jangir has been waiting since morning. It was late at night, there was no sign of Ava. Mark then offers food to Jangir. He eats a little bit. Now he is feeling sleepy, and sleeps on the couch.

Around 2.30 (PST), Ava and Jane got there. Mark wakes him up.

Jangir gets up, looks at both.

Ava: Hey...

Jangir: Hello...!

Ava: I am sorry, we are late, and we shouldn't have woken you up. I think we should leave (Ava tells this to Jane)

If you need anything, Mark will be there with you. If you are okay, can we meet tomorrow... I mean today at 7PM?

Jangir: First, thanks for your hospitality (sarcastically, as they came at the wrong hours. By the way, are you sure you will manage today?

“She understands that he is a bit upset.”

Ava: Yes, I am sure, we are going to meet today, and once again sorry for the disturbance. We should leave now. Bye (Then they left)

On that day, Jangir had nothing to do. He is just roaming around in the house. He saw a music CD. He played it and the song was nice and catchy. He is kind of enjoying himself. Then, suddenly Mark comes. Jangir stops the music and asks him about Ava.

Mark gives him an overview of her, that she is a big star and tells him that her last album was “LA Drop”, which he was just listening to.

On the other hand, Ava is in her house, sitting on her couch. Jane is also here.

Jane: What’s next? He’s here... What's your plan now?

Ava: I think we should give him some time to settle in. Let him see the real LA. Once he understands everything, he will give us what we need from him.

Jane: You are sure about this. He’s here because you liked his originality, and you know what LA does to artists.

Ava: I think this will work; I have no other option.

In the evening, Ava took Jangir to “Hyde Sunset”, the fanciest and most popular club amongst celebs in LA. And shows him life there. The extreme of everything. Life in a carefree city. The city which can make Angel fall in love with the Devil, and it can convert old into young. A place which could change its status from Ancient into Modern.

And for Jangir this is just extreme. It created a diverse effect on him. He was not even from a big city. A boy who has not been to a club before and neither drinks, now he’s seeing cocaine on the Shelf and girls on the top of dudes. The first few minutes were very shocking for him. A group of people took Ava with them. Now, he is just alone, standing in the middle and all exhausted. All he wanted was for him to run from this place. But he knew exactly if he did that it would ruin the contract. So, he just goes into a corner and occupies his time there.

The next few weeks just go like this. He had no inspiration to write. He is just frustrated all the time and exhausted because of the environment there.

3 Months have passed now. Now, Ava is ready to work again. Few people also approached her, but all she wanted was Jangir to give her the content to work on. She is hoping for good news from him. Even though she has not met him in a while, she decides to see Jangir the next morning.

The next morning, Ava visits Jangir

Ava: Hey, how’s everything going? How are you feeling now?

“He knows exactly why she's here, and his answer might ruin his agreement, and he will lose all the money and opportunity, so he just lies to her.”

Jangir: I am doing well. I was working on something lately. I might finish it very soon. As soon as I complete it, I'll present it to you.

Ava asks curiously: Can I see it?

Jangir: No... Please no. Trust me, I want you to see it after completion.

Ava: Okay, I trust your process. By the way, one of the producers' birthdays is today. So, see you at the club at night. Bye...

At night, everybody is drinking, snorting substances. Loud EDM is playing. People are shouting. A very chaotic experience for Jangir. There were already so many things that were going on in his mind. And he is even 3 drinks down today. He is just sitting in a corner, then suddenly a girl starts a fight with the bartender over the mix-up of drinks. Her boyfriend and his friends enter the scene. It’s now getting totally out of control. Meanwhile, Ava is with the producer's team in the VIP area.

Now the situation there and the things going inside his head,. He is now having a panic attack. He can’t take this anymore. He just goes to Mark to ask for the car keys. Mark asks him if he should come with him. Jangir says no, he takes the keys. He goes down and takes the car on the road.

Now he is on the Sunset Strip road. In the middle of the traffic, and there, he had no idea about the left side driving vehicle. Now, he is just scared and drunk on the main street. He revs the engine and the car goes very fast. He scratched a few of the cars on the way and broke a signal. He got pulled over by the police. The police asked for a driver's license. Jangir does not have anything. There are a lot of things going on inside his mind. He is thinking that it's all over now. He will go to jail and then the agreement will get cancelled and he will lose all his money. He is thinking that if they find out about the fake offer letter, then what will they do to him? And then he tries to run. The cops immediately pulled out the taser and gave him a shock, then they arrested him and took him to the police station. Jangir is now in the lock up. He is scared and standing there. A cop comes and says if you want to call anyone you are allowed to make a call.

He goes to the phone and dials a number. It was Pannu’s, but he did not answer. He then calls Mark and goes back to the cell. For some time, Ava’s team reaches there and bails him out. The police took his signature on a paper that said if something like this is reported again, they would deport him immediately. Mark takes Jangir back to the guest house.

Jangir goes to the roof, sitting there with a joint in his hand, then he calls Pannu again. He picks up after 2 calls.

Pannu: Kya hua Artist, kahan fass gya iss baar?

Jangir: Tujhe kya maalum, fasa hun ya nhi...

Pannu: Tujhe gye teen mahine ho chuke hain, in teen mahino main teen baar call kia hai tune. Pehli baar washroom main jet spray k liye, Dusri baar fire alarm band krne k liye jab tune ghar k andar cigarette pi thi. Is baar kis khadde main gir gya Artist.

Jangir: Bhai Pannu, sach kahun to is baar rassi bohot choti pad jayegi... Bohot gehra gira hai tera bhai iss baar.

“And then he tells everything to Pannu. And after listening to everything, Pannu is just shocked and a bit angry.”

Pannu: Arey Bhen**d... Bho*dk... Laal kothi jaipur se sidha Las Angeles police k haath lag gya. Bho*dk aisi tarakki kon karta hai. Yahan baap ki Wagon-R chura k chalate the raat main. Udhar sidha G-wagon uda rhe hain saab. L*du jis speed se tu jaa rha hai next call to tera sidha Mars se aayega.

Jangir: (Tries to lighten up the mood) Sirf G-wagon nhi, Brabus Edition thi. Vaise chalai kam hai or thoki jyada.

Pannu: majak chal rha hai...

Jangir: Yaar pannu main fass gya hu yaar, kuch samajh nhi aa rha. Ekdum stuck ho gya hu... Ab to yeh log bhi bhaga denge yahan se, Aaya hu tabse ek line nhi likhi hai yaar, Na hi ab mann lagta hai yahan.

Pannu: Ek baat puchu Jangir... maine hamesha tujhe artist kaha hai, Kabhi socha kyun?

Jangir: Maje lene k liye...

Pannu: Yeah, that’s true, but there's something more than that... I always find an answer in your writing. Harr dusre kalakar ki tarah tu koi sawal nhi likhta, Balki mujhe harr baar ek sidha jawab nazar aaya hai, Ek aisa jawab jise dekh-ke lagta hai... Ki ye banda aage k liye sorted hai yaar.

Aaj tak tujhe kabhi bataya nhi, ban-na mujhe bhi video director tha. Shayad songs shoot karta, mostly tere likhe. But tu to acche se jaanta hai yaar ki mere naseeb main ghar ki dukaane aayi hain. Ye sab aaj is liye bta rha hun... kyunki dekh mere paas to option hi nhi tha Arvindarr Khaira ban-ne ka, pr tu mere Jaani... Jaani bann k dikhayega. Or bta de un sab USA walo ko ki kon log hain hum. Ye maasum anxiety wali bimaari hame nhi hoti. Strong As f**k Hain Bhen**d.

“Jangir after listening to him, was quiet for a minute.”

Pannu: Abey Katt gya kya phone?

Jangir: Bhen**d, ye motivation wahan nhi de sakta tha. Itni dur America nhi aana padta... Wahin ukhaad lete yaar.

Pannu: L*du ukhaad to tune US main bhi diya... Bhen**d mera bhai Brabus udaa k aaya hai aaj. Now, I feel like a proud dad.

Then, someone comes on the roof. It’s Ava. Jangir disconnects the call. She comes near him.

Ava: Can I sit?

“Jangir thinks she is angry at him, he just says yes.”

Both are now just sitting there looking at the view of the city. He offers her the joint. She takes it and takes a drag.

Ava: If you are okay, Can I tell you something?

“He knows what's about to come to him.”

Jangir: Yes please.

Ava: My real name is “Makani Hana”. I belong to Hawaii. My parents raised me very well. My childhood dream was to be on a stage... in front of a big crowd who was cheering my name, and I saw them. Collecting their love in my eyes. Filling my soul with that joy. I used to perform at my school. I was popular in my town. Me and Kai both used to work after school, and we saved some money to make an album. Everything was going great. One day, Kai came to me and said, we gotta take this to another level.

Kai: I think we must make this bigger this time. We should make commercial kinds of videos. We will keep the music as it is. But the video should be bold and more charismatic.

Ava (Hana): I don’t see any need for that. But anyway, I am okay as far as my music is safe. (And Smiled at Kai)

So, we worked hard for the next few months. And we came up with our first album... And it worked. It went global. It was everywhere, it was an instant hit in all the states of America. The next day, I got a call from the manager of the “Universal music group”. They wanted to sign me as an Artist. And for that I must move to LA. They offered an insane amount of money. So, I could not refuse the deal.

Then I came to LA in a few days. Here I was getting an insane amount of attention, everyone wanted to meet me, they wanted autographs, take pictures. I thought I had fulfilled my dream. And then I signed the deal with “Universal music group.

My contract was to give them three superhit albums in 3 years. They acquired my first album. They recreated it. It was already a successful venture and it worked again. Then the next year, I had nothing new to give them because I was just focusing more on the brand deals and commercials. All I had was my old work which I did in my town. So, I gave them the rights to all that work. Then the second album worked too. It got big. I became a big name in the industry. Until then, I had zero flops under my name. Then, I was doing world tours, performing on every continent. I got everything... money, fame. The kind of life a small-town girl can only imagine. I thought I was getting all this only because I came here.

Then, 2 years passed. It’s the final year of the agreement. At that point, anything I make... It will work for sure. Then, in the next 3 months, I released my next album, The “LA Shot”. And I failed. It did not work. And I know the reason very well. It was me who chose this. I knew the problem but not the solution, so I kept myself isolated for more than a month. Then I found you, when I first read your lines. I felt a connection, like I was in Hawaii. And then you came here. I thought now I would give them the final album immediately and free myself from this agreement. But now there are only 4 months left, and I have nothing in my hand...

“Jangir after listening to her. He’s just quiet for 2 minutes. Thinking about her, and his own doings.”

Jangir: I know, this word cannot change anything, but I am... Sorry. I was totally out of my mind. I think I made a mistake in understanding you.

Ava: I understand from what you have been through.

Jangir: Can I ask you something...?

Ava: Yes...

Jangir: Once you are done with the agreement, what will you do after that?

Ava: I just want to go back home. I want to teach music. Maybe I will start a music school someday. And I want to make music, the kind of music... Which made me fall in love with it. Just like magic. Just don’t want to set false standards of life.

“Jangir gathers some courage”

Jangir: Can I ask you one more thing...?

“Ava nods her head in yes”

Jangir: I know, 4 months is less time. I haven't even worked as per your expectations. I am very far from my home. I never left my city and my people for this long. And I know that I failed and you no longer need me here. But before I go, I want to see your home, your Hawaii. I would like to take you out for a coffee... In Hawaii. Can I...?

“Ava is Smiling”

Ava: You know, Hawaiians don’t prefer coffee. We love “Mai-Tai” over there. Would you like to try Mai-Tai with me?

Jangir looks at her with a smile and nods his head in yes.