About Scenes-1

  Every Scene you write must be an obvious situation.

Then every scene in that script would be wonderful. When we are unable to take away or delete any scene from a script as that scene would add to the plot, that script is adjudged as the best script. The main criterion to get a good script is how the situations are created that go along with the plot.

For example: Climax scene (Delivery Scene) in 3 Idiots

Rancho(Aamir Khan) is in final year of mechanical engineering. There should be a very hard situation that tests the ability of an engineering student, a hard situation that tests the genius and practical knowledge of a person. That is why, an engineering student, Rancho gets a hard situation in the form of a delivery case.

Priya (Kareena Kapoor) is a medical student. If she could come to the campus, she would do the delivery. That is the reason Priya is at the hospital on that day instead of staying in the campus. There are huge rains and floods that come suddenly, so it becomes impossible for the staff to shift Professor's daughter to hospital. So, the delivery is planned at the campus as it is raining cats and dogs.

As they have no other option, Rancho and team starts handling the situation in whatever options they have. First they see that they get power in the make shift labour room. Next, they see that they connect to internet to video chat with Priya. They use their technical knowledge and use Vacuum Cleaner for suction during delivery.

Before the labour room scene starts, Professor sahasrabuddi(BomanIrani) hits Rancho. From this scene, there should be a drastic change in Professor's character that he agrees that Rancho is the best student. That scene would be the birth of his grandson. The way Rancho handled the situation made Professor realize that the quick and logical decisions taken by Rancho are the only reason that his daughter and grandson are alive. The moment he holds his grandson in his hands, that entire monster ego is gone. He immediately presents his Pen to Rancho.

 

This scene was successful because of the situations created by the writer. If one can realise, we cannot find Chatur (Omi Vaidya) in this scene because he would also have changed his heart regarding Rancho and there is no story without that character. That is the reason Chatur is not present in that scene.

Hats off to RajKumarHirani and Abhijat Joshi for penning this wonderful scene.