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CABARET RED LIGHT

CABARET RED LIGHT
By Tilak Raj

GENRE: Musical, Romance
LOGLINE: The Protagonist lands in a sleazy Night Club for a job, where driven by his Fiancee, he fights against all Antagonists (hostile forces) and becomes a millionaire.

SYNOPSIS:

Act 1. Hero WALKER(30s) lands in a sleazy NIGHT CLUB for a job. OWNER's PA HILDA(20s) , intrigued by his charismatic personality, offers him the Manager post but he's much pleased to work as an Order Taker. Cabaret dancer HELEN(20s) falls for him at the first sight and escorts him to her own room at midnight. He starts staying with her in a freaky live-in relationship. Hilda has already determined in her heart to hook n misuse him. He sleeps with Helen in the night but runs to Hilda's room during day time whenever Helen is out with guests. They're all freakouts who've gathered in the Red Light District to enjoy their lives to the full. The Owner is only interested in running his legal business and never interferes in their private life after their duty hours. Very often, Helen goes out with more friendly guests and uses her tab for her Fiance Walker to keep a Live surveillance for her security reasons. But Walker thinks it much safer to run their sex enterprise in her Room only. He starts bringing guests to Hilda also and whenever more guests turn up both ladies serve them in Helen's Room only. They make plenty money. So far no problems. The story moves very fast amid fast track Cabaret JAZZ numbers and we see Walker getting rich while he enjoys with many dancers. Act 2. CONFLICT with Antagonists escalates with their increasing sex business. Walker has to involve more dancers in his circle . This antagonises other more professional underground Pimps whose financial interests are getting hurt. They can't harm Walker because he never moves out alone in the market places. Among the crowds he can see some anti-social elements and agents of Islamic State. Night life in all Red Light areas is always dangerous. And more frightening rumors of Saffron Terror are spreading, that's a violence cult spreading from the East. As an ordinary Club worker, Walker need not bother about such rumors, but the night milieu in a bloody Red Light area and his Pimp activity force him to move alert. Dubious characters turn to that side very often and Walker tries to avoid them whenever he sees them sitting in dim lit corners of the Cabaret Hall. Too much erotic sensuous atmosphere in the Hall, sexy shouts of the dancers, cat calls from the back, vulgar laughs of the boozers_ all these contingent factors force him to move alert during night duty hours. He never gives them a chance to shout at him or report againt him to the Owner. Helen n Hilda must sleep with guests to earn money for their old age, while he must hold on to both for his old age company. His college mates have forgotten him, his parents have died and nobody knows if he has any brothers or sisters. Outside the Club he's a nobody. That makes him all the more insecure in personal security matters. His upbringing is such that he won't be able to shoot anyone even if he had a pistol. He has seen all bloody Pimps carrying pistols in their cars. And he doesn't have a car even. Night time violence n vendetta goes on increasing and they three move in the public very rarely.. Many times, the Security Guards have to drop them in their room at midnight. Act3. In insecure milieu, Walker has discovered his own inner emotional conflict. Watching his ladies with other men has been inflating his hidden perversion. He tries to understand himself. In his self psychoanalysis, he traces a lingering mother image and he's terrified of the thought that he may be suffering from hidden Oedipus Complex. He feels ashamed of the real condition of his psychi that both Helen n Hilda are in fact two versions of his own Alter-ego. While watching them nude with men, he's playing a bottom gay. In his innermost being, he's all the more disturbed because his ladies can leave him if they ever come to know of his perversion. And if his ladies leave him, he will end up a laughing stock. During these disturbing times, a sudden CORONA VIRUS pandemic fast spreads a panic in the whole world. All businesses are closed, and all Night Clubs shut down. All folks are quarantined, all flights suspended, all schools closed. Hard times have come. More so for Walker because he can't live without his ladies. Luckily, they've earned plenty money. But socisl distancing can throw him in the streets again. The Club Owner dies of CORONA VIRUS. We see them entering the deserted Club with masks on their faces. As they enter the Hall, we FADE OUT.

Tilak Raj

first feature film script that adds a CRONOVIRUS theme...

Nathaniel Baker

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Phil Clarke

So where is the virus theme in the logline, Tilak? There's no mention of it. If this is the main focus of your story, then it needs to make an appearance in the above. Again, the offer of my free logline helpsheet still exists. Do message me if you'd like it.

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