Title: "The Price of a Dream"

Title: "The Price of a Dream"
Opening Scene:
(A bustling old market. People haggle loudly, carts creak, and vendors shout. The camera pans to a 10-year-old boy, ARIF, standing by a stall. He’s wearing tattered clothes, holding a tray of toys and trinkets. His eyes glance longingly at a group of children walking past with schoolbags.)

Scene 1: The Struggle
(A man approaches Arif's stall.)

Man (gruffly): "How much for this car?"

Arif (nervously): "50 rupees, sir."

(The man haggles. Arif lowers the price and hands him the toy. As the man walks away, Arif quickly counts his coins and sighs. He looks at a worn notebook tucked under his tray.)

Scene 2: A Glimpse of Hope
(Arif’s eyes wander to a nearby schoolyard. Children laugh as they play, a teacher writes on a blackboard. Arif imagines himself there, wearing a neat uniform and raising his hand to answer a question. His lips curl into a small smile.)

(A loud voice interrupts.)

Market Vendor (yelling): "Arif! Stop dreaming and sell those toys!"

(Arif snaps back to reality, nods quickly, and rushes to another passerby.)

Scene 3: The Night
(It’s dark. The market is quiet. Arif counts the day’s earnings under a dim streetlamp. He pulls out his worn notebook again and opens it to reveal scribbled math problems and a pencil stub.)

(As he starts solving a problem, his head droops with exhaustion, and he falls asleep on the stall. The camera zooms out, showing him surrounded by market stalls, his notebook open in his hands.)

Closing Scene:
(Text fades in on screen as soft, melancholic music plays.)

"Every child deserves a chance to learn. Let’s make that dream a reality."

*(Fade to black.)