Maybe…this is my last live.
No, Not maybe!
This is my last live!
I’m on a bridge now.
I’m sure, you can guess where I am.
Will take one last selfie for you,
upload it and after that…
I don’t know…
Goodbye!
'Even though it’s winter the lake is filled to the brim.'
'But that’s not the point',
'the point is- people of tropical countries behave weirdly during winters',
'like her!'
'Whose cap is it? No one’s around!'
Did someone else jump from this bridge tonight?'
'She looks around!'
'Then she wears the cap and takes a selfie.'
'Nice, looking good… should she go live one final time?'
'Shama the firefly…superstar…celebrity'
'...millions of followers on social media...'
'...but nobody cares to know why she is on the bridge at this moment!'
'What a strange world!'
'Can she do it this time?'
'She has to!'
One...
Two...
Three...
Ahh!!!
What is your problem, huh!
It’s my life. I can do whatever I want! Why did you do that?
Please…
What? You want a selfie?
Okay! Go ahead!
You must be my biggest fan!
Please...
Thanks for taking the trouble to come at this hour to save me,
take a selfie and go,
but I’m telling you, this will be my last selfie!
Please..
You want to hold my hand too?
How dare you!
Here comes my Prince charming… he has to save the heroine and hold hands too…
Excuse me! What!
What is your problem!
I mean... -What?
Ahh..the cap….
What about the cap?
Well, if you jump with the cap, I will be in trouble.
Give it to me,
My friend will be in trouble. This is my friend Johnny’s cap!
You didn’t come here to save me?
Haven’t you seen my live?
Live? No.
You must be joking right?
You don't know me?
No! sorry!
You really don’t know me??
'Shama is furious now.'
'She refuses to believe that any one in Bangladesh between 13 to 63 doesn’t know her name.'
'The boy too guesses that it is almost a crime to not know this girl!'
Do you know who I am?
How many fan followers I have?
I only have 20k less followers than Sakib Al Hasan!
So why were you trying to jump with that many followers?
That is my personal matter!
Oh!
Hey!
Excuse me! Hello!
This is my uncle. You might know him.
'Need to hit her.'
'Bring her to me!'
'I will beat her as I want to.' -This crazy man is your uncle?
Your own uncle? -Yeah.
He has millions of views on social media.
That means you’re crazy as well. The craziness runs in the blood!
Yes, but how did you know?
I mean beautiful ladies are generally empty in their brains,
but you’re something rare. 'Beauty with brain'!
How do you know that?
So what are your symptoms? You seem fine…
My symptoms? I bite…when it’s full moon!
What do you bite?
People. But you’re safe. I don’t bite fake people.
How do you know if I’m fake or real?
There’s a radar behind my head.
I knew you're fake from 3 kms.
What were you doing here this late?
Was waiting for Johnny,
came to take his cap which I had left here.
His brother-in-law bought this from Dubai.
He would kill me without this.
Who’s Johnny?
My friend
Where’s he?
He went to bring booze. We’ll meet at Hudai Point.
Hudai Point?
Straight down to the right. Best place for Bangla Noodles!
He’s bringing booze for you?
Yes.
Hey! Listen!
What happened? -Please stop!
Will drink at Hudai Point before I die.
'The wind meanders through unknown paths...'
'These two unknown souls of two different worlds are now heading towards Hudai point...'
When is your friend coming?
I will have a couple of pegs, then try again!
No use saying that! You can’t -I can’t what?
Can’t jump!
How do you know?
You live in social media.
You can check-in saying you are feeling excited and your work will be done.
But here you have to jump for real. And die for real!
You can’t! But it’s okay.
What’s okay? -That you love yourself.
You really don’t know me? -No boss!
Look there…
My movie’s poster, released 3 months ago.
What!
Wow! You’re really a superstar!
I’m 'Shama the Firefly'!
I’m Bashar.
Now you believe me?
I will drink 2 pegs and then jump.
Okay, no problem! I’ll help you.
Come here to jump!
Call up your friend! Ask him where he is!
So eager to die! No problem he’s coming! No tension!
I guess Johnny will be late, you go ahead and jump!
What's there in life! Go ahead!
My ex harassed me publicly at a party today. That’s why I came to commit suicide
and you think it’s a joke?
Tell your boyfriend to handle the situation!
I’m single now!
Sad!
What Sad?
Do you realise that this place will be crowded with my fans in just a snap of my fingers?
Not everybody is a loser like you!
So, you’re jumping despite having so many fans to love you, this is ultra sad…
No problem…let Johnny come… everything will be sorted. No tension.
Hey! I’m here pal!
Johnny, quickly give her 2 pegs. She’ll drink and jump. Emergency, I guess.
Where will she jump?
Maybe in that pond! You give her booze!
I guess you know her!
Wait a second! Come here!
Isn’t she the heroine 'Shama the FireFly'?
'Johnny is thrilled to see Shama the Firefly in front of him.'
Sister, are you 'Shama the Firefly'? You in the poster? My God!
Yeah! Old poster.
I’m Johnny! Nice to meet you.
Quick, give me some booze now.
Are you really going to drink this?
I mean…I brought the local bangla, couldn’t find anything better.
You probably won't understand bangla.
Must add some water to it, otherwise dangerous.
Couldn’t even get any soft-drinks, all the stores are closed.
How strong is this?
What are you saying! This is 100 on 100 percent!
Very strong! -Okay.
Actually I’ve never tasted this local bangla booze. No idea!
They still sell these? I had heard about it when I was a kid.
Today you will have bangla,
but before that, can I take a selfie before?
My sisters are your big fan.
And your friend here doesn’t even know me!
Please don’t mind. He’s dumb. One selfie please?
Okay, but listen! Do you have glasses in your car?
Always! -Fine, then bring them,
will have 2 pegs first, then I’ll click the last selfie with you.
Bashar, you can join as well.
You guys drink and take selfies and jump! Do whatever you want! I'm out!
You will remain dumb!
Bring the glasses! Yeah!
Hey! Hold this! I’m bringing water and the glasses!
Hey! Give the bottle here!
Listen, bangla is a matter of sheer calculation.
50 percent water and 50 percent alcohol, else it’s dangerous.
Why?
Alcohol poisoning!
Haven’t you read about people dying from alcohol poisoning in newspapers!
It is this spirit!
Oh please stop joking! I'll drink that raw! Give it to me!
No joke, one gulp of this and you will be knocking on heaven’s door!
I have diluted it, just relax and drink.
No one knows about bangla more than me in this area!
No tension! Go ahead!
Eww!! What is this? Smells so bad!
I thought it's your body odor!
What do you mean by body odor?
Now I realise! -Partly true.
You want to smell me?
Here…come! Such fragrance coming out of my body!
Yeah, wash your stinking cap with this perfume!
I know bangla smells bad but not that much…
your black label will fail to this, all fake!
This is only solid!
Here.. let me mix some more water.
It’ll go down smoothly through your throat... No tension!
Just have a peg!
How can someone drink this!
You will miss something in life if you don’t drink this!
Everybody drinks this!
Johnny drinks!
You go ahead! I wont drink this!
Friend! She won’t have it! Take it and cheers!
'You talking to me'! -'You talking to me'!
Hey! What is this?
Robert De Niro?
She has no clue dude! Not until her hair turns white!
Oh Crap!
Who are they!
Bangla? wow!
I am feeling nostalgic…
Give me that…
Why is he taking our booze!
Slow down bro! It needs to diluted. Else you will end up in a hospital.
Brothers, what are you doing with a girl this late?
Game on or over?
Hey bro! Keep your voice down!
Do you know who she is!
Mind your language!
Oh really?
Please!
Listen, don’t mess with Johnny here!
Elder uncle is Gulshan police station’s OC,
and the younger one is Rampura’s OC,
a single phone call and you’ll be peeing in your pants,
wont even get time to unzip! Okay!
Okay call them…
Sorry, call him… Sorry, please call…
Sorry bro! Sorry!
What? Surrendering already!
Okay then i will not make the call!
What…what the hell is this!
Don’t move! You will rupture the veins!
Leave him! Animal!
Psycho!
Every 6 months she is up with this suicide drama!
A good beating and she’ll be fine for 6 months again.
I’ll crush your balls and feed you.
I don’t have balls. How many do you have?
Care to lend me one?
New boyfriend? Madly in love?
He saved you from committing suicide?
Boss take this. -Yes, my boyfriend
Do you have a problem with that? I’ll not stay with you!
Hey! I have only known you for 5 minutes! I don’t even know your name!
Nympho! Need a lover every two months! Feel empty, huh!
You’re drinking with a superstar without even knowing her name?
You gotta sacrifice something to roll with the big shots!
Control your girlfriend, you coward!
Run Johnny run!
Fast!
Pistol! Johnny get into the car!
'Saving or taking lives is not in our hands... nor we know the answers..'
'before reaching its destination, the car returns to where it was a while ago…'
Is my heart a 'shingara',
10 taka a piece?
'They came back to save the person, who was trying to kill them.'
'They don’t know the reason. Maybe it is not in our hands to always be inhuman.'
Is my heart a 'shingara', 10 taka a piece?
Slowly, please!
Why does he drink such cheap stuff?
Wanted to commit suicide. But couldn’t find any rat’s poison, so…
Even two masks aren't helping! Such nuisance from high class people like you!
Ma’am, a selfie? Everyone in this hospital is your fan!
Even after all the calculations, the result is still zero
A failure despite passing, who's the villain and who's the hero
Even after all the calculations, the result is still zero
It all happened because you didn’t let me jump! Everything is your fault!
Let me see. That’s not even a cut! Just a stab…
What do you mean by just a stab!!
I’ve stabbed my hand many times like this as a kid!
What! You never had a breakup?
What! -You stabbed yourself after each breakup?
It was in school life, everyone does it, I did too…
What! Is it a hobby or what!
Here, eat this! It will ease your pain a bit.
Thanks, but your boyfriend will murder us after coming out of the hospital.
Huh! A scarf won’t do, you need a burqa!
Bashar bro, getting murdered because of you is not okay!
Burqa will do?
You have burqa too? -Yeah!
You have it? -I have to carry it all the time!
Who is this woman!
You carry Burkha all the time? -Yes!
Lara Croft or what?
So you won't go to your house, or to your shooting! Where will you go?
I don’t want to think about it now.
Please stop. I don’t feel well about all this.
Bro, then let’s go to Ananda boarding!
With this trouble?
'Shama had always thought that this type of old houses were only hired for shoots.'
'It is surprising that someone actually lives here.'
'What does he do? Why are there no curtains?'
Want me to add sugar? -No.
'Does he live alone?'
Thank you.
Smells weird man! How long are you using these?
What?
These one time temporary plastic cups.
He is just reusing them and not buying proper melamine sets!
Who will wash it?
Then change these plastic cups atleast! Or buy melamine sets! Beggar!
No curtains in his rooms too! -He has nothing!
How do you live without curtains?
The wind comes and goes… I have nothing to hide.
No need.
Mmm…the tea is good!
Have some biscuits...
These biscuits are too dry.
Well, if your life and your biscuit become dry, dip it in tea and sip it!
What is this place actually?
Boarding house. Older version of hotel.
Was it someone’s house?
Bro, big problem!
What problem? -What time is it?
5:30pm.
Unmarried girls can’t stay here after sunset bro.
Sun’s still up. It’s not even dark yet. Look…
It will go down in 15 minutes or so. It’s winter.
Is she your wife?
Hello!
'Raching froze seeing Shama the Firefly.'
'He realizes that it was a wise decision to leave the hills and settle in Dhaka...'
'...otherwise he would never have seen Shama this close!'
How are you? -Yes.
Can you give me a strong milk tea? But not with tea bags please!
Yes madam. Just 2 minutes! -Okay!
Shama Madam!
Bro, you are our hero!
I’m telling everybody right now.
No! Can’t tell anyone about this. -okay.
Good boy. -Hmm!
What’s this sound?
Hey! What’s this sound? -What?
Crickets chirping... -Hmm…
You really don’t do anything?
I do stuffs... -Mmm...
Like what?
Boring technical things. You will get bored.
I’m sure, you’ve had a breakup in your childhood!
Me? BreakUp! -Yes!
Forget about breakups, I have never ever been in love!
But you’ve had atleast eight affairs, right?
What makes you think that?
The number of cuts on your left hand… Eight!
It might seem childish to you but the emotion and pain isn’t fake.
Not everyone has control over themselves.
Sorry! My bad!
Listen! -Yes!
I’m thinking, I’ll fix you up with someone!
Love? -Hmm!
With whom?
I have a cousin. Super hot!
What will I get in return? Tell me.
In return, I will treat you with Nehari of old Dhaka. Agreed?
Will you have Nehari? Tell me!
Do you agree Shama the Dragonfly?
Shama the…butterfly! No, dragonfly!
If you go off to sleep before fixing me up with someone, how will you taste Nehari?
You’ll become a big fan after eating our Fries and Curries.
Is it so!
In the noon you can try our hilsa with mustard...
...all types of catfish curries... -Hmm
...chicken, beef, mutton, pomfret! -Hmm.
Anything you want!
Bro, big news on the TV, says madam’s missing!
No one will ever find me. I’ve vanished.
See!
Did you have tea?
Yes. Your biscuits are amazing!
How was your sleep?
Amazing!
Won’t you go home? -No!
Journalists will be arriving in a bit. You should vanish before that.
Let them come. I’m going nowhere.
You’re putting the stress of your materialistic life on my shoulder for no reason.
You have no stress in your life, right?
You’re a gas balloon. If I let go, you’ll fly away!
Isn’t it better than the stress of your love, like and psycho lovers?
Bro, just relax! everything is top secret!
Yes, Relax. I’m not going anywhere.
Hi Johnny! -What's up!
What’s up bro! We guys are hit!
Did you see the news? Ouch! Easy easy!
I feel at loss since they haven’t made news of my injured hand!
I have so many plans with you Johnny. You’re supposed to treat me Nehari…
You get ready, we can go and have Nihari immediately!
Okay!
Is she going away or what?
This matter is major news everywhere, did you not see?
Stop worrying about the news!
You’ve fought the villain and rescued the heroine, don’t let her go easily!
Relax! Chill man!
Her boyfriend will come looking for her soon!
I’m already injured! I don’t fear anymore!
We will roam around the whole day, eat Biryani and Nehari and have fun!
Will party all day!
'Shama has never experienced this Dhaka.'
'This tangible humankind is unlike her social media world.'
You can jump if you want.
Water’s a bit dirty, but you won’t get a better option.
It's even better than before!
I’ll die from stink before drowning!
Come here after six months to jump again. You’ll get a good background for the live.
News headline of the next day will be..
Even before drowning, the stink of Buriganga killed dragonfly Shama!
Firefly! How many times do I need to say!
Firefly Shama.
And this recurrent missing news is also better for her career right!
She would be viral Shama!
What did you have this morning? Seems you have taken the truth pill.
You feel it’s funny, right? -Just a little!
The truth is I’m not doing it for the news.
I’m doing these just to irritate him.
If you start again, I’ll call up my ex-boyfriend to dip you in this stink!
Ex-boyfriend? Huh! Better to say puking boyfriend!
Call him! He’ll again start puking in this stink!
I’ll call him later. Now I want to ride on the boat
I don’t want to. You guys go ahead!
Are you not going! -No
I’ll eat Kebab. Bye!
Boti Kebab's better than Shik Kebab! No need to play gooseberry…right!
Where do your parents live?
Somewhere. Look at the river.
What a beautiful river, filled with black water.
It’s true. My life is fake. Just like a face with makeup...
Maybe no one has told you this before, your natural face is beautiful as well.
The sunlight is looking good on your face. Looking good!
You can’t use your phone while you’re here with me.
You gotta go to a total dopamine detox.
Just read books.
Let me tell people that I didn’t run away.
Or else the police will come here to get you.
And you need to go live for that?
Obviously!
Hi everyone.I have come live today to tell you that I’m not missing.
I’m taking some time off to find myself.
'Shama is going live for the first time without filter, without makeup.'
But after this there’ll be no Firefly.
You’ll only see the true Shama.
The real Shama. Not the fake one.
I’m tired of this fakeness. I will be signing off for now. Take care. Bye.
'She wanted to take her life two days ago, but now she holds on to hope of a life.'
'A life full of crickets chirping and the rivers splashing.'
'This seems like a vacation to return to one’s self.' -Raiching you there?
Raiching you there? -I'm here.
Keys?
Have you had dinner? -Yes.
'Shama’s life is now full of colors, like the biscuits dipped in tea!'
'What! Mr.Grumpy can dance too!'
I feel like I’m on a vacation.
Why didn’t Johnny come today? I’m missing him!
Actually Johnny has an injured hand courtesy your ex boyfriend, if you remember.
'Has Shama the butterfly flown away again? Or maybe in one of her lives again?'
Raching! Raiching! - Tell! I'm listening.
Raching! -It's okay.
No leaves now, not under any circumstances!
Raiching you there?
Maybe some other time, not now!
Are you there manager uncle?
Be on the line...
Have you seen Raiching? Can’t get his phone!
Raiching won’t come today.
He has taken a leave. You can tell me.
No, it’s okay.
Bro, won’t you go out and search for her?
No, it’s okay that she has gone for good.
But see bro…There are two things here.
One, she could have been yours!
I think…
What! How come…
What’s up?
Keep them there.
Okay madam.
What the..!
Wait let me see what she’s upto!
All seem to be the same
Yet somewhat changed
All seem to be the same
Yet somewhat changed
Soothing lights of the dawn
Gets warm with her touch
Close your mouth!
Where did you go in the morning? We couldn’t find you.
What do you think, you only have friends in this area right?
Yesterday I got to know that Sushmita lives nearby.
And why don’t you wash your clothes?
You know I got rashes after wearing your T-Shirt!
Soothing lights of the dawn
Her smile gives life
'Shama and Bashar will probably spend the rest of their lives like this.'
'Maybe not.'
'They say life is stranger than fiction.'
'Shama might return to the sizzle the silver screen, Bashar might find a new job...'
'...and Johnny might leave Bangla booze and go to Hollywood to visit Robert De Niro.'
If the heart wants it Let the mistake be.
'Whatever be the story,'
'Shama and Bashar will always be together in our story.'
'Happily...everafter.'
Across an old one-way alley
He lives a life, empty
Her calling appears, suddenly
Rings up with an unknown melody
The heart’s telephone.