Characters:

1. Sutradhaar (Narrator): With a drum, sets the rhythm.

2. Mr. ‘Chalta-Hai’: The citizen who thinks his small actions don’t affect the city’s rank.

3. Dadi (Grandmother): The voice of wisdom and tradition.

4. The Student: Tech-savvy, represents the future and the Swachhata App.

5. The Chorus: 3-4 people providing the background score and energy.

[OPENING: THE AWAKENING]

(The team enters in a slow, powerful march. The drum beat is steady, like a heartbeat.)

All: (Low voice, rising to a shout) Dhum-dhum… DHUM! Sutradhaar: “Suno re shehar kevaasiyon… ek khabar aayi hai!” All: “KAUNSI KHABAR?” Sutradhaar: “Shahar kaimtihaan hai… Swachh Survekshan ki ghadi aayi hai!” All: (Cheering) “TAIYARI KARO! TAIYARI KARO!”

[SCENE 1: THE ‘CHALTA-HAI’ ATTITUDE]

(Mr. Chalta-Hai enters, looking relaxed. He is eating a banana and casually drops the peel on the ground.)

Mr. Chalta-Hai: “Arre bhai, itna kyun chilla rahe ho? Survekshan toh har saal aata hai. Sarkaar ka kaam hai safai karna, unka imtehaan hai, woh dekhenge. Hum toh sirf aam jantahain!”

Dadi: (Walking in slowly with a stick) “Beta… agar tere ghar mein mehman (guests) aanewaale hon, toh kya tu kachra drawing room mein phenkta hai? Ya safai ke liye sirf ‘Safai-wale’ ka intezaar karta hai?”

Mr. Chalta-Hai: “Nahi Dadi, ghar toh mera hai na! Wahan toh main khud jhadu laga letahoon.”

Dadi: (Pointing at the ground) “Toh ye rasta kiska hai? Ye park kiska hai? Jis mitti petumkhade ho, agar use apna ‘Ghar‘ nahi manate… toh aane wale Survekshan mein tohhumara sheher kabhi pass nahi hopayega!“

[SCENE 2: THE 3 GOLDEN RULES (The Responsibility)]

(The Chorus forms a triangle around Mr. Chalta-Hai. They act as the “Mirror of the City”.)

Sutradhaar: “Dosto, Swachh Survekshan koi sarkari file nahi hai… ye humari Niyat (intent) ka imtehaan hai!”

The Student: “Aur is imtehaan mein pass hone ke 3 bade sawaal hain!”

Actor 1 (Rule 1): “KYA AAP KACHRA ALAG KARTE HAIN?” (Wet/Dry segregation at home. If you mix it, the city loses points!) Actor 2 (Rule 2): “KYA AAPNE ‘HOME COMPOSTING’ SHURU KI?” (Ghar ka geela kachra, ghar mein hi khaad banaiye!) Actor 3 (Rule 3): “KYA AAPNE APNA FEEDBACK DIYA?” (Survekshan team jab aayegi, tohkya aap garv se kahenge—’Haan, mera shahar saaf hai’?)

[SCENE 3: THE POWER OF FEEDBACK (The Climax)]

(The music becomes fast and urgent.)

Mr. Chalta-Hai: “Feedback? Mere ek feedback se kya shehar ki rank badal jayegi?”

The Student: (Stepping forward with a phone) “Bhaiya! Swachh Survekshan mein 25% points sirf humare feedback ke hote hain! Jab aap Swachhata App pe complaint karte ho, yasurvey mein ‘Yes’ bolte ho, toh poore desh mein humara sar ooncha hota hai!”

Sutradhaar: > “Indore No. 1 hai kyunki wahan ki Janta No. 1 hai!”

“Ambikapur No. 1 hai kyunki wahan ki Niyat No. 1 hai!” “ toh Hum kyu piche rahein? Humara J&K kyu piche rahe?”

[SCENE 4: THE BEAUTIFUL TRANSFORMATION]

(The drum beat drops to a low, intense thumping sound, like a heartbeat.)

Dadi: (Voice deep and trembling with emotion, placing a hand on the boy’s shoulder)

“Beta… jab ek insaan raste se kachra uthane ke liye jhukta hai na, toh sirf uski kamar nahijhukti… Balki poore desh ka MAATHA (pride) uncha ho jata hai! Ye kachra uthana’sharam’ ka kaam nahi, ye apne ‘Ghar’ ko sajane ka ‘Dharam’ hai. Jab tak tum jhukoge nahi, ye desh uthega kaise?”

(A long silence. Mr. Chalta-Hai looks at the audience, then at the trash on the ground. He slowly picks it up. The drum beat suddenly gets louder and faster.)

Mr. Chalta-Hai: (Turning to the audience with fire in his eyes and a loud, commanding voice)

“Sahi kaha Dadi! Bahut ho gaya ‘Sarkar-Sarkar’ ka rona! Swachh Survekshan sirfCorporation ka kaam nahi hai, ye humara ‘DANGAL’ hai! Agar hum kachra alag nahikarenge, toh achi rank kaise aayegi? Agar hum feedback nahi denge, toh pehchan kaisebanegi?”

(He steps forward, pointing to the audience)

“Is baar Survekshan mein sirf jhadu nahi chalega, ab CITIZEN ka JOSH chalega! Main kachra ‘Segregate’ karunga, main ‘Swachhata App’ pe awaaz uthaunga, aur main apne sheharko No. 1 banaunga! Kya aap mere saath hain?“

All Actors: (In a thunderous roar)

“HAAN! HUM SAATH HAIN!”