Title: A Twisted Tale**

**Characters:**

- **Ramesh ** A young, intelligent man who loves sports.

- **Jai Shankar:** Ramesh's strict employer who despises sports and prefers traditional values.

- ** Dinesh** Ramesh's non-existent twin brother, a persona created by Ramesh to keep his job.

- **Arjun** Jai Shankar's son, who eventually becomes friends with Ramesh.

**Mother of Ramesh** An old lady

**Kavita** Younger sister of Ramesh.

**Players** Playing football

**Ramu** Ramesh’s close friend.

**Narrator**

**Scene 1: Ramesh's Interview**

**Narrator** (Ramesh enters Jai Shankar's office nervously. He is a very smart young man. Brilliant in academics and sports.)*

**Ramesh:** Good morning, sir. I’m here for the job interview.

**Jai Shankar:** (sternly) Morning. Do you play any sports?

**Ramesh:** (hesitates) No, sir. I believe sports are a waste of time.

**Jai Shankar** Good. I only hire men who are serious and traditional. See that poster ‘NO WORK AND ONLY PLAY MAKE TOM AWORTHLESS MAN’. That is what I believe in. It seems you seem to fit the bill.

**Ramesh:** (relieved) Thank you, sir.

**Jai Shankar** Have a look at this balance sheet.

**Ramesh** These are the mistakes Sir.

**Jai Shankar** It seems that you know your job .Hmmmm…. Congratulations ! Join us from tomorrow.

**Scene 2: The Web of Lies**

*(Ramesh is in his apartment, worried about his lies. He talks to himself.)*

**Ramesh:** What have I gotten myself into? I can't let Jai Shankar find out about my love for sports.

*(His friend Ramu enters along with his mother and sister Kavita.)*

**Ramu:** What's wrong, Ramesh?

**Ramesh:** Jai Shankar my new employer is very strict. He hates sports. I had to lie to get the job.

**Mother** God is Great! You have cracked the interview! I am feeling so relieved.

**Kavita** Congratulations Brother! Wonderful news!

**Ramu:** But be careful, Ramesh. Lies have a way of catching up. As for now lets go out for a football match.

**Scene 3: The Football Match**

**Narrator** (the scene is also enacted) Jai Shankar spots Ramesh at a football match with his son Arjun and Ramu along with the other players. Jai Shankar walk past them without speaking to Ramesh or his son Arjun but confronts Ramesh the next day.*angrily) Ramesh! I saw you at the football match yesterday. You lied to me!

**Ramesh:** (thinking quickly and revising his plan) Where Sir. Oh! That wasn't me, sir. That was my twin brother, Dinesh. He's a sports enthusiast.

**Jai Shankar:**(frowning) Twin brother?

**Ramesh:**(trying hard to convince Jai Shankar) Yes, sir. We look identical, but we're very different.

**Jai Shankar** (suspiciously) Bring him to me. I want to meet this Dinesh. Oh No! Go and concentrate on your work now.

**Jai Shankar** I think I must go and check this in person. Let me give a surprise visit to Ramesh at his residence. Let me get his address from the employee records.

**Scene 4: The Disguise**

*(Ramesh, now dressed as Dinesh, meets Jai Shankar.)*

**Narrator** Jai Shankar reaches Ramesh’s residence.

The calling bell rings and Ramesh’s sister Kavita opens the door.

**Jai Shankar** Good Evening Madam. I am Jai Shankar, Ramesh’s employer.

Is he home.

**Kavita** (Puzzled) Please come in Sir.

**Mother enters along with Dinesh, who immediately stops himself and prepares himself.

**Mother** Good Evening! Please have a seat.

**Dinesh:** Good evening, sir. I'm Dinesh.

**Jai Shankar:** (observing him) You do look like Ramesh. But you're different.

**Dinesh:** Yes, sir. I love sports, unlike my brother.

**Jai Shankar:** I see. Where is your brother? I am here to meet him.

**Kavita** He has gone out to the nearby Temple. Will be back any moment.

Kavita and mother engages Jai Shankar in a conversation, meanwhile Dinesh leaves the stage explaining that he needs to attend an important match with his friends and shall not be back until late evening.

**Scene 5: The Mix-Up**

** Narrator** (Dinesh is preparing for the meeting with Jai Shankar, who was still sitting in his living room and trying to get himself dressed like Ramesh. Arjun enters unexpectedly.)*

**Arjun** Hey Ramesh, do you have a minute?

**Ramesh:** (in a panic, trying to switch disguises) Uh, just a moment!

*(Ramesh rushes to change clothes. He reappears half-dressed as Dinesh, wearing a sports jersey with dress pants.)*

**Arjun:** (laughing) What are you wearing, man?

**Ramesh:** (nervously) Oh, it's a new trend... the sporty formal look!

**Arjun:** You look ridiculous Ramesh. But I kind of like it!

**Arjun** Ramesh, I need to learn some tricks from our yesterday’s match.

**Ramesh** This is not a good time bro. Maybe we can catch up tomorrow.

**Arjun** (confused) okay.

**Scene 6: The Mistaken Identity**

*(Jai Shankar is reading in the living room. Ramesh enters, forgetting he's still in his sports gear from pretending to be Dinesh earlier.)*

**Jai Shankar:** (without looking up) Ramesh, bring me the newspaper.

**Ramesh:** (realizes he's in the wrong clothes) Yes, sir... right away!

This needs to be enacted well **(Ramesh trips over a rug, tumbles, and accidentally knocks over a vase. Jai Shankar finally looks up.)**

**Jai Shankar:** What on earth are you doing in those clothes?

**Ramesh:** (thinking quickly) Oh, these? I... uh... borrowed them from Dinesh!

**Jai Shankar:** (sighing) That brother of yours... I need to go home now. Good night1

**Scene 7: The Unraveling**

*(Arjun meets Ramesh in the playground. They played the match together. After winning the football match together, not knowing he’s Dinesh and that Ramesh is in a fix.)*

**Arjun:** (to Ramesh) You're quite an interesting guy. I didn't know Ramesh you had a brother named Dinesh, who also plays football.

**Ramesh:** (nervously) Um, thank you, Arjun. But there's something you should know......(after much hesitation) I have no brother.

*( Jai Shankar enters, overhearing.)*

** Jai Shankar:** What is it?

**Ramesh:** (removing disguise and then again wearing them) I'm not Dinesh. I'm Ramesh. I created Dinesh to keep my job.

**Jai Shankar:** (angrily) You deceived me!

**Ramesh:** I'm sorry, sir. But I needed this job. Please understand Sir.

**Arjun:** Father, Ramesh may have lied, but his intentions were good. He's a good friend, very good in sport and I ‘m sure must be excellent in his work.

**Jai Shankar** Yes, he is good

**Scene 8: Resolution**

*Narrator**( Jai Shankar, after some thought, decides to forgive Ramesh.)*

**Jai Shankar:** Ramesh, you've made a mockery of me. But I see your dedication. I'll give you another chance.

**Ramesh:** (relieved) Thank you, sir. I promise to be honest from now on.

**Jai Shankar:** (smiling) And no more twins.

**Arjun:** (laughing) Agreed.

*(Everyone laughs as the curtain falls.)*

**The End**

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