??Nikhil and Jay



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[Energetic music plays, door creaks, boing]



DESCRIPTION: In an animation, the front door of a townhouse opens, and Nikhil smiles. He has short brown hair and brown eyes and wears a red hooded sweater. Inside the house, his little brother, Jay, also has short brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a purple shirt with blue-green trim.



NIKHIL: Hi, I'm Nikhil.



JAY: And I'm Jay!



[Map rustles, boings, plane whooshes, Appa shouts, Amma laughs]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pulls down a map showing a small boat in the water off the coast of South India. Amma s face appears. She has chin-length brown hair with a yellow bow. A plane flies to England, and Appa s face appears. He has short brown hair and a beard. A heart-shaped outline surrounds them. Amma dances, and Appa holds a cat-shaped mug.



[Song] Here's a little story about where our family's from. It starts in South India with Amma, our mom. She caught a plane to England and met our dad, Appa. She loves to dance, and he makes the best cuppa. Oh. And then we came along. Oh. And this is our song.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents.



[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.



JAY: Nikhil likes...



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers through binoculars.



NIKHIL: Missions! Jay likes...



[Boings, energetic music continues]



DESCRIPTION: Jay bounces with his arms in the air.



JAY: Being loud!



[Chimes, coins rattle, rocket ship whooshes]



DESCRIPTION: They high-five and daydream about riding coins on a carrom board. In outer space, they peer through the window of a rocket ship.



[Song] We both love to dream. We can shoot a carrom pocket. Yeah, or blast off in a rocket. We make the greatest team.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist-bump.



[Needle scratches a record, slide whistle]



NIKHIL: Wait.



JAY: What?



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hold a picture of their grandparents, Ammamma and Thatha. Ammamma has short black hair and wears a yellow shirt and a blue saree. Thatha has short white hair and wears a yellow jacket, a white shirt, and eyeglasses on a chain around his neck.



NIKHIL: There's Ammamma and Thatha.



[Jim and Nana exclaim]



DESCRIPTION: Jim and Nana stand behind Nikhil and Jay. Jim has short brown hair and holds a tray of food. He wears a green shirt and brown pants. Nana holds her lollipop traffic sign turned red.



JAY: And Jim and Nana.



NIKHIL: And don't forget Max the cat.



[Max meows, crash, slide whistles]



DESCRIPTION: Max, an orange tabby cat, licks her paw, then lunges forward. Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents, Nana, Jim, and Max.



[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.



[Door slams, Nikhil and Jay giggle]



[Title] Nikhil and Jay.



[Episode Title] Nikhil and Jay and the Rock Band.



[Opening Credits] B.B.C. Based on the books by Chitra Soundar. Series Director, Jamie Teehan. Director, Nandita Jain. Written by Dilpreet Kaur Walia.



[Nikhil and Jay laugh]



DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Nikhil and Jay sit on the sofa with a photo album. Appa arrives and sits beside Nikhil.



APPA: Hey, what's so funny? Ooh, is that me?!



[Rock music plays]



DESCRIPTION: In the photo album, photos show Appa with long brown hair playing a guitar and posing beside a man with long brown hair and a goatee and moustache. Two tickets, a pass, and stickers decorate the pages.



APPA: Yeah, you know&



[Appa sighs]



APPA: Your Appa was a rock star!



[Rock music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Appa leaps off the sofa and plays air guitar in a spotlight. Lightning bolts appear beside him.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Really?



APPA: Yeah. I was in one of the greatest rock bands of all time The Pebblers!



DESCRIPTION: Appa continues playing air guitar in a spotlight.



APPA SINGS: Bwa-doow! Wow!



NIKHIL AND JAY: Whoa!



[The music stops, Max meows, rock music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: Max rolls her eyes. Appa crosses his arms and moves his hands.



APPA: We were the coolest, just me and my bro, Stevie Steves.



[Jay gasps, awed music plays]



JAY: Whoa! Stevie Steve!



[Rock music plays]



NIKHIL SINGS: Neoow!



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil plays air guitar.



NIKHIL: Let's rock out, my bro, Jay!



JAY: Yes!



[Jay and Nikhil imitate rock music]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil plays air guitar and Jay dances.



NIKHIL: Look, Appa, me and Jay are just like The Pebblers!



JAY: Yeah!



[Everyone imitates rock music, rock music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Appa dances.



APPA: Ooh, cymbal crash!



[Cymbal crashes, the music stops]



APPA: You two are naturals.



[Max meows, pop, everyone imitates rock music, rock music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Max shakes her head and walks away from the sofa. Amma enters carrying her smartphone.



AMMA: Sure, I'll ask him. Oh, sorry. Just a sec. It's like a rock concert in here sometimes.



[Rock music plays, Appa and the boys imitate rock music]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil plays air guitar while Appa and Jay dance.



AMMA: Hey! Hey! Mr. Awan is on the phone. Something about fixing his tripod!



[Needle scratches a record, the music stops]



NIKHIL AND JAY: Huh?



APPA: Oh! Better go.



[Boing]



DESCRIPTION: Appa backs into the wall beside the dining room doorway.



APPA: Oof!



[Appa gasps, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Appa backs through the doorway.



APPA: Oh, I'm okay. Yeah. Oh...Yeah, rocking, in fact.



[Ding, boys giggle]



DESCRIPTION: Appa winks at Nikhil and Jay, then leaves with Amma.



NIKHIL: Jay, we should start our own band!



JAY: We could be bros, like Appa and Stevie Steve. Because we actually are brothers!



[Upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay pose back-to-back.



[The music stops]



NIKHIL: Hmm... What do we need to be the best band in the whole universe?



[Whoosh, cheerful music plays]



DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Nikhil stands on Saturn and Jay appears beside him.



NIKHIL: Wow! Ha-ha!



JAY: Yeah!



[Cymbals crash, rock music plays]



NIKHIL: Drums.



[Jay gasps]



NIKHIL: Guitar.



[Pop]



DESCRIPTION: An electric guitar appears in Nikhil s hands.



NIKHIL: Yes! And a song.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay play their instruments.



NIKHIL AND JAY SING: Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!



ANNOUNCER: And now, the greatest band in the universe, with their hit song. Here is... Um... what's your name?



[Needle scratches a record, the music stops]



NIKHIL: Er...



[Jay laughs]



DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In the living room, Nikhil and Jay stop playing their imaginary instruments. Nikhil picks up his notebook and sits on the sofa, writing notes. Jay nods and bounces excitedly.



NIKHIL: Actually, we need guitars, drums, a song, and a rocking band name to be the best band in the whole universe.



JAY: Yes!



[Rock music plays, chiming, tape rustles, wobbling, slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: Jay and Nikhil look at the photo of Appa and Stevie Steves, then fist bump. Nikhil tapes a colourful guitar together, then the tape sticks to his hand, and he waves it. The tape lands in his hair.



NIKHIL: Ha-ha!



[Tapping]



DESCRIPTION: Jay gives Nikhil a thumbs-up. In the kitchen, Jay takes two large pots out of a cupboard and puts them upside down on the counter. He plays them like drums.



JAY: Yeah!



JAY SINGS: Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!



[The music stops, ding]



DESCRIPTION: Later, Nikhil and Jay look at the guitar and the overturned pots on the dining room table and fist bump.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Hmm...



[Boings]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay nod at each other, then run outside to Amma s shed. Inside, Max sleeps beside a roll of fabric on the table, and Amma sits on the other side of the fabric.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Amma! Amma!



[Amma gasps]



NIKHIL AND JAY: We need sparkles!



[Amma laughs]



AMMA: Let me see. Hmm...



[Amma gasps, Max meows, chiming]



DESCRIPTION: Amma picks up a yellow roll of fabric, and Max awakens and stands.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Thanks, Amma.



DESCRIPTION: Jay holds the sparkling yellow fabric.



JAY: Amma, were you ever in a rock band?



[Max vocalizes, rock music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: Amma shakes her head.



AMMA: Nope. But I would love to be in one! I reckon I've got what it takes.



[Amma roars, Max yowls]



DESCRIPTION: Amma raises her arms and roars. Max startles and flees from the table.



[The music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay smile.



JAY: Whoa! Amma, you need to be in a rock band.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil nods.



JAY: Join ours!



NIKHIL: But& but



[Amma gasps]



AMMA: Me? Well, er... I thought you'd never ask!



[Rock music plays]



AMMA: Woo-hoo! Yeah!



DESCRIPTION: Amma plays air guitar as she walks away.



[The music stops]



NIKHIL: Jay, I thought it was just going to be the two of us in the band.



JAY: Yeah, but did you hear Amma's rock growl? We need her!



NIKHIL: Okay, but we also need our band name.



[Nikhil gasps]



NIKHIL: Let's think of one together, just me and you.



JAY: Yay!



NIKHIL: The bros.



[Whoosh, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Nikhil and Jay move around and look around the room.



NIKHIL: Hmm...



JAY: Hmm...



JAY: We could be called...



[Jay gasps, ding]



DESCRIPTION: Jay picks up Appa s litter picker.



JAY: The Litter Pickers!



NIKHIL AND JAY: Nah.



[Clatter]



DESCRIPTION: Jay puts the litter picker down, and the boys move around the room.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Uh...



NIKHIL: Hmm...



JAY: Hmm...



[Jay gasps]



DESCRIPTION: Jay gestures at a carrom board.



JAY: How about The Carrom Carrom?



NIKHIL AND JAY: Nah.



[The music stops]



NIKHIL: How about our names - N And J? You know, for Nikhil and Jay?



[Hands slap]



DESCRIPTION: Appa dusts off his hands as he enters the room.



APPA: Nothing a bit of Appa magic couldn't fix. Now, for an Appa cuppa.



[Light music plays]



JAY: Appa, how did you and Stevie Steve come up with your band name?



[Rock music plays]



APPA: Oh, well, we used to love collecting cool pebbles. Once, we came eleventh in a pebble-painting competition, and Steve even had a pet pebble. Inseparable, they were.



NIKHIL: Ooh! We could name ourselves after our pet



[Drum roll plays]



NIKHIL: The Maxes!



[Max meows, soft music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Max sits on the coffee table.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Nah.



[Rock music plays]



APPA: Ah, I miss those days - the rocking, the rolling, the hair!



[The music stops]



JAY: Appa, you should be part of our band.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil grimaces.



APPA: What? Are you sure?



JAY: Yeah!



[Descending music notes play, Nikhil sighs]



APPA: Oh, count me in! Literally. I need to be counted in; otherwise, I don't know when to start singing.



[Drumsticks tap a beat]



JAY: A-one, a-two, and a-one, two, three



[Slide whistle, pages rustle]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil holds up the notebook.



NIKHIL: Jay! Our band name!



DESCRIPTION: Appa plays air guitar.



APPA SINGS: Ba-da-da-naow, wow-doo-doo-doo!



JAY: Isn't it great that Appa's in our band?



[Soft music notes play]



NIKHIL: But I thought it was going to be just me and you.



NANA: Cooee! We're here!



[Boing]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay smile, and Jay bounces.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Nana and Jim!



[Playful music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nana leads Jim in a conga dance into the living room.



JIM AND NANA SING: A-da-da-da-da-da, hey!



[The music stops, light music notes play]



NANA: Come and get your nuggle!



[Squeak]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hug Nana, and Jim hugs them all.



JIM: And your juggle. Come here.



JAY: Nana and Jim!



[Rock music notes play]



NIKHIL: Jay and I are in a band.



NANA: Oh, I remember when your Appa was in his band. What were they called again? The Peppers?



[Whoosh, rock music plays]



APPA: The Pebblers, Mum. We were the rockiest band in the universe.



NANA: Oh, yes.



[Scraping, crashing]



DESCRIPTION: Appa slides into the dining room on his knees.



APPA: Woo-hoo-hoo  ow! I don't remember getting bruised knees, though.



[Everyone else laughs, Jay gasps, Jay claps]



JAY: Nana! Nana! You can help us come up with a name!



NIKHIL: Huh? Oh...



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil s shoulders slump, and he looks down at the floor.



[Rock music plays]



NANA: Ooh! How about...Nana's Favourite Nugglets?!



[Triumphant musical flourish plays, footsteps patter]



DESCRIPTION: Appa returns and stands beside Jim.



[Sad music plays]



APPA, JAY, NIKHIL, JIM, AND NANA: Nah.



NIKHIL: I liked N And J.



JIM: Oh, what about a good old heavy metal name?



[Jay giggles, footsteps patter]



DESCRIPTION: Jim runs into the dining room.



NIKHIL: Huh?



[Rock music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Jim returns carrying two pots, and a spotlight shines on him.



JIM: The Pots And Pans! Yeah! Rock on!



[Slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: Amma walks in carrying a tumbi, and Nana grabs her lollipop sign.



AMMA: Out of the way! I'm ready to play! Oh, yeah.



NANA: Me, too!



[Whooshing, rock music plays, slide whistle, lightning zaps]



DESCRIPTION: Amma and Nana stand back to back, with Amma strumming her tumbi and Nana playing her lollipop sign like a guitar.



JIM SHOUTS: Yeah!



[Drumsticks tap beat]



JIM: Okay, people, and a-one, two, three.



[Rock riff plays]



JIM SHOUTS: Let's rock!



JIM SINGS: Awwoo!



JAY: Jim, Nana, you've got to join our band!



[Nikhil gasps, everyone but Nikhil cheers and sings, soft rock music plays, Nikhil sighs, everyone else imitates rock music, sings, Jay gasps]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil watches everyone else dance in spotlights in the living room, then he walks away. Bolts of lightning flash around Jim, Jay, Amma, Nana, and Appa.



[Whoosh]



JAY: Stop! Wait!



[The music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Jim, Amma, Nana, and Appa freeze in place mid-dance.



JAY: Nikhil's gone! Oh, no! What if Nikhil wants to be in a band on his own?



[Upbeat music plays, camera shutters snap]



DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Jay imagines standing in an audience with camera lights flashing around him.



AUDIENCE CHANTS: Nikhil! Nikhil!



ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for Nikhil on guitar...



[Electric guitar riff plays, audience cheers]



DESCRIPTION: On a stage in front of a backdrop decorated with planets and stars, Nikhil plays the electric guitar.



ANNOUNCER: And drums...



[Whooshing, drumming, cymbals crash, drumsticks whoosh]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil throws the electric guitar and runs to a drum set. He drops the drumsticks and runs.



ANNOUNCER: And triangle!



[Triangle dings, audience continues cheering, electric guitar riff, keyboard music plays, camera shutters snap, drumming]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil smiles and plays the triangle. He runs from the electric guitar to the keyboards, then to the drums. The daydream ends, and Jay stands in the living room with everyone else still stopped mid-dance.



[The music stops]



JAY: I need to be in the band with Nikhil!



[Boings]



DESCRIPTION: Jay runs out of the room, and everyone blinks.



APPA: Cup of tea, anyone?



DESCRIPTION: The adults move, with Jim stretching his back. Appa rubs his shoulder.



NANA: Yes, please.



JIM: Why not?



AMMA: Yes, thank you.



[Whooshing, mellow music notes play, knocking]



DESCRIPTION: In his bedroom, Nikhil sits on the bottom bunk with his armadillo stuffy Star.



NIKHIL: Why aren't you with your band?



JAY: You're my band, Nikhil. What do you say?



[Dings]



DESCRIPTION: Jay winks with his right eye, then his left eye.



JAY: Just me and you, bro.



NIKHIL: I guess we've got the instruments.



JAY: Yep!



[Jay giggles, upbeat music plays]



NIKHIL: But what about a name?



JAY: Er... How about what you said before, Nikhil? The N And Js!



[Thump]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil jumps off the bed.



NIKHIL: Yes! I'm in!



[Ding, chiming]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist bump. They stand back-to-back and play air guitar.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Neeoow-wow-ow-ow!



[Jim slurps]



DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Nana sits beside Jim on the sofa and watches him drink his tea.



NANA: Oh, honestly, Jim...



[Everyone gasps, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil runs into the room carrying his homemade guitar, and Jay carries the two pots.



JAY: Ladies and jollywobbles! Are you ready?!



NIKHIL: Hit it, bro!



[Jay plays a drumbeat, electric guitar music plays, adults exclaim]



DESCRIPTION: The boys play their instruments.



NIKHIL SINGS: Nikhil and Jay like to play. Rock-and-rolling every day. Neoow, wow-ow-ow-ow!



JAY SINGS: Dang-dang-ding-dang-dang! Ding-ding-dang, dang-dang!



[Jim gasps, rustling]



DESCRIPTION: Jim s biscuit breaks and half falls into his tea.



[Nikhil giggles]



JAY SINGS: Ding-ding-dang-dang-dang...!



AMMA, JIM, NANA, AND APPA: Huh?



[The music stops, dings, adults cheer and laugh]



JIM: Yay!



[Electric guitar riff plays]



NIKHIL: Yeah! Yeah! The N And Js rock! But maybe we should ask Amma back in.



[Rock music plays]



AMMA: Oh, yeah!



DESCRIPTION: Amma stands behind Jay and strums her tumbi.



AMMA SINGS: Ba-bow, ba-bow, ba-bow!



NIKHIL: And maybe Appa, too.



APPA: Huh?



DESCRIPTION: Appa plays air guitar beside the sofa, then hops on his left foot to Nikhil.



APPA SINGS: Da-na-na-na-naaow!



NIKHIL SINGS: Neeoow-wow!



NIKHIL: And... Jim!



DESCRIPTION: Jim stands and raises his arms.



JIM: Time to get this party started! Whoo-waaow! All right!



NIKHIL: Woo! We need someone on the lollipop stick.



DESCRIPTION: Nana hops off the sofa and picks up her lollipop stick.



NANA: Oh, you don't have to ask me twice! Hee-hee!



[Gentle thumps, whooshing]



DESCRIPTION: Nana tosses her lollipop stick from hand to hand, then twirls.



NANA SINGS: Ba-ba-ba-baa!



NIKHIL: I know what we should call our family band: Family Rocks!



[Rock music continues, Jay drums]



DESCRIPTION: Spotlights shine on everyone dancing. Amma, Jay and Nikhil play their instruments, and Appa plays the air guitar. Nana plays her lollipop stick like a guitar and Jim dances.



JAY SHOUTS: Yeah!



NIKHIL SINGS: Ba-ba-ba-baa.



[Everyone imitates rock music, Max meows, jumps boing, yowls, carrom pieces clatter]



DESCRIPTION: Max jumps onto a carrom board, sits, and sways to the music. Max stands and hops on the board, knocking it over.



[The music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Everyone stops and looks at Max.



AMMA: Huh?



[Everyone laughs]



[Rock music plays]



[End Credits] Cast: Nikhil, Shiv Senthilkumar. Jay, Sai Ganesh Nadesan. Amma, Charithra Chandran. Appa, Ben Harris. Nana, Janine Duvitski. Jim, Mark Benton. Max, Harriet Carmichael. Executive Producer, Chitra Soundar. Produced with Funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Produced with Funding from Cake (trademarked). Copyright Paper Bananas Limited 2024. Copyright Nik and Jay Series One Limited 2024.



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