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 Nana, Jim, Max and their parents.

[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 Amma’s Day.

[Opening Credits] B.B.C. Based on the books by Chitra Soundar. Series Director, Jamie Teehan. Director, Nandita Jain. Written by Chitra Soundar and Becky Overton.

[Upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: In the bedroom, Jay opens his eyes, sees Nikhil looking down at him, and then closes them again.

NIKHIL: Jay! Jay! It's today!

[Slide whistle, blanket rustles]

DESCRIPTION: Jay opens his eyes. He pulls the blanket over his mouth, then pushes it down again.

JAY: What is? Diwali? Christmas? Blanket Day?

NIKHIL: No! Mother's Day! Time for our big—

NIKHIL AND JAY: Mother's Day surprise!

[Party horn blares, bongo drumming]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil picks up an empty toilet paper roll and holds it in front of his mouth. Jay picks up his bongo drums and plays them on his bed.

NIKHIL: Mission Mother's Day is go, go, go!

[Amma laughs, Jay giggles, bongo drumming, Jay imitates a trumpet]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay dance into the kitchen, with Jay holding the toilet paper roll like a trumpet and Jay playing the bongos hanging on a bongo harness around his neck.

NIKHIL: This is going to be the best—

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Jay grabs Nikhil’s hand.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Mother's Day!

JAY: Ever, ever, ever!

[The music stops, jumps boing]

DESCRIPTION: Jay dances excitedly.

NIKHIL: Yeah!

AMMA AND APPA: Aw.

[Amma and Appa gasp]

JAY: Look how surprised they look.

NIKHIL: We've made up a special Ammas' Day poem for you, Amma.

[Bongo drumming]

APPA: Huh.

AMMA: Hmm.

[Max meows, light music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Max sits on the corner of the kitchen island and watches the boys.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Dear chellam Amma—

[Max meows]

NIKHIL: Your hair is like a beautiful--

[Bongo tap]

JAY: Blanket.

[Max vocalizes]

NIKHIL: Your hugs are like a snuggly—

JAY: Blanket.

[Max vocalizes]

NIKHIL: You smell like our favourite—

JAY: Blanket.

[Max meows]

NIKHIL AND JAY: We love you.

[Max meows]

JAY: "Blanket" is my new favourite word.

[Jay giggles, upbeat music plays]

AMMA: Aw. Uh, thank you, chellams. Really super poem, but, uh, uh, got to dash.

DESCRIPTION: Amma shows the boys her smartphone, then dashes from the kitchen.

APPA: Yeah. That was smashing, boys. See you!

NIKHIL: Eh? They didn't seem very happy with our Mother's Day surprise.

JAY: Maybe we said "blanket” too many times.

[Max sighs]

DESCRIPTION: Max shakes her head.

NIKHIL: Hmm. We need to make Amma happy, but how?

[Upbeat music plays, Nikhil gasps]

DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Nikhil imagines standing beside a large anthill wrapped in a red ribbon and bow. Star the anteater stands beside it with a larger anteater.

NIKHIL: Wow! Your mum loves anthills, Star.

[Nods squeak, dinosaurs murmur]

DESCRIPTION: Star and their mum nod. Nikhil runs to where Raju gives his mum a mango wrapped in a red bow.

NIKHIL: And your mum loves mangos, Raju.

[Eerie music plays, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil runs across a bridge to where two yellow elephants with wheels sit on flying saucers. An asteroid wrapped in red ribbon with a bow floats beneath the smaller elephant’s saucer. The smaller elephant gives the asteroid to their mum.

NIKHIL: Wow! Your mum must love asteroids, little alien elephant.

DESCRIPTION: The elephants nod.

NIKHIL: I know what to do.

[Mellow music plays]

DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends, and Nikhil stands in the kitchen with Jay.

NIKHIL: Actually, we need to find out what Amma really, really loves, something better than a poem.

JAY: Hmm. A blanket!

NIKHIL: No. No more blankets, Jay.

[Doorbell rings, boys gasp]

NANA: Cooey! Only me!

[Boys sigh]

NIKHIL, JAY: Nana!

[Appa sighs, tires screech]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay run toward the door and stop by Appa. He puts his hands on his head and stands wide-eyed.

APPA: Oof. It's Nana! Uh, get the door, please, boys. I've got to finish something.

DESCRIPTION: Appa runs toward the kitchen.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Huh?

[Door clicks]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay open the door.

NANA: Hello, my little lollipops.

[Light music plays]

NIKHIL AND JAY: Nana!

[Max meows]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hug Nana.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Nana! Nana! Come with us!

[Nana chuckles, Max meows]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay lead Nana away from the door, leaving Max alone on the floor. In the living room, Nana sits between Jay and Nikhil on the sofa.

JAY: Nana! Nana!

NANA: Oh.

JAY: Can you help us find out what Amma would really, really love for Mother's Day?

[Whistle blows]

DESCRIPTION: Nana salutes Jay.

NANA: Yes, sir. Nana at your service.

[Nikhil and Jay giggle, ringtone plays]

NANA: Huh?

JAY: Oh!

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil jumps off the sofa.

NIKHIL: It's Ammamma!

[Jay gasps, Amma groans, ringtone continues]

DESCRIPTION: In the dining room, Amma paces, holding a bright blue tablet. She gives the tablet to Nikhil when he enters the room.

AMMA: Nikhil, you get it. Tell her, uh-- T-Tell her I'm busy.

[Zooming, ringtone continues]

DESCRIPTION: Amma runs out of the room, and Nikhil looks down at the tablet, his hand on his chin.

NIKHIL: Um...

[Chiming]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil touches the screen, and Ammamma appears.

NIKHIL: Ammamma!

AMMAMMA: Hello.

NIKHIL: We need your help, too.

[Ammamma chuckles]

AMMAMMA: Okay. Okay.

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil carries the tablet to the living room and puts it on the sofa next to Nana.

AMMAMMA: Huh? Hello.

DESCRIPTION: Ammamma and Nana wave to each other.

NANA: Cooey!

[Slide whistle, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay

JAY: Everybody, people, we need your help!

NIKHIL: Today is Mother's Day, so we wrote a little poem.

JAY: All about Amma and love and... blankets.

AMMAMMA: I'm sure your Amma loved it.

[Whoosh, descending music notes play]

NIKHIL: No. She hated it.

JAY: It's the worst poem ever, ever, ever.

[Upbeat music plays quietly]

NIKHIL: We need to get Amma something she really, really loves.

JAY: Please help us.

[Slide whistle]

AMMAMMA: Of course. We can help with anything.

NANA: We are two of the best mothers, after all.

AMMAMMA: Hmm. Let's see. If I were getting a Mother's Day present, I'd love a—a big bunch of flowers.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Huh?

NANA: And all I'd want is a pamper.

AMMAMMA: Oh!

JAY: Pamper? What is that?

[Serene music plays]

NANA: A soothing face mask and a gentle massage.

[Nana sighs]

DESCRIPTION: Nana closes her eyes and smiles.

NANA: It's like floating on clouds.

[Jay gasps]

JAY: Wow.

[Upbeat music plays, bounces boing]

DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Jay imagines bouncing on fluffy clouds.

JAY: Whoo-hoo! Whee! Whoo! Whoo!

(Jay sighs, Jay and Chickpea snore]

DESCRIPTION: Jay floats on a cloud to where Chickpea relaxes on two clouds, and they both fall asleep. The daydream ends, and Jay stands with his eyes squeezed shut, smiling.

[The music stops, jump boings]

DESCRIPTION: Jay spins and jumps.

JAY: Mm. Nikhil, Amma would love a flowery, cloudy pamper!

[Upbeat music plays]

NIKHIL: Okay. One flowery, cloudy pamper coming up.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Yes!

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay run away from the sofa.

NANA: Oh. Don't forget the face mask!

AMMAMMA: Or the flowers.

[Whoosh]

DESCRIPTION: In their bedroom, Nikhil and Jay each hold a flowerpot. Jay holds a sunflower, and Nikhil holds a pink flower.

NIKHIL: Flowers.

[Ding]

DESCRIPTION: Jay taps his flowerpot against Nikhil’s.

JAY: Check.

NIKHIL: Now, we need a face mask. Hmm.

[Upbeat music plays, Jay gasps, jumps boing]

DESCRIPTION: Jay puts his pot on the floor and runs across the room. He kneels and picks up socks from the floor.

JAY: Will socks do?

NIKHIL: They won't fit Amma's face, Jay.

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Jay holds up purple monster slippers.

JAY: Roar! My super-soft monster slippers?

[Jay giggles]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pinches his nose shut, then smiles.

NIKHIL: Ew-ee. Smelly slippers? Nope!

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shakes his head. He searches in a laundry hamper.

JAY: What about this?

[Mellow music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Jay wears a wide-brimmed hat with a green ribbon.

NIKHIL: Hmm. Let me think. Masks go on faces. Faces are on heads, and heads have hats on. Yeah! That'll work!

[Jay giggles]

JAY: Hmm. Next, we need some fluffy clouds.

[Slide whistle]

NIKHIL: Not actual clouds, Jay. We need something fluffy like clouds.

NIKHIL AND JAY: Hmm.

[Nikhil and Jay gasp]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay sit on Jay’s bed with Star and Chickpea between them. Jay picks up Chickpea and hugs it. Pink hearts float in the air around him.

JAY: Fluffy and snuggly.

[Squeaks]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil hugs Star and pink hearts float in the air around him.

NIKHIL: Mm. Super soft.

JAY: We're ready to pamper!

[Chiming]

NIKHIL: Mission Flowery Cloud Pamper is go, go, go!

[Amma chuckles, upbeat music plays quietly]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay imagine holding their stuffies up to Amma as she smiles. Pink hearts float above them. In Amma’s shed, Amma scrolls on her smartphone.

AMMA: This one.

[Amma groans]

NIKHIL AND JAY: Amma! Amma!

[Alarmed music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Amma startles, fumbling with her smartphone.

AMMA: Ooh!

[Upbeat music plays, jump boings]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay stand in the doorway holding their flowerpots. Jay wears the hat and jumps.

NIKHIL: We've got an even better--

JAY: Mother's Day surprise!

[The music stops, boing]

AMMA: Huh? Oh, chellams.

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: The hat slides down over Jay’s eyes, and he pushes it up.

AMMA: Honestly, I was very happy with your poem, but right now, I just need to—

JAY: Uh-uh, Amma.

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: The hat slides down over Jay’s eyes, and he pushes it up. He holds his hand out towards Amma.

JAY: No more screen time.

[Amma chuckles]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil nods, and Amma hides her smartphone behind her back.

AMMA: But I j—

[Boing, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Jay jumps and puts the hat on Amma’s head, covering her eyes.

AMMA: Ooh! Wha? But boys, I've got to—

[Nikhil imitates a trumpet, Amma gasps, groans, tapping]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil holds out his flowerpot, and Amma drops her smartphone. She crawls on the floor with the hat over her eyes.

AMMA: Ay-oh. Where's my phone gone?

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil taps the brim of the hat.

NIKHIL: Tippy-tap-tap-tip-tip.

[Amma groans]

AMMA: Oh.

[Slide whistles]

DESCRIPTION: Amma pushes up the hat, and Nikhil pushes it back down over her eyes.

NIKHIL: Relax, Amma. Relax.

AMMA: Thank you, chellams, but I just need to—

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Amma picks up her smartphone and lifts the brim of the hat.

AMMA: Oof. Ah. Found it.

JAY: Psst. She doesn't look very relaxed.

NIKHIL: Hmm.

[Nikhil gasps, ding, squeak]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil picks up Star.

NIKHIL: The fluffy clouds, Jay!

[Jay gasps]

JAY: Yes!

[Amma groans, toys squeak]

DESCRIPTION: Jay puts Chickpea and Star on Amma’s lap.

JAY: The fluffy clouds will help you relax, Amma.

AMMA: Huh?

[Chiming, excited music plays, whoosh, the music stops]

DESCRIPTION: Amma hugs the stuffys and Chickpea’s head tilts forward, hitting the smartphone screen.

AMMA: Ay-oh! Did Chickpea just order something on my phone?

[Slide whistles, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Jay elbows the air beside Nikhil, who grits his teeth.

JAY: Uh... She still doesn't look very relaxed. Ooh! I know!

[Jay gasps, Amma groans, mellow music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Amma sits cross-legged on the floor. Nikhil and Jay walk to Amma, and Jay puts his hands on her right shoulder. Nikhil puts his hands on Amma’s left shoulder and arm. The boys close their eyes, and Jay waves his arms. Nikhil puts his left hand on his tummy.

JAY: Just close your eyes and shush-y. Shh. Shush-y.

[Amma inhales deeply, exhales]

DESCRIPTION: Amma closes her eyes.

JAY: Shush.

[Amma inhales deeply, exhales, slide whistle, inhales, Amma sneezes three times]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay lift their flowerpots to Amma’s face, then quickly put them on the floor.

AMMA: Ay-oh! This whole thing's a disaster!

[Boys sigh, soft music plays]

NIKHIL AND JAY: Sorry, Amma.

AMMA: Huh? What for, chellams?

[Slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil’s shoulders slump, and he looks at the floor. Amma takes her hat off and looks at the boys.

NIKHIL: For making Mother's Day a disaster.

JAY: Our poem was too blankety.

NIKHIL: And our flowery, cloudy pamper was too sneezy.

[Footsteps patter, squeak]

DESCRIPTION: Amma walks to Jay and Nikhil and hugs them. Everyone closes their eyes and smiles.

AMMA: Oh, no, no, chellams. I loved your poem, and "blanket" is my new favourite word, too. And the pampering was surprisingly relaxing.

[Nikhil and Jay sigh happily]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay open their eyes and look at Amma.

JAY: But why did you say it was—

NIKHIL: A disaster?

[Appa shouts, Amma and the boys gasp, the music stops]

DESCRIPTION: Appa arrives carrying a telephone-shaped wooden craft.

APPA: It's a disaster!

AMMA: I forgot to do something nice for my Amma for Mother's Day.

APPA: Me, too.

[Soft music plays]

JAY, NIKHIL: Oh, no!

AMMA: I tried to send something to Ammamma, but I couldn't decide what she'd like.

APPA: And I tried to make something for Nana.

[Wood clatters]

DESCRIPTION: Appa’s craft falls apart, and he catches the pieces.

APPA: Ah! Oh, but it didn't work.

[Boys gasp, ding, giggle]

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil winks at Jay.

NIKHIL: We know exactly what Nana and Ammamma would love for Mother's Day.

JAY: Yes!

[Whoosh, Nana sighs contentedly, upbeat music plays, Ammamma chuckles]

DESCRIPTION: Later, Nana relaxes on the sofa with a towel around her hair as Appa massages her shoulders. She wears a cream face mask and two cucumbers over her eyes. Nikhil and Jay watch as Amma puts the tablet on the table. On the screen, Ammamma holds a bouquet of sunflowers.

AMMA: And now for the best gift in the world.

[Slide whistle, ding]

DESCRIPTION: Amma and Appa stand in front of the tablet and sofa. They nod at each other and smile.

APPA: Dear chellam Mum.

AMMA: Dear chellam Amma.

APPA: Your hair is like a beautiful—

AMMA: Blanket.

[Ammamma laughs]

APPA: Your hugs are like a snuggly—

AMMA: Blanket.

NANA: Aw!

APPA: You smell like our favourite—

AMMA: Blanket.

AMMA AND APPA: We love you.

[Max meows, Ammamma chuckles]

NANA: Oh!

DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay stand with their parents in front of the tablet and the sofa.

JAY: "Blanket" is my most best favourite word ever, ever, ever!

[Jump boings, everyone laughs]

DESCRIPTION: Jay jumps.

AMMAMMA: Thank you for the big bunch of flowers.

DESCRIPTION: Ammamma picks up a framed picture of a smiling grey-and-white goat.

AMMAMMA: Oh, and, uh, thanks for the framed picture of a goat.

[Goat bleats]

AMMA: Uh, yeah. That's from Chickpea.

[Rustle]

DESCRIPTION: On the sofa, Chickpea slumps forward near Nana’s feet. On the back of the sofa, Max naps.

NANA: And thanks for the pamper, son. What a cracking Mother's Day.

[Clattering, Max yowls]

DESCRIPTION: Nana sits up and knocks over a carrom board, scattering the pieces on the floor. On the back of the sofa, Max sits up and rolls her eyes.

NANA: Oh! Oops.

DESCRIPTION: Nana takes the cucumber slices off her eyes.

[Everyone laughs]

[Upbeat music plays]

[End Credits] Cast: Nikhil, Shiv Senthilkumar. Jay, Sai Ganesh Nadesan. Amma, Charithra Chandran. Appa, Ben Harris. Nana, Janine Duvitski. Ammamma, Janaki Sabesh. 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.

[Logos] King Banana, Paper Owl Films, for B.B.C., Albert Certified Production.