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Title Card (0:00 - 0:02) Visual: Ornate silent film border on a black background. White text reads: "A Spicy Afternoon" Starring: The Little Rajah Scene 1: The Distinguished Walk (0:02 - 0:05) Shot: Wide shot, static camera. Action: Our hero, Arjun, waddles down a busy Mumbai-style alleyway with the classic Chaplin splay-footed gait. He twirls his bamboo cane with flair. Detail: He spots a beautiful flower in a pot on a balcony. He tips his turban to it politely. Sound: Upbeat, tinny "honky-tonk" piano music. Scene 2: The Temptation (0:05 - 0:08) Shot: Medium shot. Action: Arjun stops at a street vendor’s stall. A large, steaming bowl of extra-hot Samosas sits unattended. He sniffs the air, his mustache twitching rhythmically. Comedy Beat: He looks left, looks right, then uses his cane to "hook" a samosa toward him while looking at the sky innocently. Scene 3: The Spicy Surprise (0:08 - 0:12) Shot: Close-up. Action: He takes a massive, sophisticated bite. His eyes widen. His face turns a shade of grey that implies "bright red." The Gag: Smoke (hand-animated overlay) puffs out of his ears. He begins to do a frantic "hot foot" dance, accidentally kicking the cane into his own shin. Visual Effect: The frame shakes slightly to emphasize his distress. Scene 4: The Grand Exit (0:12 - 0:15) Shot: Wide shot. Action: Desperate for water, he sees a bucket and dives headfirst into it—only to realize it’s full of white flour, not water. Closing: He emerges, face completely white, blinks at the camera, shrugs "C'est la vie" style, and waddles off into the distance. Iris Out: The screen circles down to black around his waddling silhouette. Visual Style Notes Lighting: Harsh "butterfly" lighting to make the facial expressions pop. Acting: Over-the-top pantomime. No dialogue—just wide eyes and frantic gestures. Intertitle: (Optional) A frame at 0:10 that says: "Great Heavens! That's a lot of Chutney!"