Girl!
Where did you go?
You went to see him, didn't you?
Why did you come back here? You could have gone with him.
-I will. -(scoffs)
That won't happen, my dear.
You can't just do whatever you want around here.
Anyway, you're ready to leave.
Do it right now.
Come on, leave.
-I said get out! -Dad.
(emotional music)
Who are you looking at?
Your mom?
You left home fooling her, right?
Do you have anything to say? Huh?
She won't say a word.
You don't need to wait here. Leave!
Go wherever, do whatever! I don't care!
I don't need anyone who doesn't need me.
Everything has a limit.
Has she ever shown even a tiny bit of love towards us?
Has she?
She was in Dubai for two years.
Did she bother to come back at least once?
Sending her to Dubai was a mistake.
That's what messed everything up.
Now she's picked a loser from Dubai to marry.
He's jobless too.
Now, on top of everything, she's heading to Canada.
You need to be by my side when I'm old and sick.
Instead of...
What freedom was she lacking here?
I don't get what she lacked here.
You don't get it, Dad.
That's what hurts me the most.
Tell me, Dad.
Have I ever made a decision for myself in my life?
If I went all the way to Dubai all by myself,
it was because I felt suffocated here.
(scoffs)
I didn't return home not because I didn't care about you.
I was scared.
If I come back here...
I'm scared of losing myself again.
Dear.
You don't understand anything I'm trying to say, do you, Mom?
Because you've got used to this.
We don't get to decide anything.
Dad always makes the decisions on our behalf.
If you want to stay in my house, you have to follow my rules.
Dad, isn't this my house too?
Why is he hesitating to say yes?
It's not.
I know that very well.
(melancholic score)
There's no room for me, my decisions or choices in this house.
Everything here revolves around only one thing.
Your convenience.
Freedom is not forcing me to live according to your will.
So, please don't tell me you've given me enough freedom.
Gouri, watch your tongue or I will slap...
I'm no longer afraid of your slaps, Dad.
You've given me enough and more traumas in my life.
Mom...
I am going to meet Vinod again.
When I return,
it's your call, Dad, whether to let me into your house or not.
But I'm definitely leaving now.
(dramatic score builds)
(soft, melancholic music)
(music intensifies)
Listen.
Shall we go?
(title music)
She's in here.
This is her office.
Sir, has madam arrived?
She hasn't arrived yet, but it's almost time.
-Sir, madam is not here. -Yeah.
After all, how long can we wait for her?
Let's go and come back, Jiji. Come.
Madam.
Ah, Jiji.
-Have you been here long? -No, I just arrived.
Come inside.
Sir, looks like she's in a good mood.
Let me go talk to her. You wait here.
Okay.
-(whimsical music) -(sighs)
(indistinct chatter)
(tense music)
(phone rings)
-Yeah? -Hey.
Did you take that girl out of her flat
against her parents' wishes today? Is that true?
Oh, Mom! I'll call you later.
No can do! I want to know it now.
What's your deal with that girl?
Deal?
You need to understand one thing.
I am in a relationship with another girl.
What? A relationship?
Exactly.
Her name is Lissy.
Whether you like her or not, I will marry her.
Hello?
Oh, Krishna, my lord!
A Christian girl!
Yes, a Christian girl. So what?
Okay, listen to this as well. She's a feminist too.
Could you be a bit progressive, woman?
Oh, my God!
(playful tune)
She must have passed out over there.
Are you feeling okay now?
Yeah.
Then, shall we call him?
(phone rings)
-Pappan? -Hey.
We are on the way.
Is Gouri okay?
How did she manage to get away?
She managed it.
We'll tell you in person.
You guys go straight to the registrar's office.
I'll meet you there.
Huh? Where are you now?
Just a quick visit to the overseer. A few minutes and I am out.
Man, we have no time--
No. I'll start from here in ten minutes.
-Make it quick. -Yeah.
(tense music)
How did it go?
She said she'll sign it.
Did she ask for a bribe?
-Yeah. -How much?
Rs. 25,000.
(loudly) Twenty...
Are you charging a commission for this?
Sir, I...
Come, let's talk to her.
Sir, wait a minute.
Her issue is that you didn't speak to her politely last time.
Her ego is hurt.
So, if we repeat that, perhaps--
-Make way, Jiji. -Sir.
Ma'am, I want to talk to you.
Hey, it's already past 4:00.
I'm starving. Please wait outside.
Please let me have my food.
She's having her funeral feast!
-Let's go, Jiji. -Sir.
Sir, she asked for a bribe, and now told us to wait.
If we leave without a solution, we'll be in a pickle.
-How long-- -Sir, let her have her food.
Wait till then.
We've come so far anyway.
(tense music)
(clock ticking in the background)
(music intensifies)
(phone rings)
(tense music continues)
(overseer playing videos on phone)
Sir, she's purposely dragging her feet.
(audio playing from Instagram reels)
(quirky music)
Sir, don't go inside and create a scene.
Come.
-(audio playing from reels) -(overseer chuckling)
Ma'am.
If you've finished your food, shall we come in?
Did you break the sunshade with a jackhammer?
That was just a slip of the tongue in the heat of the moment.
Come in.
Jiji, come.
Should I also come in?
Ma'am.
I'm fulfilling a lifelong wish by building a house.
But the expenses are going out of my control.
I've taken out loans for lakhs,
and now I'm in a real jam.
Amidst all this, please don't add to my troubles.
There was a reason for that, right? It's because you changed the plan.
They're just minor changes, madam.
Can't you turn a blind eye to it?
Exactly, that's why I asked for only a small sum.
But then you started talking big,
so I ended up asking you for a larger sum.
-Ma'am, the larger sum is what-- -Listen...
Ma'am is just trying to scare you.
Don't take it seriously.
No, you'll have to. Take it damn seriously.
If you want your report,
-I should get the amount I told you. -(Jiji sighs)
All right, ma'am.
Jiji, since she is so adamant about it,
we have no other option.
No.
In that case, shall I give it to her?
Yeah, sure.
Ma'am, here's Rs. 5,000.
What? 5,000?
-It's Rs. 25,000. -(Jiji) Oof!
Ma'am, this is all I have for now.
Give me the report only after you receive the total amount.
(tsks) What is this, Jiji? Is he trying for instalments?
For the time being, please accept it, madam.
-For now, please accept it, ma'am. -Yes.
I won't take it myself. Give it to my driver.
You know everything, Jiji!
It doesn't matter who takes it now. It's all the same, ma'am.
It's getting late. Shall we go, sir?
Let's give it and leave.
Ma'am, I'll give the remaining Rs. 5,000 to the driver.
Not five, but twenty. Don't forget.
-(Jiji sighs) -No.
I won't.
I've recorded this video, so I'll never forget.
(recorded video playing)
Jiji, I recorded it in full HD quality.
We can forward this to anybody, right?
-To the police. -He can send it to the police, madam.
-To the vigilance department. -Yeah, to vigilance too.
Oh! If I send it to the media, they will celebrate it.
Oh, no! Media.
What is this, Jiji?
Not mine, it's his phone, madam.
Nothing to worry, ma'am.
Just sign the report when you have time.
I'll come and collect it.
So, everyone will be safe.
Shall I take your leave?
Come, Jiji. Let's go.
Madam...
Isn't it better to sign this to save face?
Jiji, that video?
Once you sign the papers, he'll send the video to me
and then I'll forward it to you.
Shall I go? I need to rush and sign some papers.
(quirky music)
(bike rumbles)
(phone rings)
Pappan, I am on my way.
I will be there in ten minutes.
Please hold him for some time.
I'm there. I'm there.
(tense music)
Is this your damn ten minutes?
What the hell!
It's been an hour since I brought her here.
We got trapped there. Then there was a traffic jam.
-Where's the registrar? -Man, it's past 5:00.
Lissy went to beg him.
I don't think it will happen today.
(emotional score)
Sorry.
I... I got stuck there.
I didn't expect to be this late.
Vinod, sir is ready to wait for a little longer.
Come quickly.
(pleasant music)
Let's go, Gouri.
Why did you go for other things in between?
That...
When you said you would be late,
I thought I'd quickly go to the overseer and get everything sorted.
Had I not gone there today, it would've gotten worse.
And did you get everything sorted?
Yeah, I somehow managed it.
Listen.
The registrar is waiting.
Can't you talk after this?
No, Pappan.
I need to clarify one thing.
Today, I need to know
if I'm his priority after the house, the overseer and everything else.
Gouri...
What are you saying? Don't create a fuss.
A fuss?
He agreed to wait a little longer for us
only because he knows Lissy, right?
What if Lissy was not here?
If it weren't for her, wouldn't he have left by now?
Give me an answer.
Pappan...
Can you please hold him for two more minutes?
We need to talk.
(emotional score)
We are running out of time.
Even Gouri knows it.
Still, if she wants to talk,
she must.
Gouri, Jiji said we should meet the overseer.
The office was on the way.
I thought I could finish it quickly,
but I got stuck there.
So, the issues with your house are finally sorted now.
I am happy for you.
Since you have five minutes left,
you can just marry me.
Is that how it is?
Gouri, he will leave now.
Let's talk after that.
No, we need to talk right now.
I don't know what my place is in your life.
I want to know that.
What do you want to know?
What if the registrar had left?
What excuse would you have given?
When I went home,
I saw my mom in tears
after hearing about the overseer's issue.
That's why I...
I came here leaving my parents behind.
I don't even know if I can go back home now.
When I came here trusting you,
you did not even show up.
(shouts) How many times have I told you that I got stuck there?
Hey...
I'm here right now!
If I were you,
I wouldn't pursue anything else in this situation.
Because my priority is you.
Gouri... Gouri...
It's the same for me too.
No. I understood that today.
For you, it's always about you.
But I am not like that.
Deciding to get married,
agreeing to move to Canada
and now dealing with this mess back home...
everything was for you.
You don't have to do anything just for me, Gouri.
Anyway, the plan to move to Canada isn't happening anytime soon.
I used the money reserved for it and got your gold back.
You know what...
I can't do this anymore.
Why?
Are you marrying me just to move to Canada?
Huh?
I am exhausted, Vinod.
I can't bear this anymore.
I am done.
(dramatic music)
Pappan, can you please drop me off at home?
Home?
Gouri, just a minute. Let me talk to him.
Vinod, what are you doing?
-(melancholic music) -She's leaving.
Call her back, man.
Come.
Call her.
Gouri!
Gouri...
Dear, give me a minute. Listen to me.
(sad, emotional music continues)
(sweet, cheerful music)
(Pappan) Remember what I said?
It's not quite the love story you think it is.
Do you understand now? -Congrats.
In fact, this is
Lissy's and my love story.
(lively music)
(Pappan) We've made it this far
in the last three months.
After those incidents that day,
Gouri went back to Dubai.
(phone camera clicks)
I don't talk about it with Vinod anymore.
Sometimes, I feel like
these innocent souls met
and decided to get married,
all just for us.
Take as much as you want!
Okay, madam, I am going in.
-(Pappan) Mom... -Yeah.
I got married.
What!
(quirky score)
(woman) Careful.
Poor Sudha. How will she cope with this?
Switch on the fan, please.
Oh, no. There is no power supply.
Here, fan her.
Here.
It's so sad.
People's lives can change in a snap.
Vinod...
(pleasant score)
Nice.
Just a minute. Let me click a photo.
(camera shutter clicks)
Do you really need this crown?
Lissy told me to put it on.
Okay, move a bit to the right.
A bit more.
(photographer) Yeah, yeah. Same pose.
No. Don't put your hand on her shoulder.
Scram, you bloody dog!
(playful tune)
(photographer) Aunty, move a bit closer.
Remove that petal from her hair.
What's wrong with the old hag?
(photographer) Now, everyone. Look at the camera.
Smile, please.
Yeah, look here and smile.
(bouncy music)
(laughs)
(kisses)
(cheerful music)
Fold your hands and pray.
(mumbles) Forgive me, my Lord!
(upbeat music)
Anyway, in this era, who cares about religion or caste?
We should think progressively.
But I heard you passed out
when you heard about their wedding.
You didn't invite me to your housewarming.
It was a small function. We invited just a few people. Have your food.
-You didn't have to take the trouble. -That's okay.
It's been a while since he's come home.
Didn't your son find a job?
One more. One more.
It's not like it's coming from your own kitchen! Serve me more.
Serve generously.
All the best. Okay, dear.
All right.
Vinod, keep this.
-You're making a ton of money, huh? -Shut it.
-Padmarajan. -Hi, meet Gouri's father.
Thank you.
Aunty, remember the girl who eloped with Vinod?
That's her dad.
(lively song playing on speaker)
Is she a Christian girl, too?
-Tell me who I am. -Come here, Mom.
-Who is she? -Dunno!
My cheeks are hurting.
(mockingly) "Tell me who I am. "
Shut up.
The feast is good, isn't it?
Is it true that your son got married?
♪ ... Without you I die without dying ♪
Come, let's dance.
-(Lissy) No, you guys dance. -(friend) No, no. You have to join.
(friend) Come, come.
♪ Look at me, I'm still single Come and pick me up ♪
♪ You're my future You're my wife-to-be ♪
(music beat rises)
(whistles)
♪ O girl, I saw you ♪
♪ Your eyes pulled me in close ♪
♪ A bulb lit up in my heart ♪
♪ Desires began to flow inside ♪
So much has happened in just two and a half months.
Honestly, I pinched myself
after tying the knot with her.
To make sure if this is real or just a dream.
Did anyone expect this to happen?
Gouri called me this morning.
To wish me for my wedding.
Is there any response from her?
If I think about it,
if Gouri hadn't been there, I would never have met Lissy.
(phone rings)
Hello?
I'm on the terrace.
I will come now. Okay.
Hey, she's calling me downstairs.
Are you anxious?
That's all I have.
I'm so exhausted
I don't think I can lift even a finger.
Oh, God!
I hope I succeed.
-All the best. -Thank you.
(sweet, emotional music)
Shall I go?
(music continues)
(light-hearted music)
Hi.
I was about to chase after you that day when you left.
But then I felt
we both needed some time.
How are you?
(vehicles passing by)
Listen.
It's my fault.
Only my fault.
Watching my long-cherished dream
of having a house slip out of my hands,
I panicked.
I didn't realise that, during that hustle,
my priorities were changing.
I thought, no matter what,
you'd always be there.
I think I took you for granted.
That day,
I shouldn't have gone to meet the overseer.
I should have been with you.
I am really, really sorry.
(faint, emotional music)
Vinod, you came all this way to tell me this.
I truly appreciate it.
But I don't think our relationship would work out for me anymore.
I didn't have any hopes either.
Then...
I wanted to say this to you face to face.
(car whooshing by)
(emotional music continues)
(bus door opens)
Okay then. Bye.
(low, melancholic music)
(Vinod sighs deeply)
(tense music)
Gouri...
Look at the photos of my house.
(soft, emotional music)
There's still a bit more work left to do.
I thought I'd finish the construction after securing a job.
How's your job hunt going?
I got some job offers in Kerala.
I didn't accept any of them.
Now,
I have received a decent job offer in Dubai.
I thought I'd ask your opinion as well.
I mean, are you okay with me moving back to Dubai?
Why wouldn't I be okay?
(Vinod clears his throat)
Listen...
Before all these issues arose between us,
we shared a wonderful friendship.
I miss that a lot.
Can't we try once again?
(warm, heartfelt tune)
I don't mean dating.
Just spending time together.
(music continues)
Gouri?
(tense music)
Shall we try one more time?
(slow, passionate score)