This has to stay between us.
No one should find out about us.
No one will know a thing.
And scene!
- Sai? - Yeah?
I know that you've focused a special on us,
but can we go with something a little warmer?
Yes, I can throw in something.
- Fela. - Yes?
- Slightly slower fadeout with the music. - Yeah. Okay.
- Just go with the feel. - Copy.
Okay. Let's move on to the next scene.
Buddy? Get up. It's over.
Let's go.
- Thanks, Aalif. - Sure.
Boys, can you do the set change, please?
Dimple.
When Colonel James and Khair-un-Nissa kiss, the handmaiden will enter.
You remember your line, right?
"Madam, Father has arrived."
Hey, could you practice that moment once? I need to cue the door lights.
Yes, sure.
I wish life was like a play.
We can change a play.
We can restart from the beginning.
But life doesn't give you a chance to start over.
- Line. - Come on, Dimple, line!
Sorry.
Rishi, listen. I know taking part in the play is difficult for her.
Especially after…
- Yeah, I'll just… - Yeah.
Okay, everyone, I know tomorrow is the festival, but…
Dimple, isn't there any way we could start over?
Forget the tree. Look at him. Acting…
Ever since I found him, the true-blue Romeo Singh Shekhawat,
all I've done is smile like an idiot.
God knows why people think tragic love stories are so great.
The happily-ever-afters are the best ones.
Rishi!
Can't you give up your family name and separate yourself from it?
What's in a name, Juliet?
Just make me yours.
Then I shall become whatever you call me.
If he can perform romance with such feeling in a play,
just think what level of luck I've found in real life.
And scene!
Good.
You know I'm still committed, right?
Of course. So am I.
To whom?
To my play.
You just witnessed a terrific actor at work.
I'm such a fan.
As long as you're not a method actor, I'm fine.
Come, we'll take it from the top.
- Okay. - It was fine. No need to do it repeatedly.
Right?
HOME CALLING…
Okay.
- From my line? - Yes.
Yes, Papa?
How are you, my child? Everything fine at the hostel?
Managed to adjust without Mum?
I'm fine, but how is Ambala adjusting to Mum's return?
Ambala is traumatized.
Your mum mentioned something about Mumbai.
Some Technovate thing.
No, Papa, that's nothing. Colleges always look for new ways to extort money.
So let them extort money from us.
It's not a small amount, Papa.
The registration fee is 0.25 million rupees.
So? What did I become a senior manager for?
A brand-new chequebook just arrived yesterday.
- What? - Hello? Tell me, how's Rishi?
He's fine. He's going around playing Romeo.
Keep an eye on him.
When I wasn't here for a few months,
Cheema Auntie tried sinking her claws into your papa.
Mummy.
What are you talking about?
What are you laughing at? It's true.
Okay, bye. I'll talk to you later.
I'm going to Technovate.
- Wow! - Wow!
Mumbai! It's going to be a historic trip. One for the ages.
Right? Listen, girl. Will you help me with streamlining the chat box?
I mean, dude. Sorry.
It's fine. At least you're trying.
The hostel girls look at me like I've landed from some other galaxy.
Who are these people? Tell me their names.
I'll show them some stars in the morning.
If you're offering bodyguard services, you'll have to provide them 24/7.
Someone's got flirting game now.
I wasn't flirting.
Of course not.
Oh, wow.
Is that one of your Betterverse UIs?
Yeah, one of the worlds.
This one's called Bygone Era.
It lets you do a virtual walkthrough of certain monuments and heritage sites.
Amazing. May I?
Yes. Yes, sure.
Why?
Rishi.
Both in love and academics, the fruit of labour is sweet.
- What? What's up with you? - What?
That's why I know for sure that nothing can go wrong between us now.
I'm working. So don't disturb me.
I'm also working only. Can I…?
- Yeah. - Thanks.
So work then, don't disturb me.
From T. Thomas,
"A spectacular heritage walk in Hyderabad."
"Organized by History scholar Fela."
Wow, man. You LLIT folks do such interesting things.
You want to come? Try a real-life walkthrough too for once.
Is that allowed? A plus-one?
Yeah. Rith's going to bring one too.
Who?
Oh, wow! That's interesting.
- But where are you going? - I'm going to my room.
Bye. Have fun.
Finally, some privacy.
So I can work…
Yes! We will work.
Welcome to our heritage walking tour of Hyderabad.
Please scan our app Lostradamus
and get immersed in this one-of-a-kind AR historical experience.
Guys,
the tea has been sponsored by Salim Bhai.
- That's him and his son, Shahbaaz. - Greetings.
They're Aalif's friends.
- Greetings, bro. - Greetings.
They've been very helpful to us for our research about the Charminar.
So take some time to explore for yourself.
We'll reconvene here in, say, half an hour.
Man, this is quite cool.
Yeah, these two have built an app with merit.
Did someone push you or something?
No one pushed me.
You actually wanted to do that?
Yeah.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
That was my first kiss ever.
What's wrong? Is it something I did?
This place is actually famous because of a love story.
- Really? - Yes.
A British Army officer named James
and a local Muslim lady, Khair-un-Nissa.
Their love story was really famous.
It was quite a scandal.
In fact, James converted for Khair's love.
Really. He became a total white Mughal.
But the people of that world tore them apart.
They accused James of being a spy,
and the poor guy left for his heavenly abode aged just 40.
- Yes. As for Khair… - Yes?
Her life was quite a tragedy.
Wow! What an amazing story.
But you know, this…
this really bugs me.
Why do these couples vandalize such historic monuments?
Don't look at it that way.
Think of it like this instead.
Along with these monuments,
the love stories of these couples are also becoming historic.
Yes.
By the way, I have an idea. Want to hear it?
Go ahead.
The Romeo and Juliet story,
I can Google it and get the whole story in minutes.
But when it comes to our local love stories,
why doesn't anyone make a play about those?
"So, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built this fort."
"The same guy who made Charminar."
"He fell in love with a Hindu woman, Bhagmati,
who lived on the far side of the river."
"Their love was so great that the king's father
built a bridge so that they could meet."
"The Purana Pul, or old bridge, sometimes also referred to as the Love Bridge."
And that is exactly like…
Altair and Vega.
I never knew I could be this happy.
If it were up to me,
I would freeze this moment and save it.
Is the sum total of both your ages below 90?
Yes.
I'm 44 years old.
Girl or boy? Any preference, please tick the box.
- Okay. Girl. - Girl.
You teach her to cook. I'll teach her to ride a bike.
Here, sir.
"Unmarried"?
You just wasted a form.
If you're not married, only one of you can adopt a child.
Okay. I've found the location.
I'm on the way, sir. Yes, I'll be there in five minutes.
Will you marry me, Karim?
When, Mr Sid?
Next week.
Yes.
Next week is an auspicious occasion too.
Eid is approaching after all.
- Happy Eid! - Happy Eid!
Rishi.
Praise the Lord! NGL!
You both look like couple goals.
Thank you. Welcome to Hyderabad.
And we've missed you.
How do you look younger than ever even after three years?
Dimple.
Anmol. How goes the saga of Vin-Mol?
Just taking inspiration from you.
Long-distance pros.
My word! Malhotra and Shekhawat mingling with the likes of us today?
- It's necessary sometimes. - Spoke too soon.
Things have gotten quite delayed, right?
I mean, if we had signed before the feast began,
it would've been great.
- Let me check. Wait here. - Sure.
Guys, help yourselves.
Why don't you tell everyone now about your new play?
- Here? - Yes.
You think that's a good idea?
It's an awesome idea.
Okay.
Stay right here. I'll be back.
Mum has sent Nalli-Nihari for everyone.
- Yum. - Yes.
I'll be right back. Wait.
Celina, I want to talk to you about something.
- Hello. Mum. Yes, I'm coming. - I wanted to talk to you.
- About what? - Excuse me.
Is this the residence of Siddharth Sinha and Zeenat Karim?
Yes, I'll show you. Please come.
Please come, Mr Faisal. We were waiting for you.
Happy Eid!
- Happy Eid! - Happy Eid!
What's up?
Celina… I want more.
Here?
- Okay. - No.
- No. I… - I'm…
I want this…
to be more than what it is.
Guys? Guys!
I have an announcement to make.
- I think I'll just… - I'm planning a new play.
Don't worry, it's still going to be a musical.
It's still a tragic romance.
And the best thing is it's based on Hyderabad's local history.
Did you announce it?
- And the full credit goes to Aalif Ansari. - I did try. But…
I know why she's concocted a new drama.
- Why? - It'll have more make-out scenes.
Where is Aalif?
Right here.
Are you okay?
Buddy, let me grab that. Thank you.
- Come. Okay. - Get him a chair.
- Give him this drink. - Thanks. Here.
Thank you.
I'm really worried about you, Aalif.
It's all right. This is quite normal for me.
Such severe shortness of breath is not normal.
You should seriously see a doctor.
Are you even doing anything to lose weight?
Aalif, what are you doing here?
Uncle Faisal?
- What brings you here? - My work.
Registered marriage. What else?
Surprise announcement was a bad idea, Karim.
These kids and their drama is never-ending.
Like I said, we should have just emailed them and informed them.
And sent a box of sweets later.
Okay, wait. I'll announce it. Come!
- Congratulations on your wedding! - Congratulations on your wedding!
- Did you tell them? Did you? - I don't know…
I…
I don't want more, Krish.
Okay.
Friends with benefits it is.
No benefits…
just friends.
Rith?
No matter the date on the calendar,
a festival really begins when the fairy lights of joy light up in the heart.
HOME CALLING…
No matter how many fireworks there are outside,
if there's darkness in the heart, it's not a festival.
Celina, I have to talk.
Please try and understand…
Dimple…
will you go with me to the park?
Not now, Rishi.
I really need your feedback. Come, please.
Only five minutes. We'll be done in a jiffy.
Come, please?
State-of-the-art TV plus console, check.
Sofa right in front of the console, check.
Photos of our parents there, check.
And over here, finally,
instead of random people, there will be photos of us.
The ones we shoot on Marine Drive when we're in Mumbai.
I won't be coming to Technovate, Rishi.
Dimple, please.
I know everything's gone wrong, Dimple.
But I can't lose you.
What the hell do I do to make this better?
After our first kiss on the heritage walk,
why did you stop talking to me?
That's three months old. Why are you bringing it up?
Did you feel that you made a mistake?
Because I'm… not a guy?
What! You're not a guy?
How terribly I've been betrayed!
I don't know, some sort of
conflict was going on in my head.
I like you.
Girl, boy, shape, form,
who cares?
I always have this constant fear that,
you know, you'll always feel something's lacking,
and then you'll leave me,
and
you'll find a "guy" guy.
But what you don't know is I have this "guy" guy.
But Aalif,
I'm so happy that you made me change Romeo and Juliet.
I mean, this story is so real and powerful.
- Yes. - Thank you.
And even the performance will be smashing.
Awesome.
You two as the lead pair?
A full ten on ten. Everything else is just zero.
I just got really lucky, Aalif.
I mean, Rishi's just
perfect.
Yes. Absolutely perfect.
Whatever you guys attempt, you kill it.
I can't believe that it was just three months ago
that I felt that our life was becoming perfect.
The happily-ever-after kind.
HOME CALLING…
There's no need to do all this.
I know.
Leave me alone, Rishi.
Dimple, I'm not going anywhere.
You can't shut me out like this. You have to talk about it.
It's crucial that we talk.
Will talking change anything?
Okay, we don't have to talk.
I'm not leaving you alone like this.
Okay.
Happy Diwali!
- Happy Diwali. - Happy Diwali.
You first.
I'm always first.
And that's…
great.
Anmol,
we've been together for three years.
And you still don't open up to me.
Talk to me.
It's me.
That's exactly the problem, V.
It's you.
I don't want to feel humiliated before you. I don't even know if I…
It's not do-or-die for me, Anmol.
Sex is just part of a relationship.
It's not the whole relationship.
And I love you.
That's the biggest part, no?
You know, the thing is, you have to let your guard down.
In love, it's important to trust.
And if you want to move ahead,
then you have to share your weaknesses along with your happiness.
I just wish you would let your guard down, Dimple.
And I wish that I could take back that day.
Life is like a play. Right?
Drama. Comedy. Romance. Singing. Dancing.
Twists and turns too.
But the biggest twist comes
when those who appear to be supporting characters, hijack the whole story.
Okay. Good.
- I know, I messed that one up… - No, no, no, it's fine. No problem.
Listen, I know it's late, but if you have some time,
can we practice for one more hour?
- Just… - Yeah.
- Yeah, that's okay. - Okay. Great.
Sai, Fila, you guys stay while the rest of you are free to go.
- Okay. - I can stay.
No. It's pretty late. Your mum might get worried.
Okay.
Take good care of our Khair, Colonel.
- Okay. - But from a distance.
- I'm going to go. - Yeah.
- Bye. - Bye.
Bye.
I love you.
- Love you. - Rishi.
Okay.
Should we take it from the scene?
- A few lines back? - Yes.
Okay. So when you enter?
- Yeah? - Can you just take your…?
HOME CALLING…
Mummy, I said I don't want to talk.
Please stop calling me.
HOME CALLING…
Hi, Auntie. Rishi here. Dim…
There is a huge difference between life and theatre.
You can't rehearse for life.
Hey.
How are you?
Thank God.
I thought I lost it.
- Okay. - Dimple.
- Your mum had called. - What did she say?
I'm sorry for not calling you sooner.
I didn't know what to say.
I don't even know if words can do anything to…
Uncle suffered a cardiac arrest.
He didn't make it.
I'm sorry.
Subtitle translation by: Bharath VH, Neena Kiss