You should have worn a pagdi, as well. You'll look like you've come to be formal.
Don't I look like an AquaGuard salesman?
But your double chin is looking adorable. You like a proper momo.
A fried momo, right?
Now it's fine.
Kavu, I've already taken three rounds, dude. The door of the office is closed.
Did they forget that their hero is coming today?
Dhruv, relax.
Go check again if you're so nervous. They might have come back by now.
-Did you have breakfast? -Yes. I had parathas.
Why parathas? Why not dosas?
There are so many changes in life, a little...
A little familiarity is required.
All right, fine. You'll be great. Have a wonderful day.
No, wonderful is a little much. Good is fine.
But you have a wonderful day, okay?
What happened? You didn't get a taxi?
You should swim to the office today.
You know that car pool thing? How do you go in that? Swim, right?
Why do they need to know your weight on a matrimonial site?
It happens, dude.
What's the scene with you and Dhruv?
You're not getting married any time soon, right?
I just have two unmarried friends left.
My parents will stress a lot if you get married, too.
Don't worry, we have no plans whatsoever.
What is the issue with the lift?
And... Did you settle Dhruv and come?
Yes.
Poor boy. New city... He has to do everything by himself.
Your life is fine. Everything stays the same for you.
Come.
We'll find out today whether we got Co-Create or not, right?
Oh, yes, dude. This Co-Create. Who's that girl?
-Jaya. -Right. She gives a lot of orders, dude.
I don't want them to renew. That's that.
Hey, what rubbish. We worked so hard on it.
Honestly, all the hard work was yours.
And...That's when ma'am I didn't feel like continuing my Ph.D,
But, believe me, Mrs. Iyer.
I do love research, like, really.
Which is why I often wonder whether... it was the right thing to do or not.
What are you battling between right and wrong.
You want white hair or what?
Oh, no. I don't think I'm quite ready for that.
Yeah, I know. Even I wasn't ready, when that silver strand came by.
Don't worry. Just pluck it, when it shows.
-No one needs to know. -Okay.
Your desk.
I've taken the liberty of assuming...
that you'll like one of my low-maintenance friends there.
Just sprinkle it with water once a week or something.
That's all it takes, ma'am? I mean, Mrs. Iyer. Once a week?
Nothing less, nothing more.
Good for you?
Very good.
Welcome, Dhruv.
Thank you, ma'am.
What did you think about the meeting?
I don't know, sir.
I just enjoy the free meals we get as we wait for their feedback.
Hey, what do you think of him?
-Your parents' candidate? -Hmm.
-He's a loser, isn't he? -Then, sir...
-I decided 19 books in 2019. -He does look like a loser.
Because every day at work
-can't be satisfying, that I realized. -He is a loser.
And why should it be?
I mean, it's silly to link satisfaction to work only.
No, sir. That ruins the point, sir.
To make your passion your profession. You know?
Guys, guys. I have an important question to ask.
Do you think our jobs are the only source of happiness in our lives?
Do you think so?
-No. I don't think so. I think-- -Sorry. Sorry to cut you here.
Sir, I think the bigger question here is, what exactly is happiness?
And if it really exists or not.
I understand that, but I think that, you know,
there's just so much pressure in our work lives
that it can't be interesting. You have to look beyond it.
You know, find something that makes us a priority,
gives us happiness.
You should expand your horizons. Who's stopping us?
-Can I have white pasta? -Yeah, sure.
Guys.
I think we got Co-Create.
Oh! Wow.
Wow! That's amazing!
Cheers.
Dhruv, why have you given me a one-month anniversary card
on literally our first day apart?
That Lata.
I left Post-it notes with her...
and told her to put one in your tiffin every day.
She must have mixed all of them up.
She messed up my whole plan. You wait, I'll just call her.
No, no, let it be.
Actually, yes. We'll both be surprised by them.
See how self-sufficient I am? I planned surprises for myself.
But, Kavu, you know, Geeta ma'am is really cool.
-Yeah? -She gives me a full Punjabi vibe.
She's damn warm, pretty straightforward,
and she brought fruits, too.
Amazing, huh?
You've declared a Kannadiga to be Punjabi,
just on the basis of being nice and straightforward. Good.
I got invited for a house party in the evening, too.
Oh! Wow.
Someone's having a nice day.
I saw your Instagram stories.
You remember the group we met in the canteen? Same folks.
You found a ready-made group, too?
Yeah, it'll be fun.
Nice.
What was that tone?
What tone?
The way you said "nice." That was a little off, right?
All right, forget about it. What happened with Co-Create, dude?
I got it.
What?
Dude, that's amazing, man.
Congrats.
What are you doing in the evening? Are you treating yourself?
Please. Do something fun.
Dhruv?
Do you miss me?
I just didn't get the time, Kavu. It's been so hectic since the morning.
Fuck. What's this?
What?
There's some arts and crafts happening here.
Shit. Kavya, Geeta ma'am's lunch hour is over.
I'll call you, okay?
Strawberry, chocolate...
Oye! We're calling for ice cream. Do you want something?
I'll pass.
Sure?
Do you want to go for a stand-up gig tonight?
Since when did you start making plans?
Can't I do it?
No, you can. But... Okay.
Did Sahil's "have a life other than work" talk, give you a crisis?
Huh?
Come. Let's go.
Okay. I'll book tickets.
Kavya?
Are you all right?
Yes. Why?
Are you missing Dhruv?
Where's the time to miss him? Look at this.
The Platinum Gym cheque bounced again. Just check with the accountants, please?
Okay, I'll check.
Thanks.
That's the thing about research.
Even if you have proven your hypothesis or not...
there's satisfaction at the end of the day.
That's so true, ma'am. Sorry. I mean, Mrs. Iyer.
Look, I'm sorry, but I'm little confused. How should I address you?
Ms. Iyer? Mrs. Iyer?
Geeta ma'am? Ma'am?
Go by what you feel. Ma'am on some days, and Iyer on the days you wish me dead.
Why are you saying that, ma'am?
No need for the drama, okay?
Tell me, who has ever liked their boss on all days of work?
No, it's just that there's so many options available,
so, I'm a little confused, so, I thought...
You don't have to worry about all these things.
And you don't have to be correct always. It's okay.
Make mistakes.
Honest ones, but.
Okay, Dhruv. Enough wisdom.
The rice is working its magic, and...
Now I'll have to nap, for no fault of mine.
But it is also weird, no?
That male professors are introduced and greeted as professors and doctors.
And women professors as madam.
Anyway, you can call me whatever you want, Dhruv.
Good night.
Kavya?
Listen.
I got you ice cream.
It's in the fridge.
Thanks.
Didn't you want to pee?
Kavya, I'm very sorry. I'm really sorry.
I can't do it today, dude. Sorry.
What can't you do?
The gig, dude.
I was in two minds. Whether I should can your plan or not.
But then this date came, and...
What? That loser?
Oh, no. Not that loser.
This guy I found on Hinge.
You're on Hinge, as well?
There's a race going on between my parents' Shaadi.com and my dating app.
Which one will find me a groom the fastest.
But if you want, I can cancel. I'll... Not go.
You'll can the date?
Are you mad?
Go have fun.
Are you sure?
Of course. How long will you keep swiping right?
Thank God.
Thank you.
I will see you.
-Bye! -Bye!
Kavya, I've been meaning to discuss something with you.
There are a lot of new recruits,
who I think deserve a good client experience,
and I was thinking, how about we give them Co-Create?
Co-Create?
Before you jump to any conclusions,
I've a new challenge for you.
New Life Medicare.
We need them to trust us. And only you can do that for us.
And you don't have to do all the work yourself this time.
You can delegate responsibilities and take it forward.
I've been handling this account since...
I know Co-Create is your baby.
And there's bound to be old-client-to-new-client inertia.
It happens. But it'll pass.
And you'll manage, just fine.
Kavya.
You okay?
Yeah.
-Hi. -Hi.
-You have a minute? -Yes.
I'm Anmol.
Kavya.
I know you.
Dude. Why did you give a major client to my noob team?
Are you new here?
Just a few weeks.
Then you wouldn't know,
but they're really nice people to work with.
They won't bug you after 7p.m.
and they genuinely have good design requirements.
Are you dealing with Jaya?
-Agnihotri? -Agnihotri. Yes.
She can tell you're having a bad day just by the way you sound.
She's a sweetheart.
Fuck.
Thank you, dude.
Otherwise me and myself would have gone on a self-critical streak.
You live alone?
Yeah. Oshiwara. PG.
-So, you have a roommate. -Yeah.
A zero-watt bulb. I don't turn it off.
You sleep with your lights on?
Yeah, as long as I'm not used to living alone.
You'll get used to it.
Even I took some time to adjust. It'll be fine. Chill.
Okay.
What are you doing?
I'm getting some chill.
I don't think we can be friends.
Dinku, Okho, Danda...
Baana.
Dhruv, what did they call a penis at your place?
Nunni.
Dhruv has been baptized.
So, Dhruv. I made... Tibs. Meat chunks.
It's quite a thing back home. You will like it.
Wow, man. This is... really amazing.
-I wish I would have made something. -Oh, don't worry about all that.
Just relax and enjoy.
Dhruv. Here. How was your first day?
It was quite nice.
I mean, it was very nice, actually.
Means... everybody is having a great time.
Right?
I'm the only benched player.
All research assistants...
...that are in the benched research assistant zone only.
Like basically, we are giving our careers another chance.
Don't listen to this bullshit, dude. "Benched researchers" bullshit.
It all depends on your mentor.
-Geeta, right? -Yeah.
And so far it's been great with her.
I really hope it remains like that, you know?
Word of advice, Dhruv.
Keep distance from him.
He's all about negative thoughts. Bad vibes, bad thoughts.
Dark thoughts.
Huh? Look here, look here. Look here, now.
Idiot. Changing sides.
Anyways, did Geeta nap?
Does... everyone know?
Geeta and her naps are legendary like...
All the single people in the audience, give me a cheer quickly.
Everyone in a relationship, give me, "Oh, fuck, what happened?"
Each time you fall in love is the classic case of "looking for trouble."
The thing with me and my girlfriend is that
we are in a long-distance relationship.
And to be honest, it's not that bad.
One tiny problem is that we are in a fucking long-distance relationship.
It does not work.
The guy who said long-distance relationships help grow love,
I don't think he has been in one.
Once your friends and family know that you're in a long-distance relationship...
Fuck.?
Madam, phone.
Thank you.
Madam, you're getting a call.
-What? -You're getting a call from sir.
Kavu? Did you forget your phone somewhere?
I was talking to some auto-driver.
You okay?
Hey.
Are you crying?
Kavu, what happened? I'm right here.
Fuck, Kavya. What happened? Say something. Did somebody say something? What happened?
Why did you upload pictures on Instagram before sending them to me personally?
What?
Kavu, I just randomly put up that calculator's photo.
Lata jokes are worse than Sonu's.
What did she say?
Today morning, she said, "You should swim and go."
What's the punch line here?
She meant, go by the pool cab.
I'm sorry. I...
Just had a very weird day today.
I'm sorry, can you talk right now?
Yeah, yeah. Of course I can. Of course I can.
Dhruv?
I think I miss you a lot.
Kavu, should I come?