-Are you sure you didn't do any of this? -Yes, absolutely.
Auntie learned everything in the lunch break,
and made the video.
But, yes, I chose the song.
-You chose this song? -Yes. I wanted to set the right mood.
You can feel it too, right?
And you're teary-eyed.
She is so sweet.
This is our first photo together.
I think it was clicked a week after I was born.
She was only 24 years.
How did she manage to raise me, man?
Here I can't manage my own life.
-Don't you think that something's off? -What?
You say that this is the first photo of you and your mom,
and it was taken a week after you were born.
-Where's the photo from the first day? -The same joke, again?
Yeah, but I seriously think you're adopted.
How do you have curly hair?
What if… you were a Sharma?
Or a Saxena?
Desai? Then? Have you ever thought of that?
I may not be Saxena, but I'm sexy, no?
Very funny. Come.
Happy 30th, Kavya Thakur.
-You made all this? -Yes.
-Really? -No, babe.
Aunt Mala made the puttu,
but, I made the egg roast and kadala curry.
-It smells so good. -Right? Smells yum.
I just wish that we were in Bombay. In our new house.
Celebrating my birthday.
You're making me feel guilty.
We're here because of this panel discussion.
But…
I feel very disoriented going from one Airbnb to the other.
There's a solution for that.
A cycling tour of Fort Kochi for you.
The panel discussion will be over by 12:00 p.m.
And I'll be here at your service.
Service? Is it "service" or "servitude"?
-Service. -I don't know.
I don't want to go anywhere!
I'm not that bored. I'll sit here and wait for you.
Kavu, you will regret not seeing Fort Kochi.
Just go for the tour, okay?
My back is hurting. I think I'll sleep some more.
Welcome, ma'am. Welcome, sir.
-Welcome, ma'am. Welcome, sir. -Hey.
-Welcome, sir. -What's up, guys?
-Hey, my man! -So good to see you.
Yo!
-Hey, what's up? -Look who it is!
How are you, man?
-All good. -Very nice to see you.
-Nice to see you. -Same here, man, same here.
-So, how are you feeling? -Feels great.
Shit, man. I was in Finland, like, two weeks ago?
Hey, that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking about this.
On the other side of the fence. Junior to client. How do you feel?
Man, don't call me a client. It kinda… It sounds cheap in my head.
-Can we sit on this? -Yeah, you can try.
It's mildly uncomfortable, but it's fine.
-Sorry, let's get you miked up? -Yeah, please.
-Absolutely. -Okay.
Hey, man, what's this?
It's a clicker. We use it to keep count of attendees.
-Can I see it? -Yeah, sure.
What do you do to weasel out of a tough situation?
What do you do when things don't go your way?
I just thrive on chaos.
My philosophy is to just never be complacent.
My team has been at the receiving end of this a lot of times.
They have been misdirected, kept in the dark,
anything to shake things up.
Dhruv is already shaking his head.
As a leader if you're feeling restless and vulnerable,
I think it's important for you to…
It's important for you to make the team a part of the process.
It's not their headache, Dhruv.
At the end of the day,
the leader has to set the vision, and the team has to follow.
At the beginning, yes.
But in the long run, they'll be willing to contribute far more,
and this way will ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Isn't it?
Okay, guys, we're getting into subjective territory.
No, look. I have a very strong feeling that you're saying what you're saying
because you're just starting out on your stint as a leader.
We'll definitely be discussing this in a few months,
once you've had the chance to explore IMRC.
For sure.
Thanks very much, guys. I think we'll move on to the next question now.
Sure.
I think you should do a quick "hi-hello" with them.
Henceforth, you might only meet on video calls.
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
-See you at 3:00, then. -3:00?
Yes.
If you've got something scheduled, then we can make it a Zoom call later.
-What do you want to have? -Two coffee and what else is there?
-Puttu and curry. -Okay.
-Will be ready in five minutes. -Okay. No problem.
-Where are you, Dhruv? -Hey, Kavu.
These AMEX guys, they want to meet me in person.
Of course, we can talk over the phone,
but it'll not look good if I don't meet them in person.
I don't know, what do you think?
I understand.
Come after the meeting.
Really?
Wow, you've become so wise after turning 30.
-I'm gonna try and see you at 5:00. Okay? -Bye.
-Hi. -Hi.
Come here.
-Sit down and eat properly. -Yeah.
I'm sorry that you had to stay back.
No problem, man.
I just hope that this gets over soon.
-Kavya must be mad at you. -I don't know.
I've sent her for the Fort Kochi cycling tour.
That's good, yeah. I think she'll enjoy that.
But I'm feeling bad. I couldn't get her a nice gift this time.
Thank God Meera likes whisky. New brand each year and we're sorted.
Sir, same drink for him.
She must be thinking what kind of people are we.
We were fighting like dogs inside, and now we're chilling.
Isn't this the right way?
Fight tooth and nail at work, then sit, joke around and relax.
-Like we used to in school. -Yeah.
With you, I don't even have to think twice before picking a fight, man.
Damn, is this…
-Is this a compliment or what? -Hundred percent, man.
-No, but I agree with you. You and I… -Right.
You and I will always compete with each other.
-No, I really don't think so. -Of course, yeah.
If you agree, then how will you argue with me?
No. I know it's a weird thing to say, but I…
I don't know if it's the thirties or if it's our pregnancy, but…
I don't see myself being this competitive in the future,
or even passionate about work.
-What are you saying? Bullshit. -Seriously, man.
I mean, it's an unpopular thought, but…
I was thinking about my dad, you know he was a government officer.
Yeah.
So, he used to push me since childhood, that I need to excel in studies, sports.
That I need to place first.
"If you don't excel, you'll become like me. Mediocre."
Now, I think, what's the problem in that?
On Sundays, we would go out,
he would play table tennis with me every morning.
We would watch at least one film every month.
The moment holidays started, we'd go on a trip.
I mean, he had so much time for us.
Actually, in the entire class,
the coolest father-son relationship was yours.
-Yeah. -Right?
If there was a Forbes "Top 20 coolest dads in Delhi" list at that time,
Uncle's name would have surely been on it.
Absolutely. Sometimes, I feel like…
his so-called mediocrity,
that's what gave the rest of his life that wholesomeness.
He wasn't the "Employee of the Month",
but he was great at parenting, dude. He was great at parenting.
If there is a Forbes list coming out, I want to be on it, too.
-You know? -Why not? Yeah.
Fuck, dude, I'm not even thinking on those terms.
I mean, this thought doesn't even occur to me.
You can think of that as a twenties' or late twenties' hangover,
should I be thinking like that?
These thoughts will occur to you, give it time.
-Hi. -Hi.
I was just passing by, and some girls pointed me to this place.
-What's happening here? -Ma'am, this is a book club.
I don't see any books.
This is a human book club,
so the people sitting on that side of the building are the books,
and they will be sharing some stories from their life for the readers.
-So, please make yourself comfortable. -Thank you.
Welcome to Gnana Vriksha, thank you for coming.
We will be hearing about our first book.
I'm Ammama.
I will be turning 74 next year.
Which is quite the achievement,
considering I've tried to take my life thrice.
You must all be familiar with the Nehru Trophy Boat Race in Alappuzha.
I was one of the rowers.
During the day of the competition, I met with an accident just outside the city.
Hi, I'm Samantha,
and I'm an influencer on a social media detox.
And I started this without even announcing on social media,
so you have to give me credit for that.
It took me a week to share this with my granddaughter,
that I like women.
When I woke up after three days, I saw this.
Since then, no phone no Twitter, Instagram,
no Bumble, Tinder, no food ordering, and it's been eight months.
Then my granddaughter explained all this to me in great detail,
that this even has a name.
I know I'm missing nothing life-altering,
and I'm at complete peace without that phone.
But I don't know how long I'll go on.
But after four years we finally won.
But I think it's good to question, what's your basic?
Every now and then.
No?
On the very same day, I proposed to my girlfriend.
I couldn't bend my knee down to propose in a romantic way.
But…
Now we will have a role-reversal. It's time for you to share your stories.
Just think of it as an opportunity to be the books yourselves.
Don't overthink it, just share whatever comes top of your mind.
There, would you like to start?
-Me? -Yes! Yes, please share.
I have never experienced anything of this magnitude, and I know why.
I like to live a simple life.
One that I can plan and control.
I love having clarity of my day, my week, my tasks.
Even my vacations, actually.
That's just how my brain functions.
If you give me a deadline, I'll function better.
I think I'm just rambling now.
No, that was great. Thank you for sharing.
Since when are you here?
-Where were you? I was so worried. -Sorry, my phone was on silent and I…
Sorry, Kavu, I know I bailed on you, but please pick up the phone.
-I was so worried. -I know, I'm sorry.
I went to this human library. they asked us to put it on silent,
Human library?
So, then… Yeah, rest of the libraries are for monsters, right?
Shut up.
So, are you excited?
For?
We are going to stay out tonight and explore Kochi's night life.
So, are you excited?
-Are you excited? -Quiet.
-You should jump with joy, too. -Stop it.
You're such bad liar. It's evident how tired you are.
-Fuck, you can see? -Yes.
Dude, I'm exhausted.
You've become old, Momo.
But don't stress over it, I've had a very interesting day.
Really?
I was pretty sure that I was gonna have a terrible day,
but I ended up having a lot of fun actually.
-Also, congratulations, Momo. -For?
For successfully missing my birthday for the third consecutive year.
How do you manage to…
Happy birthday, Kavu.
It's been these many days, since you left Nagpur and moved to Bombay.
But shouldn't it be the number of days since the first time we met?
Yeah, but today is about you, right?
And you should be happy and proud of the person that you've become.
And I love you.
Yeah, there's an extra digit there.
If I would've had to do it again, my thumb would be numb.
-Thumb-numb. -Sounds like Shabnam.
Hey, fuck, that's what we should call it. Shabnam.
Thank you.
For Shabnam, and today's cycling tour.
"Kavu, if we were in Finland, we wouldn't have to think so much."
Did I say anything? I didn't say a word.
So?
This is the place, is it?
-Yeah. -You slept here?
Didn't you feel scared?
No.
In fact, when I woke up, I felt like, "I'm 30 now."
Not like, "Fuck! I'm 30!"
It was nice.
Sounds nice.
You didn't get it, did you?
I got it, babe.
Basically, you had an amazing day,
and it summed up right here, at this very place. Under this tree.
Hey, I didn't tell you about the squirrel only.
There was this one guy, can't spot him now.
He was not scared of me only.
Such friendly squirrels.
Last time I saw such friendly squirrels, it was in Corbett.
Corbett? When did you go there?
I went there on a school trip.
We saw all the animals,
but the one animal that we wanted to spot, we couldn't. Tiger.
Of course. He would've gone to the animal library.
Listen! At one point, my bench mate and I,
I don't remember her name,
but the two of us, we went to the loo.
And by the time we came out, everybody was gone. I almost started crying.
So she took my hand and made me climb a tree.
-What? -So, we climbed on the tree and sat there.
And we were sitting on that tree for God knows how long.
but it felt like forever.
And at that point in time, we were really hoping that we don't see a tiger.
And then, our group found us and all of that,
but they, by that time, had spotted a tiger.
But honestly, I was really thankful
that I didn't spot a tiger at that point in time.
In fact, I think that experience for me was the most precious.
Because, I feel like, that had so much more adventure in it,
than just like sitting in a bus, and looking at a tiger from afar.
Actually, isn't this more interesting?
As opposed to your TED talk on your "I love to plan my life."
You should've told this story, silly.
I genuinely believe in it.
Really? But you didn't plan anything about today,
yet it turned out to be so good. How is that?
Such days will come, Dhruv.
That doesn't mean that I can sit back and let life happen to me.
I just don't think that's who I am.
Well, I hope that, going forward, I don't miss any of your birthdays.
I hope so, too.
But even if you do,
I think I like my own company.
Fuck!
I hope my kadala curry and puttu is fine.
I hope your zip was closed.
Not funny, dude!
Not funny at all.
Just imagine, I'm sitting on stage, my legs spread out, and the zip is open.
So fucking embarrassing.
Subtitle translation by: Shruti Shukla