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(wind blowing)

(song prelude)

(vocables)

"O, carrying you on and on Holding you close on and on”

"Did the earth say she is tired?”

"O, breathing in life on and on And being in your breath all the time”

"Did the wind say it is vexed?”

"Don’t stop but march on until the last breath”

"Let a sprinting spirit live in our hearts”

"Let not the smile fade on your lips”

"And keep the warmth in your heart alive”

"Witness the stars and the shores”

"Let the distance melt away”

"O, traveller… O, traveller”

"O, traveller… O, traveller”

"O, traveller… O, traveller”

"O, traveller… O, traveller”

"On roads untrodden”

"Proceed with a cheerful smile, traveller”

(Punjabi song)

(Punjabi song)

"This world is a beautiful garden And we are all colourful flowers”

"The moon is our guardian angel While the sun shows us the way”

"Our hopes are flying butterflies with thoughts turning into wings”

"This is a journey short lived With only our memories being permanent”

-Good morning, Hyderabad! -DANGER

Boring breaking news…

A useless boy named Raghav jumped off a hill to death.

And there was not a soul around to take a video and make it viral.

Exclusive drone shots with drama music.

"He has reached the stars, the dead guy”

(shocking, abrupt beat)

O, God!

Do you really exist?

When you were working on my bio-pic, did you have a writer’s block?

Or did you think…. my life was an experiment?

They say the good always suffer.

So…!

(eerie music)

You… you thought all the mess you make…

I will take it, huh?

Ah… wrong!

There is no logic in your script.

Uh… everyone says… I have a manufacturing defect.

I don’t want this defective piece.

Keep it yourself.

I am leaving.

But…

In next life...

Make this artist a blockbuster star.

That’s enough.

The end.

(laughing)

Huh?

(laughing)

Oh, God!

How can you laugh?

I am about to die and you feel like laughing? Huh?

(sighs) Sorry, sorry.

Someone has made a perfect observation.

What is a better pleasure for a woman than a man’s agony?

-(laughing) -Huh, huh? He is correct, isn’t he?

It’s… sorry. Sorry.

It’s a bit comical.

Com…? (sniggering)

My life looks like a comedy to you?

That’s why I never share my feelings.

No one understands anyway.

-(sighs) -Hey, hello!

Did you write a suicide note?

(playful music)

Suici…

Suicide note in the sense…

I put all my pain on a paper,

and those who read it understand. The same?

(playful music)

If there is someone like that, why would I be here?

I have no one!

I… I am alone and lonely.

Hey, don’t cry.

Everyone saw me with you now.

Cops will come and question me about what happened to you.

Why don’t you tell me at least to help?

Huh?

How can you place your selfishness before my death?

Hey, I am ready to listen to you. Tell me.

Huh?

-You want to hear it? -Hmm.

(playful music)

First answer my question. -Hmm.

In life, what is it that lasts forever?

What is permanent in life?

(funny music)

The sun who rises and sets every day.

The passing wind.

Drops of rain.

Waves that somehow reach the shore.

Kids with innocent smiles.

People who love…

And finally, this marvellous creation.

What else do you want?

Huh?

(funny music)

(ululating)

Huh?

How?

Do you make reels on Instagram?

Are you an influencer?

There is a poet in you, hmm?

Honey…

(humorous music)

Nothing lasts forever in life.

Nothing is permanent in life.

(non-lexical vocables)

Hey!

Are you forging your dad’s signature? How wrong!

Mom, it’s some theory in Science. I don’t understand a thing.

Math book itself is full of problems, Mom.

Mom, studies is beyond me. Spare me, please.

(dramatic music)

Raghav! Let me ask you something.

Who do you love the most in this world?

Of course, it’s you, Mom.

(chuckling)

Your dad feels the same about me.

But when he approached your grandpa with a proposal to marry me,

your grandpa didn’t agree.

Then dad worked day and night, studied well and found a great job.

When he approached your grandpa again, he had to say okay!

There should be a nice girl like me in your life too, right?

Then you should work hard too, study well and find a nice job.

If you feel this is beyond you, and don’t study, you will get a wife like your aunt.

(funny music)

Scoundrel!

Step into the house again and I will break your legs!

No way, mom. I want a nice girl like you.

No matter how hard it is, I will study well and get a nice job, Mom.

(giggling)

My precious son!

(festive music)

(blissful music)

You are lucky, man.

Your wife is so beautiful! Take good care of her.

What an elegant bride!

She looks out of movies.

How did this dark guy find such a beautiful girl?

Why wouldn’t he?

He was first in everything right from school days.

He worked hard, studied well and landed a great job.

Of course, he found a decent girl and now he is settled.

(inspirational music)

Hello, sir!

One, two, three... Take a look at Raghav.

What a changed guy he's come to be.

Stepping into life afresh

Like the beginning of a new movie.

-Careful, dear. -Ha.

-Eat well. -Sure.

Brother, brother, brother! Why are you shifting, brother?

Brother, please, brother. Don’t leave!

-Hold on! Take a breath. -I need you, brother.

I am not going anywhere.

We are newlyweds, right? We are going on a honeymoon.

Honeymoon? What does it mean, brother?

(playful music)

Simple, my boy.

Your sister-in-law came to me leaving behind her parents and family.

I want to tell her how beautiful her life would be with me.

And so, I want to take her out for a few days and show her a sample.

Where are you going, brother?

Paris.

Where is that?

It’s not in our country.

You must take a flight.

(aeroplane vrooming)

Raghav!

-Raghav!! -Huh?

Stand up!

Miss?

What is your aim in your life?

What is your aim?

-Hey, speak. -Say something, man.

What is your aim in your life? (funny, bubbling music)

Miss! I want to study well, get a good job and marry a nice girl,

and take her to Paris for honeymoon, Miss.

-That is my aim. -(dramatic music)

Paris… it’s called the city of love.

Because on every wall, in every ward, and in every shade, you find love, sir.

That’s why only lovers go there.

When you stand on the Eiffel Tower with madam,

it feels as if the tower is talking to you, sir.

It tells you with pride, "If there is a synonym for architecture, it’s me.”

When you sit on the banks of River Seine listening to its flowing waters,

it sounds like a Keeravani’s composition for Sitaramasastri’s lyrics, sir.

I can go on and on about its architectural wonders and cultural attractions.

But the most important thing about Paris is its food.

If you taste it once, you won’t encourage madam’s cooking again, sir.

So, to put in simple words, Paris is a paradise on earth, sir.

So, along with your luggage, please pack your dreams and a selfie stick.

You will be ready to catch your ‘Ooh la la’ moments.

How much for a three-day-two-night stay?

99,999 rupees only and it includes travel and other expenses.

You seem well versed with Paris.

How may times have you gone there?

Sir…

I don’t even have a passport, sir.

Until I get married and write my wife’s name in the spouse’s column,

I won’t even apply for a passport, sir.

Okay.

-Thank you. -Thank you, sir. Have a good day.

-Raghav, the manager wants to see you. -Me?

Ooh... General Manager...

(funky, intriguing music)

General Manager...

Was he shouting?

He was atrocious.

Shh…

Sir, you wanted to see me?

Argh!

(stammering) Sir, sir… you sent for me?

Yeah! Exact!

What did you do?

What did I do, sir?

(mimics) "What did I do, sir?” Don’t pull an innocent face.

What did you do?

What did I do, sir? I am doing everything right, sir.

Customers are happy and there is a rise in sales, sir!

Exactly…

I want to know how you did it.

Sir… uh, that’s…

You have reached your targets before the deadline.

The Company is very, very happy.

So, you are promoted as Senior Travel Advisor.

With a 36% salary hike, approved by the company.

(hearty laughter)

-Sir, one minute, sir. -(puzzling music)

Huh?

Super, sir! Thank you so much, sir.

What’s happening?

Why are you so emotional about just one promotion?

From now, I can save 6750 rupees more for my honeymoon, sir.

-Huh! -Hmm.

You want to save money for your honeymoon?

-Yes, sir. -Hey!

Years ago, someone like you thought

he had climbed seven hills before he could take seven steps.

Hey, you must first get married to go on a honeymoon, man.

You must first find a girl to get married.

Once you find a girl, and the date is set, you get married.

Then you go on a honeymoon.

Silly fellow!

You are so lost in joy, you are blabbering something.

-You can go. -Okay, sir.

(cheerful music)

-Hmm? -Oh! Sorry.

-Hi, Pavitra. -Hi.

I just got promotion.

-Really? -Huh!

With 36% hike.

Oh! Congrats!

Er… why don’t we get married and shall we go to Paris for honeymoon?

Hey…

-I got married a year ago, man. -Hmm?

If your husband has no problem, I don’t think this guy minds it.

Just a prank, girl! That’s all.

-Uh, huh? -Beautiful cover drive.

Huh?

Bro!

I am in situationship.

Situationship? What does that mean?

The kind of situation you are in, I don’t think you’ll understand, bro.

Never mind.

(slow music with a gloomy note)

Bro...

Hey, what did our parents tell us when we were kids?

They said finger sucking leads to overbite.

Didn’t mean that, idiot!

-Eating drumsticks invigorates your… -Hey!

“Study well and you will find a nice girl.”

"When you find a nice girl, you will have a proper marriage.”

"When you have a proper marriage, you settle down well.” Didn’t they say that?

Ah.

I studied well. I am earning well. I am saving money.

Why am I not finding a girl?

Hey, Raghava…

Have you heard about sex ratio?

Didn’t they say that should happen only after the wedding?

Hmm! Stupid!

Not sex. I said sex ratio.

It’s called statistics.

For every ten boys, there are only six girls.

Hmm! Our Chitti, for instance…

He impressed Usha way back in school.

-Now, under Usha fans, he is… -Stop it, man.

I waited until I had some maturity. But this guy…?

He put a hand on the leg in the maternity ward itself

-and what happened next was… -Hey!

Yours was organic but mine was destiny.

We were born on adjoining beds. Now on a single bed…

-Huh? -Hey, hey!

-The problem is mine. -(both) Sorry.

(funny music) So…

I guess my mom had lied to me.

-Hey, I have the right solution for your problem. -Hmm.

-Shall I tell you? -Yes!

-All the items outdated in your house… -Hmm?

You will sell them on dash and dash.

Otx and Tickr!

-Wow! Hey! -Wow! Topper!

Yeah!

Otx and Ticker for outdated items.

And for outdated men like you, there is Telugu Matrimony Dot Com.

-Jeevansathi Dot Com… -Hey, why all that?

-You have Kamma Matrimony, Baap… -Huh?

Hmm!

-Brahmin Matrimony… -Hmm.

Kapu Matrimony, Reddy Matrimony, Muslim Matrimony, Christian Matrimony,

-Catholic Matrimony… -Huh! Stop, stop.

I love colours.

I want my life to be colourful too.

It is my dream.

My future husband should be fair.

When he is angry, he should go red in the face.

When he blushes, his face should turn pink.

What I don’t like is…

I prefer only a government employee.

-Do you have a government job? -(all) No.

Then how dare you look at my face like that?

Remove my profile immediately. Remove it.

-I said remove it! -Ah, okay, okay.

-I am very progressive. -Ah.

-I am very open minded. -Very good.

My future husband should be as open minded, right?

(all) Obviously.

-I have two boy besties. -Ah.

-They spend the whole day with me. -Huh?

We roam together.

-We go on trips together. -Ah!

We do everything together.

Bro, you won’t get a better package in your life.

Accept the proposal. Do it.

Hey…

When they are everywhere, what am I for?

-To perform Lord Satyanarayana’s worship. (temple bells ring) -You… No!

-Hey, Raghava! -Hmm?

You can stop looking for girls and finding faults.

-Your wedding is confirmed. -Hmm.

It is confirmed? (whistle blowing)

Who is the girl?

-Nandini. -Ah!

-You used to play together in school. -Hmm.

She is a Doctor in Psychology. A very nice girl.

Hello, Dad! There are no nice girls.

They are all endangered. They are extinct.

Girls now are very dangerous.

Bah, bah! They have strange demands.

I will send you her photos and Instagram reels.

Have a good look.

You are getting married in just ten days.

Come home and tie the knot.

-Huh! Bye. -Bye.

(funky music)

Wow!

(laughing hysterically)

Hey, look at this. How is the girl? Isn’t she gorgeous? Huh!

Look. She is a doctor.

Patience is a virtue, man!

My wedding is fixed!

(joyful music) Namaste.

-Ah… namaste. How are you? -How are you?

-So, you have come? -Uncle, namaste.

-Hey, why have you tanned? -Congrats.

-Namaste, uncle. -Namaste.

(Sanskrit incantations )

Mm-hmmm!

(joyful music)

(incantations continue)

Look how impatient he is!

(incantations continue)

-Priest! It’s going to be 8:45. -Hmm?

I must tie the knot before that, right?

Call the bride, let me tie the knot and I am off to catch a flight to Paris.

Why the hurry, son? Hold your horses!

-Ah! -He is always hasty.

He is not able to wait, the rogue.

(incantations continue)

(sanskrit chants)

Madam, bring the bride, please.

(festive music)

My daughter was in love with someone. She has left with him.

Huh?

-Hey, are you mad? -Do you hear yourself?

What the heck are you saying? I will kill you.

(enigmatic music)

Brother-in-law, please step aside.

It’s not that, brother-in-law. If the wedding stops at this moment, what about my son?

What about our family and our reputation? What was he saying?

The wedding may have stopped halfway. But pay me the fee in full, son.

Let us meet again.

How pricy he was acting!

(wicked laughing)

-(dramatic drum beats) -(heart-rending music)

Shall we go to Paris, bro? Are the tickets confirmed?

Okay.

All of you are here. I am very happy.

The food is ready.

Please, have a proper meal, feel content before you leave.

Okay, get up, get up. Finish the job you came for.

-Get up, get up. -Come.

-This way. Not that way. This way. This way. -Please, go ahead, sir. Please.

(sad music continues)

Sambar and rasam are delicious. But why is the boy’s life messed up?

Very sad, isn’t it?

Hmm!

Hmm, hmm.

Hey, have some fry. It tastes great.

Why did it happen like this?

Raghava… sorry, son.

This is all my fault.

I rushed you into this wedding.

Now, I leave it to you.

Enjoy your life happily.

I won’t raise the topic of your love in future.

Daddy…

When my MRI bat broke in my Class X, what did you say?

What did I say?

In my Intermediate, when my Hercules cycle tyre cracked, what did you say?

Uh… what did I say?

In my B.Tech, I lost my Splendour bike. What did you say?

Why don’t you tell me what I said?

"It’s okay, son. Let’s get one next month.” Didn’t you say that?

Huh?

Another five minutes and I would be ‘just married.’

Now I have just become a fool.

It’s not that.

Now you say you won’t talk about my wedding again.

How can that be?

-It’s not that. -What is it then?

Your message is very clear.

My life… my wife… my wedding… I will take care of it all.

I don’t need you anymore. You can go.

-Listen… It’s not that. -Go, go, go.

What is it?

You stopped all the guests and invited them for full meals.

Go! Now, swipe all your cards and pay the bills in full. Go.

-Oh, uncle. Here you are. -(funky music)

-Your people are fighting over ice cream. -Hey, get going.

Hey, everyone forgot about the bride.

The food is crazy.

Ice cream is running out. Shall I get you some ice cream?

They are fighting over there. Tell me quickly. Shall I get you?

-Huh? -Get lost.

(sad, wedding music)

(gloomy music)

Brother, brother… brother!

Give me one.

-Which one? -Aah!

Tell me fast.

Something to drink, brother.

Bro! Love failure?

-Uh-huh. Life failure. -Ah.

-Hey, bro… -Huh?

Give this tender boy the hard drink.

(spoon tinkling against glass)

"It’s over and done, bro, this life of mine It’s over and done"

"What?"

"It’s over and done, bro, this life of mine It’s over and done"

"Please, explain"

"Okay"

"Ahem”

"Somehow boss, playing cop and thief, my luck kicked me hard"

"Huh?"

"Look at my face, a defective piece I have a Sadim touch"

"Oh, no!"

"All days are bad days, it’s a lost race There is no way to win this"

"With a scorching sun overhead and a burning slab underneath"

"Life seems to bake in a kiln"

"Life is like a pool ride, brother"

"You don’t always have a seat but you must adjust, dear brother"

"It’s not always the red signal at the junction"

"Maybe a minute late but it does come, the green colour"

"It’s fine and settled, bro, your life It’s fine and settled"

"Hey! Get lost, man"

"It’s fine and settled, bro, your life"

"Just do bottoms up"

"Hey, hey!"

"Just do bottoms up"

“Hey”

(vocables)

"Showing me a colourful world in dreams it finally dumped a black and white one"

"Concealing the good deep within He brings out the evil first, the one above"

Whatever...

"I am trash, and my life is a bin How can I not put it on display?"

"Hey"

"How can I not put it on display?"

"No, bro, you are not alone"

"Even for animals…"

"There is a match made"

"It’s ruckus at home and nuisance outside"

"Where do I hide my face?"

"This is neither failure in love Nor success in life"

"What about the honour I have lost?"

"Find it where you have lost it, brother"

“Life will give you another chance, brother"

"Grief is just a travelling passenger"

“Only with joy, there is thrill in life, brother"

"Life is like a pool ride, brother"

"You don’t always have a seat but you must adjust, dear brother"

"It’s not always the red signal at the junction"

"Maybe a minute late but it does come, the green colour"

"It’s fine and settled, bro, your life It’s fine and settled"

"Hey! Get lost!"

"It’s over and done, bro, this life of mine It’s over and done"

"Oi! Anything goes to dust"

"Oh, no… whatever I do goes to dust"

"Bro, my life is over and done"

Hey! That’s enough, get going. You did too much.

-Pour out all your pain. -Brother!

Come on.

Damn!

What kind of story is that!

You are educated.

You have a nice job.

You were even ready to marry.

And then the bride eloped.

Bro! Let me tell you something.

Now-a-days, girls cannot stand good boys.

But with bad boys? Girls get intoxicated.

That’s why divorce has become common.

Hey, your life is a manufacturing defect, man!

If I gave you a month from my life what would you do?

Ptui! What a wretched life!

One day… just one day if I have…

I will down a full bottle and jump off a cliff.

Is there enough diesel in your auto?

(dramatic music)

Brr….

Hey!

-Die carefully, brother. -And you live carefully!

DANGER

(laughing)

You are still laughing?

Who would laugh at something like this?

That’s why…

That’s why I never share with anyone.

-(laughing) -Get going now.

-Oh, God! -Get back to making your reels now.

-Don’t follow me. -Raghav!

Let me die in peace. Leave. You better leave.

-Go. Go away. -Hey, listen.

Raghav, wait.

Don’t meddle with me.

-You… -Raghav!

I had a doubt after listening to your story.

Have you taken a single decision for yourself?

On your own?

Your mom told you to study well.

Your manager advised you to marry.

Your dad told you whom to marry.

This crazy idea of killing yourself was also from some auto driver.

Think properly.

You took no decision in your life for yourself.

Raghav, shall I tell you something?

Whatever you are looking for in life, it’s you who should take the decision.

You must raise your hand and be ready to fight for it.

(light-intense music)

That gives you a purpose in life.

Then watch your life turn over a new leaf.

(soft vocals playing)

(soft non-lexical vocables)

(soft vocals playing)

(cycle bell) R S SUPER MARKET

Hey, boy! Aren’t you ashamed?

-Uh, sorry, sorry. -Why don’t you use that?

GENTS LADIES

Brother, I will be back before you are up.

The girl was right.

Tsk. A moment more and I would have been gone.

-Hey! What are you doing here? -Ah…

Sorry. Uh, the ladies’ toilet is closed.

-Ha. They are closed, are they? -Urgent…

-Sorry. -I looked for you all over. Didn’t find you anywhere.

But I least expected you here.

-Maybe this is what they call destiny. -Tsk.

What happened?

-The door is closed. I think someone locked it from the outside. -Tsk.

You are new to public toilets. Let me check.

-Brother! -Hello?

-Brother! -Brother!

-Brother, open the door please! -Brother!

There are ladies here.

Brother!

Open the door!

Brother!

(intriguing music)

(intriguing music)

Hadn’t you spoken to me there, I would have jumped and died by now.

But…

what you said is true.

So…

So?

(intriguing music continues)

I have made a decision.

I really like you.

I am ready to fight for you.

Will you marry me?

Huh?

(ingtriguing music intensifies)

Hey, who are you? (door creaks open)

What are you doing in men’s toilet?

-Hey, bro! Nothing happened. -What were you both up to inside?

-Don’t get over excited. -What is this bro? What if someone sees?

-Don’t overthink. Hold on. -Bro, bro! This is not correct.

ANNAPURNA TIFFEN CENTER

-(batter sizzles) -Oi!

What did you think about my proposal?

Hmm?

(upbeat music)

Madam, your order, please?

Give me your answer first.

Madam, order, madam.

Tsk. Hey, wait, bro. I am talking to her.

-Answer, please. -Madam, order, madam.

Hey…

See. I own a house. I have a car. I have a great job.

Ah! Above all, I have great qualities.

So, you need to understand…

Uh… one idli, one masala dosa, one puri, one rava dosa, one pesarattu, one coffee

and one rose milk.

Why so many? I am not hungry. I don’t want to eat.

That was for me.

Order whatever you want.

Sir, order.

Two idlis will do.

Hmm!

-(sips) -(dusts hands)

Pay the bill.

Hey, hey!

-What’s the bill, brother? -550.

HANGYO ICE CREAM

Pay the bill.

-How much is it, bro? -1100, brother.

Pay the bill.

-How much is it? -1530. MEDICALS

-Brother, stop, stop. -SANTA MARIA OLD AGE HOME

-How much is it? -Pay it up.

-Grandma! -How are you?

Grandpa! Please, talk to him.

-Hey! -Come, son.

Let’s sit and talk.

(comical music)

I don’t get it, uncle.

She may be the owner. But so arrogant?

Owner? Who?

That girl… Sancta Maria.

Huh?

Who is Sancta Maria?

This is Sancta Maria old age home. So, she must me Sancta Maria, right?

And why does she make me buy everything?

I buy the gifts and she walks away with the benediction?

-She is not Sancta Maria. -Huh?

Er… I don’t know her name either.

I call her Kavitha.

That old lady over there? She calls her Supriya.

Oh! So many personalities in one person?

Parents raise their children for years.

But when it's children’s turn to take care, they leave them here.

Visitors who come here bring whatever they feel like,

take a few pictures and leave.

But she is not like the others.

She talks to each one of us, finds out what we want and buys them with love.

That’s why everyone treats her like a family member.

We see our own grand kids in her.

She is an angel, son.

(soulful music)

As everyone starts telling me I have manufacturing defect…

-Careful. -I would feel so bad.

-Did you eat? -Yes, we did.

-What a hard life you had to face! -At that time…

You only say you don’t share your story, but narrate to everyone you meet, right?

Aha… not at all like that. Uncle was asking me.

That’s why I told him. Otherwise, I wouldn’t.

-Hmm. -I mean it.

Promise!

Okay, tell me.

-What? -What is it that you want?

Ah… listen. I have decided.

I want you. Let us get married.

Okay. Let’s get married then. Come. Right now.

Hey, hey… As in, right now?

How can that be? So suddenly?

-How? -Why not?

You wanted to end your 28 years of life after a full bottle.

Why do you have to think so much for starting a new life?

Ha, it’s not like that.

A wedding involves so many things.

We need to invite people. Put up pandals. Arrange food.

Decoration, clothes, shopping…

-Pre-wedding photo shoot… -Hey!

Why all these for our wedding?

(scoffs)

Raghav, I don’t believe in tomorrow at all.

What is important to me is what happens right now at this moment.

And… after spending four hours with you, I think I am okay to marry you.

But if you want to think,

I am not sure I will hold the same feeling tomorrow.

It’s your choice.

Huh? Wait, wait, wait.

Uh… let us at least inform our parents, please?

Inform only… is fine.

-Mom! -Huh?

-Come fast. -Ah, coming, coming.

Hmm?

Daddy, I am going to marry this girl.

-Hey! Are you in love? -Hi, uncle, Hi, aunty.

She is gorgeous.

Hey, what is her name?

-Her name is… -Ah…

You don’t even know her name and you want to marry her?

Look! Don’t commit a mistake in all your haste.

I am so tense. You are in depression.

-Mom, Mom, Mom! -You might do crazy things.

-Please! Why don’t you calm down? -Huh, huh!

-It’s just the name, right? -Huh!

(music crescendos)

Anandi.

-Anandi… wow! -Anandi?

Nice name.

See? She carries joy in her very name.

Hmm. Are you both in love?

Yeah. Love at sunrise.

-Hmm? -Wasn't it?

How long have you known each other?

-Uh… -Five, five, five.

-One, two, three. four, five -Five!

Five…

-Five years? -Five? -Ah… no, no, no.

(both) Five hours.

Huh?

I met her at six in the morning.

I made a decision at nine.

I proposed to her at ten.

-I got her home at eleven. -Huh!

Hmm.

-Sounds great. -Thanks, Daddy.

As you were walking in, a gentleman was stepping out. Saw him?

Ha. Who was that uncle?

Our astrologer.

-Do you know what he said? -Huh?

If you marry this year, you can neither bend nor move.

-Ah? -Oh, my!

You won’t be at peace even for a moment.

Anandi!

All the wonders of the world keep happening around you.

-That’s why what I say is… -Why is he like this, mom?

You have only just met.

Be in love.

Aah!

Understand each other.

Marry next year.

Ah.

Huh! Where is the girl?

She left as soon as I started.

You should have told me, Daddy.

What should I tell you?

If I told you, would you listen to all this? That’s why I didn’t tell you.

-I told you after I am done. Run now. -Damn!

Hey, hey!

(funky music playing)

What ‘s wrong with him?

-You are offended, right? -Hmm.

-So was I. -Hmm.

-Go. Go, get me some coffee. -Aah!

Huh!

Anandi!

Hey!

(gasping for air)

Where to?

We were talking, right?

Raghav, you brought me to inform them. But you were asking for permission.

I have already told you.

I prefer someone who can think independently.

Hmm… this is not going to work, Raghav.

-I am leaving. -Tsk. Hmm, hmm, hmm.

(breathing hard)

No introduction. No permission.

I have decided.

Let’s get married.

(intense music)

(funny music playing)

Did you get married?

(funny clarinet sounds)

Ha.

You got married for real?

Tsk… look, Daddy. We are very modern.

I don’t believe in astrology and horoscope.

Everything is in our hands.

She is a major and so am I. So, we got married. That’s it.

But we don’t like this.

So?

"Get out of my house!’ Are you going to say these cliché lines?

-Huh. -What do you mean, huh?

Not possible. I have already lost a lot of money because of you.

Don’t give expressions. I spent all my savings on the wedding.

Search for a new house, pay advance, buy the furniture,

set it up… I don’t have time for all this and much less the budget.

Also, this house is neither yours nor mine. This is grandpa’s.

I have a right to stay here.

Are you going to give repeat expressions?

Fine. Don’t talk to us.

Stay in your room. We will stay in our room.

-Mom, you don’t talk to us either. -Huh?

As for food… I will order online.

Take care of yourselves. We will take care of ourselves.

Okay? Deal?

-Hey, hey!… -Come. Let’s go.

What are you staring at? Come on!

-Hey, Raghav! Listen to me. -(door creaks open)

Welcome!

-Bye. -Huh.

(door closed)

(joyful music)

-What is happening? -Hey, hey! Uncle! Congratulations.

Your son got married. Huh?

-He is in that room. Go. -This time let’s make it less expensive.

Hey, he is in that room. Go.

Your son got married. Kids want to party.

Send ten thousand on Google Pay. Thank you.

To fall in love even before a proper introduction…

To get married before your dad finished his coffee…

Hey! How did your boring life suddenly become so daring?

It’s passion, Chitti.

Let’s drop the details.

-What about the actual matter? -Stop right there.

Hey! It doesn’t matter how fast things happened till now.

But to ensure tonight goes undisturbed, follow the process I tell you.

If you follow his process, you neither bend nor move.

My dad mentioned the same thing.

-There you go. -See? I am right.

-When you listen to dads and idiots this is what they tell you. -Shh…

This is a three-step process, bro.

-First, communicate. -Huh!

-Then, engage. -Huh!

-Then get into the process. -Huh!

-Hey! -Do you get it?

Nothing of that sort.

Just switch off the light and get into the blanket. It’ll be fine.

Bah! As if you are a Casanova. How many did you see?

-Shh… they can hear you. -Hey!

-Are you mad? What’s wrong with you? -Hey!

-Who got married first? -You.

Ah. That’s why you better listen to me.

Hmm. Okay.

Repeat what I told you.

Uh…

-Engage, get into the pro… -Hmm!

Order is important, boss.

Huh. Communicate, engage,

-get into the process. -Ah.

Uh! And then…

-take an incense stick. And a banana… -Hey!

-Leave at least that to him. -Aah.

I was a school topper.

Do you know what Madam Jyothi said about my grasping power?

-Hmm. Really? -Hey!

(comical music)

Communicate… engage… get into the process.

Communicate… engage…

Anandi! (soft music building)

Hi… Uh-huh! Tsk!

Communicate… engage… get into the process.

Hmm!

Hi… hi…

(tense music)

Hi!

Let me... let me…

Thanks.

(tense music)

Flowers… friends…

-they put… -Oh! How sweet!

(funny, light music)

Hi, I am Raghav, 27.

Senior Travel Advisor, Make Your Trip.

Recent hike is 36 percentile. Please tell me about yourself.

(laughing)

What?

Ah… huh!

Hi. I am Raghav. Working at Make Your Trip.

Please, introduce yourself.

(chuckling)

Raghav…

Hmm?

Kiss me.

Uh… umm…

First communicate, then engage and then get into the process?

(laughing)

Why so much lag?

At Christian weddings, the officiating Father announces…

"You may kiss the bride now."

-But Solomon priest… -So?

Huh?

(funny music)

Uh…uh… I mean, this is my first time.

Huh! Kiss?

Ah… ah… I mean…

spending so much time with a girl other than my mom is also the first time.

Okay.

So,

let’s start our life with a kiss.

ముఖ్య గమనిక, ఈ మొదటి రాత్రి మొదటి సారి కాబట్టి లోటు పాటులు అవక తవకలు ఏవైనా వస్తే

పెద్ద మనసు తో మన్నించాల్సింది గా ప్రార్థన,

రాబోయే రోజుల్లో అవి సరి చేయబడును, ధన్యవాదాలు!

One minute.

-(up beat music) -(door closes with a bang)

GOOGLE

Close your eyes.

(light intense music)

Hmm.

(music cresendos)

-Hiya… -Argh!

DARLING

(rooster crowing)

(playful music)

-Hiya… hiya… hiyah! -Ahh!

Ah…

-(kncoking on the door) -Raghav!

Hmm?

Towel.

I have it on me.

-You don’t want this? -Aah! Aah!

-Bye. -Hmm.

-(door sound) -Raghav! Normal dosa or onion dosa?

Idli? It’s fine. Huh.

-(door creaks open) -But there is no idli batter.

-Do… dosa? Whatever you say. -Okay!

-(door creaks open) -Ah! Come right after shower.

Ah, ah.

-(door closed) -Oh my!

She is a bloody performing actor!

She kicked me black and blue last night...

and she is all sweet and sugary now.

Ma… Ma… Ma… Mahesha…

Fully decked up I come here

Ma… Ma… Ma… Mahesha…

Fully decked up I come here

Come, come, come.

(song music playing)

-I'll get you winter jasmine on Monday -Monday...

-I'll get you a jasmine garland on Tuesday -Tuesday...

-I’ll get you marigold on Wednesday -Wednesday…

I'll get you a jasmine garland on Thursday

Go to the main market

-Get lost. -Get a garland of roses

-Raghav! -Huh!

Bye.

-Bye. Bye, bro. -Get a garland of hibiscus(changalva)

Good morning, uncle.

Boxing at night…

Dancing in the morning…

-I just don’t get it, man. -(laughing)

Hey! That’s how wives are, bro.

Huh!

(laughing)

-Hey, Solomon! -Hmm?

Did your wife hit you this morning?

Usually, I manage quite well. How did you find out?

Hey, over here.

-Oh! -It is visible.

Damn you.

Experienced husbands like me know these things.

You got married only yesterday. How did you find out?

What happened last night?

Oh, crap! Such a big hickey?

Does this look like a hickey?

Hey, tell us clearly.

(music cresendos)

Hey, Chitti! Shall we tell him?

-What is it? -What’s the point in keeping it from him?

Hey…

Do you know why we discouraged you for the couple’s party?

Why?

Tell him.

Hey…

you think it is just to chill that couples meet on weekends?

-Huh. -Tsk.

No.

To protect each other.

Protec….

They say there is a woman behind every man.

But when the woman stands before her man, only a man should stand behind another.

-Ah. -Tsk.

Huh?

-You didn’t get it, did you? -No.

Come to the party this weekend.

Along with your wife.

Oh! Wow!

Thanks, man.

Anandi and I… both of us will come.

(up beat music)

(music intensifies)

Don’t you drink?

-I don’t. -Why?

But I drank just once in my life.

And I met you.

-Hmm. -That's good enough.

Okay.

Ah?

I want to drink.

Okay.

Bro! My wife is drinking for the first time.

Can you give her something light?

Keep it light. Okay?

Ah, you should add lemon to it.

Hey!

Hey... no!

Anandi!

(upbeat music continues)

Careful, careful.

“O, girl! My name is Lovely”

“Your name is Lovely”

“Don't slip away like a fish"

“Why don’t you just love me?”

“Whisper your thoughts to me”

Raghav…

(intense music)

Raghav… hmm…

Kiss me.

I want to kiss you, Raghav.

(resounding, musical string)

No, no, no!

No, no, no…

No.

Not now.

You are drunk.

Let’s talk tomorrow. Huh?

You don’t like me?

Tsk…

I love you, right?

Don’t you?

Then kiss me.

-Ah! Are you sure? -Hmm.

Come.

(intriguing music)

(music intensifies)

Ah!

(screaming in pain)

Anandi got possessed.

-He is gone mad. -Hmm.

“Timeless forces are sometimes invisible to the naked eye”,

said Satyam Rajesh in Polimera 2.

But when they become visible…

-Hey, come on. -You don’t believe me?

You don’t?

Bloody…

Look. Kundanbagh haunted house,

Manikonda haunted house.

Kokapet haunted house,

haunted car, haunted bike, haunted cycle, haunted wife!

My son!

In this world, there is God.

There is devil.

And there is a wife.

(church bell rings)

Amen.

What do I do with my devil now?

No need to worry.

I know a baba who sits under a banyan tree in Manikonda.

If we see him, everything will be fine. Ha.

(funky music)

That’s Chill Bitre Baba.

Hmm? Client!

Some unknown pain is troubling your heart.

Sit.

-Swami… -Huh?

Keeping all that aside…

What’s the point in coming here then?

Uh, it’s not like that.

-Along with my mom… -Hmm?

I visited many temples and ashrams.

There were only women there.

But you have only men around you.

Why so?

Are you missing ladies here?

Uh, no! Not that way.

Hmm?

Bhaskaram!

(funny trumpet sounds)

Do you know why he is so thin?

Everyone eats rice when hungry.

But his wife eats him.

Unable to satiate her hunger, he would keep on giving her…

-Swami! What... -Dirty mind!

-Cook… cook and give her, and give her -Then fine.

And this is how thin he became.

Tsk… see?

Prakasam!

His wife has a dangerous illness.

Do you know what it is?

What else?

What else, swami?

What else?

Uh, what else, swami?

What else?

What else?

What else?

His wife, no matter how many calls she makes in a day, on whatever topic,

Every hour and every minute… ‘What else?’ ‘What else?’

‘What else?’ ‘What else?’

He heard the phrase so much, he even lost his hearing power.

Prakasam.

It is to solve such problems, that I am here.

30 years’ experience, eight branches, 459 clients, 100 percent track record.

This is not just my profession. This is a power granted by God.

-What else? -You tell us, swami.

All that aside, Swami! Are you married?

Silly guy!

If I marry, who will save you?

Correct, swami.

I have a lot of clarity now.

I will go home with the same confidence, convince my wife and bring her here.

Shut up and get lost from my place.

-Wait. -What happened, swami?

What happened, swami?

I am here to help every man in distress.

But not to see every man’s wife.

I don’t want that misfortune and I don’t want to remember my old days.

Swami! Don’t get angry. Relax. Relax.

How can I forget those memories?

Hey, tell him your problem first.

Ha, let me say it.

Ah! So, how it started was when I was a kid…

(weird music)

This is not a problem. This is peril.

Your wife is possessed by some evil force.

Evil force?

Can’t you do something, swami?

To drive away the evil power from your wife, I have three ways.

Three ways.

Three ways… I am ready to do anything, swami.

Just do as I say.

Show me your hand.

If I show you my hand, you might say my lines have worn out.

Old joke.

I don’t crack old jokes. I don’t allow others either.

Show me your hand!

-(conch blowing sound) -Hmm…

(ritualistic music)

Hmm!

As long as this thread is on your wife’s hand, you can happily go to her.

You can go any close.

There will be no problems.

(temple bell rings) Oh!

If your wife doesn’t give in even after wearing this thread,

then I have the second option. (sacred conch playing)

(temple bell rings)

When your wife refuses to co-operate, stand in front of your wife

with this lemon and squeeze it out while she watches…

as each drop falls plop-plop-plop,

then your wife will say… yes, yes, yes and surrender to you.

Huh!

Ah?

Use these two ways.

Take left and go straight.

You will find a counter. Pay the bill and leave.

Next!

Er… Swami, a small doubt.

What is it?

What is the third way?

Hmm! Till now, no one found the need to use the third way.

You can go. Next.

Please, swami. Please, tell me. Please.

(scoffs)

30 years’ experience, eight branches, 459 clients, 100 percent track record.

No one had the need to use the third way.

You can go.

Tsk. Swami! I am paying in full. Please, tell me.

He is holding on like a leech.

The boy is curious.

Yes.

Okay.

Guys! Please, leave.

-The third way. -(door bangs close)

Let me reveal it to you.

The mantra I am going to recite is a very sacred mantra.

-A very powerful mantra. -Huh!

To chant this mantra, you must take a deep breath,

(taking deep breathe)

go to a deserted place, look at the sky intently…

-Look up! -Hmm.

-Govinda, Govinda! -Huh?

Govinda, Govinda!

Huh! (temple bells ring)

Will chanting this mantra solve my problems, swami?

They don’t get solved. You get used to them.

Govinda?

Govinda.

(quirky music)

Can I kiss you?

Wow!

Okay, Raghav.

(temple bells ring)

Ah… hey, fake baba!

Ah!

Solomon!

Govinda…

Govinda!

(light intense music)

(bike thundering)

(door bell)

-Hey, who is it? -(door creaks open)

-Hi, bro! Is Nandini home? -Huh?

You are here in the middle of the night asking for my wife!

Who are you, bro?

Oh! So, it’s you!

-Ah! -Hmm.

-Look, bro. -Hmm.

-Go to Nandini and... -Hmm?

-Tell her Raghav is here. -Hmm.

-She will drop everything and come running. -Really?

-Immediately? -Yeah.

Who is it, Ravi?

Raghav!

(intriguing, intense music)

Stop! What’s happening, baby?

-What’s happening? -Hi!

-Ravi, Raghav… the wedding. -Oh!

That ex-bridegroom?

Come, come, come. Come, bro.

It’s hot. Careful.

I am already burnt, bro.

-Uh, you want some chamomile tea, baby? -Uh, no. I am good.

Aw! So cute! Love you, baby.

I am sorry, Raghav.

I understand I really hurt you.

But...

my psychiatry didn’t help me at that moment.

When I heard them call my name in the wedding hall,

-I realised my life had no meaning without Ravi. -Cho chweet!

Mwah!

Mm-hmm. Very good.

Just a small…

-Uh… a small question. -Hmm.

You know it has been bothering me.

Uh… you both wanted to elope.

But why at my wedding?

(funny music)

Raghav, please don’t make me feel guilty.

I understand I caused you a lot of pain.

I know. But…

Okay, if there is any way in which I can make your life better,

I will help you out. Please.

(light intense music)

What do you want, Raghav?

Uh… let me pick up the leftovers.

-Hmm. -Shall we take the corner seat?

-Hey! Hi, Nandini! -Hi, the ex-bridegroom again!

Hi!

-Hi! -What a pleasant surprise!

I never thought we would meet this way.

-How long since I saw you! -Bro!

-Hi! -Huh!

Nice!

You know what?

Nandini! Meet my wife, Anandi. Anandi, Nandini is a great friend of mine.

-She is my friend from college. -Oh!

-Hi, hi, hi. -From college?

-How are you? -Thank you. -Which college, bro?

Hey! Who are you? -I’m good!

Bro! I am Nandini’s husband, bro.

Really?

-Yeah. Couple goals. -Oh, it’s okay.

-Accidents do happen. It’s okay. -Ah?

It’s okay. Come. Sit, sit.

Uh, tell me what will you drink?

I want coffee.

-Ah! Okay. For me too... -Okay, let’s order.

We have a lot to talk.

-How did you floor the girl? -No, bro. I am going to miss her.

-Come on. We have a lot to talk. -I will just be back. -Okay.

Nandini used to hit me so bad while playing when we were kids.

-Mm-hmm? -Ah!

Bro! Cheesecake, bro.

-Nandini’s favourite. -Bro!

Why cheesecake and chocolate cake always?

Look at that Tiramisu.

Give it to her and surprise her.

(laughing)

Beginner’s mistake.

Bro!

When you give them something they know at an expected moment,

that will be the biggest surprise.

-Otherwise, it’s a shock. -I see.

Shock! For us.

-Hmm. -I see.

-Raghav, I have a headache. -Huh?

Can we go home?

Oh! Cheesecake it is.

-Huh! One cheesecake… -Yes, sir?

(bike screeches to a halt)

What happened, Nandini? Why did you call me suddenly?

You could have told me over the phone. What’s the matter?

Raghav, your wife has compression in posterior part of medulla.

Are you showing off you are a doctor?

Hey, say it in a simple, single line I can understand.

Raghav!

Your wife has split personality disorder.

(humorous music)

There is a second personality in Anandi.

Her name is Aadi.

Aadi is Anandi’s protector.

Like an elder sister.

And also…

Aadi doesn’t trust men.

Aadi’s aim is to protect Anandi from men.

Not just you. Aadi has bashed up quite a few men.

(funny playful music)

It’s over.

It’s all over.

My wife is gone.

My Paris honeymoon dream is gone.

I understand now.

Er… the auto driver was right.

I…

I have a manufacturing defect.

I am a huge manufacturing defect.

Baby!

Fun orange ice cream.

I went quite far to get it for you. Have it.

Hey, bro. Fun orange.

Great climate to have it. Come on. Have it.

Have it. Bro, bro, bro!

-Bro! -Hey, Raghav! What are you doing?

Baby, what’s wrong with this guy?

Stop it, Raghav. Stop it.

Look, bro.

Your life looks great like insta reels.

My life totally sucks.

Just for ten minutes…

Your love… all this show… shove it!

Raghav!

Raghav, we may have a solution. Calm down.

Calm down.

I don’t want it.

Raghav, listen to me once.

I am listening. Go on.

-I am here listening. Tell me. Go on. -Okay.

Raghav, every personality has a purpose.

If we find the purpose and the reasons,

and recreate the scenarios, the problem will be solved.

For example… did you watch the film, Aparichitudu?

Doesn’t Remo leave when Ramu’s love succeeds?

So, find what Aadi’s problem is.

Once you solve it, Anandi also will become normal, Raghav.

Listen. I saw Anandi at six, married her at ten and took her home at eleven.

I wanted to catch a flight to Paris at twelve.

If I go and ask her about her and her parents,

she will use a base voice and say…

“Raghav! Do you really want to know the answer?”

if I get persistent, there will be a boxing match.

Actually… actually, I don’t know what to do, Nandini.

Raghav, I spoke to Aadi.

She told me everything.

I know the solution.

(intense music)

And remember, Raghav.

Aadi told me Anandi should not know any of this.

(dramatic musical drum)

(door closes)

Aadi…?

Aadi?

Tsk!

(light intense music)

Anandi…

Hi, Raghav!

When did you come?

Just… just now. I have just come.

It’s nothing. Ah…

We have been married for a month now.

Why don’t we plan a short trip?

(laughing)

Okay.

Let’s go. Packing.

Beautiful.

I will … I am getting my bag.

-Anandi… -Yeah?

Ah!

You met Nandini, right? How do you find her?

Hmm.

Nice girl. After all she is your friend.

She was talking to me, and she said you have some split personality.

You are not just Anandi, but there is an alter ego in you called, Aadi.

She was ranting about something. I was so laughing at her…

Didn’t your friend tell you?

Not to let Anandi know about this?

Cheating! This is very unfair.

Aadi is supposed to come only when I touch Anandi.

Why is Aadi here when I didn’t even touch her?

Didn’t you come and call me?

Aadi… Aadi…

Aadi?

Oh, god!

So, all this while it has been Aadi?

Hey, what is it that you want? Huh?

Look!

Aparichitudu’s hair falls on the face.

Remo combs it back.

Ramu ties it into a knot.

Audience will understand only when there is such clear-cut differentiation.

If you play Anandi when you like it and Aadi when you don’t…

-Is this some Krishna Varma’s movie? -Hey!

-First, your intentions were all wrong. -Huh?

-You wanted a kiss on the first night. -Me?

-You got her drunk and wanted a kiss. -Me?

Now you come up with a trip. What were you planning?

-What’s your plan? -Hey! Hey!

That was all you! It wasn’t me.

-She is my wife and why can’t I… -Huh.

Huh?

My wife… I can go anywhere with her anytime.

-Huh? -I can do anything.

Shut up and start the car.

Or I will throw you out.

Huh?

No, no. I will drive.

Also, this is a new car.

Just two EMIs paid.

Get going now!

(cheerful music)

Where are we, Raghav?

(unsettling music)

I am hungry.

Anandi…

-this is my friend’s house. -Oh!

I will be back in just two minutes.

-Hmm. -Hmm?

(gate creaks open)

(shoes clacking)

(knocking on the door)

(door creaks open)

Is there a Mr Gurumurthy here?

I am Gurumurthy.

I am Raghav. I have come from Hyderabad.

Uh-huh?

I need to talk to you personally.

Can you step out?

Ticket, ticket, ticket. Ticket.

-Uncle… it’s okay. -Ticket, sir! Ticket.

Sit next to me.

Uncle, what are you doing?

Uncle, no!

Uncle…

Please, don’t, uncle.

Huh?

-Aadi, this is the old man. -Leave me alone.

-Kick him hard. He misbehaved with Anandi. -Please, let go.

-Come on, please. -My daughter and son-in-law are home.

-Let go of him. -If they come to know…

No problem. Don’t consider his age.

Raghav, listen to me. Let go of him.

-Hey, for Anandi’s sake… -Let go.

What’s wrong with you? Why don’t you hit him?

-He will drop dead with a punch. -I have daughters.

Give him one heavy punch and it will be set.

-Our life will get better. -Please, forgive me.

-Please, forgive me, dear. -Hey!

He is putting on an act. Don’t believe him.

Please, forgive me. Spare me.

What happened to you, Aadi? Why are you acting like this?

-Punch him. It will be set. -Tsk.

(disturbing music)

We have travelled far.

I have a terrible headache.

Can you give me a cup of coffee?

You want coffee? You seriously want coffee?

Barista, Coffee Day, Kumbakonam, Araku… I will get you whatever you want.

I will get you coffee.

Please, don’t tell anyone.

Hey, no, no, no.

I am not going to tell anyone.

I will come home.

-Just give me a small cup of coffee. -Huh!

-Before I finish it… -Ah…

-Whatever you had done with Anandi… -Huh?

-Let your wife know. -Huh?

You have a daughter of my age, right?

-Before I finish my coffee… -Huh…

-Tell your daughter also. -No!

Your granddaughter is just a kid.

-Tell her as well. -No!

Whatever you had done to Anandi.

Hey, move aside.

Hey, hey, hey…

Is this some daily soap going on here?

What kind of social justice is this?

You hit me just for touching you.

-You know what he did to Anandi, right? -No, Raghav…

How are you able to spare him?

When someone hides something, it doesn’t stay quiet within.

It keeps eating at him.

With absolutely no guilt for what he had done,

if he could live so long…

(intense music)

He doesn’t think what he had done was wrong.

Hmm?

Then why get anxious to inform at home?

He will tell them.

Please!

My daughter’s life will be ruined.

I can’t say this. Please, spare me.

Please, spare me.

Don’t tell them.

Forgive me. Spare me.

Please, I am ready to hold your feet. Spare me.

-Let’s go. -Oh, no.

Please, forgive me.

(car tires screech)

You should have some sense.

You could bash an innocent guy like me for no fault.

But you spared the man who committed such a big crime.

What do I get out of beating him, Raghav?

What do we get?

You would have left.

Anandi and I would have gone to Paris.

It would have been very good.

My purpose is not to beat men.

-Then? -It is to save Anandi from them.

But…

somehow today I feel I have no purpose.

What you have done for Anandi today, is something no one has ever done for her.

(sighing)

Take care of her.

What take care of her?

As long as you exist, I can’t even touch her.

Everyone books couple tickets for their honeymoon.

I am booking a triple package.

You will come along, right?

-Raghav… -Huh?

Where are we? I am hungry.

-You are hungry? -Hmm.

Anandi…

Let me at least have some water.

(car screeches to halt)

-Anandi? -Hmm?

(light soulful music)

(yawning)

Uh, uh…

-Er… let’s go. We want food, right? -Ah.

I will take you, Anandi.

I want dosa.

Dosa? Sure, sure.

(pleasant music)

(Nandini)Don’t worry, Raghav. It means Aadi bade you goodbye.

Aadi's problem is solved.

She will never come back.

And… you can happily come back to Hyderabad and book your tickets to Paris. Okay?

-(giggling excitedly) -Thanks, Nandini!

(elated humming)

(cheerful up beat music)

“That there is something called a heart in me”

“And I sense it for the first time”

“My dream developed eyes and roams All because of you, my love”

“My entire world has changed Yesterday wasn’t as beautiful”

“Whatever it thought, whenever it left It has reached you, this my heart”

“Like a rain drop you kissed my sunlight Like the sky that has come down to earth”

“You have made a rainbow of my heart spreading colours like your own hues”

(vocables)

“Listen, my love”

“Not a minute can pass without you”

“O, my beloved”

“You make time fleet”

Super, bro.

Straight to Paris or are you going to meet us?

I must first communicate, then engage and then get into the process, right?

Hey, good that you are following the process. Be careful on your night drive.

-Okay. -Bye.

-“Whoever you are… only after you met me” -(girl weeping)

I will come back and pay.

NARASIMHA TEA POINT

(footsteps approaching)

(glasses tinkle)

(children chatter)

Did you see a girl in white churidar?

(tense music)

Anandi!

(footsteps)

Anandi…

-(car honking) -Anandi! Move, Anandi!

(truck screeching)

Ah!

(body thuds)

Anandi!

(emotional music) -(Indistinct chatter)

(gasping) Anandi… Anandi…

Anandi, Anandi…

-Get up, get up. -Hey, he has hit and is running.

-Stop him. -Anandi…

(gasping)

Get up, get up, get up. Please, get up once.

(ambulance siren)

AROGYA MITRA HELP DESK

EMERGENCY -(creeks door open)

(footsteps approaching)

Madam, how is she?

Nothing to worry. She had a concussion.

A few days of rest will do good.

Can I see her?

Right now, she is unconscious.

You can see her a bit later.

Was this an accident?

Ah, doctor. It was an accident.

Huh!

She was very conscious while standing on the road.

(ominous music)

I kept shouting, “Anandi, there is a vehicle coming.”

But she didn’t budge.

I saw a lot of hurt in her eyes.

Before I could reach her and stop,

Tsk… it all happened.

You mean…. uh… Anandi tried to commit suicide?

-Hey, what do you mean suicide? -Shh…

-What the heck is he talking? -Chitti, softly.

If they get to know Anandi’s was a suicide attempt,

there will be a police case and it will be a big problem.

First take Anandi home.

Talk to her about what happened.

Sir!

Madam has come back to conscious. She is asking for you.

Oh, thanks.

-Hi! -(door creaks open)

Anandi!

Huh!

I just spoke to the doctor. She said you will be fine in two days.

There is nothing to worry. We can go home in two days.

Don’t get tensed. I just spoke to her. I am here. There is nothing…

Aadi?

Didn’t I tell you to take care of her?

It’s not even a day since I left Anandi.

If this has happened as soon as I left,

(suspenseful music)

she is not safe with you.

Anandi shouldn’t be with you.

I don’t like you.

I don’t like you.

I don’t like you.

I don’t like you!

-(gasping) -(door creaks open)

-EMERGENCY -Mom?

-Raghav? -Hey, Raghav…

-Hey! Raghav? -What happened?

-Raghav, what’s wrong? -What happened, man?

-Raghav… -Hey, Raghav! What happened?

-Anandi is still conscious, right? -Hey!

Raghav, what happened? What happened?

-Raghav! -What’s wrong with him?

Why does he look so terrified?

-Is everything okay? -Raghav!

-Nandini, go check what happened. -Okay!

Hey…

What happened?

Tell me. What happened?

Raghav!

(door creaks open)

-(suspenseful music) -What happened to her now?

Nandini?

-Nandini… (suspenseful music continues)

-What happened? -Get water.

I am getting it.

Nandini, what happened, Nandini?

Tell me, Nandini. Tell me what happened in there.

-What’s happening there? Tell me. -What happened, Nandini?

What’s happening to Anandi? Tell me, Nandini. Please, come on.

-Is Anandi conscious? -What happened?

-What did you see? Huh? -She is not normal.

You need to tell us. Come on, please. -I saw. -

-Whom? What happened? -I saw…

-I saw… -Tell us. Go on.

-Go on, go on. -Raghav…

Anandi doesn’t have split personality.

Then? (suspenseful music)

She has multiple split personalities.

-Multi… what do you mean multiple? -What does it mean?

What? What does multiple personality mean?

Aadi is not alone in Anandi.

I have no idea how many more.

She has multiple split personality disorder.

What multiple split personality?

We are not able to deal with one. What is this now, Raghav?

Why is this happening?

-What do we do now, Nandini? -I don’t know.

-But there must be some way out. -Hey, what is happening?

(vocables)

I’m beginning to have my heart fail

Are you the heart patient?

Keeping running all your life It's all Hiroshima, Nagasaki at home

Lots of twists, life has brought Heart starts pounding and mind is blocked

Hey, hey!

Hey, wait! Where are you taking him?

-Hey! Raghav! -Keeping running all your life

It's all Hiroshima, Nagasaki at home

Lots of twists, life has brought Heart starts pounding and mind is blocked

AFTER A FEW DAYS

(door creaks open)

(pensive music)

-Hi, Anandi! -Hi!

How is your arm?

So, don’t treat this as a hospital.

Consider this your personal space. Okay?

Take me as your friend.

Let us do a simple exercise, okay?

-(metal balls clicking) -Focus on this.

Anandi, as a friend, I want to give you some advice.

You have to be very strong and bold.

Being a woman, you got to stand up for yourself.

-Strong… -Hey!

Doctor!

What does Anandi know about being strong?

Talk to me.

Aadi, I didn’t call you. Why are you here?

Since Anandi doesn’t understand what you say,

Aadi is here.

Aadi, you are here for Anandi. I understand.

But have you ever considered her and her personal life?

When you barge in as and when you like… and bash up people,

how can she be peaceful? How sad it is?

Aadi?

I am the absolver of sins.

(spiritual music)

I am the mastermind behind this world’s performance.

I am God.

-Ohm -Sri Sri.

This entire universe is an illusion.

I shall create a non-illusory universe.

I shall seek my own creator.

Sri Sri,

I can see that you are a great person.

But…

-Anandi is married. -Hmm…

If you keep bringing up renunciation, what will happen to her marriage?

What did you say?

(funnny music)

Have you heard these strange things?

She says girls should get married and stay home like faithful dogs.

They are expected to spend their life cooking and cleaning for others.

Hello, girl!

Men need women.

Women don’t need men.

If we continue to tolerate them, they will keep oppressing us.

Jhansi is not a person who sits and watches. Be warned.

Aadi keeps saying something.

What is that?

Hmm?

Ah, independent!

Independent!

(funnny music)

Girls should always be independent. That’s it.

Raghava is after Anandi’s blood pestering her about wedding and Paris.

Damn him!

Jhansi doesn’t like it. She doesn’t like it at all.

But can’t Anandi wish to marry and be happy with her husband? -Hmm.

Go out with her husband,

go on a vacation, go shopping, go on a tour,

enjoy life… what’s wrong in wishing for these things?

Ah!

-(laughing) -Huh?

You are right, aunty. I want to go too.

Uh… hmm…

I want to go to a mall, to the park, go for water slide, go to movies…

go with friends…

But…

(intriguing music)

Raghav uncle is bad.

He doesn’t take me anywhere.

He only takes me into the room.

I don’t like it.

Baby, who are you?

Huh? (laughing)

How do you know my name?

I don’t like Raghav uncle.

Oh!

-Do you know what I want? Huh? -Hmm?

-Come here. Shall I tell you? -Tell me.

-Come, come! -Hmm.

-I want… cone ice cream. -You…

Cone ice cream? Cone ice cream. Please, please, please.

Please, aunty. Please, please, please.

-One cone ice cream. Please? -I will get you. Sure.

-Please, aunty. -I will get you one. Wait!

-I want just one cone ice cream. -I will get you cone ice cream. Happy?

The same way, being with Raghav uncle makes her happy.

-Huh? -So you…

(suspenseful music)

Baby! Baby what happened?

I will get you ice cream. Please, don’t cry. Be happy!

Baby…

(crying)

I am happy?

What is there to be happy about?

I want to die.

No one likes Maya.

(crying) I want to die. I just want to die.

-(pensive music) -Maya! Maya…

Maya… wait! Maya! Stop it!

Maya…

-(head thudding) -Maya! Wait, wait!

Maya! Maya!

Maya! Maya…

-I want to die. -Maya!

Maya…

-Don’t worry, dear. I’m here. -(crying)

Calm down. I am here. Please be happy.

Nurse!

EMERGENCY

PRIME HEALTH HOSPITAL

(crowd wailing)

You have gone so soon!

(sad music continues)

You have left us so soon!

(upbeat music)

PRIME HEALTH HOSPITAL AMBULANCE SERVICE

EMERGENCY

(upbeat music continues)

Raghav!

Ah, Nandini!

Take a pen and a paper.

Uh, let us note down all the personalities present in Anandi.

Just how we recreated Gurumuthy’s incident,

let us recreate others’ incidents too and solve their problems.

Hey…

You think you are some hero?

Didn’t you see what happened in there?

It takes all the effort for us to deal with one wife.

Your wife carries a battalion inside her.

I know, man! Hold it.

Nandini, please, Nandini.

Your wife has gone nuts. Do you get it?

-Your wife has gone nuts. -What rubbish are you talking?

Don’t ever talk about her that way.

What do you even know?

What is it that you know?

Do you know her father or mother or her native place?

Look at your state, man.

Hey, stop it, man! Please! EVERY PROBLEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SOLUTION

Nandini, do this one thing for me. Please.

No, Raghav.

It’s not as easy as you think.

There is no rule that every personality is formed from a particular incident.

Some incidents, aspirations, hallucination, depression…

Anything can cause it. And…

if I try to hypnotise her every time, it can create many complications.

She might even slip into coma.

It’s too dangerous.

Nandini, I have absolutely no idea.

I don’t know anything.

All I know is this.

I want Anandi. That’s it.

I am ready to do anything for those personalities.

Just tell me what I should do. Enough.

If you want to fulfil the wishes of all of them, you will have to leave Anandi.

Aadi is Anandi’s bodyguard.

Aadi doesn’t like men entering Anandi’s life.

Sri Sri is a monk. Doesn’t believe in marriage.

And Jhansi?

She is a pseudo-feminist who cannot stand men.

Baby doesn’t like you at all.

Maya is not interested in life.

So, directly or indirectly, all of them have a problem with your wedding.

And… you are their villain.

Anandi has absolutely no idea of what is happening.

(elevating music)

I have made a decision.

No matter how big a problem arises, or how many personalities emerge…

I am going to fight.

I am going to save my Anandi.

Doctor, the patient has left despite our warnings.

HEALTH CAMP EMERGENCY

MORTUARY

(uplifting music)

(sighing)

-(bike roaring) -HAVEMOR ICE CREAM

I have some problem, Raghav.

I cannot fathom what is happening around.

Why I was crossing the road,

why I was standing in the way…

You said I struck you.

I am not able to believe it.

(sniffling)

You are a good soul, Raghav.

Your only dream has been to have a good wife and live with her life-long.

You cannot be happy with a girl like me with problems, Raghav.

Me…

-(sad humming) -Please, leave me.

Anandi, you once asked me something, remember?

“When two people are getting married,

why do they invite thousands, put up pandals and serve them all meals?

Is that necessary?” That’s what you asked me.

Necessary because…

Before the entire world...

we promise that we will stay together in good times and bad times.

I made that promise…

directly before God.

We have no problems, Anandi.

Even if there are,

we can solve them.

Mom has made biryani. Shall we go home?

(chuckles)

Wipe your eyes.

How can you cry like a boy?

Come.

(uplifting music)

-Anandi, are you okay? -Yeah, yeah. I am fine.

If there's any problem, you can just give me a call. Okay?

Take care, Anandi. -(car door closed)

-Hey, hey, hey! -Hey…​wait a minute.

What is the plan now?

What is there to plan? We go home.

-He wants to take her home? -What’s wrong with this guy?

Hey, are you mad?

You are taking your wife home. But five others will come along.

When your mother asks for some help, what if Jhansi abuses your mom?

What if Aadi bashes your dad?

What if Maya wants to jump off the building and commit suicide?

What are you going to do?

Hey, bro! These are not problems.

My mom and dad haven’t been talking to me since my wedding.

I will try to solve all these problems before they cool down.

Finished. Huh? Bye.

(laughing)

You have a great sense of humour.

-All things said and done… -Come on, eat.

The way he found you within two days of his wedding got cancelled?

It is so unbelievable…

When luck favours, even a beggar outside a temple buys an Audi.

That’s how it is.

Hey, hey!

Why did you get out of shower half way? Shower properly and come.

(funky music) -Have some.

Hey! -Huh?

Why is this so salty?

Is it? Uh, I thought I put it just right.

Do you eat less salt and spice?

Ah! Shouldn’t you have checked?

It’s okay. leave this.

-Tell me what you want. -Tell her.

I will make it for you.

(teasing music)

-Aunty… -Huh!

I want…

-(laughing) -Ah…

-I want… -Huh?

-Porridge. -Huh?

-Is that all? -Hmm.

I made the same to offer to God this morning.

I will get it.

Hmm?

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!

-Porridge itself is a sacred offering. -Ah!

-I shall enjoy it too. -Ah!

Naughty girl!

What is all this, Mom? We are not even on talking terms!

-What is all this? Remove everything. -Hey, hey, hey! What are you saying?

Hey! Have you lost your mind?

It’s not that, Daddy.

Didn’t we decide on not talking to each other? Why are you doing all this?

Hey, what is your issue?

We must shout, scream, fight, cry, sulk at each other…

Then there will be a baby boy or girl and then we reconcile.

Isn’t that the format? Why are you breaking it?

Hey, at the end of the day, she is your wife.

The daughter-in-law of this house.

The daughter-in-law of this house is sitting with a bandage on her arm,

Hmm?

Are we so cruel that we simply watch?

It’s not that, Daddy. You don’t seem to get it.

Mom! What did I tell you?

-Don’t make anything for us. -Look!

-Don’t shout.-Hey! Hey! -We will order. Didn’t I say that?

-We are not angry anymore. -Yes.

-This is her house now. -Correct.

Go. Mind your business. Go.

-Go ahead. Go. -That’s what I have been saying, uncle.

To leave. Please, leave, Raghav.

-Go on. Go. -Mom, you don’t know.

-Finish your shower. Go on. Walk. -Clean your back properly.

Look. I am giving you heads up.

(upbeat music)

"Let's play the game where I give you good"

"Come on, dance like Malaika does"

"My boy, I am your companion unto death"

"This is my area... why stare... play rough"

"Watch me turn you into powder"

"Watch me put up my tent of terror"

"I'll slit you, and make a chicken curry of you"

"Your heart will beat like a drum"

"I shall follow you like a shadow"

"Tut, run for your life"

“Run, you loser”

"Run, you fool! Run for life, loser"

"This is a Tom and Jerry story"

"Disappear into a lane"

“Run, you loser”

"Here comes the cat, runs for life, the rat, go"

"Why do you scheme with no gap?"

“What have I done? Why don’t you stop?”

"Why this fight with no body double?"

“Let me apply balm, my heart is in trouble”

"Let me give you a shock that will shake your brain"

"Before you turn around, I shall flay your skin"

(vocables)

"Like a heavy hammer, I shall strike you with force"

"Before you slip, I shall bend you over"

"O, honey! I am your hubby Show some mercy, do spare me"

"No, no, no"

"Aren't you human?'

“No, no, no”

“Is there no love?”

“No, no, no”

“Why don't you spare me?” -“No, no, no”

"Shall I hold your feet? Shall I? Shall I?

“Just you wait…”

“Just you wait…”

“Just you wait till we play where I give you good”

"Come on, dance like Malaika does"

"My boy, I am your companion unto death"

"This is my area... why stare... play rough"

"O, my baby, why this Kolaveri?"

"I wave the white flag And say sorry"

"O, my sweety, why this Kolaveri?"

"This is embarrassing... Why this bashing story?"

"I will do this to you I will do that to you"

“Twisting and turning, I will make juice of you”

“I will become a beast And roast you alive”

"I will strike you against a stone and turn you to paste"

“I will become a beast And roast you alive”

Hmm!

How long will you bear this pain?

I feel sorry for you.

Just say, “Anandi, you are not right for me.” And leave.

You will at least survive. Hmm?

(snickers)

From this?

Huh?

-(playful music) -Hmm…

How many of you?

Five?

Hmm.

Ants in my shirt, fevicol in the bathroom-

These are all childhood pranks.

I want more, darling.

Hmm?

Are you an idiot? A fool? Idiot!

We are worried what she might do next. And you told her, “I want more.”

Hey, Chitti!

Does my face show I am capable of this?

I lost my mind because of her torture.

-Hey, tell him. -Had I listened to her for thirty seconds,

I would have begged her to leave me.

(scoff)

Hey,

all these days I thought my wife was Chandramukhi.

Compared to your DID wife, my wife is an angel.

Maria! I love you, baby.

I will come home early this evening.

-Bye, Daddy. -Hey, Raghava!

Give me your credit card.

Why?

Come on, man.

Ah, I forgot to mention. Have a look.

Wedding Reception of Raghav and Anandi… what is this, dad?

You got married in a temple.

None of our relatives knew.

We were angry with you earlier. Now we are not.

That’s why we have planned a grand reception for you both.

But… you should have told me, right? Why didn’t you tell me?

It’s not that. You married against our wish and advice.

Now we are willing to organise Reception and why do you object?

-But Mom what I am saying is… -Reception, uncle?

Yes, dear.

-It’s our responsibility, right? -Hmm.

Will all your relatives be here?

-All of them will come, dear. -Wow!

I have even arranged transport.

They all must be on the way by now.

It’s so cool, Raghav.

(wild music)

-Keep the other cards inside. -Aadi, Aadi, not here, please.

We will talk some other time. Don’t mind, please.

How does it feel when your family is disgraced in front of all your relatives?

Huh?

(dramatic loud string)

Daddy, this is just a sample, right? Just a sample, right?

-What do you mean sample? -Tell me. I will tear it away and it’s over.

We have even distributed the cards, man.

You have made a mess of it, Daddy.

-How could you get such stupid… -(vehicle horn sounds)

Come, come.

Come, brother-in-law. Come.

-How are you, brother? -I am fine, dear.

-Where is Raghava? Huh? -Right there.

-Aw, aw, aw, Raghava! -How are you?

-Why did you marry without telling us? Idiot! -We are fine!

Your dad… he made vows in a hundred temples praying I should get a daughter.

He was damn sure no one else would give you their daughter.

-How are you? -Bless me!

You have done a good job anyway.

Very good. You look like a goddess, dear.

Look. from today, consider me your dad.

Whatever you want, you must ask only me.

-Understand? -Hmm.

This idiot… this idiot…

If he acts funny with you, I will brand him you know where.

Ah! Mwah!

Why do you stand and watch? Ask my sister to show us our rooms.

-Okay! -Huh!

Hey…

Ah, aunty! Come, come.

Hey, Raghava! How grown up you are!

How could you marry without telling us?

-Are you Anandi? -Hmm.

See, dear!

-I am your mother-in-law’s sister. -Oh!

I am equal to your mother-in-law.

I mean… you must treat me on par with your mother-in-law.

-Do you understand? -Hmm.

-You must show me the same respect. -Okay, aunty.

-Come! Aunty! -Wait, man.

I will come back and talk to you.

Ah! Carry on, carry on.

(laughing)

You spoke to me like a hero the other day, huh?

Huh? What's happened now?

This is life, son.

Huh?

Were you expecting songs and fights whenever you wanted?

None of the personalities like me.

(Raghav) Suppose you want to marry a girl.

She will have a brother, a sister, aunt, uncle… we must impress everyone, yes?

Actually…

That is what we should do even here.

Only…

Those family members are not around Anandi.

They are inside her.

If I can convince all those personalities,

Anandi and I… can go to Paris, man.

Fine. Convince them.

(lauging)

(spiritual music)

(chanting of aum)

Hello… hello!

Hello?

Swami… Swamiji! Is that you?

You can see me in 4k quality through your divine vision?

Swamiji.

When? Tomorrow?

Huh?

Of course, Swamiji. I will meet you.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Oh! He can hear all my troubles.

-Raghava! -Huh?

Who is this Swamiji?

Don’t you know him?

You don’t know him?

Sri Sri, you go around boasting you are a great swami.

He is performing severe penance in the Himalayas.

He is a great philosopher who trained *** Himself.

From 33000 feet above,

he could sense all my troubles here in Chandanagar,

and promised to clear them. My Swamiji.

Did he see you from the Himalayas?

Of course!

I want to see him once.

Probably...

it is for him that I have been looking all these years.

(chuckles softly)

Impossible, Sri Sri.

He has no cell phone.

And there is no tower.

We can only respond when he calls. That’s all.

My disciple! You must take me there.

No, no, no. Not possible.

-No, no, no. Nothing. -(phone tinkles)

Hello?

Ah, Swamiji?

Huh?

Sri Sri?

Ah. Right here.

Okay, Swamiji. Okay. Now that you told me…

(funny percussion music)

Sri Sri! Swamiji has heard you.

He wants to meet you.

But why should I take you?

What is in it for me?

I won’t stand between you and Anandi.

But if the others interfere, I am not responsible.

Promise?

(giggles)

God promise.

(funky music begins)

(upbeat music)

Aum!

Sri Sri!

Here I come.

-Swami! Venu swami! -I have been waiting for you for five lives.

-I grant you salvation in five seconds. -Swami! Swami!

Aum!

Come on.

-Come, Sri Sri. -Swami!

Let’s go.

Let’s go back to our world.

Come! Come!

-Come! -Swami!

(upbeat music continues)

Hey!

For all the money you paid, not three, you made me open 33 ways.

Leave me alone now.

Sw… Swamiji…

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Do you know something?

You have told me there were three ways.

But… I have found the fourth way.

You said when we don’t get what we want, we must adjust.

But I say… we must fight until we get it.

(sombre music)

You will get it.

Good luck.

(intriguing music)

Good morning, Raghav.

Good… good morning, Jhansi.

I didn’t know what you would prefer.

So, I got you coffee, green tea, Horlicks, Boost, I got them all for you.

I made sure there are five buckets in the bathroom.

I don’t know which one you will use.

That’s why I filled each bucket with perfectly mixed hot and cold water.

Once you are done, if you tell me your preferred cuisine,

Mexican, Italian, Continental…

whatever you like… I will make it for you.

Look, Raghava…

Jhansi never said she wants men to surrender to women.

We women don’t need men at all.

Girls are independent. That’s it.

Do you get it?

You are right.

Women don’t need men.

But men certainly need women.

-Really? -Hmm.

They need a mother at birth.

They need a sister while growing up.

They need friends in school and college.

When they grow up, they need a wife.

When they grow old, they need a daughter.

That’s why we men hold on to women tight.

Some hold on to them a bit tighter, which is wrong.

But remember...

Whether people believe it or not, now and forever…

women are definitely independent.

And men are dependent on you.

Why talk of others?

I am also... dependent on Anandi.

Look, Raghava!

Don’t play with me.

Did you mean what you said?

Jhansi!

Aren’t you independent?

Of course. I am independent.

Think about it.

You will know for yourself.

(melodious music)

If you give me your Instagram ID, I will send you the package…

I mean I will send you the package details.

(funny music)

(light music) MAKE YOUR TRIP

Raghav!

Can I talk to you, please?

(soft music playing)

Raghav, do you love me?

Anandi… you are…

No, Raghav. I don’t feel you love me at all.

I made a big mistake marrying you within a few hours of meeting.

I think you feel I am an easy catch.

Oh, no! No, Anandi. I really love you.

-Promise… -Hey!

(dramatic music)

Just tell her you two won’t work out.

Tell her you don’t like her.

Hey, tell her it’s not possible.

(funny music)

It’s you whom I don’t like, Aadi.

I don’t like you.

I hate you, man.

You really don’t like me?

Raghav, shall I leave?

-Hey, hey! Anandi, I didn’t mean you. -Shall I leave?

-Ask her to leave. - I didn’t mean you.

Tell her to leave!

Tell her to get lost, Raghav.

Don’t you get it? Are you nuts?

Don’t you understand it?

-I get it. -Huh?

You don’t love me, do you?

Tell her you don’t like her. And ask her to leave.

So, you don’t like me to stay, right?

Ask her to leave!

Raghav! You don’t even want to talk to me!

-Anandi! -Tell her you don’t like to.

Tell her you are not interested.

Tell her, Raghav!

Anandi, I love you so much. I love you so much.

Please, understand.

-Just this once hear me… -(laughing)

(humming)

-(suspenseful music) -Huh?

Go away, Raghav.

Brother, start the auto.

Hey, it’s already running.

Huh? (autorickshaw vibrating)

Hey, hey! I thought you were actually dying. But is this how you want to die?

Go. Bust your head.

You are used to it anyway. (autorickshaw vibrating)

-Choo… -Ah, next, Brother-in-law?

-Palle Ramesh Babu. -Bye! Ta-da!

-Palle Ramesh Babu… -Ta-da! -Next?

-Ta-da! See you. -Eluri Srinivas.

Eluri Srinivas.

Mallaiah under the tree.

Uncle, what are you doing sitting here?

I am writing invitations.

-I can see that. -Huh?

Do you remember what you said when you came home?

What did I say?

Didn’t you say Anandi is like your own daughter?

I did.

Aren’t you going to do anything for your daughter?

What should I do?

Whatever you would do, if Anandi were your own daughter,

-Huh? -Do the same. I would like to see.

Oh! You want to see?

Of course, I will.

You only brag but do nothing.

I brag?

-Hey! -Huh?

-Don’t provoke me. -Do it and show me then.

Anandi! Get ready quickly.

-Let’s go shopping. -(Anandi) Okay, uncle.

“The heart has no voice Inaudible are its loud cries”

“Ah, eyes cannot utter words And mute are their lashes”

“Up there and here, it’s the same moon. Hoyyare”

“Ah, doesn’t express herself, this moon.”

“Ah, doesn’t express herself, this moon. Hoyyare”

(singing) “Beauty is joy joy is the nectar of life”

“Beauty is joy”

Let me finish this peg.

(insects buzzing)

Slow down, uncle.

(clearing throat)

Hey, Raghava!

Your life will be glorious. Go ahead.

-(insects continue to buzz) -Hmm.

Don’t play emotional comedy, uncle. Please.

You are aware, right?

That our family is well known in our village.

Whether for a wedding or coming of age, even for a poker game,

we get the first invitation. Yes.

They come with betel nut and leaves,

along with silk sari for your aunt, and silk dhoti for me.

Then they leave.

I don’t know why.

In ten minutes, I get a call.

“Mr Murthy! You are a very busy man.

You don’t have to come. Bless us from home.” They tell me that.

And hang up.

I didn’t see it in the beginning.

But I began to understand gradually.

Even at an auspicious event, they consider us inauspicious.

Do you know why?

We don’t have kids. That’s why.

My sister and her kids used to say.

Even our relatives.

“Hey, Murthy!

You are the only son in the family.

How can you not have an heir?

Huh? Marry again.”

I ask you this out of curiosity.

Everyone blames your aunt for not having kids.

Why? I could be the reason.

What does it matter whose defect it is? We both suffer the same pain.

Pain or pleasure… She stands with me and I with her.

Hmm.

But today, you made Anandi my daughter and made me a dad.

-(sad music playing) -I am happy. Hmm.

If I were a dad, I would be the best dad in the world.

That’s why I tell you.

No troubles will enter your life.

Even if they do, they will go away.

I swear on the drink…

“O, traveller” (humming)

(pleasant music)

Thank you, Raghav.

(cheerful music playing)

Whoo!

(cheerful music continues)

(mobile chimes)

Ah, Daddy, tell me.

Hey, come home quickly.

Anandi had a fight with your mom and left home crying.

-(intense music) -(bike thundering)

Control yourself, sister. Don’t cry. She will come back.

Nandini?

Raghav, tell me this.

Did she step out of the house crying?

Ah…

Whatever happened, she has left. I don’t know what to do.

It's a very important detail, Raghav.

Because Aadi, Jhansi, Sri Sri, Baby… none of them cry.

If Anandi was crying, it means Maya has come.

If Maya takes over, you know what will happen.

Act swiftly.

(sighs)

-Okay. okay, Nandini. I will take care. -Calm down, sister.

What did we even say for her to leave home like that?

-Who would do that? Tell me. -Mom, mom!

Was Anandi crying when she left?

-(sobbing) -Tsk… Daddy!

Did Anandi go out crying?

I didn’t observe. It all happened so quickly.

Remember and tell me, Daddy, please.

(Raghava’s mom sobbing)

Hey, Raghava! What is this?

Your mom has been crying but is your wife more important to you?

-What kind of a son are you? -(message beeps)

Uh, uh… it’s not like that, aunty.

Our husbands obey their mothers.

You guys obey your wives.

No one is concerned about us.

It’s not like that. I am talking. Please, wait.

Someone try and remember. Was Anandi crying when she left home?

Huh?

Oh, my! Oh, my!

What is happening?

After all that I said, you are still lost in your wife’s thoughts.

Huh?

That’s why we insist you marry the girl we select.

When you marry as soon as you meet, this is how it ends up.

For her level of arrogance, I thought the girl would leave some day.

But didn’t expect her to leave so soon.

Had you listened to your parents, would we be in this mess now?

-Shut up! Just shut up! Shut up! -Hey!

-Bloody… shut up. Sit. Sit down! -Raghava! -Raghava!

What is this? Huh?

(breathing heavily)

You raised me as if marriage is the sole purpose of my life.

(emotional music)

It was as if my ambition was to get married and go to Paris for honeymoon.

The purpose of getting married or how to protect it, no one has told me.

Because no one knows.

Is marriage an achievement, Daddy? Is it an achievement?

Or is the wife a gold medal?

To work hard for it, achieve it, wear it in the neck and show off to the world?

And then there is this damn judgement.

Like Samantha, the girl should be slim, beautiful, fair and rich…

You make a check list and treat the girl like an object.

(emotional music)

When I told her I wanted to marry her, Anandi left everything and came home.

Now I don’t even know where she is. No one seems bothered.

Marriage is a journey and how can you still not understand?

She is a very nice girl, Mom.

Where is she and what is she doing?

(emotional music continues)

Hey, Raghava!

When I was going to the market,

I saw Anandi go to the terrace wiping her tears.

(uplifting music)

-Are you sure, uncle? -Huh.

(sweeping music)

No one likes me.

Why should I live?

(sobbing) I want to die.

Maya! Have you gone crazy?

Stop! What are you doing?

What should I do staying alive?

I just don’t want to live. I have no one.

I want to die. (dangerous musical string)

Ah! Oh, no!

Sister, sister! I am scared, sister.

I am not going to listen to you all.

I want to die. Don’t stop me.

Maya! Stop, my girl.

This is a great sin.

(crying loudly)

I want to die. I have no one.

Maya!

Don’t you see my love?

When you met with an accident, I carried you to the hospital in my arms.

I sat by your side until you got well.

I waited. And you didn’t see my love?

I thought you were missing, and I roamed every single lane like a mad dog.

And yet you don’t see my love, do you?

You don’t see it, right?

Okay.

I don’t want to live either.

I am ready to jump along.

Huh? Let’s jump.

Okay? Come on.

Both of us will die at one shot.

One!

Two!

No.

Three!

-(tense music) -No, Raghav!

-(panting) -(sniffling)

Anandi is very lucky, Raghav.

(upbeat music)

Don’t try this ever again, Maya.

Suicide is a bad idea.

-Huh? -Hmm.

Hmm.

Will you have some ice cream?

(clears throat)

All of you come.

We are going to stop torturing Raghav.

(laughing)

-Super! -(tense music)

Super idea.

Raghav is the right person for Anandi.

Wonderful. Amazing. I support this in full.

(laughs)

Jhansi is okay with this.

(scoffs)

Ha.

But such a special occasion cannot be so simple, right?

Huh?

Listen to me carefully.

What we are going to do is…

(indistinct chatter)

-Had your dinner? -Yes, brother! (mobile chimes)

-How are you? -Hello?

He finally got married, sister-in-law.

Hi, uncle.

Aunty, how are you?

-That’s a great looking necklace! -I’m good, aunty.!

-Next, it’s your wedding. -Huh?

Uncle, I am going out on a job. You go home.

(suspenseful music)

Hey, there is no booze at the Reception. Only mutton.

Have your booze in the car and I will send you mutton. Bye!

Raghav!

You said it was urgent to talk to me. Tell me quick. I have a lot of work.

Uh! I don’t think I met you before. Do you know me?

Raghav, please. Sit.

-Oh my! -(chair squeaks)

Tell me. (chair squeaks again)

Erm…

Raghav, actually, thank you so much.

Not just me. All of us must thank you.

When Priya hears this, she will be really happy.

(intense music)

You are confusing me with another person, I think.

But… okay. Let’s leave this, huh? Bye.

Er… you know Anandi, right?

Yeah, she is my wife.

Then you must know Jhansi.

(dramatic string)

Aadi, Maya…

-(tense music) -Sri Sri, Baby?

How do you know them all?

Huh? Who are you?

I know, Raghav.

I know all of them.

I even know Priya you haven’t met.

Priya… Meera…

I just don’t know what you are saying.

Raghav, your wife, Anandi, is also one of the personalities.

Priya is the real person.

Priya doesn’t even know who you are.

She is not even aware she is married to you.

(dramatic musical string)

Priya… the daughter of Prakash Rao.

The richest Indian in Paris.

The Raos are considered as royalty.

They are very fond of Priya.

They placed the world before her.

But… it was all within the four walls.

Renowned teachers and scholars would go home to teach her.

She was like a butterfly who wanted to fly free.

But they kept her locked.

There was no one to talk to and she started talking to herself.

Priya wanted to fly.

Anandi was born out of all her hopes.

The rest of them from Anandi.

Priya is the real person.

(non-lexical vocables)

(coughing)

(vocables continue)

(tapping on the table)

Who sent you here?

Aadi?

-Was it Aadi? -Tsk.

Raghav, you are not understanding.

I believed it for a second.

You are so good.

And your face was very convincing.

Great voice too.

Are you an actor?

Wow!

My dream is Paris.

And my wife is from Paris.

A royal family in Paris.

Prakash Rao.

Why? You couldn’t get Prakash Raj’s dates?

It would have added more cushion.

(snickering)

I get it. I get it. This is a nice script.

Hmm! I like it.

I repeat what I said earlier.

I… want… more.

(mobile chiming)

Huh! Daddy?

-Hey, Raghav… -Tell me, Daddy.

Someone took Anandi forcefully.

-What? -We tried our best but couldn’t stop.

Was it your dad?

Yes.

Did he say someone took Anandi?

Who are they?

Whatever has happened till now is all good, Raghav.

But Reception is going to complicate everything.

So, I had to tell Priya’s parents.

It’s they who took her.

I hope you understand.

(soft music playing)

“I shall sleep for a while come to me like a dream”

“Unannounced, like the dawn you have melted away”

“Let me cross your path once Come to me like an esplanade”

“Like tears rolling down cheeks…

-Priya is scared of her parents. -you have slipped away”

-When she sees them, Anandi leaves and Priya steps in. -“Just once…”

-For Anandi to leave and Priya to step in, her parents are the reason. -Anandi…

“I must say goodbye”

“Let me see you just once”

“I shall sleep for a while come to me like a dream”

Ah!, you are here!

-Raghava, someone came and took Anandi. -Raghava, hey!

-What happened? -Who were they all?

Where is Anandi?

-Raghava! Hey, listen! -Hey, Raghava! -Raghava!

-Where is Anandi? -Hey, why don’t you say something?

What happened?

-Why don’t you say something? “You remain as anguish in my heart”

(pensive music)

(dramatic beat)

(intriguing music)

Uh…

Uh.. hi!

This is… This is Priya Rao.

In this dress, you look very…

Uh! Er… I am sorry, I am sorry.

Uh.. I am really sorry.

Um! I have seen all the pictures.

And what happened to you was very unfair.

And…

Um!

Uh… you know I have a problem over here, right?

Um…

Um… my dad is home.

Uh… If you want anything for…

Ah! You know what I mean?

Like… anything like… any compensation.

-All this happened… -It’s okay. It’s okay.

It’s okay.

No problem.

Actually,

I have come to tell you something.

I don’t know if you are aware.

There was a time when I was frustrated with my life and tried to kill myself.

That was...

when an angel walked into my life.

Anandi.

-Uh! Sorry. You don’t know Anandi. (soulful song playing)

Hmm.

Pri… Priya… Priya.

You want to fly I heard?

Ah…

You know?

Anandi told me something.

And it had changed my entire life.

Let me repeat it to you.

Whatever you want in life… you must make the decision.

Raise your hand for it, and fight for it.

(soulful vocals continue)

You have come all the way here to tell her this?

Raghav!

Boys can’t take break up these days and do all kinds of things.

Your wife is leaving you, and you are taking it so easy?

It’s not easy, madam.

I have no other option.

A while ago… you said something.

‘If there is anything, dad will take care of it.’

(sighs)

It became clearer to me then.

We belong to different worlds.

In school, when I was in Class X,

my dad promised me a cycle if I scored ninety percent.

In my Inter, he showed me a big college,

and promised me a bike if I got a free seat there.

I did all that.

I didn’t get a cycle or a bike.

That’s when I realised.

That my dad couldn’t even afford them.

We are like this.

We know how to dream.

How to slog.

If nothing happens,

we also know how to enjoy the journey adjusting ourselves.

So… it’s okay.

Go light on this.

Anandi, Aadi, Maya, Sri Sri, Jhansi, Baby…

(chuckles softly)

I spent six months with them.

I have lots of memories with them.

So, I will spend my time on those.

My life is not going to stop here.

Someday I will get married again.

I will have a daughter someday.

If I do get a baby girl, do you know what I will tell her?

"Look, honey!

Whatever you want in life,

whatever you wish to do, do it with all your heart.

If ever you encounter a problem, and want to turn back,

your dad will always be there.

He will always support you.” That will be my promise to her.

You... you guys take care.

Bye.

“Let me embrace you in fondness”

“Don’t move away from me again”

“Please, come to me, my moonlight”

“Stay with me like my breath”

“I shall wait a thousand lives for you For you alone”

Happiness…

“Just once, just once, I want to ask you”

“I want to send you with a bon voyage”

“You must smile at me for my madness”

Are you going to jump?

(soft music)

(melodious music)

(gentle emotional music)

This is my favourite spot now.

Quite nice.

Isn’t it?

But I like Paris. It’s beautiful.

I know.

Paris is my dream place.

I guess it will remain a dream.

But you should be in Paris by now.

What are you doing here next to me?

(suspenseful music)

IMMIGRATION

(gasps)

Huh?

What’s wrong with you, Priya?

(breathes heavily)

I want to fly.

I want to fly.

This is my life.

Let me live it the way I like.

I know there’s going to be a lot of problems.

But I am ready to face them now.

-Priya! -Mom, please!

You have done enough for me.

Dad!

I don’t want your fame, money, name… literally nothing.

I don’t want anything.

But…

however far I go, at some point of time, I will need you.

Promise me that you will be there for me.

-Yes, I promise. -Have you gone mad?

You have already disgraced us enough.

-No. -Why are you stopping me?

-It’s okay. -Look at what she is saying.

It’s okay.

-Let her go. -Tell her something.

-She is going. -Calm down.

-What? What? -Let her go.

(intense music build up)

Wow!

So, you have taken your own decision and you are here. -Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

“That there is a heart within”

What else?

-I guess you will fall for me next. -“I have known only now”

Raghav… thank you. “My dream has developed eyes and roams"

You know…

If you didn’t come and talk to me that day,

I would have gone back to my parents, and be in the same old cage.

But now?

-I have decided to fly. -“Yesterday wasn’t so beautiful”

You know what?

You have told me all this. “Whatever it thought”

So, I have decided to be with you in your house.

-“It has reached you this heart of mine” -Hey!

But you are not my husband.

Not even a boyfriend.

Friends…

may be… there is a possibility.

First, let’s communicate, then engage, and then see wherever it proceeds.

We will see what happens.

(uplifting music playing)

-Communicate, engage… -What happened?

This is what I told Anandi.

But she had asked me to kiss her.

By the way, I am Raghav.

I work for Make Your Trip.

Please, tell me about yourself.

I am Priya.

And I want to fly.

(uplifting music continues)

AFTER 24 MONTHS

Tsk… bah!

-Hello? -Hi, Raghav!

What is it this time?

What can I say?

We have been married for two years. But everything’s the same.

It’s the same mess in Chandanagar. And in Paris as well.

Hey, I have come to Paris to see the skyline.

But she is showing me stars here.

Raghav, calm down. Calm down.

As a Psychology doctor, my advice is…

Oh! Doctor, doctor! Please, please.

Reduce your fees and advice. Your patients will feel better.

(scoffs)

(laughing)

Look, bro.

Who is the expert in marriage here?

-Him. -Me.

You are definitely not. Surely no.

You can’t handle your own wife.

You want to give suggestions for someone else’s wife? Go away!

Rightly said, bro.

What I am trying to say is…

Hey, Chitti! Better stay silent, bro.

You pass all the bruises on your body for hickeys.

-Raghav… -Sir?

You may have solved a hundred personalities.

Huh.

But one personality… the one next to you.

No one can solve it on earth.

-Do you know what it is? -What is it, sir?

The wife.

Wife.

Wife?

-Wi-fi… -Who is it?

Sorry, sir. The wi-fi wasn’t working.

So, I cut the office call. That’s all.

Office call?

Yes, office call.

Nice, isn’t it?

Ouch!

Aadi!

(funky music) Anandi? Hmm? Who is it?

(laughing)

It’s just me, darling.

Why are you worried?

Playing with me, huh?

(giggling)

(upbeat music)