God, life is so stressful right now.
It took Akshat three weeks of arguing
with the Snapgram team to get my account reactivated.
Now that it's back, my reach has completely tanked.
Please, fix my reach.
Please, please. And after that, boost my followers too.
Take the 'aarti'.
Please, God. Just do this for me. I'm so stressed.
Mom,
on the phone. Please.
Please.
Come on, Mom.
When I didn't pray first,
you always complained.
Now that I'm praying, you're glaring at me.
Don't be over smart with me in the morning.
I have to show 3–4 houses. I'll be late tonight.
Take the 'aarti'.
Let me apply the tilak (mark).
Take care.
Just you.
I'll be back.
Brother!
What are you doing? Let go.
I'll punch you.
-I'm not scared. -Don't be clingy.
I'm seriously running late. I...
Fine, all the best.
Look, I'm not your audience to fall for your words.
Okay, fine. Just hear me out. Please.
Those property videos you're making—they're great!
But show your face in them too.
The audience will connect better. Trust me.
What did you think?
Blocking me would stop me from knowing?
Look, I don't want to show my face, and speak broken English like you.
One second. What!
Broken English?
Brother, Nancy Tyagi,
you know she recently went to Cannes, right?
When she can go to Cannes' red carpet
and speak proudly in her own language in front of the whole world,
then why can't you?
Brother, speaking English isn't necessary,
just speaking is important.
I've seen four more Diwalis than you.
You're young, stay young.
-Alright? -Alright.
But all the best, and you'll have to take it!
Thank you, Akshat.
For getting our Snapgram account running again.
-Our account? -Yes, our account.
The account isn't just mine and Manav's,
without you, where would we even be?
Nice.
It's good to know that you value me.
Don't try to manipulate me.
Where's Manav?
He should've been on Live.
Akshat, look, I did call him,
but he's stuck in a meeting.
He's under a lot of work pressure right now.
Didn't you see his dark circles?
Even if the poor guy bathes in retinol,
-his dark circles won't... -Listen, Kritika, I don't care!
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
I understand.
This is really important for you, isn't it?
Because if our account runs successfully,
then your business will succeed.
And then you'll be able to tell your truth at home.
Kritika, people like us have to prove ourselves
to get accepted in our family and in society.
Success normalizes everything.
It shuts their mouths. And you know what...
It's okay. It's okay.
Fuck it!
-It's okay. -Anyway, let's get back to work.
From now on, we'll make roast videos.
But...
Okay. Forget it. Forget what I just said.
It'll be too much.
Let's think of something else.
-Hey Kritika... -Let me think.
Thank you for comforting me.
We're alone, so I can tell you this.
I...
Actually, wait. Hold on.
Get up.
What happened?
Okay.
Akshat?
I don't know how to say this.
Okay.
-Akshat?! -Kritika, I love you.
I really, really love you.
But Akshat, you...
-You... -Yes?
Feeling the pressure?
Seeing them makes you feel the pressure? Sit down.
-I'm explaining this. Sit, sit! -Sorry.
-Sorry, continue. Sorry. -What the heck was that?
Exactly! What the heck was that?
So basically... Please continue. Please, continue.
What actually happened was
a boy in Delhi publicly proposed to a girl,
and she rejected him.
Straightaway no.
Someone uploaded this video on Snapgram,
and then there were mixed reactions, just like now.
Now some people are saying...
...the boy is so sweet, he's so nice.
And the girl is a red flag. Horrible.
But some are saying that this was bullying, wasn't it?
So, basically,
what I mean is, if you had to propose,
you could've done it privately. Right?
That way, you'd have saved both her embarrassment and yours.
If your love is true,
you could've done it at home.
Why was there a need to do it publicly in front of everyone?
Love is love.
And why was there a need to turn a proposal into a spectacle?
You could've done all this at home.
This could all happen...
The problem is that people have blown proposals
out of proportion to the point where I don't get it.
Connection is important, not attention.
See you in my next video.
This is all you need to do. Like this.
This actually sounds a bit genuine too.
Who knows, because of our video,
some boys might gain a bit of sense
and some girls might benefit.
My beloved understood it.
Hey, bro!
-Are you all together? -Yup.
Bro, you should've been here.
Just 30 minutes earlier,
everyone had planned to have Chinese,
and that too with chopsticks.
Nobody is able to eat anything.
-Except me. -Bro, I taught you how to hold the gimbal.
You should've taught me how to use chopsticks.
I don't even like holding it.
What happened?
Baby...
Oh, you mean chopsticks!
Yes.
-I thought... -Brother!
Brother!
-Will you have khichdi? -No thanks.
This colour doesn't look quite right.
The taste isn't good either.
I miss you guys.
We miss you too.
Here in the office...
I don't want to do the Ranveer Kapoor Tamasha cliche thing, but...
You guys, that life...
You were my Croatia.
Wow!
Not Croatia, Corsica.
Double wow.
Tejal, you're so innocent.
It's not Croatia, it's 'qureshia'.
I learned it in my 10th-grade Home Science class.
I still have those designs in Shimla.
One better than the other. I'll bring one for each of you too.
Eat your food, dear.
-Yes, I'm eating! -Please, Deeksha, eat your food.
Tejal's just showing off her Geography knowledge.
One second. There's a huge difference between Croatia and Corsica.
Show off!
Croatia is a country,
and Corsica is an island on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
It doesn't matter which coast it's on.
How does it matter?
I'm not going anywhere.
If I even take a one-minute loo break in the office
Mathur keeps count.
By God, there should be so much feminism
that there's no male boss left.
Manav, I forgot to tell you.
Every video is getting a minimum of 2 million views.
There are new followers coming in,
and new and edgy brands are reaching out.
If you were here,
we could have sat together and come up with something.
-Bro... -Yeah?
You could sell life insurance to the one who's dead at a funeral.
True.
True?
At least there, I'd still bring some value.
What flag are you planting there!
Kritika told me... Oh, hi.
Hey Kritika, long life.
Kritika told me you keep changing the fonts there.
Come here. Don't start with the loan talk again...
If you were an influencer,
poor Tejal would be flying business class to London.
No, please. Don't give me this loan drama.
-Please, I beg of you. -Okay, enough.
You guys carry on, I need to talk to Manav.
Okay, bye. Love you.
-Love you, bro! -I said it first.
You look sad.
My best friend seems very happy
hijacking my sister, my friend, my manager.
Before I came into your life, you were very lonely, right?
Yes, absolutely.
I used to wander around like a witch in Chandigarh.
And like Betal, I used to latch onto anyone I could
saying please be friends with me, become my friend, please.
If you miss us this much, come back!
Then I wouldn't have to make these rant videos alone.
As Akshat says,
'Views are coming.'
Well,
but ethically, it feels very wrong.
Blowing up someone's one-time mistake on social media like this.
It feels opportunistic.
Survival often makes a person selfish.
We can kill anyone to survive.
Sometimes, we even end up killing our own thoughts.
Isn't it?
I know.
Right now, you're killing your own thoughts
and forcing yourself to work
with a distracted mind.
That's true.
Ethically killing someone or killing your own thoughts,
both are wrong.
Look, it's better if we don't talk about ethics at all.
Fake boyfriend.
What happened? Why are you quiet?
I want to come back.
I really want to come back.
I can't focus at all.
But I can't come back.
I know.
That's why I haven't been pestering you.
You're coming to my birthday, right?
Manav?
You're coming to my birthday, right?!
Kritika, your birthday is in the middle of the week.
-How can I come? -Manav.
I don't know. I don't know anything.
Go and tell Mathur
that it's an operation, hernia, say anything.
But you're coming.
Okay. I'll try.
I miss you, man.
My fake boyfriend.
I miss you too, Kritika.
My fake girlfriend.
Alright, bye.
I know you don't have to work hard in a collaboration,
but at least you could've written the birthday girl's name.
Look at her, she's upset.
We haven't been told about this, sir.
Okay, thank you for everything.
You guys have so many followers,
and still, I can't believe all this is free.
My mom doesn't believe it.
She says, how can you get things for free like this?
She says after coming to Chandigarh,
her daughter has become a thief.
If I had a shop, I wouldn't give anything to anyone for free.
It's not free!
Okay? This place is getting exposure.
You see, the brand; they're not stupid.
It's business.
Good to know that even my birthday has turned into business.
My mom says something else too.
She says if work keeps going on my birthday,
then work keeps going on the whole year.
And my work is still going on.
So many views on reaction videos.
Look, don't say now that it's not creative.
I don't care about views anymore.
So why are you sulking, ma'am?
Because I miss Manav.
He said he'd come to my birthday.
But his boss, you know...
This time, I'm with Akshat.
The problem is not his boss,
it's his job.
I know he's doing all this for you, but...
Thank you for making me feel guilty.
Stupid!
You have some dreams, right?
Your brother is trying to fulfil all those dreams.
That's what families do.
He's not doing anything special.
Is your health okay?
Such things don't suit your character at all.
That's why I don't try to be a good person. Thank you.
-Guys, let's cut the cake. -It feels weird
cutting the cake without Manav.
Call him again on video call.
I tried. His phone is off.
-Get down. -Naman.
Manav!
Oh, darling brother is here!
Let her go.
It's been a long time since we met.
Wasn't this a bit too dramatic?
Happy birthday!
You're here!
Mathur let you go.
Mathur didn't leave me.
-I left Mathur. -Meaning?
-Meaning... -Manav!
Bro!
-Give me a hug! -My brother!
-I'll give you a kiss! -No, no.
Wait, wait.
After this, the announcement I'm about to make, after that.
So, the thing is I've decided to take
a sabbatical in my career.
Sabbatical...
Oh!
Kritika and Manav use heavy words to show off at times.
Very funny!
Bro, you...
Take tissue, take cream because after I tell you,
you'll need it.
Bro, I'm ready to create content for a whole year.
Yes, bring any video.
Reaction videos, Disagree videos,
funny videos, anything xyz...
I'm ready to do it. And Kritika...
What was Kritika saying? What will happen if I reveal my face?
Should I show it now? Should I tell everyone I'm Manav?
-Hello, guys! -Hey!
We'll get paid for this.
See.
-And you're not joking. -Why would I joke?
I'm telling you, we'll create full power content, but
-not for free. -Not for free.
-Only paid collaborations. -Only paid.
I'll give my 100 percent,
-then we'll see what happens. -But are you sure?
Forget about what they're saying.
Look, Manav, you think I'm a blood-sucking, money-hungry person.
Bro, with those eyes, you do look like it.
Looks right.
Look, I've shove so much money in your mouth
that you'll feel like a personal stripper.
You'll dance for me, Juliet!
You'll dance! Shots on me!
-Shots on me! -What are you saying?
Giving shots at a free party. Cheapo.
What do we care? We just want to drink. Come on.
What happened to you? Why are you upset?
Are you sure?
This isn't your personality, Manav.
Your dreams are very different. I mean,
why are you doing this?
Kritika, what's in the office?
Suck up to the boss the entire day,
no respect, no money, no clout.
-The fun is here, man. -And Tejal?
What about the loan application?
It got rejected.
Firstly, I'd like to extend my apologies
for the recent oversight that occurred on our recent project Delodils.
It was a lapse in my judgment
and I take full responsibility for not
meeting our usual high standards.
Sure. Thank you.
Good afternoon, sir.
-Manav, right? -Yes, sir.
Why did I call you?
Alright, the loan application. Take a seat.
Got rejected.
Sorry, sir?
-Why? -The loan application got rejected.
Why, sir? I mean, what happened?
I guess since you're a new employee,
the bank rejected it because of that.
That's it.
Sir, I definitely agree that I am a new employee.
But I work even harder than the older employees, sir.
Manav, I decide the rules.
You know, right?
What happened, I've told you.
I understand, sir.
Sir, but this loan is for my sister's UK admission.
I've sorted everything out, sir.
Sir, if this loan doesn't go through,
it will cause a huge problem.
I will work hard, sir. Please.
Please, try to understand. If you put in a word, I think
we can work something out, sir.
Please, I will work hard, sir.
My goodness. I hate this brain drain.
You know what, Manav.
We need to change this mentality.
Don't we have good universities in India?
Sir...
What mentality are you talking about?
I don't understand.
Sir?
You work in a UK multinational.
When you talk to Brits on the phone, your tone changes.
I am also requesting you, sir.
Please! Please, sir. We can do something.
That's called corporate talk.
So, doesn't it apply with juniors?
Tell me.
You're crossing your boundaries, Manav.
I'm a bit stressed out, sir.
Actually, there's a lot of tension at home.
And my sister also wants to go to the UK for studying.
Sir... Sir, please.
I beg you, sir.
I'm requesting you, sir.
Please, please. You must be able to do something, sir.
Listen, Manav. I understand where you're coming from
but you also have to understand that
I can only understand.
Sorry to bother you, sir.
I'll send you the reports with the fonts changed, sir.
I feel like a failure.
You work so hard for something, chase it so much that it...
I'm really sorry.
I genuinely wanted to send you to the UK.
I couldn't.
I'm really sorry.
You... Please, take out your anger on me.
Scold me, hit me. Do something, please.
Please.
It's your mistake.
If you wanted to make it an emotional moment,
you could've at least brought a cold beer!
Honestly, this is a blessing in disguise, brother.
I mean,
I truly didn't want to go to the UK.
Who lives between whites and wannabe Desis?
That was your dream, so I had to fulfil it.
By the way, for plan B,
I had applied to all the Top B schools in India.
How smart.
What? Say thanks.
You'll get through cheaply.
You're saying this to avoid hurting me, right?
To make me happy.
No.
You know, I'm the world's first lucky sister
who has to focus on her own happiness
to make her brother happy.
Because you're happy only when I'm happy.
Isn't it?
I'm sorry.
And what's with abroad!
I've got my whole life ahead of me, someday I'll definitely go.
That's true.
Let me say something.
These dreams of mine, with you,
don't take its pressure henceforth.
Because every child in the world is making this mistake.
Taking the pressure of their parents' dreams.
Taking the pressure of their elder siblings' dreams.
Taking the pressure of society!
You don't have to do that.
Okay, brother. I won't. Promise.
Now give me a cold beer, please.
And don't stop me today.
-Promise? -Promise.
Manav, I'm asking again.
Are you sure?
I'm 100 percent sure.
I've fully made up my mind that I want to
dedicate one year to content creation.
If everything goes well,
I'll be living my best life with my best friend.
And if not, I can always go back to being a CA.
No, no. What do you mean?
Listen, I want to butt in. Sorry.
Bro, you're always going to butt in, right?
Naman...
Hello.
Okay, okay.
Naman, 2010 called, they want your casual homophobia back.
-Alright. -Good one.
Guys, believe me,
we'll kill it.
100 percent, bro.
I'm saying it, we'll kill it!
But I think
looking at Kritika, it seems like
she doesn't want me to do this.
If you say so, we won't do it.
It's going to be so much fun, Manav.
It's going to be fun.
-For sure? It will be fun, right? -Yes.
It'll be so much fun, and that too with my best friend.
And...
Nice.
To content creation.
-To views. -To money.
To success!
Cheers!
-Deeksha... -Cheers!