What the hell, man?
Even "Fair & Lovely" removed "Fair" from their brand name!
Why on earth is this client stuck on getting a fair model?
Yeah, yeah! I'll handle Rajeev.
You just get the infographics ready.
Just get the infographics ready!
Yeah. Send it ASAP!
Singapore R&D team is very confident.
The figures are in.
They are going to send a mail confirming the product is ready for launch.
And team, it looks like we finally have a product
that will make "Go Green" more than just a slogan!
Come one, man! We've been circling around the same point for ages!
The client is really hitting us hard!
Yes!
No, no! If we delay it…
Hold on. Hold on.
Yeah, Akku?
Yeah, yeah. I've ordered your roll.
Yes, the mushroom one.
Yes. Right. Okay.
Okay, okay. Bye.
Yeah. You were saying?
Yes. But taking somebody on the basis
of their social media following may be shortsighted?
Of course. The final decision is yours, Rajeev.
So, everyone, we have the new biodegradable
"Biggy Boo" diaper ready for launch!
-Well done, team. Congratulations! -Wow! Amazing!
Cheers to you, ya! You saw it to the finish line!
Thank you! Cheers again. Cheers!
I'm having tea but you can have whatever you want!
So, how did your PPM go?
God knows…
You know, earlier one could make out.
When you meet someone in person, it's easy to sense their energy.
Now you only see people on video in passport-sized boxes.
God knows when life will get back to normal!?
I don't have the answer to this million-dollar question.
But…
I could offer you a biodegradable diaper if you like.
-What? -If you like.
You got a confirmation from the Singapore team?
Congratulations, Akku! I'm so proud of you!
This means the diaper industry and the environment activists are gonna go nuts!
I know, right?!
Now you better shoot up from being Product Manager
to VP real soon!
So, I can retire and watch football all day long!
Que buen tiro!
So proud of you, baby!
Que buen tiro! Baby! Que buen tiro!
Koh Samui beach…
Nasi Goreng…
Chilled beer…
Moonlight swim…
Pulao?
Hi, Gaurav!
-Hi, Akriti, how are you? -Hi, Akriti.
Uh, I'm a little surprised to see HR here…
Akriti, the pandemic has had an adverse effect on our businesses worldwide.
Yeah, I mean, but it doesn't matter.
We still have an incredible new product ready to go!
And you've done a great job, Akriti.
But we've had a global mandate to adjust our overall operating costs.
And this restructure includes reducing staffing positions.
And a number of positions are being eliminated.
I'm afraid, we're going to have to let you go.
I'm sorry, what?!
Thank you for everything you have done here, Akriti.
HR will go over the logistics with you.
And they'll discuss the severance package with you as well.
Your last day of work will be the tenth of this month.
We've prepared the severance agreement for you to review
which will explain the benefits being extended to you.
We will be giving you a good recommendation, of course.
Okay.
No. It's okay.
It's nothing great.
Hey, listen, we've been at it for over an hour.
Let's take a bio break and reconfigure in ten?
Okay.
Akku?
What's wrong, Akku?
I just got fired.
What?!
What do you mean?
Are you sure?
Maybe there's a misunderstanding?
Okay, okay. Did they give any specific reason?
Pandemic…
But it's so random…
I'm so sorry, baby.
So, sorry…
I thought I was doing so well…
You were. You are!
Okay?
Look, you're an engineer!
You have an MBA as well!
You'll get a job anywhere!
Just make a resume
and put it on LinkedIn.
Talk to a headhunter.
It's not just about getting another job, Dippy.
I worked so hard on this project.
My self-esteem is just…
I feel like I got dumped!
Let me make a nice cup of tea for you.
I'll get some tea.
Akku, please don't take it personally.
At the end of the day, it's just a bloody job.
Not a relationship.
Companies keep saying, that "We're one big family".
But when it comes to the crunch,
they all bloody hide behind jargon!
You understand that, right?
Please don't get upset.
Okay. Just have this tea. Okay?
Shit! Sorry!
Can you hold this?
Shit! These guys are back on call.
I'll just get a napkin.
One second. Sorry!
Yeah, Mufti!
Just give me 15 minutes.
I'll get on the call. I know.
I know it's important. Just give me 15 minutes.
It's their loss. They don't deserve me!
Why are you worrying, Mom? I'll take care of things!
-Yes. -Yes, Komal.
Now that the product's ready…
it's only the marketing people who're important.
So humiliating.
These big companies have no humanity, Papa!
First, they exploit you and then they hand you a pink slip!
Should I make you some tea?
Do you have a holiday today?
It's just that you're always on the phone or the computer.
I lost my job.
What happened?
What happened, Usha?
Sister, please don't fire me.
What are you saying? Sit.
Let's sit and talk…
You are too much!
My family's condition is really bad these days.
I swear.
I am not sacking you!
Sure?
Are you sure you won't sack me?
Yes. Please stop crying!
Why are you thinking like that?
What do I say, sister?
Six months ago, my husband's boss cut his salary by half.
And the lady from Flat 102…
didn't pay me my salary for eight months last year.
She said I didn't come to work during the lockdown,
so why would she pay me?
But household expenses don't go down, do they?
No.
Sister, you just wait and watch,
you'll get a job very soon.
You're educated.
You went to college, that too a private one!
Let me make a nice cup of tea for you…
with ginger.
My fabulous concoction, not sir's lousy tea bags!
I'll just get it.
Hi.
Usha is coming tomorrow, isn't she?
Yeah, I just needed to do something.
Sitting around and overthinking is driving me crazy!
I ordered your favorite pizza.
Veggie delight with extra cheese.
What was the need to order from such a fancy place?
Come on, babe! We're not on the streets yet!
Look.
I know how you feel.
You don't.
You'll get a job, Akku!
And I still have mine, don't I?
Thanks for reminding me.
What do you mean?
I mean I know I'm the one without a job, not you!
Look.
I have some savings.
I'll break an FD…
There's no need.
We've always divided our expenses equally.
We'll just continue like that.
I understand what you're saying.
-But all I'm saying is that… -It feels like charity, Dippy!
Where does charity come in?
-We're married, right? -Exactly!
There's equal respect in marriage only when finances are equal.
Let's just not screw with that now!
Renting this flat in Parel was a mistake, Rakhi…
The rent sucks us dry every month!
And so many more expenses on top of that!
No, I'm sure we'll manage…
I don't know how, but we have to.
Of course, I'll pitch for the Dassler account!
Look, Mufti, I'm now running a single-income household, buddy.
I can't afford to slack!
Yeah.
Okay, buddy, just fix the meeting.
Yes. Next Saturday. Okay.
Superb!
Done. Done.
Just watch me. I kill it!
Thanks.
What the fuck!
What…
Are you okay?
No.
Yes. I mean
What are you doing?
What are you doing?!
I was trying to cheer you up, what else?
Put the timer on the AC.
It gets cold.
Why don't you make your resume?
Be more proactive, not reactive.
Usha could've done this.
Thousands of women clean fenugreek in the country every day.
"Mr. Single Income."
Is it necessary to twist every word?
I didn't say anything wrong, did I?
It was just a figure of speech.
Akku, I feel like you're blaming me, ya.
It's not my fault that you got laid off.
It's not my fault either, Dippy.
Hang on. You think it's my fault?
I don't know.
I don't know!
Maybe they had some other expectations.
Maybe they felt that you can't take it to the next level or something.
I don't know!
I just fucking delivered a product!
Environmentally sustainable and ready to launch!
I should have gotten a promotion or a bonus!
I know. I know. I am just saying that when one is a cog in the wheel…
A cog in the wheel?
What bullshit are you talking, Dippy?
All I'm saying is that employees are expendable, right?
They're disposable!
Like the fucking diapers?
Yes!
Apple got rid of Steve Jobs! Who the hell are you!?
Of course not! It's you and your job that are so amazing!
To sell a goddamn soap, just get a botoxed celebrity
who gets paid crores of rupees to stand against a green screen and say,
"Oh, my skin. My beautiful complexion. I love my skin. Did you try it?"
Of course, you're not a cog in the wheel, Dippy!
You're saving the nation, aren't you?
Shut the fuck up, Akku! You're talking bullshit now!
Of course, I'm the one talking bullshit!
Industries are packing up every day.
Factories, hospitality, retail are all hit by losses,
while millionaires keep turning into billionaires.
Fuckers hardly pay any taxes!
They cite every loophole and slip through the cracks!
And we middle-class folks work like dogs, pay our taxes,
and one fine day we get kicked out without warning!
You know what? That makes me feel like a fucking failure!
I'm reduced to a fucking statistic in the newspaper!
You're randomly ranting now, Akku!
Stop victimizing yourself!
The whole world is not to blame for you and you losing your job!
Of course, it is!
The way the world functions is screwed up!
Do you know that four out of ten women have been laid off in this pandemic?
That's nearly 50% of all working women!
While in "Work From Home", the woman's work never gets over!
Household work, office work, your work, my work!
Hey, hey, hey! Listen, listen, listen!
I do all my work, okay? Stop generalizing!
I do household chores!
I make tea, I cook, I do the laundry…
Wow! You should get a medal for being a decent-ass human being.
-Fuck you, man! -Fuck you too!
Who buys all the birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, Diwali gifts
for both our families?
Bloody hell, who reminds you?
I am like your notification for everything!
Who pays all the utility bills every month without fail?
Who even orders your goddamn underwear online?
And for God's sake, make something other than Maggi or omelet for once!
You know what your problem is?
You're a fucking control freak, Akku!
You want to make all the decisions all the time!
You want to be a superwoman all the bloody time!
Dippy!
If I don't do any of that, we'll be paying late fees on everything!
And your mom's going to think, "I cooked such a lovely dinner
and my daughter-in-law didn't even bring a gift on our anniversary."
Not that her useless son forgot about it!
Did I ever ask you to do any of that?
You don't ask but you have expectations, don't you?
Fuck…
I don't know what the fuck you want from me…
Nothing.
I don't want anything from you.
Go sell your soap and save the world.
Wow…
Why are we even together?
When will sister be back?
I don't know.
Did you two have a fight?
It's a pretty normal thing in my house.
But now, after twenty years, when we fight…
I just tell myself that I should let it go.
He is mine after all.
Hi, Mom.
Happy anniversary, son.
Yes. Thank you. Thank you.
So, what's the plan for the day?
No plan yet.
We just woke up.
Where's Akku?
She's right here.
Hold on.
Hello.
Hi, Mummy.
Thank you.
No, no, we're not going out.
The mask has to come off while eating, right?
Uh, Mummy, can I call you later?
Mom's calling.
Okay. Bye.
Hi, Mom.
Yeah, I saw your messages.
Yeah, we'll video call you later.
Yeah. Thank you.
Bye.
What's that?
Cake.
I'd ordered it a week ago…
for today.
I'd forgotten about it.
Which one is it?
Nothing special.
I think it's salted caramel with chocolate.
My favorite…
Should I open it?
This picture is from our Coorg holiday, right?
The one before our wedding?
Yeah…
Where you got stuck in the hotel washroom for an hour.
It took you an hour to figure it out…
and another hour to get it opened up.
Yeah, it was funny.
I'm sorry I was so thoughtless.
I'm sorry I took it all out on you.
But everything you said was right.
But the worst part is that they will replace you with some mediocre guy.
And I…
See, I know that there's room for improvement from my end, but…
I can earn a few brownie points, can't I?
I gave you a rough time, didn't I?
Actually…
I would rather argue with you than…
Than go out on a date with Scarlett Johansson?
-No. -No?
Of course not.
Should I make us Dalgona coffee?
It'll go damn well with the cake.
Hey! It's not that bad, okay?
I'll do the dishes too. I swear!
Listen…
doing dishes can't be my anniversary gift!
No way…
You get to choose your own gift.
Okay.
Check your mail.
Now?
Check it.
Okay.
Dippy, I was in MGPC for four years, not four and a half…
But your work was worth five years…
So cute!
Come on!
It's my turn?
Okay. I just have the right word.
-Feed me today? -Oh, yeah?
The other day you were dissing my omelet!
Well…
those are the perks of being best friends, baby!
-Cake time! -No! Stop it!
-Please. Please. Please. -I am going to eat your face.
Let's cut it nicely!
-Not cut! Stab it! Like that! -Please! Let's cut nicely!
Then I'm going to eat your face!
-What did you do?! -I'm going to eat you up!
I'm going to eat you up!
-Whoa! -Come here, come here, come here!
Happy anniversary to us!