Noor Page #2

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Hah! Urban legend.

I'm not in the mood

to go anywhere today.

Z...

Yeah.

Can't we stay at home

and watch Game of Thrones?

Absolutely not!

It's your birthday.

The world will end sooner...

than this geyser ever getting fixed.

No... hello...

Bye!

Noor, it's your birthday.

I am not going to let you

sit here and feel sorry for yourself.

I hate my life!

Why do you crib so much, Noor?

Why do you always see problems?

You must learn to

count your blessings too.

But there are problems, Z...

My peanut salary and

my last two stories...

Yuck!

I want to get into issue-based

broadcast journalism...

and look at what I am doing?

What are you doing in Mumbai, go to Delhi.

Please.

People in Delhi keep groping you.

At least someone will touch you.

Mumbai is unexciting, Delhi is unsafe!

Is there any place on this earth

which is exciting according to you?

You're attracting all this

negativity in your life, Noor.

Happy Birthday!

Yes, Saad.

Happy Birthday.

Saad Sehgal! The other 1/3rd of me.'

Spent his childhood in London.'

Saad's dad was a classy man.'

He took him to the finest

restaurants in the world.'

When Saad was just 12,

his father passed away.'

And his mother brought

him back to Mumbai.'

That's when the three of us met.'

Zara, Saad and me,

we became the Three Musketeers.'

Childhood friends.'

The three of us is all we need.'

Or should we say...

we three are not a crowd.'

Back to Saad.'

So Saad used his inheritance... '

To open a restaurant in London.'

But he never took me there.'

In fact, I am convinced

that this is just a front...'

to pick up hot girls.'

What time is it in London?

Video.

No.

Why?

Because I am ugly.

That bad?

Dangerous.

Listen, switch to video...

or I'm flying down tomorrow.

Saad, I am really

not interested right now.

I know you'll ask me for a tip...

to break up with

one of your floozies.

And I am not in the mood, please.

Noor, please.

Like I need your help.

But seriously... one of my

ex-girlfriend staned stalking me.

I've no idea what to do.

So just come here.

It's Zara's gig as well.

And get me a crate

of Old Rum as well.

Dude, I am flying down from London...

not some Army canteen!

Can I get you better

rum than Old Rum?

There's no rum better than Old Rum.

Wow...

You look interesting!

Where's my baby?

"Oh 3" Dad...

I better go.

Bye.

Bye... see..

Go... your papa's calling you.

I think I am invisible

except for the fact...'

Come my baby, don't you hardly eat...

Why does Papa pay

attention only to Dimpy?

And why not me?

Dad...

Why doesn't anything

ever get fixed in this house?

Why do people in this

house always complain?

Because the geyser's

broken for three days.

Malti was supposed

to get an Electrician.

Let Malti come first.

I think Malti is secretly French!

Her work-life balance is really good.

She works for only 4 days a week.

She's made 'kheer' (sweet porridge).

'Kheer!'

How about I get a bowl for you?

I hate my life!

So this was it.'

28th year of my life

on this God-forsaken planet.'

You know, there are some days

when I feel I've hit rock bottom.'

In fact... I'm so low,

that there's no bottom.'

Except for my own bottom.'

And at the rate at

which it's growing...'

pretty soon it will

have its own pin-code.'

Mam!

Bye, dad. I am taking the spare car-key.

Why?

Don't ask, long story.

Anyway, the electricity

bill and money's right there.

Remind Malti to pay it.

All the other kids

pay online these days.

So how long have you

been walking on your hands?

About 8 months, madam.

And you... never lose balance?

It keeps getting better.

Actually my Guru has said...

Just a minute. Hold on...

Yes, what?

Hi, Sunny.

Thanks for joining us today.

"Thanks for coming in,

in spite of the rain."

And in spite of

being it my birthday.

Ahh... happy binhday?

Thanks.

So Sunny... do you feel more accepted

in this industry after that interview?

Yes, I do feel that...

and, I've just signed 5 movies.'

Yes, people are taking

me more seriously.

And I've just signed...

What's that on the screen?

That's me!

What are you doing on screen?

It's not what it looks like?

Like what?

It's not that I don't take my work seriously?

Really?

What do you think? I've some

secret debauched night life...

with lots of sex and drugs?

Looking Like that?

Drugs, perhaps? Sex, doubtful.

Do you know what the truth is?

You don't have any

respect for your work.

How can I, she's a bloody...

She's a woman!

She's a strong woman who

accepts herself the way she is.

She has no regrets in life.

And she has totally re-invented

herself from scratch.

And that's why I'm

not surprised that...

she has the whole nation

in the palm of her hand.

And our male population has something

else in the palm of their hands.

First do something with your life...

and then judge Sunny.

You know, honestly Shekhar...

it's not even about Sunny!

This month I've kept 6 well-researched

stories on your table...

which is about the real problems

of the real people of this city.

My problem is why?

Why are we doing the same old,

done-to-death stories...

which the other media are doing?

Because Noor...

media is the mirror of the society.

It's not my fault that

the city wants to see her...

and... not him.

Hi, Saad.

Hey, Noor.

I can't believe that

you're saying this, Shekhar.

Listen, I am at the airport

you were supposed to pick me up.

You want to do this later?

Hold on!

Actually, can we?

Who do you think you are?

Where did you get this attitude?

Were you born with it...

or did you take a class?

I am a University topper, Shekhar.

I have brains.

If you have a problem with us...

then why do you show

your face here every day?

Don't come.

That's the plan...

it's what CNN wants too.

CNN?

Yeah...

And they are going to

give you war-reporting...

based on your experience in features?

Yeah, they finally called me back.

Good luck with that, Barkha!

Thank you.

Can you drive any slower?

Or we might actually get there?

Who told you to bring the rains along?

Okay man' why you bang so Ago?

You didn't get me Old Rum either.

A well-known CNN reporter like you

is arguing over a bottle of Old Rum.

There's no CNN.

I lied to Shekhar.

Are you mad or stupid?

Apparently both.

No BBC... No CNN..'

I don't even have my job now.'

Bank Balance under 155$...

and neck-deep in EMls.

Very slim chances of

having a boyfriend now.'

I would've been better

off married to Rahul Parekh.'

Rahul... Noor...

Noor... Rahul...

I've heard so much about you.

All true, I swear.

Rahul's here from Boston.

Holiday?

University. Economics.

Harvard!

Harvard!

Meaning beauty and brains.'

Hashtag lifeset.'

I thought if not love,

at least I'll get some action.'

With Rahul I would feel like a Diva.'

And this high life,

I could get used to.'

No matter how hard I tried, but...'

it was hard to fit in

Rahul Parekh's life and Zara's jeans.'

Despite all of this,

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