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what she said made sense.

Even you've got to agree,

last night was messed up.

I mean come on,

It was BAD!

Not bad?

You've gone deaf!

- What?

- You're GONE DEAF!!!

TONE DEAF! You've gone deaf moron!

I'm handling the producers here,

holding them at bay.

Look dude,

Anurag is a cool guy, he's a dude,

But don't think he'll

wait for you forever.

Charlie, come on, relax!

It's a temporary problem,

I'll be okay.

What do you think this is,

a freaking dent on the car?

You're barely even able to follow

this conversation man!

Here's my advice mate,

Go see a doctor.

Charlie, I have an idea.

I think I should go see a doctor!

What do you say?

Mr. Kaul,

tell me about your lifestyle.

It'll be best if you're perfectly

honest with me.

Do you smoke?

Cigarettes?

Yep! - How much? - 1 pack.

2 packs on gig days.

And... alcohol?

Drinks, Mr. Kaul?

- I like drinks.

- Lovely. How many?

Two, four...

sometimes up to six. - Six?

Wait, does this include beer?

Of course.

Even beer gives you a high, right?

Do I count a bottle

as one peg or two?

Two, let's say two.

Say Fifteen -Round figure.

- 15. Hm...

What about drugs?

What kind? - Ayurvedic...

grass, weed... the stuff babas do.

Anything else?

I tried Heroin,

but it didn't suit me.

- Why?

- I was too drunk at the time.

Hmm... must've gotten mixed.

Ecstasy pills.

I have a rule with those

party drugs only at parties.

Anything else?

Nope... Never tried Cocaine.

Too expensive, you know.

Tell me something,

Why are things that get made

in a lab, so costly?

Cocaine is super expensive, isn't it?

Ya...

So... what about, like... sex?

Do you practice safe sex?

You should meet my girlfriend.

Even a conversation with

her isn't safe.

Do not give up...

You'll reach eden by treading

the path of thorns.

Do not give up...

You'll reach eden by treading

the path of thorns.

O wanderer...

O wanderer...

O wanderer...

O wanderer...

Mr. Kaul, the human body has

incredible regeneration skills.

Cut to the chase Doctor.

What's wrong with me?

- Look, don't panic but... uh...

You're going to lose your

hearing completely.

It's just a matter of time.

You have something called Tinnitus.

It comes from prolonged exposure

to loud sounds.

Your right ear is completely useless,

but the left is still about 30%

functional at the moment.

I'll explain.

Mr. Kaul, this... Mr. Kaul.

This is your cochleae,

and this basically reads the

vibrations picked up by the ear,

and translates them for the brain...

so you understand the

sounds you hear.

Now this cochlea is filled with

a fluid which is leaking.

I think it's uh... hereditary.

Can't we plug the leak...

Like with an M-Seal or something?

It is an extremely delicate area.

There isn't much we

can do surgically.

You are going to have to extricate

yourself from your

professional environment.

No music?

I'm afraid so.

Mr. Kaul, I only have one

piece of advice for you,

Absolute silence to

preserve the fluid.

There is a chance that your

hearing gets better.

Like I said, do everything you

can to rejuvenate your body.

Quit smoking,

drinking, drugs, all that,

And you'll have to get

proper hours of sleep.

Is there nothing you can do, doctor?

This is a hearing aid,

but only use this when you have to.

How could we have figured?

Music is always blaring in

the studio or the club.

He'd stare at the screen

like a maniac...

we assumed he was high.

- Professional side effects.

Raunak's ailment is quite a common...

one among DJs and musicians.

Especially rockstars...

like Pete Townsend.

And of course,

Beethoven, the greatest composer...

He finally turned deaf. - Neither

companion, nor a reason...

this is your test of fire.

Neither companion, nor a reason...

this is your test of fire.

Do you know what your problem is?

It's become imperative for you to...

entertain people all the time.

You're always performing for them.

You've got too used to people

around you, music and crowds.

It's become your addiction.

And if you don't have that,

you need this right.

Drink it.

I have to quit it all...

And I can't with you around.

Let nobody stop you...

calling out to you.

O wanderer...

O wanderer...

Do not stop...

Should I tell your mother?

She won't like it.

I've kept this from everyone,

Biscuit, Banjo, Shonali.

Some inheritance he's left me.

Thanks dad!

Okay sir, thank you, sorry again.

Anurag's producer on the line.

That was Anurag's producer,

on the line.

What did you say?

Same old line. That you're going

through some personal darn.

That all geniuses function

the same way.

Charlie,

You know what the doc told me?

- He's asked me to rest my ears.

I won't be able to work for a while.

What do you mean?

Charlie,

This is my only hope

for getting better

that I rest my ears, completely.

Please!

Rest? Rest!!!

What the hell else have you been...

doing for the past three months?

Look, they've finished shooting

their dialogue scenes,

Now they NEED the songs.

And all I know is that you

HAVE to deliver it!

The producers even revised their

shoot schedule for you,

You spoilt brat!

And you know exactly what

happens to our contract,

if you don't deliver

this time around.

And the huge advance

we took for this job

is blown to dust... on your vices!

You don't DJ anymore, so that

stream has run dry as well.

I don't care. You just have

to finish this project.

You think I haven't

thought about this?

This isn't easy for me either,

but it's the question of

my entire bloody life.

I, me, mine, my life...

You are the most self-centered

rogue I've ever seen, Raunak.

I don't care what you do after

this project is finished,

but you got to get this done.

You want to rest, rest it out.

You want to kill yourself,

be my guest.

It's just a couple of weeks...

get into the studio and wrap it up.

This is nonsense dude!

Why so grim mate?

Let's finish this song and

get the hell out of here.

Hello!

Do you have any values?

What bullcrap is this man?

We've kept our traps shut

this whole time.

Taken your nonsense, your whims,

all that to listen to this darn mix?

- What?

- Are you frigging deaf?

You're deaf?

Almost.

Since when?

Been a while.

And it's getting worse.

Why didn't you tell us?

What would I have said?

It was my secret man.

No one goes around broadcasting

their impotence now, do they?

Right ear's totally out,

There's no hope.

See, nothing!

There's some hope the left

might recover though.

But I've got to be careful.

This hearing aid helps a bit.

But the doc has asked me to

use it only in emergencies.

I can hear a bit with this.

- What?

- Man, he just... he just...

Same darn, another day man...

let's go.

No... no!

This life... that we are living,

this life that we have...

This is... the lovely colours... and

beauty...

There is a little sorrow!

A little bit of happiness...

A little bit of sorrow...

A little bit of happiness,

this is... this is... the shadow

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