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Thank you for coming. Bye.

Bye.

Wait. - What?

I have got to tell you something.

What?

Because I am a mother

I know hovv it feels..

...l think you should inform

Rajafs mother now..

Oh no, I can't believe

you of all people.

...you know what

Rajafs mother is like.

But she is his mother.

And she has every right to know.

In fact you should be sharing

this with your parents too.

You need their support.

You know what, lsh,

I know you have Aryan and Ayesha.

...and you are this great mother

with a super hectic life..

...and I have understood

that I'm not your priority.

Okay don't exaggerate now.

And I'm sorry I

couldn't come earlier.

But you should just forget

all this and just focus

on being positive..

...and having the faith.

Stop this patronising sh*t.

I'd like to see your positivity.

...if Dileep or Aryan were

on ventilator instead.

All this positive energy will

disappear in a minute

Have faith! Have faith!

To hell with your

'Have faith' bullshit!

You always had so

much advice to offer.

Now would be a really good time.

I don't know what I am supposed to do.

I really don't know.

Pankaja, all of those times I told you

that I have had no secrets from you..

I was not telling the truth.

Pankaja.

'.-

1984 December. We had this

major college reunion celebration.

...you had refused to come and..

...vvish I hadn't gone either.

Rohini was there.

You remember her? History Honors.

Long hair.

Nose ring.

Big bindi.

Handloom sarees. Later she

married that rich idiot from Delhi.

Well, Rich idiot

wasn't around either so

Rohini and I sort of

gravitated towards each other and..

We danced together

and talked about

old times and all that.

She knocked down three

or four drinks very quickly.

Then we started getting

a little sentimental

and she began to cry..

...so I tried to comfort her..

...before I knew it

I was holding her..

...and one thing followed another.

Pankaja

if you can hear me

I'm asking for your forgiveness.

I know you are going to recover.

I know you are going to recover. And

when you do,

I need you to forgive me.

And if you are not going to recover..

...l can't let you go

without telling you this.

It's been a weight on my heart

for thirty years.

I f***ed up.

I'm sorry.

Forgive me.

Come sit here.

I'll be back. give me two minutes.

Oye stop with the drama. please.

Come and sit here..

I'm sorry.

Don't be stupid.

I'm sorry actually.

Forget it.

It's all so bloody..

...f***ed up.

Bravo! You said the 'F' word!

I have missed you Shiv.

Just a few minutes back I realised,

that you are the only person..

...who gets me..

In a country of one billion!

And you don't even

know what Twitter is!

I know.

It's a..

...notice board.

Listen.

Do you think we can get

some booze somewhere right now?

You know when Pankaja

comes out of the coma.

...first thing she is going to say is,

'why is the bathroom so dirty?'

Well Rajat would just

switch on the snooze button..

...and go right back to sleep.

Lucky fellow.

You think people dream

when they are in a coma?

Maybe.

I don't knovv..

Rajat you ass!

You better be dreaming about me.

You will never know, will you?

I'm sure he is dreaming

about Deepika Padukone.

No.. he will be dreaming about you..

He is always ogling at girls..

Yeah? - Yeah.

If we are in a restaurant.

...he will flirt with the waitress,

like every time.

It's not like she is

going to sleep with you..

...she gets paid to tolerate you.

Men are just programmed differently.

Okay please enlighten me,

if you men ever pick

up the wet towel after you..

...will you be considered

less manly or what?

Well by the time you hit my age..

...you wouldn't bend down for a thousand

rupee note forget about the towel!

Once it occurred to

me that I should compare.

...the number of cosmetics between

Pankaja and I in the bathroom.

And I discovered that I only

possess one tooth brush and one razor.

While she has sity

seven bottles and tubes.

...and little round things

with mirrors and what not..

I don't get even an inch

of space to place my razor..

...between her numerous cream

bottles. night cream, day cream.

...morning cream.

all over the place.

...why doesn't anyone

make a 48 hour cream man.

...it will be a great invention.

So bad they are right.

Very bad.

Hey, this bar doesn't have any music?

You like..

LPS?

Oh my God, you really are old!

You?

Uncle, ls everything okay?

We heard noise.

Madam is worried.

Tell her

old man is drinking and dancing.

Oye Shiv,

ask the neighbours to join us.

Okay Uncle.

You want to join us?

No Uncle. Okay Uncle.

Finally understood.

Shh. neighbours..

So this is the secret

of your forty year long marriage?

Your sey vvife!

Isn't she lovely?

Hot is the word!

'Hot'!

You know I read in a science

fiction novel, that the future has.

...already happened in some

other dimension, or whatever.

So, whatever has to happen,

has already happened!

In our ancient scriptures,

they call it Karma.

Which means the operation

is already. done.

Ventilator is already disconnected.

Shh.

What?

Think I

just heard

Pankaja's voice..

Shut up! So stupid.

Don't say sh*t like that.

True love?

What does that even mean?

Like I would know.

You know I used to

think that it's like.

...having the courage

to let your loved one go..

...or to be able to accept

your partner unconditionally?

In running shoes or on a wheel

chain. it shouldn't matter, right.

But maybe it's neither,

you know.

It's not our decision to make.

Maybe.

I'm scared Shiv..

I'm scared too..

Don't worry Tara.

I will take care of you.

I'm here for you.

Always.

See I repaired the

light bulb too for you.

Hello.

Hello..

Hi Aunty..

Rajat.

...yeah this is Rajafs phone,

this is Tara.

Oh.. OK.

...l wanted to talk

to you about Rajat.

Hello Indira

Uncle..

Madam, look who is here..

Who is it, Indira?

Good morning, uncle.

- Good morning Nalini..

I'm sorry about the

noise last night.

That's okay Uncle,

I can sleep through anything.

Thank You so much

for sending the food.

It was really very kind of you

but I wouldn't be

needing it any more.

Is Aunty coming back?

No.. I mean,

maybe, maybe not..

...but I am going to

learn hovv to cook myself..

You will be fine Uncle..

Ma'am.. Good Morning..

Sorry to bother you..

Just one minute, please.

I have some paperwork for you,

just to transfer all the sickness

...payments to your name,

for the insurance and all..

...can you please sign..

Can I use your pen?

Sure.

Just initials right?

Rajat sir's mother is coming..

So nice!

I have told the company

people to leave you alone.

Girish, I just want to say

thank you.

You have been so helpful

to me and my husband.

...and I haven't exactly

acknowledged it.

You are the kindest person there is,

So..Thank You.

Please Ma'am, it's my pleasure.

Not pleasure. . like that.

I hope I have signed

everything okay.

Yes, it's okay

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