John F. Kennedy once said that change is the law of life.
Those who look only to the past and present
are certain to miss the future.
After Gautam left this office,
the cubicles, and the team in them
appear to have changed.
We are only ensuring to push the boundaries of AI so that our customers,
our consumers get the best user experience possible.
(applause)
I do feel that I am well-adjusted to this change.
As a Team Lead, my confidence and Vikram and the team's approach towards me
have undergone a positive change.
It is crucial to convert Glide Air into a client for Synnotech.
I was a bit worried. But now, post your mock presentation, I'm okay.
Thanks. But, Vikram, any feedback? Anything that I can do to improve?
I don't know how to say this but it was
99.9 percent there.
That's all right. We are good to go.
Well done, Piyush.
(pat)
-Shall we? -Yes.
Come on, move.
(zipper zips)
A great dessert is waiting for me at home tonight.
-All right, bye. -Come on, pal.
Smile, pal.
Even handwash kills just 99.9 percent of germs.
Relax. Come on.
Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer had quoted
Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
But after I heard Vikram's remark, I feel
despite doing what we love, why are we successful only 99.9 percent of times?
Why not a 100 percent?
As per my plan in life, I have achieved all that I had to.
Everything is perfect on the outside but something is amiss deep inside.
What is the missing 0.1 percent that we lose out on?
(phone ringing)
(indistinct people chatter)
-Lot of networking we can do... -Yes. Yes, pal.
Did I tell you about their benefits?
-Dental and all of... -I said...
-Every minute detail. -You need not spend a dime.
-Everything will be better. -What's happening, guys? Fill me in.
-Any alien invasion? -Who cares about aliens?
-It's an invasion of a different kind. -And the best, guys.
You didn't check the group, did you?
-He's always on mute. -Pal, check it.
-Buying stocks of PIC? -Show it to me.
This. Read further.
-Synnotech is one of the first companies rumoured to be acquired by PIC? -Right.
Can you believe it?
(exhales)
Truthtellerdaily.com. Guys, seriously.
This is the first time I'm hearing about this website. You guys bought this?
But its name has truth in its name. So, it must be true.
-Forget that. Piyush, aren't you excited? This is big! -Yes!
Guys. PIC has been my dream company.
It's another thing that I got rejected by it but
the article says it is rumoured.
If this turns out to be true, I'll make an offering to God.
You know, my in-laws taunt me for not working for a company like PIC.
This will actually be a dream come true for me.
Not just for you.
-It is a dream company for all of us, guys. It is one of the -Yes.
Top 500 companies in the world.
I heard that they provide accommodation for their employees.
Finally, I can leave my PG.
Guys! What's going on?
If I don't find you in your cubicle in two minutes,
you'll lose half your pay for today.
Guys.
Let's control our excitement and focus on work.
If that actually happens, it will be fantastic.
Also, if you people are happy, so will I.
Ever since Gautam was fired, hasn't he become
-extra nice? -And cheesy.
The ones who fall the first for propaganda
are the ones who regret bitterly. You know that, right?
Pal, you can't bear to see us happy, can you? (chuckles)
No. I can't bear to see you people getting misguided.
Really? How are we getting misguided?
-Yes. -You are simple-minded people.
-I am warning you. Don't you people understand? -What?
-Hey. -What?
Never mind. Tell us what the warning is.
After PIC is done with the acquisition,
you won't be treated as one of their employees. Do you know that?
-What? -You will still be an outsider.
Like a secondary employee.
-And what will you be? -Bro.
I am from the IT department.
I am an outsider here as well.
It is you who needs to worry.
(tense music playing)
(pat)
Pal, these are signs of a jealous person. Ignore him.
He can't bear to see us happy.
I am still in a happy zone. I won't have any negative thoughts.
Looking to be happy in others' happiness is the secret to being happy.
But if the source of that happiness is a rumour,
should we be happy?
(tennis ball taps)
-PP, you should pay me. -Why? You are the one losing.
It's because
you learnt from me and became a better team leader and are acing TT as well.
Don't be sad. It's my lucky day.
All days are lucky for you.
I heard about Glide Air.
Nice. You were at the right place at the right time.
How?
Before an acquisition, if a team lead bags a client like Glide Air,
he will become a star in PIC's top management.
Does that ring a bell?
Game!
(groans)
(puff)
Pal, tell me.
This Synnotech getting acquired,
is this true or is it a rumour?
Had there been no substance in this rumour,
the market wouldn't have been affected.
How does it matter to you? It is a win-win situation for you.
This is the most important client for Synnotech.
Let's wait for the conversion.
It'll happen, bro. You learnt from the best.
All right. See you.
Kalpesh was right.
I am at the right place at the right time.
But maybe I am only 99.9 percent there.
And what is it that needs to be done for the missing 0.1 percent
is something I have figured out.
PIC has not denied it publicly.
Why would they?
Sometimes, companies leak this information
on purpose to get a feel of the market.
Well, how much time will it take for the merger to happen?
Neha, it's not a merger. It's an acquisition.
Right. By when will it be done?
Sometimes, it takes years.
She's in a hurry to be an employee of PIC.
-No way. -Guys.
As of now, we are employees of Synnotech and we have a task at hand.
-Hi, Piyush. -Hi.
Morning. I have been thinking
that Synnotech needs Glide Air
but it is we who have Glide Air.
-Isn't that obvious? -I know it is but
I have a plan and that plan is not obvious.
Yes, it can be a game-changer.
Game-changer?
I was thinking that for the Glide Air presentation,
let us take a chatbot prototype for them.
And let's give it our 100 percent.
Solid idea, pal.
But see. In this time frame, we need extra resources.
Yes. Exactly.
For that, I have thought let's get a tester on board.
As and when we keep preparing the models, we'll run the tests.
If we face any problem, we'll attack it then and there. Right?
That's brilliant! Because all the features
-you spoke about, we can test them immediately. -Yeah.
We can do that. It's a good idea.
-Guys, let's do it. -Yes, let's do it.
Fantastic! Okay. What I'll do is
I'll talk to Vikram and he will
-assign a tester to us and then let's attack it. -Yes.
(knocking) Were you playing table tennis?
-Yes. -Listen. Take a look at this.
Okay. Chatbot and...
(footsteps)
Guys, I got the mail. A tester has been assigned.
-Oh! Cool. -Nice.
Some Dhwani Mehra.
(intense music)
One second. Dhwani Mehra?
Col. Dhwani? Pal.
Tell Vikram to assign someone else, not her.
Shetty, what happened? Who is she?
She is not a tester. She is trouble.
Nobody wants her in their team.
Don't you think we are assuming way too many things, Shetty?
Let her come. Let's see who she is.
-She won't be coding. We'll be doing that. -Yes.
-She'll just test it. -Pal, she has a reputation
for going out of the way to find bugs.
Whichever team she goes into
never meets its deadline.
Okay, but I think Vikram must have assigned her to us
after thinking it through.
Now, I can't go to Vikram and tell him to change the tester, Shetty.
Okay. You deal with it. You must handle her.
Hi. Sorry. I am a bit late.
Some last-minute bugs surfaced in my previous project
and I was in disaster management mode till now.
Dhwani. Dhwani Mehra.
Hi. Hi. I am Piyush. That's Shetty.
-Sunaina. -Hi. (clap)
-That's... -Okay. Great. Should we get straight into it?
Tea. Yes.
-Yes. Okay. -We can. Straight away.
So, the task is simple.
We are designing a chatbot for Glide Air.
And we think the testing should happen module by module
because we are on a very tight timeline.
And I think that would be a better process.
-Piyush? Right? -Yes.
Piyush, I know you are the team lead but I will report directly to Vikram.
Just so that we are clear about that.
-How's that... -But, Dhwani,
Piyush is the team lead.
It would be convenient for all if you reported to him.
-Communication will... -My job is not to look for convenience.
It is to ensure the quality of the code. So.
-I am sure but... -Sorry, Piyush. You were saying...
Yes. I was saying...
Yes. This is basically the overview of the project
and the programming language that we are going to use is Java.
Oh. Why not Python?
-Sorry? -Isn't Python the preferred language for tasks like these?
Yes, but my team's strength is Java.
But Python is simpler and a more
versatile language for modules like these.
Okay. I mean, if you have a problem with Java,
I'll talk to Vikram and get a new tester on board.
-Yes. -If that's the case.
Piyush, let's just get one thing straight.
Your team has to write the code.
You are going to face whatever problems arise.
It's just my job to point them out.
Don't worry about it. My team is quite experienced. So there won't be any bugs.
Yes. Definitely.
You know, how many times there have been
no bugs in a script submitted to me?
Zero.
I am saying this out of experience.
Okay.
I'll get a mail sent.
I'll mail the timelines to you and module-wise, I'll share them with you.
Okay. Great.
Looking forward.
-Us too. -Yeah.
-Why not... -I told you.
-What is she talking about, pal?
Guys, I am changing the timeline.
Don't tell us we have to work in a shorter time frame.
No. In fact, I am giving ourselves more time.
Wait. Why such kindness?
Because I think we should finish our modules and check among ourselves
and then submit them to Dhwani.
That will help us ensure there are no bugs in our script.
Pal, why add to our work just to satisfy your ego?
Shetty, now that it is Dhwani versus Team,
then let's win this battle.
Damn, Piyush.
You know I like this aggressive side of yours.
-I am game. -Let's do it.
-Yeah? -Let's do it, pal.
Thanks, guys.
(playful music)
It is said that meaningless battles are unnecessary distractions.
But for some reason,
I am liking this distraction.
(clap)
(button clicks)
Yeah. That's what I thought.
-There is a bug. -What?
Okay. That's not possible. We checked everything.
Dhwani.
You are serious?
Piyush, it is a low-severity bug.
-So? -So...
So, why are we pointing out random things?
It's not random. A bug is a bug.
My job is to point it out.
Fair. But if the functionality of the chatbot
is not getting affected, then I don't think it should be a problem.
The problem is that Glide Air's tech team will inspect this code.
And there too, it will be highlighted as a bug.
Dhwani, now I just feel that to prove your point,
you are finding problems because
I am pretty confident that we will get the client on board with this very code.
Yes. For sure.
Excuse me, Piyush. I am just doing my job.
If you have a problem with it, please take it up with Vikram.
(door opens)
(door closes)
Fine. I'll fix it, Piyush.
I'll fix it.
Dan Rockwell once said
Negative emotion motivates change.
Without negative feelings, you get more of the same.
In order to fix the negativity in me,
I tried to bring in some positive change.
But I don't feel positive.
(keyboard clacking)
(exhales)
(clack)
What are you doing so late?
My day ends only after you submit the revised codes.
Thankfully, I am not suffering alone.
Did you say something?
No.
(birds chirping)
(car approaching)
With each given input, the program is only going to learn more,
evolve more, and adapt itself to the customers' patterns.
So, by the end of it, it will know the customer really well.
So, we were all used to chatbots responding to text inputs, right?
So, what is it that gives our chatbot the edge?
Well, I am really excited to share with you our latest feature.
I'd love to showcase it to you.
And to make it more relatable, we are calling our chatbot Pushpak.
-Hello, Pushpak. -Hello.
-How may I help you? -Could you please help me with
the status of flight GA 2312?
Sure. GA flight 2312
is scheduled to depart from Mumbai airport at 1425 hours.
So, we are calling this new feature voice configuration response system.
And thank you so much for your patience.
With that, I would like to invite your thoughts and questions on the same.
By the way, the meeting went better than I expected.
-Yeah? Also, -Yeah.
the joke about Pushpak Viman was the cherry on top.
-Well done. -Thank you.
So, what's your read?
I think it's a done deal.
I have a friend in their upper management.
And he was sounding very positive. He'll confirm it by tonight.
-Yeah. -So, Vikram.
-Party? -Of course. I was about to come to it.
Dinner and... On me. Shall we?
-Yeah. -Yes.
-Thank you. -Yes.
We did it. This is the ending I wanted to achieve.
But still, it doesn't feel like a happy ending.
For some reason, I feel the 0.1 percent is still missing.
(upbeat music playing)
Shetty. It strikes 5 pm and he's eager to go home to his baby
and meet his baby. I say no, then I understand he's a married man.
But suddenly, every night,
they are staying back late
and I am thinking that they are making a case
-for A1 rating. -Then finally,
we had a full-fledged intervention.
We sat him in the middle and asked him. Shetty, you're staying back every night.
Is everything okay?
That is when we learnt his in-laws are at his place.
-He's scared to go home. -He's staying at the office.
And I have no idea for how long they'll be here.
Possibly because of that, the in-laws may give an A1 rating to him.
-Oh yes. -No.
Sir, that's not possible in this birth.
No, Shetty. When Synnotech will be acquired by PIC,
-I mean your in-laws will be happy then. -Yes. That's like...
Guys, I think let's not believe in rumours.
For now, the mutton chops here
are excellent. Most importantly, we should
-have a little. -Yes.
-I think we can order mutton chops. -So, what have you thought?
-Dim sum definitely. -Chops, dim sum, rasam.
-Chops, dim sum. -Dim sum. Rasam.
Is that Dhwani?
Oh hi. Sorry, I forgot to tell you all that I had invited her.
She's a part of the project, so, guys.
(footsteps)
Not again.
(cell phone vibrating)
Hi. Sorry. I am late.
No worries.
Piyush, congratulations. Vikram said the meeting went well.
-Yeah, I mean it was the team's effort. Thank you. -Yeah.
Oh, please sit.
What will you drink? We are just about ordering.
What is everyone drinking?
-Whiskey? Yeah? -Okay. Yeah.
Sir, three pegs with water and ice.
Oh yeah. Let's do...
-For the ladies. -I was thinking we can do some cocktails.
(glass clanks)
(pouring)
(shaking)
(music playing in the background)
Are you a smoker?
Then
what are you doing here?
Looking for bugs in the skyline.
I see no issue in the functionality.
Yeah.
Do you still think I pointing out that bug was unfair?
Are you expecting an apology from me?
No.
Not at all.
You were just defending your team.
I can understand why you are so protective of them.
Because it is my team.
I mean. Yeah.
I also learnt that you had to fire your best friend.
You know, there was more to it.
When I met you for the first time,
I felt challenged by you.
Okay.
But it was a good distraction.
Distraction from what?
From not feeling a 100 percent.
Means?
(soft music)
In life, there are many things that I have planned.
I have achieved many among them. So, it's all good.
I am ticking many checkboxes.
But I was not feeling content.
Just some...
Nobody feels a 100 percent content.
Yeah.
Have you heard Ghalib's poetry?
Desires are aplenty and each worth dying for.
I fulfilled many
but wish for more.
Are you Col. Dhwani or Poetess Dhwani?
I like Col. Dhwani.
At least it makes people feel challenged in my presence.
Yeah. Right.
-Yeah. -Sure.
Pal, it's the last order if you want to order something.
Umm, I am good.
-I feel like there's an... -Yeah.
I'll order something I think.
-What do you want? -I was thinking of...
-Little became big... -Fish fingers.
Pal, it's definitely not...
Okay. Yeah. Bye.
(glass clanks)
All okay?
Glide Air is not happening.
What?
But, Vikram, the presentation. It went so well.
It's not about the presentation.
They have learnt that PIC will be acquiring the firm.
Now, their concern is that management and policy changes will come in.
In fact, the cost of the project will go up.
(somber music)
Amidst all of this now, the bottom line is that
they don't want to place their bets on Synnotech.
No, one second. I am so sorry. I am not understanding this.
PIC acquisition. I thought you said that was a rumour. Is it...
Is it happening?
Keep this to yourself, Piyush.
This is not a rumour.
In fact, you know,
the people who are so happy with
PIC's acquisition, you know what they don't realise?
Is that it's not going to be rosy for Synnotech.
Glide Air is the first casualty.
What now?
Uncertainty. Unpredictability.
Who'll stay, who'll leave.
Nobody knows anything.
But I have thought of something for you.
You realise, right? That the road ahead is very rocky.
It's not going to be smooth at all.
So, what it means
is for you to start thinking from the management's point of view.
Start swimming with the sharks now, Piyush.
If you know what I mean.
Though it is a setback
but for some reason, I don't feel bad.
Perhaps, because I don't know what the future has in store for me.
There is an element of surprise in this unpredictability.
There is a challenge.
Perhaps, this is what was missing in my life.
Dhwani showed me the right perspective.
99.9 percent is greater than a 100 percent.
If everything is a 100 percent right,
there will be no scope for change.
The 0.1 percent or whatever that is missing,
that is what brings the challenge.
That is what brings the change.
That is what brings the excitement.
(intense music)
JFK was right.
Change is the law of life.
In fact, change is the life of life.
I don't know what kind of challenges I'll face in the future.
All I can hope for are exciting times.