Bhaiya!
How are you, bhaiya?
You've become fair, Toni!
I've moved to Indiawith my wife and daughter.
Whatever the issue is between you and Dad, I'll sort it out too.
Let's talk it out.
Let's not, Toni.
Your heart will break.
Jimmy bhaiya!
Can I join you?
Why? Don't you wanna play video games?
If you're not going, I won't go either.
Come on, I've got a deck of cards.
I'll teach you an awesome trick, Toni.
Do you need any help?
Yes, please.
I'll manage.
Thanks.
So, are you fulfilling your acting goals
by taking people's auditions?
When I see actors better than me auditioning,
I pick up tips from them.
My auditions have improved.
When are you making your debut?
I don't know.
But this is fun.
Oh, wow!
So, you're chasing "fun" now too.
You're saying that as if you feel sorry for me.
No. I'm feeling sorry for myself.
Why?
I tell everyone that I need
money, followers, and fame in life.
But you know, there's a problem here.
If I don't accomplish these things, it will be evident
that I've failed.
But spiritual concepts like fun,
artistic satisfaction...
"Find joy in the journey..."
These are the things one should chase in life.
There's no way to measure success or failure here.
Just say, "I'm having too much fun!"
These were my only life goals, and that's why I'm successful.
See you.
I'm hosting a party tomorrow. Please come.
I have 500K followers now.
My proof of success.
- You okay? - Yeah.
Well, I have proof that I'm having fun.
I don't need anxiety pills to fall asleep.
That's a bloody medical thing!
How can you even say something like this, man?
Oh! You're back!
- Oh, wow! Having a party? - Your pint is in the fridge.
Ashvin bhai...
did you manage to sell your film script?
I finished writing the script for my new film today.
This is me celebrating typing "The End."
Hey, you!
Do you think I'd celebrate with just a pint if I sell my script?
I'll run naked on Versova Beach that day!
Just tell me in advance, though.
I won't go to Versova Beach that day.
Don't wanna see me naked?
Can you see his naked face?
What have you done to him?!
An actor has to get naked, Ashvin bhai.
To step into another character, you have to shed everything.
Yeah, you made me shed everything!
And don't give me that acting philosophy crap now.
Just get me confirmation for the ad.
Dumbfuck's preaching to me.
So, how did it feel typing "The End"?
Man!
I don't know.
It felt very different finishing the script this time.
Either I've written a masterpiece,
or it's a complete pile of crap.
Send it to me. I'll read it.
By the way...
we need to transfer the rent to Uncle tomorrow.
I'll transfer the money to you tonight.
Bro!
Will you be paying this time?
- I don't think so. - You manage this time.
That will add up to four months, including this month's rent.
- Eighty thousand. - Anything else?
I'm saying this so that you're aware as well.
I also have limited funds in my account.
- No, no, no! - You are not just saying it.
You pity me
for just bumming around on a couch, mooching free beers.
You thought of ruining my mood by bringing that up.
I haven't paid rent for four months.
My naked face is bothering you.
Bhai, why are you stretching this out?
Just tell him when you'll pay him back. That's all.
Well...
I'm waiting to hear back from two or three auditions.
- I'll pay after that. - Which auditions?
You stepped out of the house today after two months.
Dude, you're constantly breathing down my neck.
You even keep tabs on when I take a dump or a leak.
Whether I've sent my audition or not.
Don't expect a response from today's audition.
Why?
Did the client reject it?
You must've had some unresolved issues.
Tarun refused to send your audition.
You didn't send the audition?
Asshole, why did you even call me for an audition?
Hey!
Why the fuck did you ask me to shave my face and look like some floozy?!
Generally, Tarun doesn't follow up on the auditions sent.
And...
you probably pulled some bullshit on him.
He clearly mentioned
that you have an attitude problem.
Call him! Call that bloody Tarun!
Ask him, what attitude problem do I have?
Call him now, asshole!
I'm an actor.
I'm way fucking better than everyone out there!
That's why I don't go for auditions.
You bloody casting people fuck us over,
just to fit your damn roles. You assholes!
You think I don't knowwhy you joined the casting company?
Yes.
We are fooling you.
So?
Out of a hundred places, only one would do things fairly.
At the other 99 places, you'd just get screwed over.
So?
He has written five scripts in the last five years,
but hasn't sold a single one. Is he crying?
He writes ads,
jingles for ads, and script dialogues.
That's how he makes money,
pays his rent, and treats his friends to beer.
I have an audition tomorrow.
And I've come to know that it's fixed.
So, do you think I won't go?
I will.
I will go,
and I will smack my bad luck right in the face.
I will hit it hard until I defeat it!
I'm not going to sit around at home, moping like you.
"I'm so damn talented! Come on...
come home and pick me!"
Yeah, talk louder, man.
Come on.
Be louder. Scream.
- Hey, writer! - You should also scream at me.
I'm not able to pay the rent after all.
I've already been declared an asshole.
No issues, man.
Once I get my security deposit, I'll give your money back.
Time to leave the fucking heartbreak city.
And you both should move to a different house.
I've not seen anything good happening to anyone in this house.
The writer couldn't sell the script. The actor couldn't land a role.
This fucking house is cursed.
- Hi, Prashant. - Hello, Simran.
Did you check yesterday's auditions?
Yeah, I saw them, Prashant.
Honestly, they weren't good.
Let's do some more.
Actually, there's been an amazing audition.
I'll mail it to you.
See and let me know if it is good.
- Yeah. Okay. - Okay.
Take this. Now, we will start the havan.
Pandit ji.
This house used to be occupied by wealthy people.
Perform such a powerful havan that not a single germ remains.
Hey, Prashant.
Ready for the audition?
Let's go.
Jimmy...
what's in that?
It has a protective charm inside, Dad.
The English protective charm.
It is called "foo-foo."
It's huge!
Why are you going for the audition if it's fixed?
It'll be a waste of time.
Casting is planning to send my bad takes to the producer...
which is why I have a plan too.
I will not give a single bad take.
Hey, hero! All the best.
Bro, are you ready?
And...
Action!
Jimmy bhai, Jimmy bhai.
Jimmy bhai, the client is coming tomorrow with the full payment.
Five crores, after deducting five percent for paying early.
But we need to arrangeanother five crores before the week ends.
So, let's aim to sell one more floor of this house as quickly as possible.
Okay.
Bhaiya, I didn't quite understand everything you did yesterday.
In fact, I felt like it was wrong.
That poor half-bald man came to see the house,
and there I was flaunting my silky hair, making him feel inferior.
Why would he buy a house from me?
Jatin, we weren't making him feel inferior.
We were priming him.
Priming? What's that?
The foolery button.
Everyone has plenty of such triggers in their mind.
And by pressing different triggers, you can fool them in all sorts of ways.
Okay...
but what does priming actually do?
Priming gets someone into a mental state where,
even if they hadmade up their mind before,
suddenly they believe whatever you're selling is the right choice.
For example, you strike the iron only when it's hot.
You need to charm her first, and only then does your girlfriend let you put it in...
First...
Uncle triggered his insecurity the moment he arrived.
And then...
stirred up his insecurity once more, in front of his wife.
And then, by sending him tothe wrong floor, we bruised his ego
by reminding him, in front of his father, that he couldn't become a CA.
- And here's the thing, Jatin. - When a man is burning with insecurity,
even a simple glance from another man can ignite it further.
That glance could even come from a mere photograph.
Oh!
And when that half-bald, CA-fail man's ego
was wriggling on the floor,
the priming was done.
Later, when Uncle referenced the rooftop proverb,
he wasn't sellingthe terrace floor to him.
Uncle was offering him a final chance to restore
his pride in front of his wife and father.
A shot of testosterone for his fragile ego.
Are you getting it?
But, bhaiya, why did you ask Grover Uncle to rhyme the proverb?
- Why prime, why rhyme? - And when they asked about me,
why did I make you saythat my aunt died of a heart attack?
Come on, use your brain a little.
Put it up.
Mood and... action!
I knew you'd get upset,
but I can't pretend anymore, Ishan.
I don't feel anything for you now.
I have tried to force myself to feel, but...
there's nothing that comes out now.
It doesn't feel good hearing this...
but I'm not angry either.
I actually want to thank you, Ridhi.
Are you being sarcastic?
No, I mean it.
I have no misconceptions about myself.
I'm a below-average actor.
- That's okay. - I've always been one.
But when I was...
I truly was.
I felt it, deeply.
Very few people get to feel that, Ridhi.
And for that...
Thank you.
And... cut!
- That was good. - Your reactions were great.
Thank you.
Let's do one more. Okay?
Want to tweak something? You already have two takes.
Yeah, but it can still get better. I'll take a quick smoke break.
We will do it again once I'm back.
- Shalini, a minute, please. - Yeah.
Shall we start?
Ready?
The lady... giving cues?
Shalini has another audition to prepare for, so Sandeep will give the cues now.
Alright?
Let's go.
And... action!
I know you'll be upset,
but I can't keep pretending anymore.
I don't feel anything for you now.
I've tried to force myself to feel,
but there is nothing that comes out now.
I'm not angry. In fact...
I want to thank you.
Are you being sarcastic?
Let's do one more. Sorry.
- Come on, man! - Don't stop until I say "cut."
It was going really well.
- Really? Was it good? - Yeah.
Sorry. Let's go again.
- Jimmy... - Fufa ji.
Just a moment.
- Please. - Namaste.
Namaste. Namaste, dear.
This is my wife, and this is my daughter.
Both mother and daughter are very beautiful.
Three months ago, when I moved here from Australia,
that's when I found outthis is Jimmy bhaiya's new house.
Since then, I'd been waiting for you all to move in.
Waiting for what?
Cute son of my beloved mama.
Eva, this is Jimmy bhaiya.
My wife.
I keep talking about you.
Really? What does he talk about?
- All those things-- - Oh God, cousin!
Don't you father-son duo let your wives speak at all?
Eva will answer. Eva...
what does he talk about me?
He...
he tells me he spent the best childhood with you and Prince.
He also told me he gave you the nickname "Jimmy."
He told me that the family is not on talking terms now.
And...
he feels really bad about it.
Good, good, good. Well done.
Now, that's three good things. Okay?
Now, you tell me three bad things that
he or his father told you about me.
Nothing.
I'll give you options to choose from.
The scam or the slap?
The pain of losing money or the sting of the slap?
What does his father cry about more?
Toni?
Bro, she's gettinga bit uncomfortable now.
It's my first time talking to a foreigner.
- Maybe I made her uncomfortable. - I didn't say that, bhaiya.
Jimmy, let them eat.
Come, kids. I'll serve you food.
Come on.
How are you? This is Toni.
My brother-in-law Kukreja - ji's son. - He's from Australia.
This is his wife and daughter.
Toni, come, I'll show you the rooftop.
Jatin will help Dad with the food.
His English is good, Eva.
Hi!
- I'll go. You'll be fine, right? - Yeah, yeah.
Please come.
Mood... and action.
I know you'll be upset.
But I can't pretend anymore.
I don't feel anything for you now.
I've tried to force myself to feel,
but there is nothing that is coming out now.
Actually, Prashant...
I didn't know youwanted to pursue acting full-time.
If both of us wouldwant to pursue acting full-time,
we'd run into a lot of financial problems.
Look, Prashant, I'm just being practical.
It's okay, Anjali.
I'm not upset.
Sure, I feel a little sad, but...
I want to thank you.
- Are you-- - I've always wanted to, you know?
Thank you.
I'm a below average boy,
I've always been.
Academics, looks, personality...
average at everything.
And when you are aware of this,
you don't really have the confidence...
to walk up to a girl and say,
"I like you."
My entire school life was justa series of one-sided love stories.
But at a college fest, after a few drinks, I ended up spilling my heart to my crush.
Blame it on the alcohol for my fake confidence.
That girl didn't just reject me.
She was also offended that...
I could even thinkI had a chance with her.
She made sure I didn't forget my "place."
She humiliated mein front of everyone in the canteen.
That was it.
I decided...
I'd never confess my feelings to anyone again.
And I guess...
I'll never know what it feels like...
to love a girl and be loved back by her.
But because of you, Anjali...
I learned what it feels like...
to love...
and be loved in return.
And if it's lost now, so be it.
What can we do?
But when it existed, it was real.
I felt it deeply.
And for that...
thank you.
And cut!
Wow, that was amazing!
Buddy...
we'll have to do one more.
You said "Anjali" instead of "Ridhi."
Does it really matter?
Even if I overlook that,
the script doesn't mention anything about the character's eyes welling up.
How about we do this one without tears?
Buddy...
With or without tears.
With a boy or a girl.
First take or the 50th take.
Nothing matters.
I'm a theater actor.
With every take, my performance will get better.
I've got to get to work now.
I hope the director finds something good in this.
Or else, I'll keep smacking my bad luck in the face.
No, dude, I just thought...
I mean, if we could get a variation...
- or a different flavor, maybe. - Sorry, man.
I couldn't give a bad take.
I was telling Eva about your nickname story a few days ago, Jimmy bhaiya.
- You remember, right? - No.
Well, when you and Prince had just moved in,
you used to say that everyone had such cool nicknames.
Danny, Toni, Prince. But you didn't have one.
Remember? We were all sitting in the park, trying to come up with one for you.
That's when I said, "Bhaiya, what about Jimmy?"
And you loved it.
Let me ask you something. Just be honest.
Why are you here, Toni?
What do you want?
Bhaiya...
after coming backfrom Australia, I noticed that
even now, whenever I mention you guys in front of Dad,
there's still so much bitterness in him!
And now, talking to you, I can see it here as well.
The hate you carry inside.
So when I found out you were moving here,
I decided that I wanted to fix everything.
How will you do that?
You tell me, what's your issue with Dad?
You mentioned something downstairs as well, bhaiya.
The scam, the slap.
What was that about?
About my issues...
I'm sure your dad mentioned it to you before he sent you here.
When has Dad ever told me anything?
I asked Mom as well, but...
She only knows
what happened when we were kids.
After that, no one in the family knows what went down between you two.
And... do you know your dad's trying for an MP ticket?
Yes.
And...
that's why he sent you here, Toni.
"Go and remind your Jimmy bhaiya how close you used to be," right?
How can I even imagine competing with the father of my dearest cousin Toni?
Come on, let me pack some halwa for mami in those little cups.
Take it with you.
Dad didn't send me here, bhaiya.
I'm here by my own choice.
I swear!
Now, please tell me.
What did you mean by "scam" and "slap"?
I scammed your dad, Toni.
Worth 30 crores.
But it was never about the money.
In return for money, I wanted to slap him.
I was going to return your dad's money...
but then I found out about his plan.
What plan?
Murder plan.
Whose murder?
Toni, if I spill the details,
you'll grab your wife and kidand be on the next flight to Australia.
If you weren't this cute, I might've told you.
The thing is,
if I return the 30 crores to your dad, his problem is solved.
But after what your dad did to me, Toni,
there's nothing you or he can do to make this right for me.
I will do it, bhaiya.
Can you return the money?
Do you need my help?
Toni, I invested that money into constructing this house.
I even started a firmin my name and your dad's.
M cube B cube Builders.
So once these floors are sold,
I'll be able to pay your dad back.
Oh, you see, Ori, I don't know. It's--
- You know how it is. - It's just really competitive.
Do one thing. Just...
Yeah, I'll give you my number,
and let's meet again.
Thank you so much, Tarun. I'll call you.
- Great. See you. - Yeah.
Yeah.
- I'll take your leave. Thank you. - Alright. All the best!
Thank you.
Prashant.
Are you just coming to work?
I had an audition today. I told you.
And I told you...
that the actor was already fixed.
And yet, you went for the audition!
Well, all the best.
Tarun, I...
- I showed Manish's audition to the client. - Whose?
The one you said had attitude issues.
Why?
I told you not to, didn't I?
All of yesterday'sauditions got rejected, Tarun.
- Even Amit's. - That is why I sent his audition.
And the client said, "He is very good."
Audition, good. Attitude?
Shitty! Did you tell the client that?
It's just an artist's ego, sir.
But he's very professional.
He's always on time and comes fully prepared.
And...
he does show some attitude to the casting people,
but on the set, he sincerely follows the director's instructions.
You know...
your friend once said something to me
during an audition.
What was it?
Buddy, a director's job is to say "action" and "cut"
and to handle everything that happens in between.
A casting director's job is also to say "action" and "cut,"
but in between, they just stand still without uttering a word,
so that the actor's job isn't disturbed.
So, the director is respected,
and the casting director is humiliated!
Why, man?
Do one thing.
Call the client. Let me talk to them.
Tarun... he really needs the money.
He's planning to go back home.
Please, Tarun. If he gets this ad, he can stay in Mumbai a little longer.
Just let him go back home!
People like him can't make it in this city.
Go and prepare for the audition.
Hey! Hi, Simran.
Listen, about that audition Prashant sent you earlier today?
Yeah, I think you liked it.
But, Simran, the thing is, he's a blacklisted actor.
Oh, no, no.
Prashant doesn't know that.
He's new here.
WHO'S THE HERO?
Hey, where are you going?
Home.
Already?
You just got here, man.
I'm not coming back.
You're leaving?
So, you're just leaving with your stuff?
That moron farted on your face.
Revenge!
- Should I hit him? - Long live Delhi NCR.
The first thought is always, "Hit the bastard!"
Bro, you're an artist.
Even revenge...
should look like art.
Listen up, everyone!
Who here is a method actor,
who has that level of control, who can, whenever he wants...
just fart?
- Sir! I can do it! - Sir! I will do it.
- I will do it, sir! - I can do it.
- Me, sir! - I'll do it.
Threesome! What else?
- Boring, bro. You're very boring. - Amit.
I'll call you back.
There's a brief.
Wanna audition?
First time you've come to me on your own. Nice!
Let me know if you want to eat something now.
When the take begins, I want non-stop fart bombs.
- Don't worry, sir. It will be done. - What's the ad for, sir?
You've apprehended a spy working for the enemy.
But he won't talk.
You've tried every kind of torture,
but nothing's working.
I won't break. Do whatever you want.
If you want to defeat me, bring something
that can strike from within,
that can attack the passion burning in my heart.
Sir, how can we attack him from within?
I know exactly what will break him
by striking him from within.
JNG torture!
JNG torture?
Jeopardous Natural Gas torture!
- Tape his mouth shut. - Yes, sir!
Position!
Load!
Explode!
Reload!
Explode!
And now...
one final attack!
From point-blank range,
place the cannon right on the nose.
The momentJeopardous Natural Gas torture begins,
the spy loses all his passion.
And then, the brand message appears...
"If this gas can break even the strongest spirit,
it can just as easilytake the lives of your loved ones.
Hing Raj Goli, takes care of your digestion."
Uncle, my candidate has messaged me.
- I need to go. - Something urgent has come up.
- You'll handle things here? - Yeah, don't worry.
And a truck's coming from the old house with Dad's stuff.
- Have them taken upstairs. - Done.
Why did he come?
He wanted to fix everything,
but I know his dad sent him to negotiate.
He's scared shitless that
Jimmy might raise money for another candidate's ticket.
Jimmy, if possible, sort things out with your mama.
You're using all the money
you got from selling floors for your candidate's ticket.
You've already given 15 crores.
Will you make me a Taj Mahal with those 15 crores?
If mama becomes an MP, you'll be a widow before you even tie the knot.
Mahasingh ji, another five crores will be added to the party fund in two days.
And I heard you wanted to tell me something important.
Jimmy bhai...
what I wanted to say is that...
we don't need more money now.
That's it.
What happened?
Because there's no waywe can match Kukreja's numbers.
Why not, Mahasingh ji?
I've already put in twenty crores into the party fund, including today's five.
You managed 15 more, and that makes it 35.
How much has Kukreja put in? 40 crores?
We can cross that easily.
Jimmy bhai, I've got fresh numbers from the party president this morning.
Total...
In total, Kukreja has given 80 crores to the party fund.
- 80 crores? - Yes.
Where the hell didhe get that kind of money?
Some Ellora Real Estate guy alone gave 40 crores.
Must be tight with Kukreja.
Mahasingh ji...
- keep the party president engaged. - Jimmy bhai--
Let him know our funding will exceed this.
- But how? - I will manage.
Just make sure your name stays in the running for the ticket.
Son of a bitch.
Jimmy bhai, the truck with your dad's stuff is here.
But he's refusingto bring his things inside.
He's sending it back to the old house.
He says once the guests leave, he'll leave too.
- I'll come and figure something out. - Hey, listen! Listen!
There's some good news as well.
A client called me.
He wants to buy a floor in our new house.
So then call him.
Here's the best part, Jimmy bhai! He has already seen the place.
He mentioned he'll give the advance first, and we can settle the price afterward.
Everyone is talking about you, Jimmy.
Once you quote the price, there's no going back.
We'll have to buy the house for that amount.
And if someone negotiates, then even on a higher price.
You know what, Yadav ji?
If you quote a higher price
and then reduce it,
you are devaluing your own word.
Fair point.
I also work in a certain way.
The price I set after calculating
is the price I'll pay for the house.
But if someone pushes me too hard,
- I'll go even lower. - Really?
You don't negotiate either?
In that case, Yadav ji, whether we are closing the deal or not
will be decided instantly.
You give me your number.
If the numbers match, we shake hands.
Otherwise, we walk away.
Five.
It was nice meeting you, Yadav ji.
Five per floor.
Fifteen for three floors.
Five percent advance... right now.
I'm doing you a favor.
My assessment was lower than this.
But Toni ji asked me
to be a little lenient.
Now if the numbers match, it's all good.
Otherwise...
Jatin, where is the heart located?
Sorry, Yadav ji.
You've underquoted once again.
That's alright.
Looks like you're notin the mood to sell today.
Yadav ji.
There's one thing we can do,
even if we can't negotiate the price.
Let me speak to Toni ji.
How will I pay 15 crores in two days?
I'm sending 75 lakhs as an advance right now.
I'll pay the rest of the price in a month. Trust me.
Nope. Two days.
Bhaiya, I'm genuinely trying to help you.
The sooner you sell the floors, the sooner you can repay Dad.
And then we have to deal with your issue too.
I'm returning the advance.
If you really want to help, make the full payment in two days.
Paying 15 crores in two days isn't possible.
But whenever you're okay with giving me a month,
I'm ready to buy your floors.
Jimmy, will you drop me off, or should I take an auto?
Listen, Toni.
I have an idea.
Jimmy, you asshole! You told me earlier today
that we urgently need five crores for the MP ticket
and that we have to sell the floor of this house as soon as possible.
Now that we could have sold the whole house,
why did you say no, you moron?
He was locking up my 15-crore inventory for just 75 lakhs upfront.
We would have gotten the money after a month.
I need the money this week, Uncle.
Do you see how this father and son are trying to scam me?
So...
shall we go?
Sure.
But first, let's meet mama.
Mama? Why?
I'm planning to return your dad's money anyway.
Okay?
But shall we meet mama and discuss my issue once?
Sure! When do you want to meet?
Today.
Right now.
You told me that he's upset because I didn't return his money.
Let's settle everything today for good.
After that, if you like,
you can either go back home or move in here.
Namaste, fufa ji.
Please come.
Dad, they're here.
Should I get your bottoms?
You look different.
You look like an uncle.
Yeah, okay.
How much?
And what kind of milk?
Okay.
Alright. One kilo of tomatoes,
one kilo of potatoes, and half a liter of toned milk. Okay?
Yeah, okay. See you.
What's the matter? You good?
Sumit sir...