Get me some water.
What's the point of finishing on time if we don't get a good shot?
Look, no respect for producers.
Especially these new cameramen.
Come on, hurry up!
Hand me the camera.
Did you see the shot, Raghuvendra?
I would have shot the whole film with her.
You don't have to carry my bag.
Your mom called again on my cell phone.
You never pick up yours.
Yeah, I will.
You enjoy your mini-holiday.
You could have enjoyed Singapore with us,
but you wanted to fly with someone else.
I tried to upgrade you, couldn't do it.
Please!
Just Coke?
Is everything okay?
What happened to us?
Raghuvendra, I want to shoot an entire feature film.
Enough of this patchwork.
No one will even know that I've shot this scene.
I want to shoot my own film.
You will. Who wouldn't want to work with a hot DOP like you?
Is that my only talent, seriously?
-Don't talk to me. -Of course, you're talented.
You shoot so many ads, you earn good money--
I want to shoot a film.
The only reason you wear glasses is to look older.
If actresses can be at their peak at a young age, then why not technicians?
Pick up... Pick up the chef's call.
He is not a chef, he is the owner of a restaurant.
Not even a chef?
Tell me something.
That shot was your idea, right?
Listen, Kaira, you take my seat.
I can sit in economy class, you need not sacrifice.
Besides, your long legs won't fit in there, anyway.
Yes, Mom.
The plane is going to take off.
I'm busy tonight, but I'll see you.
-Alka! -Ma'am!
You've put on so much weight.
Oh, stop it, ma'am.
How was your shoot?
What?
Ma'am, you...
Ma'am?
Your mother called three times.
Do you want coffee or shall I serve breakfast?
Later.
Ma'am...
Ma'am.
This guy is so cute.
Was!
He was cute.
I don't find him cute anymore.
Actually, remove his photo.
Ma'am...
I just put it all in perfect order.
Now it's perfect.
Just good?
I am sorry, I was--
Go ahead, meet them.
No shorts and slippers.
But she's wearing shorts!
It's okay for girls.
Just this once, only for you.
Next time, I'll come along on a shoot with you, as your caterer.
What do you say?
Thank you.
Poor thing! He was a nice guy!
Little too nice for you, right?
It reminds me of school, our Famous Five gang.
Was that eighth or ninth grade?
Tenth grade. It's the same one.
See? I can have a long-term relationship too.
Yes, with things.
So, are we things too?
Yes, you are a thing.
Have you gone blind in love?
You can also say sorry...
"Oh, you're so cute! So sweet! I love you..."
She's here.
Are you guys here to help me or to do a comedy show?
Both.
I have to show the costumes to the director.
Raunak, do you need help?
Brain doctor.
-I have to. -Brain doctor?
Why are you seeing a therapist?
-Are you crazy? -Who isn't? Look at him.
Rolling!
Why did you start seeing your therapist?
So you could tell everyone that you're gay?
No.
So I could tell myself that I am gay.
When is your flight to Goa?
You're the first human being who's saying this so sadly.
-Really! -That's true.
Because I am going on duty.
Every two or three months, I have to go.
-Oh! Is it Raghu? -It's duty!
Yes, Mom. I am coming tomorrow.
What's with this food, every time!
Cook what you like, don't ask me.
Mothers! Standard question, every time...
"What will you eat? What should I make?"
Either she isn't my real mother or she's lost her memory.
At least eat my food.
I think, this time, I'll work on my short film.
The longest project of this century.
Okay. How do you like my French food?
-Why is the landlord calling? -I don't know about French food...
Full Indian spice, try it.
The dip is from Kaira's fridge. I've made the puff pastries.
-Smile. -Jackie, at last you made something.
You people from the film industry think that only you do important work
-and the rest of us are useless! -Good point.
-I have decided to work on myself. -That's tough work.
-Do it! -Do it!
What's wrong with you?
I am not going to Goa! Guess what!
Your friend, Raghu, called...
What happened to her?
It's not because of my food.
It's not my food!
It wasn't Jackie's food.
-Should I go? -Yes, please.
-Okay! -No!
No, I am just kidding.
-Are you pregnant too? -What?
If you're not available, we'll get another cameraperson...
Not going to Goa is lucky.
I want to kill my husband.
It's not because you think I'm hot, right?
You thought it's because you're talented?
You are so crazy! Why are you so complicated?
-All right. -Brilliant.
Cut!
Cheers!
Wow, congratulations!
You will really be fat now!
You will get to spend time with Raghu also...
-Excuse me! -Oh, sorry! Two gents.
Can I steal Kaira for a minute?
Just for a minute, please!
-Thief! We want to hear. -What?
We want to hear!
-What? I can't hear anything. -We want to hear!
The financiers want to meet urgently.
Someone has to fly so that you can.
Fly!
What else should I say?
Say something.
You pulled me over here, you say something.
Firstly, stop looking so hot.
Tie your hair up.
Here you go.
So, I had to talk to you about something--
Gautami Sharma will be the line producer of the film.
The financiers have recommended her.
They think she is the best person for this job.
-What are you trying to say? -So...
Gautami and I, many years ago,
were in a relationship.
I want the job to go smoothly, that's it!
And I thought you should know.
What do you mean?
I've had someone else on my mind for a while now.
Do you want to miss your flight?
I am not joking.
Go on.
You don't have anything else to say?
No, that's it for now.
See you, bye.
Koko, why don't you think seriously about Raghuvendra?
He is the right guy for you.
This is why some people should not drink.
Why should she think about Raghuvendra?
-Is he the last man in the world? -Why shouldn't she consider him?
And this is the most important point in the world.
Come on!
Hardly two percent of people in the world look good.
And if you have to spend your life with somebody,
you should at least see a handsome face every morning.
More laughter means more sex!
Where are you getting this information from?
He understands your profession, your job.
If you marry a software engineer or a farmer...
what will you discuss at dinner?
Virus or cow dung?
Excuse me! My husband is a software engineer.
And we have many interesting conversations.
-And interesting discussions-- -Like what?
And I am sure farmers are interesting, too.
They can tell us about organic vegetables.
They can tell you how to milk a cow.
Ganju, tell them that I am right.
Yes, please give us your male point of view.
This is all pointless
because he's going to meet his ex-girlfriend in New York.
She is gone, that's in the past.
No, the important question here is...
are you his present?
-Did your therapist teach you that? -I want to go to this therapist of his.
No.
Take it.
Limited offer, grab it now!
Here is some water.
Ma'am, new photo?
Yes. It's nice, isn't it?
Eat quickly, or it will get cold.
Yes?
Ganju, I told you to remind me at 3:00 p.m.
I had to take Fatima to the doctor.
I am just leaving.
No, you wait.
I am coming there to eat vada pav at the canteen.
My doctor's appointment got canceled.
This landlord...
Being single is now a crime!
My landlord is kicking me out of the house!
I am going to join the ranks of homeless in Mumbai.
And you want to know why? Did I damage the apartment? No!
Did I forget to pay rent? No!
The building committee just got together and decided
that only married couples and families can live there.
-This just happened? -Yes, he just called!
I had been avoiding his calls all these days.
Fatty, I have to vacate the house by the end of the month.
Listen, I hope you know that you can stay with me.
That's not the point.
Thank God I am leaving this city and this country for this project.
No marriage means no home for women?
Why don't they make a law
that no one can stay with in-laws after marriage?
So, when is the New York shoot?
I think I will know the exact dates in a month...
Raghuvendra has not called?
He got engaged.
Who got engaged?
Raghuvendra.
When?
Last week.
Last week?
-Who told you? How do you know? -Ajay, that guy from production.
Who told you?
Ajay, from production. He went to New York with Raghuvendra.
He got engaged?
To whom?
It's just the chili.
You want to know who it is?
Sorry, it slipped.
I am going back to Goa.
It's just for one month,
then the New York shoot will start.
Won't it?
Keep them separate.
Oh, damn! I have to live with my parents for a month.
Stay with me in my house.
I wish my parents would buy me a villa in Goa.
When I reach Goa, I have to do a beautiful shoot for my dad.
Has he joined the film business?
He wants me to shoot a promotional video for his friend's restaurant.
This could be the turning point in my life.
Have you met Salman Khan yet?
Is he as handsome in real life?
Does he actually have a six-pack?
Or is that just how it looks on-screen?
Tell me, Koko!
First of all, I haven't met him.
And if I meet him, I'm not gonna tell him,
"Take off your shirt. I want to see your six-pack abs!"
Forget about that. Tell us about your ad with Dhoni.
Stop troubling her with all of your stupid talk.
Talk about the important issue.
Firstly, she should be doing a proper job...
in an office.
That's when we can seriously talk to people about her marriage.
But why will she do some other job?
She's done a cinematography course in New York.
She won't be young forever. All the good boys will be taken.
Come, dear.
Yes...
Well, if I were, would that stop you from talking about my marriage?
Even if you are, it won't make a difference.
Homosexuality is common in the film industry.
Be it stars or the spot boys, everyone is gay.
Do you people even hear yourselves?
The industry doesn't have more gays.
They're just more accepting.
There are just as many gay people everywhere else.
You might have a few in your office.
Sadly, they have to hide their true identity.
So...
are you one?
Then why don't you settle down?
We're just worried about you, Koko.
If you keep spending time with the guys from your industry,
how will you find a nice boy?
Those guys are okay for checking out abs, but not to marry?
How much more junk food are you going to eat!
I've made all this for you.
For me? Have you ever seen me eat this?
I thought you like paneer.
You used to eat it, didn't you?
That's why I keep asking what you want.
Anyway, dinner is served.
...getting married before the age of 25...
can reduce the divorce rate by 50 percent.
I know a 100 percent chance of no divorce.
Don't get married.
I'm leaving.
Why are you asking me if I slept well?
If I say no, what can you possibly do?
I don't care what people think.
I am not going to stay with you for other people.
Don't irritate me early in the morning, please!
If your night is not good,
then how will your morning be good?
I think I should be a night security guard.
Should I make an appointment with a doctor?
He moved in here a few weeks ago.
To write something.
Nice guy.
Make an appointment with him.
She shoots with all Bollywood celebrities.
I know this is a small job for you,
but this new restaurant video is very important for us.
Actually, we should start. The camera setup will take a while.
During work, she focuses only on work.
Can we stop all these useless formalities?
I only have a day.
Let's go.
Get the 24-70 ready.
I have tried everything, Ganju.
Even sleeping pills, but nothing works.
This can't be moved right now.
Only after this session ends.
We have to wait? Then why did you call us?
Madness!
It's a gathering of therapists.
It's Raunak's playground, isn't it? Should we go in?
So many big terms... What do they actually mean?
A proper map can be drawn
after defining commonly accepted medical terms.
If your problem or illness falls in those definitions,
your prognosis will tell you your diagnosis.
It will then become clear whether you need intensive therapy
or counseling.
Whether you need an analyst or a psychiatrist.
What are they talking about? I don't understand anything.
I am sleepy.
How do we decide which type of doctor we should go to?
A psychiatrist or a psychologist?
If I hear another minute of this...
I'll go crazy!
Take me for example.
Many of you might think that I am crazy
because I've come for this formal seminar in ripped jeans.
Or maybe, all I need is a good stylist.
Actually, crazy is a very scary word!
Because here, we still believe
that a problem of the mind is something to be ashamed of.
If you have a problem with your body, that's normal.
You know... You can tell everyone.
With kidney failure...
But if it's a problem of the mind...
then the whole family goes silent.
Then they start murmuring things.
As if the mind is not even a part of the body.
Don't laugh just yet.
The joke begins now.
Here in Goa, my parents used to tell everyone...
that I am a gynecologist, not a psychologist.
Which means, the doctor's own family is ashamed
to admit that their son is a therapist, a brain doctor.
Many of my pregnant relatives landed up at my clinic
for a free check-up.
I have delivered a few babies, too.
But you can call me Jug.
May I have a glass of water?
I am sure you can crack better jokes.
-May I call you Kaira? -I have only one name.
Can I lie down here?
Are you sleepy?
I haven't been able to sleep for weeks.
That's the reason I am here.
-Did you see a doctor? -Isn't that what I am doing?
Prescribing doctors.
I tried pills, they didn't work.
That's why I am here.
Sometimes, I use this to knock my patients off to sleep.
Any major change in your life? Or an issue?
I just moved from Mumbai to Goa. Is that a major change?
Yes, that's a major change. What else?
And... nothing. The moving out, the settling in...
Or the leaving, the unsettling?
I like traveling.
So, why did you move from Mumbai to Goa?
You know, I...
I came to Goa to be with my best friend.
And...
Basically, she really likes this guy...
I-- I mean, she used to like him.
And she thought... She thought he liked her, too,
but then he got engaged to someone else.
Is she fine?
I think her main problem is her profession.
She has this dream job which is linked to him.
And that guy's fiancée will also be on this project.
So, how will she be able to handle all of that?
What if everything gets messed up?
I don't know what to advise her.
Should she just deal with it?
Sometimes, I feel I should tell her, "Grit your teeth and just do it.
You won't get another opportunity. Do it, no matter how difficult it is."
Sometimes, I feel I should say, "Shut up!"
"Don't you have self-respect?"
So, you are not able to sleep because you are up all night,
wondering whether to tell your best friend to shut up or not?
My grandfather used to tell me a story.
Please narrate it to your best friend.
My grandfather was a mountain climber.
Before any expedition, he would be thoroughly prepared.
Sadly, poor Mr. Pyarelal was not like that.
Who is Mr. Pyarelal?
A very old friend of my grandfather.
He was also a mountain-climbing enthusiast
whose life-long desire was to climb the toughest peak.
Finally, one day, Mr. Pyarelal got the chance to climb Mt. Everest
with a Chinese expedition group.
Without deliberation or preparation, he said yes and left.
But the group was Chinese...
so they could speak only in their own language.
No English.
So, the trek began.
Slowly and steadily, the group climbed higher.
But Mr. Pyarelal paced ahead.
He walked ahead of the group
while the Chinese kept waving from behind and shouting in Chinese,
"Don't go ahead! Stop! Stop!"
But Mr. Pyarelal thought they were cheering him on, and went ahead.
The Chinese kept screaming...
You can speak Chinese?
-Can you? -No.
Don't laugh, listen.
Suddenly, Mr. Pyarelal saw a growling snow leopard
in front of him.
Mr. Pyarelal, he...
He started waving his hands and shouted for help.
But the Chinese thought he was just happy
because he was far ahead of them.
Then, the snow leopard ate poor Mr. Pyarelal.
Yes, he was hungry.
You don't find many people on Mt. Everest.
And the group kept shouting, "Don't go ahead."
What a strange story.
It's not a strange story.
Please tell your friend
that sometimes, we choose the tough path only because...
we feel that to achieve important things,
we have to take the tough path.
We feel we need to punish ourselves.
Why not choose the easy way out? What is so bad about it?
Especially when we are not prepared for the tough path.
Why climb mountains when you are not ready?
You will tell your friend the story, right?
My sleeping problem began
when Raghuvendra got engaged.
-The guy in my story. -Right, your friend's...
Mine.
So, yes, we used to work together.
And when people work together...
You don't answer my calls, you moved here without telling me.
Without telling you?
Why would I tell you? Who are you?
Actually, I have one thing to tell you. I've made my decision.
What decision?
I have to talk--
Listen to this story.
This man wanted to climb Mt. Everest.
But he leaves for the expedition without any preparation.
He goes with Chinese companions, and when he's about to fall...
the Chinese don't understand!
And they keep waving their flag.
The man is stuck and then, a tiger eats him up!
Got it?
The difficult option is not the only option.
We can choose the easy option as well because that would be easy.
It's too much for your small mind.
Are you talking about working on the film?
I was talking about not working on the film!
-Yes, I think that's the best-- -You think?
You think?
I have already made the decision
to not work on your film.
What do you mean by "you think"?
I guess someone really needs therapy.
-You told him? -No, Koko--
-Him? -Yes, she told me! So what?
And anyway, why do you need therapy?
What's the big tragedy in your life?
You didn't want to get serious, didn't want to commit.
Good thing you've decided
not to work on my film.
I am looking for mature people to work with me.
What did I just say?
-Yes. You... -Bye.
I am not mature enough to handle your project,
but mature enough to sleep with you, right?
I came here to--
...working with Raghu will be tough...
but this was your big break.
Sometimes, we choose a tough path just because
we believe that to achieve important things
we have to choose the tough option, right?
But sometimes...
you need to choose the easier option.
Especially because, at that time, that is the best option for you.
Right?
Especially when you are not ready to face that tough path.
Shit! I wish I had said it right when he was here.
Tonight, I am going to sleep so well. So well!
Very well!
I was at this construction site
with all these construction workers.
Suddenly, I lose my balance,
and I go falling down.
And I land straight in muck.
All these workers are just staring, but no one is helping me.
I look up...
and I see my camera dangling.
...in saris
who are all decked-up, come there.
They are looking at me, they start pointing at me...
Bam! I woke up.
It was 4:00 a.m. I went and stood under the shower.
Why shower?
That's your conclusion from my dream?
You know what I felt?
I felt I am ugly.
That I am disgusting, cheap, dirty...
All this from a girl who is the opposite of ugly, disgusting or dirty.
So, you like tall people, not short and strange.
So, there's a Sid too?
Yeah, so?
You must have admirers.
What do you mean, "admirers"?
You must have admirers.
Admirers?
That's what you are saying.
You actually mean that I am a fast girl, a cheap girl.
Why are you using such words?
Isn't that what the world thinks?
If a girl has more than one relationship, then that's it.
Have you ever bought a chair?
Have you ever bought one?
Yes.
And did you just go into a shop and buy the first chair you saw?
No.
We check and try so many different chairs until we find the right one.
It doesn't creak when I sit.
So, my point being...
if we look for so many options just to buy a chair...
then shouldn't we look at options when choosing a life partner?
So, those married women in my dream who believe
that marriage is the only acceptable relationship...
I felt dirty because of them.
You don't need anyone's help.
But my dangling camera? What does that mean?
Just like my future, it's hanging in the air.
Well, you know what? You should sit in my chair.
And I should sit here from today.
I wish the whole world could hear about your chair theory.
At least they could know about it.
Why is it important for the whole world to know this?
If they all understand this chair theory, they will stop judging others...
No, Kaira.
When you understand yourself well...
then what others think of you doesn't matter.
If you don't take charge of your own life,
then somebody else will!
I pity those who don't shop for chairs.
Seemed like you wanted to take my chair home with you.
Speaking of home, I remembered...
I have homework for you.
I want you to chat with your parents.
At least ten minutes with each.
Please, what will I talk about with them?
See you next week.
We have 20 seconds more.
Hey, you saw that? Here, look here... Look...
Are you going to see Jug?
Yes, I have an appointment.
You have problems too?
I am going to repair my cycle.
He repairs cycles too?
Hi, darling. When are you coming home?
You will be home before Kiddo arrives, right?
There's enough time for that. Of course, I'll be there.
Your mom is extremely happy.
She's busy making preparations for the party!
Obviously, since her prince is coming.
The restaurant management loved your film.
They said that it was very well shot.
Close-up of prawn balchao?
Anyway, I'll call later.
Okay, dear.
Four minutes.
Yes, Koko, you called?
-Why didn't you pick up? -I was getting Kiddo's room cleaned.
Shift that!
I didn't have my phone with me.
Shift that!
Talk to Mom and Dad for ten minutes? Is he crazy?
Are we having the session out here today?
Why not! Any problem?
I don't have a problem. But is it allowed?
Whose permission do I need?
I don't know, aren't there some rules?
Like privacy, closed door, couch and all that?
But one should know which ones to break and which ones not to.
Now, people will know I am crazy.
Who are these people who keep following you?
You know, despite the mess, Goa is the most beautiful place in India.
I was born here.
This is where my parents live. How can I like it?
Did you do your homework?
Only half.
I managed to talk to Dad for five minutes.
Okay, four minutes! But that's a record in itself.
And what about your mom?
I tried, but she was busy.
So, you've only done a quarter.
Anyway, what did you talk about with your dad?
About Kiddo, my brother.
He's studying at London University.
He's coming home soon, so my parents are hosting a big party
for his homecoming.
When I got here, nobody even said welcome.
So, you don't like Kiddo?
He's the only one who can make me smile.
Just by being there,
he makes me happy!
When he was little, I read him his favorite comic.
Shikari Shambu,
Kalia, the crow...
God! So, Suppandi was Kiddo's favorite.
So, I would replace Suppandi's name with Kiddo's name
and read it to him.
He loved hearing the story in my voice.
Even today, he says it's his best childhood memory.
What is your best childhood memory?
Come on, there must be something.
I don't know.
What are the best memories of your childhood?
My dad used to bring me here every Sunday...
to play kabaddi with the sea.
Kabaddi with the sea?
Just one second.
Actually, it's important that parents create happy memories for their children.
Now, I am a parent myself.
So, I am hoping that my son has...
at least some good memories...
to tell his therapist.
He stays with his mom.
In divorce cases, kids usually end up with the mother.
I just regret...
not being able to spend enough time with him.
I remember Shyra.
My doll.
My dad's birthday gift to me.
When I was living with my grandparents, Shyra was with me.
I never played with her...
but just kept her close to me, you know?
At night...
I would hug her tightly and sleep.
Were you shy?
Yes.
How did you know?
When I was little, I was shy.
Dad used to call me Kaira-Shyra.
But now, I am fully Kaira.
Kaira-Shyra... Now, fully Kaira.
...why did you ask me to talk to Mom and Dad for ten minutes?
Is there some Chinese mountain climbing story behind this?
Someday, you'll have to climb Mt. Everest, right?
Where is Shyra?
Shyra who?
My doll! The one Dad gave me.
What made you think of that doll?
-Do you know where she is? -She may be in the storeroom
along with your and Kiddo's old things.
What does that mean, "may be"?
She must be there somewhere.
How would I remember after all these years?
Do you remember anything about those years?
Taste this bibik.
What is bibik?
Bebinca! I just made it. It's Kiddo's favorite.
No, I'm leaving.
I am making coconut laddus for you.
Your favorite!
I remember.
Coconut laddus!
I feel like breaking a coconut on everyone's head.
What memories will parents leave behind for us
when they can't remember anything themselves?
If your audience is so rocking, the song has to match up.
Yes.
You have a lovely voice!
You should sing in films.
Films! Why only in films?
I should sing everywhere. There are all kinds of music.
You seem more red to me.
Does that mean that I am so deadly and gorgeous...
Not at all.
It means that I am heading to a private beach
with some of my friends to play some music.
Somebody seems to be in a musical mood today.
Who is it, for whom my heart Doesn't listen to me? It's you
Last night I went out to listen to a band
Which band was it? Where did you go?
The name of the band I don't know
But the singer, I know
We didn't talk.
So, what was his name? Banjo?
He's my new chair.
Is the new chair comfortable?
Yes, but it's a musical chair.
I will have to listen to music all day.
Well, why didn't you tell him straight that you like conversation, too?
How can you ask a musician...
He'll think I'm illiterate when it comes to music.
Have you ever felt illiterate?
I've sat through a three-hour Italian opera.
I pretended as if it touched my heart,
when every minute was a torture.
I wanted to stand up on the chair and scream louder than them
that I am illiterate when it comes to opera.
What would you do if you were dating an opera singer?
I would tell her, "I will do anything for you
but don't make me listen to opera."
That would be the end. She would dump you and run away.
After six months of suffering, I would've run away anyway.
If one is going to suffer,
the other person should at least know.
What is the point of suffering in silence? There isn't any.
I'll get you a new one.
-I'll fix it. -How much did it cost?
I think it's safer to have our sessions outdoors.
So, you like smelly people?
Everyone has a different smell.
That's how people are attracted to each other.
Yuck! Who goes around smelling people to get attracted?
Ganju, we should record our conversations.
You prove to be a genius sometimes.
Genius is not one...
who has all the answers.
Genius is one who has
the patience to find every answer.
Which genius said this?
Dr. Jehangir Khan.
So, does he smell nice?
Who?
Listen to this part.
Pink Floyd's first album, you have to get this.
I wrote this song for you.
There is beauty in silence too. Let's be silent.
Okay, play your song.
No, forget my song.
I want to know everything about you.
Come, sit.
Tell me about yourself.
What was your first film about?
When did you decide to be a camerawoman?
You know, I haven't even shot a selfie in my life.
What's going on?
Shall I put on some music?
I've heard enough for a lifetime.
Or did you say it?
I yelled it!
So, he ran away?
He stopped playing the song...
which apparently, he had composed for me...
and began asking about me.
I felt guilty at first, but...
Why are romantic relationships so irritating?
With friends, it's all so easy.
You don't need to make such an effort.
Who are the five people closest to you?
...that shows that everyone has about 150 people in their whole life.
The next cut is the 50 who you would invite home for dinner.
Then, 15 people who you turn to during your good times and bad times.
And then finally, the five people who mean the world to you.
So...
who are your five people?
These five people can also change with time.
That's true, but these four people will always be on the list.
Okay, so think of these four and tell me,
how do you feel when you are with them
as compared to the changing fifth person?
So, you don't feel safe with your boyfriends?
I feel safe, but...
With my friends...
When you start liking a guy...
what is your fear, Kaira?
It's back in one piece.
I believe all broken things can be put back together.
How is the therapist?
Is he married or single?
Ma'am. Here you go.
Look there.
Ma'am, how are you?
Why did you go to the doctor? Are you okay?
I went to a brain doctor.
What happened to your brain?
Nothing.
If you have an emotional problem in your life,
then a brain doctor can help you solve it.
Do such doctors exist?
Then everyone should go to them.
Yes, everyone should.
Please play! Don't stop!
We danced to the latest songs all night!
I called you, why didn't you answer?
Why are you both grinning like that?
You didn't tell me.
-You didn't even ask. -Why do I have to ask?
Oh, wait! I know why! Because it's that weird guy from the bar, right?
See, this is what you do.
I am not judging, you called him weird.
How am I supposed to know if you haven't told me?
You also leave me.
-Anything special today? -Yes.
What?
You!
So, you fix cycles too?
I try.
And if I can't fix them, I recycle them.
Recycle a cycle?
So, all that cycle art in your room and...
This boy was wearing those funky looking glasses, you made all that?
You noticed!
If you can't fix people,
then do you recycle them too?
Yes, we should break it.
You must be going insane listening to crazy people like me
all day inside one room.
Albert Einstein once said,
"An insane person is one who does the same thing over and over again
and expects different results each time."
By the way, it's over with Rumi. I broke up with him.
Why?
No... I can't do it!
He doesn't fit in my...
What's too much?
Did Rumi do something wrong?
No, we were just wrong for each other.
Not this chair.
Shiver! Only happens when we feel cold...
or have a fever, or due to the weather.
Sometimes people shiver when they are scared.
Free from all this!
I also want you to be free!
-Free from your fears! -Yes!
My darling boy, all good?
Listen. Are you also a part of this matchmaking?
Sweet boy Kiddo!
And you, is your best friend, Jackie, here?
Is she still single or...
Yes, she's still very much single and so is Kaira.
Sweet boy Kiddo!
Please stop, it's starting to hurt.
What do you do?
Does that sound boring?
So, what do you think...
Why should I be interested in you?
But I can be interesting...
if I meet an interesting girl.
Kiddo, your favorite food. Eat, dear.
What a lovely child Kiddo was!
-He never used to cry. -Right!
Sweet boy!
He would never leave my side, and always called out to me!
Well, I figured, calling out to you
was a better way to get what I wanted than to cry.
These kids grow up so fast!
Look at Kiddo. He has achieved so much at a young age!
He has got a scholarship for a higher degree.
Is it?
Yes! Then, an internship with a big firm.
Tell them the name of the company.
You are doing the right thing!
You're not eating anything.
Are you dieting again?
Eat something at least.
Fine, give it to me.
Here, have this.
You remember, Chanda? Kiddo was such a gentle, quiet boy.
But Kaira, a real firecracker.
She's still the same.
Firecracker is the apt word.
Anger, tantrums and sulking, most of all with me.
You kids have no idea how tough it is to be a parent.
There is no end to it.
No holiday from this job. Right, Ashu?
All parents should receive a national award.
Really? Nice.
So, end it then.
-What? -The job of being a parent! Just end it.
You keep going on and on about how tough it is.
Who has forced you to continue being parents?
Has anyone forced you to?
You didn't start the job well in the first place.
And now, I don't understand... Why continue it?
When kids need you the most, you happily leave them and go.
And then complain about their tantrums all your life.
"Oh, how angry she gets, makes faces!"
It was your idea to bring us into the world.
You treated us the way you wanted.
And then you blame us for how we behave!
And you say it's tough. What do you mean by that?
How could you just do that?
How could you do that?
How could you both leave me and go?
And the only reason you took me back was because I failed the second grade.
Oh, God! Shame! Shame!
It was such an embarrassment for you
that you left everything and came back to India!
And when I was finally happy living with my grandparents,
you dragged me away from there too.
You separated me even from them.
National award just for that!
And I have fire-cracking news for you! Actually, a bomb!
Yes! I am seeing a brain doctor.
So, instead of calling me crazy or insane behind my back...
That's what you think.
That people like me are crazy.
She is a bit emotional right now.
She is also out of work.
Dad, she has enough work.
She has chosen not to work right now. Okay?
Kiddo, no...
Make her understand...
that once her parents moved back, she never failed in school again.
There are all kinds of failures in the world...
and I am looking at a few right now.
I don't know.
Were you happy as a child?
I only remember being happy once you came home.
I was looking for something from my past,
and found something from ours instead.
As children, when we are sad, our elders tell us not to cry.
When we are angry, they tell us, "Give us a smile!"
You know why?
Just to keep the peace at home.
When we wanted to hate, they didn't allow us.
Now, when we want to love,
we suddenly find our whole emotional system to be haywire.
Sadness, anger, hatred...
We were not allowed to express anything.
So now, how do we express love?
It's okay to be angry sometimes, even with parents.
They left me at my grandparents' house.
Mom told me that I would join them soon.
Dad's export business in Goa had failed.
So he went to Africa, the Middle East and wherever
looking for business opportunities.
Mom went with him.
In the beginning, I was happy to stay with my grandparents
in their big old house in Vasco.
I would write a letter to Mom and Dad every week.
Sometimes, even twice a week.
I didn't even know how to write properly.
I would draw some pictures, paint them...
and try to write some big words.
But every letter ended with the same question.
"When will you come back?"
I was five years old.
Every week, I would drop my letters in the mailbox with my grandpa.
Then I would wait for a letter in response.
I would wait for an answer to my question.
But it never came.
When they called once a month, they had some excuse each time.
Something about an address change, no post office close by,
feeling unwell and so on...
But I still kept writing.
And my grandpa would keep walking me to the mailbox.
He always said that I would get my answer someday.
Then, a year later, Mom visited me in Goa...
...because he got to be with Mom all the time, and not me.
Then mom said that I would be away from them...
So, I was still fine with it.
I remember asking my mom if she got my last letter.
She said that it was so beautiful that she put it up on the refrigerator
so that she could see it every day.
I ran to my room so I could write another letter for her...
to see her smile in front of my own eyes.
I wanted to see her reaction, her happiness, right away.
So, I took out my colors and paints...
and ran to show it to her.
As I was about to enter the room, I heard my grandpa shouting at my mom.
He was telling her that what she was doing was not right.
How could she not respond to my question, to my letters.
And then, I heard my mom's reply.
False hope.
"The truth is that... we can't take her back just yet.
Not until the business is set up.
It is too tough to handle two children...
and travel constantly."
Everything seemed unclear.
It was a strange feeling...
like someone had grabbed the TV remote from me...
and changed the channel from something I loved
to something horrid...
and then, threw out the remote.
I went back to my room...
and tore up the letter.
I was six years old.
...that I had nothing more to say to them, nothing more to ask.
I didn't write a letter ever again in my life.
My poor grandpa kept trying to get me to write...
but I knew I had nothing to say to my parents...
or to anyone else.
Then, a year later, my mom said that they were coming back for good.
Dad's friend had offered him a business partnership here, in Goa.
In all those years, Dad couldn't set up his business abroad.
So, they came back.
But that year was the most stressful for me.
I didn't want to be with them.
I wanted to stay with my grandparents.
They were separating me from them too.
I threw tantrums, cried a lot, troubled everyone.
On top of it all, I failed the second grade...
...not the fact that I was their daughter living away from them...
that made them take me away from my grandparents...
If you don't cry wholeheartedly...
how will you laugh wholeheartedly?
...but because of the rules...
I can't pop a champagne bottle to celebrate this moment...
We can do shots.
To feel safe, first the fears have to go.
The fear of being abandoned, of being left alone.
You have carried this fear with you all your life.
And the burden of that fear is falling on all your relationships.
Especially on your love life.
So, you leave others before they can leave you.
Because you never want to face that pain again.
Why not say goodbye to this fear,
once and for all?
Why not say hello to life
once again?
I am not saying that you should forgive your parents
or that you should stop being angry with them.
But let me tell you that...
you should try to look at them not in the exalted status of parents...
but just as two regular people...
who make mistakes...
As a child, it is hard to understand this...
you can at least try.
You are distinct.
You listen to me. You really listen.
I wish I had someone like you in my life.
I have to give proper notice if I miss a session...
You know, my issues with my parents may get sorted...
I don't know when that'll happen.
Like just one special soul mate?
I don't know. Kaira, I think...
why just that one special soul mate?
I think one can have many soul mates in life.
Different soul mates for different experiences.
Like... A special musical relation with someone
who shares our interest in music.
Or the let's-get-coffee-together soul mates.
Special gossip soul mates
with whom you can have the perfect gossip.
Or the special intellectual soul mates
for all those perfect bookish discussions.
So many different special soul mates. So many kinds...
The romantic soul mate is just one of many.
Why put the burden on one person to fulfill...
all your emotional needs?
It's a bit unfair, isn't it?
You won't miss the next session, right?
It is the last week of our sessions.
How can I miss that?
So, done sulking with Goa?
No more sulking.
What about your work?
A production company is interested in funding my short film.
So, I am thinking, "Why not stay back here and shoot it?"
This isn't school, to pass or fail.
I wish there were teachers like you in school.
I am no teacher.
Okay, that was a bit too deep.
Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. You know, the one we played when we were little.
People like me can help you find the missing pieces...
and put them in place.
Can we meet outside of this?
And what if I tell you...
Go on, I am listening.
That's it, I said it.
I respect these feelings...
but my job here is done for now.
As unconventional
and friendly as my methods may be,
I am still your therapist.
Any other relation with you
would be outside the boundaries of my own professional ethics.
The closeness that you feel...
towards me, your brain doctor...
is very normal.
And unique!
You know, Kaira, people who come here feel...
I shouldn't have said anything. I just shouldn't have.
You expressed your difficult feelings
in a straightforward and mature manner...
rather than letting them fester inside of you.
How can this be the last session?
There will be so many more problems in my life.
Yes, there will be many problems.
And you will have to solve all those problems.
But now...
you know how to solve them.
Here?
But I'll need help.
When you see a pattern emerging in life
or something becoming a habit, then it's time to think it over.
Baby Fatima...
Koko!
Corporal Balthazar fought in the Portuguese army for 14 years.
Nobody knew that Corporal Balthazar was not Balthazar,
but Dona Maria, a woman...
disguised as a man.
This was the only way for a woman
to safeguard her life and dignity.
For 14 years, Dona Maria fought two wars:
one on the battlefield, and the other with herself.
With her fears.
Finally, one day on the battlefield, her true identity was revealed.
As fate would have it,
in front of Captain Afonso.
Captain Afonso,
commander of the fort and a doctor,
not only saved Dona Maria's life and nursed her wounds,
but made her fears disappear...
and freed her from the ghost of Corporal Balthazar.
For the first time,
Dona Maria had the courage to face her true self.
With her newfound courage,
Dona Maria soon became commander...
Now, Donna Maria fought only one war:
the one on the battlefield, not with herself.
Amazing, dear! That was great!
It was beautiful, my darling!
I am so proud of you, dear.
People who make music with the camera don't need musicians.
I wrote a song for you. Want to hear it?
You gave Kaira her first break, right?
She could not have done this without you.
Actually, if I was with her, she couldn't have done this.
I was wondering...
Yes, please tell me, what were you wondering?
Would you be able to live as a man for a few years?
The concept of your story was interesting.
Do you make films too?
No, I make furniture.
Really? Chairs?
Yes, chairs.
Chairs!
Dear life...