Yeah?
My lecture got cancelled. So, I just came to the warehouse.
Okay, bye.
(peppy music)
JAZZZ!!! What the fuck!
You move like crazy!
You should perform with us on stage, Jazz!
No, dude.
What happened?
Please do not tell anyone, okay?
I won't tell. Don't worry.
I was in sixth grade
when my video entry got selected for a dance show.
I was thrilled!
I practiced diligently
and felt extremely confident.
However, on the day of the audition,
I was taken aback
when they did not allow my parents to accompany me backstage.
Without their support, I became increasingly nervous.
Before I could compose myself, I was thrust onto the stage.
And suddenly, every light
and over 2000 eyes
were locked onto me.
I had never witnessed such a massive audience before.
Then, the music started
and I just froze.
Oh, Jazz!
(Jasmeet) I walked to the stage myself,
but all I remember after that was going home in my mom's arms.
It was utterly humiliating.
To be honest, I never want to relive that traumatic experience.
So, I am begging you, please keep this under wraps.
Do not breathe a word to anyone.
Your secret is safe with me.
(chuckles)
But yeah, I think you will get back on stage again.
(chuckles)
Never!
(patting on the back)
j& In intentions, there's obsession j&
j& In emotions, there's obsession j&
j& Obsession j&
j& Pure Obsession! j&
(dramatic music)
(keyboard tapping)
(message beeps)
??
He is coming at 12 tomorrow.
I will also arrive with Salunkhe sir.
Also, listen, do not panic.
Are you getting scared? Should I come over right away?
No, no, I'll be fine. Ok, see you.
(sighs)
(doorbell rings)
(dramatic music)
(breathing heavily)
(phone rings)
(sighs deeply)
- Yeah? - Bikram, he is here!
What? He was supposed to come at 12, right?
(doorbell rings)
Hold on.
(sighs deeply)
(phone rings)
Hello.
(Bikram) Sir! It is an emergency.
We need to go to Swati's house.
That guy has arrived already.
What, already?!
It will take time to even arrange for a Jeep.
(sighs)
(Salunkhe) Tell her -do not open the door!
Swati!
(Bikram) Do not open the door!
(door opens)
Come in.
(ominous music)
Bikram, the door is opened!
Oh, fuck!
Sir, the door has been opened.
Tell her we are on our way!
Swati, we are on our way.
Hello ji.
SRK, you are going to be at home, right?
Yes... No.
I'm going to take walk.
Oh no, SRK, I didn't mean it like that...
No stress. I got it.
SRK.
I have understood. Enjoy!
This is for you.
Hand-plucked from the garden, just for you.
Nice! You were supposed to come tomorrow, right?
You said 12 tomorrow,
and now it is past 12, tomorrow is here,
- and so am I! Let's go inside? - Okay!
Why don't you freshen up first?
I will arrange the flowers in the meantime.
Good idea. Romantic.
(footsteps)
(glass clanks)
(phone keypad clacking)
(message beeps)
Sir, please come in.
Come on, come on,
- come on, come on! - Sir, please come in.
Speed up, brother!
(dramatic music)
(message beeps)
I'm ready.
(ominous music)
Let's do this.
Ahhhh...
(screams)
BDSM.
(laughs)
kin...kinky...
(chuckles)
(sighs)
Do not worry.
Nothing will happen to your girlfriend, okay?
Oh, no, sir! She's not my girlfriend!
She is not? Then why did you take the fall for her at the bar that night?
And tonight too...
(slapping)
Slap me! Slap me! Yes... Harder!
(slapping)
Enough, enough, enough! I MEAN IT, STOP!
(grunts)
Do you only perform for the camera? Huh?
(phone keypad clacking)
Go on, perform!
Perform.
(screams)
Aahhhhh. This is not BDSM.
It'll hurt more.
Aaaahhh. Swati, I love you.
Swati, I love you. Ahhhhhh.
(Aryan) Swati, I love you.
- (Aryan) Swati, Swati, Swati... - (Salunkhe) Move! Move!
- (Salunkhe) Move! - (Swati) Get that asshole!
- I will show you what I have got! - Sir, sir, sir!
- Move! - It was not my fault at all, sir...
- Get moving! - Swati!
(sobs)
(Swati) In that moment, I felt like no one was going to come through that door.
(Swati) Whatever had to be done, I had to do it myself.
And I don't know how I knew,
but I was certain that if I just raised my knee with full force,
it would hit the target perfectly.
(laughs)
Yes.
You almost took that asshole's life!
If you guys had taken two more minutes to arrive,
who knows what else I would have taken out!
(laughs)
But thank you Bikram.
No big deal? Let it go.
You know, when that video came to me, I was clueless.
My world just ended.
And your energy around me, it helped me a lot.
Thank you for everything.
(dynamic music)
You have made up your mind,
and you have even broadcasted it to the whole world.
But if you are looking for validation from this group,
you are not going to get it.
You're overreacting, Shona!
Can't you reconsider just once?
(Shona) Do not give him so much importance.
We can still win GOATs without him.
What is the point of saying all this? I'm not going anywhere.
I am still here with all of you; I just won't be performing with you in GOATs.
But until then, I am still with you guys, right?
Let it be. Your shoots and rehearsals will kick in soon.
You are saying it is fine now,
but trust me, you won't be able to manage.
(Pearl)Hi guys!
Our permanent choreography solution is back, guys!
(chuckles)
Sorry...
(laughs)
(Pearl) Hiiii.
- (Kush) Good to see you. - (Munmun) So good to see you.
(Pearl) So good to see you guys.
(chuckles)
- I was watching you too... - (Sebi) Shona!
(sighs)
What is going on?
They're talking to Pearl.
Didn't you think it was right to talk to me before doing this?
(Sebi) She is a crazy person.
(footsteps)
Who here is not crazy, Sebi?
Sebi,
I know you are upset with me.
Sebi, I am really, really sorry.
(Pearl) Can we please move ahead from the past?
And work together as a team to win GOATs?
(Pearl) It is a dream you all share.
We will do it.
But he will not be able to.
He has accepted a TV show's offer.
- Good. - With an exclusivity clause.
He can't perform in the GOATs anymore.
(suspenseful music)
What is the big deal about a college-level performance?
Sebi, there is nothing in this world
(Pearl) that can't be solved with a conversation.
Just talk to the producer, it'll be fine.
I have already attempted to reason with him, but it is a dead-end.
Tell her, man! I personally met with him, but he refused to listen.
And I am certainly not going back there again.
I can accompany you.
We can discuss this further together, okay?
Please Sebi.
(Adah) Yes, but staying silent like this is not a solution...
I understand he's really influential,
but I promise you...
okay...but listen, if you change your mind, please call me.
(Adah) Bye, take care.
Fuck! Dad did the same thing to this girl too.
Four women out of six? Seriously?
(Adah) I remember Dad showering praises on them,
promising them work,
and then they just vanished.
My hunch was right.
This guy is a bloody serial predator.
But these four women aren't willing to speak out openly about him, right?
Makes sense, Adah.
What!?
Think about it. If you had not given me the courage,
I would have stayed silent too.
It's not easy to stand up to a powerful man like your father.
Yes, but they need to talk it out, right? Share their story.
And what is the point of talking?
Without evidence, nothing will be proven.
In fact, the world will call them sluts or gold diggers or whatever.
They also need to protect their careers,
which your dad can easily destroy, by the way.
Yeah, but if we do not do something,
he will just do the same thing to someone else.
And then what?
We can't just give up, right?
(sighs deeply)
We won't.
But we can't force them until they themselves are ready.
Yeah?
And not in front of my plants.
Okay, let's go before another man's fragile ego gets hurt.
- Come on. - Yeah, wait.
(train chugging)
(train's whistle blows)
Are you a broker or a party?
(quirky music)
(laughs)
Good joke! Good joke!
Listen, kid, but a contract is no joke.
You can bring your girlfriend, agent,
party, or even a lawyer - it won't make a difference.
You will not be able to get out of this contract.
No, sir, we are just making a request...
(dramatic music)
When you came to sign the contract, did I hold a gun to your head?
No, right? You said you wanted to sign it in front of your mother,
I said, Good boy, God bless!
Now that everything is set and the show is about to start,
why are you creating trouble?
Sir, respectfully...
Go on...
We are not creating any trouble.
We are simply requesting permission for a performance.
If you could accommodate us, we will be really grateful.
Yes, ready the food.
(Brandy) No, no, just one plate.
(phone disconnects)
When I first saw you,
I got a feeling from within that you would be trouble.
But then your mentor praised you so much,
(Brandy) saying you have big dreams
and that you would give your life for them.
I was sold, and I poured my heart into launching you.
(Brandy) I even crafted the perfect caption for you:
Watch Koliwada's Micheal Jackson dance his struggles away"
Doesn't it have a nice ring to it?
So, do not try to screw with destiny now.
One second, sir, who is the mentor?
Gagan Ahuja, himself!
(dramatic music)
Gagan Ahuja?!
Why would he praise you in front of him?
No idea! I have no clue.
Even when I met him, he did not mention anything about this.
You met him? You met Gagan?
Yes, I had met him.
Why?
I was completely lost.
What did Mom want, what did you want, what did I want?
What was right or wrong in life -nothing made sense.
I did not know what to do or where to turn.
- So, you went to him? - Yes, I went to him.
Because he was the only person
who seemed to have made choices that I admired.
So, I asked him if I had made the right decision.
He explained things to me, gave me clarity, and encouraged me.
He told me that in life, sometimes
(Sebi) you get opportunities like this, and...
(footsteps)
Bikram, Swati, step forward.
(Gagan) Until yesterday, you had an excuse,
but today let us see what you're capable of.
Oh, Sir, with your esteemed permission,
may I bother Swati with the Herculean task of singing?
2nd line, 3rd stanza. Cue!
(music cues in)
j& Even if our breaths stop, we will meet right here, j&
j& This stage will never leave us. j&
j& As if both worlds come to a halt right here, j&
j& No one can take this away from us... j&
(music stops)
Listen carefully! Listen carefully to the music!
(Gagan) Sing according to its rhythm! Understand?
Start!
(music cues in)
j& Even if our breaths stop, we will meet right here, j&
j& This stage will never leave us. j&
j& As if both worlds come to a halt right here, j&
j& No one can take this away from us... j&
(shouts) Do you even know what is going on?
You are not musicians, you are posers!
Goddamn wannabe social media stars.
Fake artists like you do not deserve a place on the GOATs' stage.
I am calling this off!
Sir, but please tell us what is going wrong?
You are not explaining, not guiding, just yelling at us!
Oh, you want to be a hero? How cute!
Let me just drop everything and teach you what it takes!
(shouts) (guitar breaks)
(dramatic music)
(chair thuds)
(melancholic music)
(sobs)
(sniffs)
(Brandy) Sir, I strongly opposed it because you asked me to.
(Brandy) Otherwise, even if he does perform, it is not a big deal.
I got you a talented kid, Brandy, to help you out.
It's your show,
(Gagan) what you feel; if you want to make a mockery of exclusivity,
that is your choice.
Just remember, if you give these kids leverage today,
(Gagan)tomorrow they will be the ones calling the shots.
You will be left counting the number of contracts you have broken to perform.
Hmm... You do have a point.
Did you sign the Juliets?
Sir, please forgive me. This is a family channel -
(Brandy) we cannot have boys dancing in heels, it will not work.
I hope you understand, Sir.
Where is Gagan Sir?
(footsteps)
Bikram? What happened here?
Gagan Sir has lost it!
(sighs)
Ok, are you sure, he did that?
One hundred percent!
I mean, yes. Don't mind, staying with Sebi long enough rubs off...
(sighs deeply)
Alright, let us go.
(knock on door)
Ya?
(door opens)
Hi. May I?
- (Gagan) Yeah. - (chuckles)
Come.
Hi. Pearl, right?
Yes, I did not get a chance to say it earlier,
(sighs)
but I have been a fan.
(chuckles)
You flatter me.
But here, we are colleagues, no one is a fan.
Hmmm. That's what I meant. I said 'been' a fan,
of the artist you once were.
Not a fan of your recent petty, sorry self.
Excuse me?
We know what you have done.
(dramatic music)
The fuck are you talking about?
Do you guys actually have any business with me?
Otherwise, I do not have time for this pointless drama.
(paper rustles)
To weaken the Misfits, you orchestrated this whole thing against Sebi,
(Pearl) because of which he will not be able to perform now.
That boy should be thanking me.
I saw talent in him, I endorsed him.
What he does with the opportunities life gives him is his own decision.
No, sir. He came to you with his dilemma,
and you manipulated him into agreeing to that exclusivity clause.
I told him what I genuinely believe.
(Gagan) This TV show is going to be a life-changer for him,
and I understand the significance of that
for a young artist struggling to see a sliver of hope.
Missing one performance is a negligible price to pay for that opportunity.
Besides, who will remember the Misfits performance at GOATs?
It will be forgotten in just two days.
Just spit it out that you wanted him out.
You did not want the Misfits to compete with the SuperSonics.
You are way out of line, kid.
Who is Sebi? What are the Misfits?
A bunch of rogue dancers who can't even deliver a half-decent performance
outside their college?
(chuckles)
Do you think you have what it takes to compete with SuperSonics?
Gagan, calm down.
Do not forget that you are a teacher and she's a student.
Maintain some dignity.
Ms. Saldanha, my behaviour neither needs your advice
nor a 'fit to work' certificate.
(screams)
(hammering nail)
Look at yourself,
(Pearl) Gagan. They are just kids.
Competitions are supposed to be fun,
(Pearl) but you have turned it into something else entirely.
You are a respected star and a global icon,
yet you are acting so petty and childish.
Honestly, it is not a good look for you.
(chuckles)
You can go on being delusional.
But the fact is, Misfits are no competition for SuperSonics.
Whether you show up on stage or not,
SuperSonics will win easily, just like we always do.
(footsteps)
(Pearl) "Like we always do"
The weight of this statement has driven you crazy.
Good luck, Gagan Ahuja,
you will need it the most in this competition.
Come on, kiddo.
Thank you, Swati.
It's okay. Gagan is an ass.
(sighs)
Want some coffee? Do you want to talk about it?
Swati,
please, whatever happened between us,
you will not tell anyone, right?
You are thinking about that, after all of this?
I am with Munmun now, Swati.
And I do not want to hurt her in the slightest.
See Bikram, I don't indulge with boys as young and naive as you.
It doesn't go with who I am.
And don't worry, I won't tell anyone.
This will never happen again, I promise.
(sighs)
(sighs deeply)
(gentle music)
This is against all my instincts.
Why does this feel so good?
It feels great!
(message beeps)
You should leave.
Sure?
Just go!
(door opens)
(door closes)
What's up?
Hi.
SuperSonics... Practice.
Amor Musicae.
Alright. Ramen?
I'm full. Thanks.
(intriguing music)
(traffic noise)
(Gagan) Yes, ma'am... I'm their mentor.
(Gagan) I told you; these are my training methods.
Ma'am, please. I think you know me better than that.
I respect music more than anyone else.
Scarred?
(chuckles)
They deserve to be scarred... those...
I'll replace his guitar, ma'am.
It's not about that,
it's about discipline, ma'am.
Yes, ma'am I understand, but please hear me once and for all,
- they are a bunch of idiots, I can't... - (door opens) Aahhhhhhhhhhh!
(screams)
- -I'm so sorry. - What happened? Baby, what happened?
- I'm so sorry, Meera. I'm so so sorry. - Are you ok?
- Are you ok? Meera. - Meera.
- Kritika I'm so sorry, I didn't... - Gagan what is wrong with you?
- Hospital! Now! - Yes yes!
Come on!
(Gagan) Kritika, I'm really sorry.
- (Gagan)I didn't even see it... - (Kritika)Gagan, can you see yourself?
Do you know what the problem is Gagan?
You are so fixated on winning that you have lost sight of everything else.
Nurturing talent requires care, love, and dedication.
When you prioritize those things, winning becomes a byproduct.
Iyer sir understood this,
(Kritika) which is why the SuperSonics were unbeaten for so long...
Because the SuperSonics that he created was built on love.
(Kritika) And the SuperSonics that you are building only talks about winning.
(somber music)
And so, it never will.
That's not fair, Kritika.
I don't care how you manage your choir.
I don't care.
(sobs)
But I don't want you and your negative energy
around me, or near Meera, in my home.
- What? - (Kritika) You'll move out tonight...
- What are you saying, Kritika? - (Kritika)...before I take Meera home.
Kritika, I'm really...
We're done!
(footsteps)
(door closes)
(peppy music)
j& We'll unleash our might j&
j& Move cause I'm going through j&
j& Back when I'm with the crew j&
j& We keep coming back, you know where it's at j&
j& Right on track, and the pockets fat j&
j& We ain't cuttin slack, we just spittin facts j&
j& Straight to the top goin off the map j&
j& Y'all can't hold... j&
Amazing guys! That's perfect.
(clapping)
Ok so Shona, when you are here, I need you to move a little faster.
From there to here?
(Pearl) Ok yeah so in the end when you are over here
there needs to be like a little more space...
(Shona) Right.
(Sebi) Like this...
(phone rings)
(tongue click)
Bikku, why aren't you answering?
(suspenseful music)
Thank you, Pearl.
Because of you the piece looks so powerful.
Thanks for letting me do this, honestly,
but I'm still a bit anxious.
What?
(sighs)
Sebi is not going to be here.
- Chest, chest, hand, wave, wave...up! - (Pearl) Who will Tuhin's partner be?
(peppy music)
I think I have someone.
Who?
No one understands better than me
how our past can ruin our lives.
But Jazz, constantly dwelling on that past isn't the solution either.
But ma'am, I have no control over this.
As soon as I step on stage, I get panic attacks. It's really bad.
I know, I know. Shona has told me everything.
From what I understand, your problem isn't the stage itself,
but the eyes that are on you.
Let us try one solution?
What?
j& A beautiful boy j&
j& From the past j&
j& A beautiful boy j&
j& From the past j&
j& A beautiful boy from the past j&
j& Dances and drives away ghosts. j&
j& But when eyes fall on him, he's shy j&
j& If a girl, through a window j&
j& Steals glances at him j&
j& He looks the other way, sigh! j&
Shona!
(musical ad libs)
j& Dance like you give no justification j&
j& Boo the world, cut the ramification j&
j& Move your body like a wow wow wow baby j&
j& Ain't no way you give a clarification j&
j& He has been played all along, j&
j& But now he rules the game j&
j& He's stubborn when it comes to beats, j&
j& But on loud sound, he's kills! j&
j& Come on, dance j&
j& Come on, dance with swagger j&
j& Come on, dance j&
j& Come on, dance with swagger j&
j& Come on, dance j&
j& Come on, dance with swagger j&
j& Come on, dance j&
j& Come on, dance with swagger j&
(crowd cheering and applauding)
(whistles)
(laughs)
(audience applauding)
(chuckles)
I won't need this now, ma'am.
(sighs)
(patting on back)
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Jazz,
(Sebi) what a performance! You were mind-blowing, dude!
(Sebi) You set the stage on fire, man! Give it up for Jazz!
(audience cheering and applauding)
- (Sebi) Now we are unbeatable! - Wooo! Killed it!
Thank you so much, sir. But there is just one regret, sir -
if only Gagan Ahuja had not been such a dick,
maybe you could have performed with us too.
(breathing heavily)
(Kush) Hey Bikram.
(sighs)
Hi President.
(indistinct chattering)
Have you spoken to Munmun? She is really worried about you.
(indistinct chattering)
(sighs)
No, I have not spoken to her yet...
Are you going to?
Yeah, I will call her.
You know what I mean, right?
Listen, buddy. I am no one to judge you. These things happen.
But Munmun has the right to know.
And if you cannot tell her, then I will have to.
No, no. I will talk to her.
Cool. You have 24 hours.
(Kush) Take care.
(suspenseful music)
(Jasmeet) What are you doing?
(keyboard tapping)
(Jasmeet) This is literally digital trespassing.
We can go to jail for this.
Trust me, Jazz, nothing will happen to you.
Now go to SuperSonics rehearsals.
But this is wrong.
(dramatic music)
Fast forward a bit.
(Shona) Stop, stop, play
(breathing heavily)
Oh Fuck!
This Gagan Ahuja has turned out to be a complete animal.
Got him!