Mom, I think we came early.
I could have slept for half an hour more.
I mean, rest is important before a contest.
Jia, it's my contest.
If anybody should be resting, it should be me.
Anyway. Now I am going to rest when she's dead!
Nervous?
Why will I be nervous, Jia?
Wait.
Am I looking nervous?
Is my body language weak?
Am I too fidgety?
Is my hair okay?
Am I talking too much, Jia?
No. Just the usual.
Okay.
Plus Rish has also not arrived yet.
I hate it when my stuff comes in late.
Please come. Please come.
Chef Maria. To the right. The right.
You are such a gentleman, Rishabh.
Thank you.
You found the place easily, right?
Yes. It was pretty easy, actually.
Oh, good. I'll keep this here.
- Thanks. - Shef, look who's here.
I can see, Rish.
- Hi, Maria. - Hi, Shefali.
This is amazing.
This is so good. So good.
Two friendly and fantastic chefs in the same kitchen.
What else can one ask for?
So Shef, your entire preparation is done.
Since childhood.
So Chef Maria, if you need anything...
you please ask me.
Oh, that's so sweet, Rishabh.
- Thank you. - You are welcome.
Okay Prashi, let's just take this.
- Yeah. - And check all the..
Rish.
- What are you doing? - What?
Dr. Gulfam had said to take initiative, so I'm taking initiative.
That initiative was for me, not for my enemy.
I knew you would say that.
But I am two steps ahead of you.
I am giving Chef Maria a false sense of comfort.
So that she gets comfortable and slips up.
And you win easily.
I want to win on my own merit. Thank you very much.
Of course. And you will win too.
Because you have all the ingredients to win.
- Daughter-in-law. - What the...
And the award for the uninvited guest contest...
goes to Sunita Malhotra.
Guest? I am not a guest.
I am family, baby.
Forget that. Are you okay?
Are all preparations done?
Not nervous?
It's the question of our family's reputation.
All that is okay, but how are you here?
- Did you call her? - Yes.
We are not on talking terms.
And for good reason.
Guys! Guys! Guys!
Not today. Today is about me.
You are absolutely right, Shef.
Usually you always make it about you.
But today is about you.
And we are all with you.
Mom!
Hi, Yoyo.
Look who's here.
- Oh! Hi! Hi! - Hi, Shef!
- All the best.
This is a closed door contest.
You have brought a live audience!
Dear, we are family!
We have to support each other.
Look, look, look, look!
Shef the Chef.
- Give it to him. - Sweet.
- It's quite sweet!
Wear it.
Okay.
All the best.
Don't be nervous.
Yeah.
Prashi.
Done.
So? See something you like?
Excuse me?
Hi. I'm Maria.
Oh, hi! I'm Roshan.
Oh, Roshan.
So what do you do?
Not much. This and that.
I play the guitar a bit. I sing as well.
What kind of songs do you sing?
Devotional. Inspirational.
Romantic.
That sound amazing on long drives.
Your family didn't come with you?
My family is in Goa.
I love Goa.
Of course you do.
Maria, married?
No, Rishabh.
I'm single.
- Oh! How nice! - How nice!
Gentlemen, if you don't mind.
Maria, shall we repeat the rules of the contest for our followers?
Of course, Shef. Ready.
Sister-in-law, the judges are also here.
Oh my God!
Fate.
Akhil!
Do you know him?
Could that be an unfair advantage?
Yes.
To you.
Hi, everyone.
As per our promise, Chef Maria and I are going to have a cook off.
And to judge the contest Shef the Chef and I have
selected three special people out of our followers
through random selection
who will be blindfolded.
These judges will taste our dishes
and choose the winning dish.
But there can be just one winner.
Exactly.
The loser will have to delete her cooking channel forever.
We have to cook three dishes today.
Potato in cumin.
Tempered lentils.
And the root of all this conflict.
Butter chicken.
And we will have to cook all three dishes in one hour.
Only one hour.
That means, today the pressure will not just be in the cooker.
Thank goodness that all three dishes
don't need a sense of humour.
Because if it was
Chef Maria wouldn't have been able to find it even if she looked.
Send... than we go right.
She's a nice girl.
Who, Maria?
Oh, she's a lovely girl.
Poor thing is alone.
You've found out so much about her in such little time.
Oh, it was nothing like that.
Just a casual chat.
Just like how you want our relationship to be.
Roshan ji.
Not just a pretty face.
[Phone ringing]
Hello. Hi, mummy.
In office.
Oh! Sorry.
I will just come.
Guys, I'm sorry. I lied to the people in my house.
Mummy has seen me in the online event.
I'll have to go. Sorry.
Oh wow! That means people are actually watching this cook off!
But how will we find the third judge?
Why don't we choose someone from here itself?
Good idea.
But most of the people here are my family, Arjun.
Point.
Actually, if I can choose, then I don't mind.
No.
Then I'll definitely lose.
What?
No. What I mean to say is that if you lose
then don't say I had another unfair advantage.
Or that my family cheated.
Or anything like that.
I won't.
As it is, everybody is blindfolded.
And it's all about taste.
That's true.
Fine. Choose.
Rishabh!
What!
Wow, dad!
Amazing.
Wow!
Wow, Chef Maria!
Till today, nobody has ever chosen me for anything.
Do you know?
I used to raise my hand. But nobody chose me.
I won't let you down.
I won't let you both down.
I won't let this contest down?
Arjun!
Arjun, please bring the blindfold.
Arjun!
What is this, ma'am? You chose her husband?
I have put some pressure on the couple.
Let's see how they cope.
Good idea.
Rish.
Who?
Shef.
Which one?
- Oh hi. - Hi.
What happened?
That which shouldn't have happened.
You have become the judge.
Your taste buds are only faulty!
That's pretty evident.
Hey Akhil, shut up.
I mean, I would have said that.
If my merger had not depended on your dad's company.
Okay, Rish.
Please taste the food carefully.
Let it sit on your palate. Okay?
Chew carefully. And choose carefully.
Shef, you don't worry about anything.
You just focus on your cooking.
Okay? And remember one thing.
I love you.
I will give you the answer to that after seeing your performance.
- Now bye. - Bye.
Let me know if you need a divorce lawyer.
Akhil! Akhil.
Why do you keep saying that, man?
She is my wife. She loves me.
Yeah, right.
Do you by any chance have a fresh herb garden?
Fresh herb garden?
Sure. Right outside.
- Thanks. - To the right.
Thanks.
Prashi, come.
Yoyo.
This kitchen is better than our home kitchen.
The materials could have been more sustainable, Zoru.
2050 is not far away.
[Phone ringing]
Sweety.
Hi, Zoru.
How are you?
Since morning I was very busy with housework.
To be frank only, my mood is a bit off.
Hey Sweety, please make a cup of tea, dear!
With lots of sugar!
"With lots of sugar."
I wish I could throttle you.
I can't hear you.
Hello.
Had to... wash... clothes.
- Papa. - Yes.
Please.
Okay. Great idea.
- Now go. - Okay.
Yoyo.
I am going to find you.
Hello.
I had told you not to come here, right?
Yes. But you also said that you are under a lot of pressure.
So you have come to increase it?
Listen. I am saying that today sister-in-law has a cooking match.
So all of us have come to cheer her.
Who all have come, Zoru?
Everybody is here.
Mummyji. Mummyji's boyfriend.
Brother Arjun. Yoyo baba.
Jia baby. Jia baby's dilemma.
Adi.
By the way, she has another dilemma.
Rocky.
But he has not come today.
That's because his emotional quotient is very weak, Zoru.
He is never with Jia in her difficult moments.
He can never understand her.
First let me understand myself, Adi.
- Now you please leave. - Listen.
No. I just can't do this. You please leave.
Who is she?
Mummyji, she is Sweety. My fiancé.
- Wow! - Namaste.
She has covered her face.
- Yes. - Wow!
She respects her elders a lot.
God bless.
Listen, Jia. Do you have lip gloss?
Better than Chef Maria's?
One sec.
Oh!
- Which brand is this? - Grandma, no!
Hey! Hey!
This has been tested on animals.
Yoyo!
That was my brand new LG!
Yoyo!
Where are you?
I'm going to find you!
Where are you?
Hey! Caught you!
Your hair is so long. We will have to get it cut.
You have become so tall, you rascal!
Come on. Now run.
You know what?
I just don't know what I'm doing here.
All of you are crazy.
- Bye. - But listen.
Who was she? And how does she know us so well?
Mom!
- I don't know. - Long story!
Zoru.
Hello.
Managing such a big family, along with your cooking channel
must be very difficult, right?
You have no idea.
And one of my daughters isn't even here.
Where is she?
I did feel that today's coffee was better than usual.
This is it, Yug. The moment of truth.
I know, I know.
By the way, when you get almost perfect scores
then to which colleges will you apply?
Harvard. NYU. Columbia.
But they are all on the east coast.
You know how cold it is there, don't you?
Yes! And I love the cold.
And Jia hates it.
Perfect.
You?
Berkley. Berkley. And Berkley.
You don't want any other option?
I love the sun.
Okay.
It's a 6-hour flight. From Boston to California.
You won't get tired, will you?
Meaning?
The meaning is clear.
Yug.
Shall we give the exams first?
We can talk later too.
Meaning you also think that it's important to talk about this?
Shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
Shef.
- Not now, mom. Not now. - Please.
Come here.
Look, dear. You will have to win at every cost. Because...
It's a question of our family's reputation.
- I know that. - To hell with the family's reputation.
It's a question of my reputation.
She will have to pay heavily for befriending Rosh.
I am going to share a secret with you today.
I beg of you.
No more secrets.
What are you doing?
Not that secret. The secret to make you win.
Listen.
In your butter chicken recipe
the winning ingredient is missing.
You know my recipe?
You had posted it online, right?
- Do you follow me? - Yes.
Till today, you have never given me one like or half a comment.
Don't focus on useless things
and tell me.
- Do you want that ingredient or not? - I don't want it.
You don't want it.
Okay.
Fine. Fine. Tell me. Tell me.
One minute.
You are giving me the winning ingredient
because Roshan and Maria are flirting.
Couldn't you have told me anyway?
Guts! The woman, man!
All the best! All the best!
Seriously.
Okay, guys.
Three, two, one.
- And time. - Done.
I finished 5 minutes ago.
Maria, to last a little longer, you have to take a little longer.
Shef, who are you talking about?
Shall we start?
Yeah.
Okay. Prashi, will you help me?
- Of course. - Okay.
Let's do this. Come.
Yeah.
So judges, the first dish for today is potato and cumin.
Which looks very simple but takes years to master.
All you have to say is who is the master?
The first, or the second.
Are you guys ready?
Ready. Ready. Ready.
Okay.
Here you go.
Okay. Akhil, for you.
Second?
I'm giving it.
Bhushra, for you.
Ready?
So tell me. Which one did you find better?
The first or the second?
Rishabh.
Shef, in the first one, the cumin flavour was really nice.
And in the second, the potato flavour was really nice.
So the second one for sure.
Akhil.
Neither.
But if at gunpoint I had to pick one
the first one.
Nice.
And Bhushra, you?
I think the first one.
Yes! Yes!
1-0, baby!
Yes, Shef. Well begun is half the...
Two strangers liked my potato more.
You are my husband and you couldn't choose the right dish?
But you won, right Shef.
Yes. But no thanks to you, Rish.
Focus.
You're right. You're right.
I am sorry.
But I won.
Yug.
How was the exam?
It was good.
But it wasn't that good.
The essay question in the end took time.
Which essay q-question?
The last one. The turning point of my life.
200 words. Not less.
What did you write about?
Yug.
I think I'm going to throw up.
I guess I should tell you that I am just kidding.
Meaning?
Meaning there was no such question.
Yug.
Do you still want to throw up?
Or for a change shall we go out and celebrate?
Let's go.
Come on.
They are not going to see the presentation, Shefali.
It's a blind tasting.
Taking care of final presentation
is the sign of a good chef, Maria.
Details matter.
Actually, only taste matters.
Prashi. Go lose.
And now we have tempered lentils.
"Aah", Rish.
Judge number two.
Judge number three.
So now tell me.
Lentils number one. Or lentils number two.
Look, lentils taste best when tempered with chillies, or not at all.
Oh Rish, both were tempered with chilies.
Oh! In that case, the first one.
Judge number two.
Lentils number two. It was the lesser of the two evils.
Judge number three.
I think...
number two.
Yes! Yes!
1-1! I am still in this!
Thank you, God!
Oh no! Super over.
I won't be able to watch it.
Don't worry, Zoru. Mom is going to win.
- Come on, sister-in-law. - The fans' excitement must be mounting.
Mine too. Actually, my heart is just racing.
I know.
All the best, Maria.
All the best, Shefali.
Prashi. Shall we go?
Come on.
And now, the final round.
It means, the root of the conflict
Butter Chicken, will decide the winner.
Are you guys ready?
Yes.
Okay, here goes.
Here is the first chicken, Rishabh.
The second.
Akhil.
Bhushra.
Okay, guys.
Judges, your opinion.
Rishabh!
Aadhe Ma, save us.
I loved both of them.
But my vote goes to the second one.
Okay. Akhil.
This is by far one of the best butter chickens I have ever eaten.
The first one.
1-1...
And Bhushra, you?
I...
I honestly agree with you.
The first one.
Yes!
Hey what happened, man? Who won?
Hey, somebody say something.
Congratulations, Maria.
You won.
Thank you, Shef.
You know, you don't really have to delete your cooking channel.
It's absolutely okay.
No, it's not okay.
These were the rules of the contest.
And it is what it is, I guess.
You fought well, Shef.
You too.
Why are you so angry, Sonu?
I told you, right, it was just a casual chat.
- Like how you want our relationship... - Wanted.
Past tense.
I want to make it serious.
That's music to my ears.
I am so sorry, Shef.
Why are you sorry, Rish?
You preferred my dish twice.
Yes, but I've genuinely had such delicious butter chicken after years.
It had that fresh coal smell.
It really was the better chicken.
Shall we go home?
Let's go home.
Come on.
Mom, I'm sorry. I should have been with you.
No problem, Dia.
I am just so happy that your exam went well.
You have worked so hard for this.
And Jiu, thank you so much for that post.
Do you know that because of you
how many followers I have gotten?
Not because of me, mom.
This was all you.
To lose with such grace is special.
Thank you, guys. Each one of you.
I mean it.
And now, goodnight.
It's quite late. Go and sleep.
Yes.
- Goodnight, mom. - Goodnight, mom.
Goodnight.
I love you, Yoyo.
Shef.
Don't worry about anything. Okay?
Everything will be fine.
I don't know how it will be fine yet.
But I promise you.
Everything will be fine.
So shall we do it?
Now?
It won't take much time.
Yes, but you are tired right now.
Shall we do it tomorrow?
What you plan to do tomorrow, should be done today.
What you plan to do today, should be done now.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Okay.