[kids chattering]
[woman] Ma'am. Sir.
Can you tell me the difference between a cheetah and a leopard?
What?
Yes.
No.
[scoffs]
Many adults can't.
But MUCH BETTER KIDS know the difference.
FYI, sir, ma'am…
There are seven differences.
But the major difference is the spot.
The spots, you see.
The cheetah's spots…
are round and black.
And the leopard's spots are brown and black.
This shape is also called a rosette.
Our kids know this.
They know everything.
By everything, you mean…
everything a three-year-old knows.
Right?
Everything.
And you'll be happy to know,
we have introduced robotics and coding this month.
And we have a Lego teacher coming once a week!
- [door creaks open] - [kids laughing, chattering]
[teacher] Come on, let's go.
Lego is a toy, right? That has to be learned?
Well…
Don't you teach the simple stuff? A-B-C-D, 1-2-3-4?
They can learn A-B-C-D and 1-2-3-4 on the internet, can't they, ma'am?
But over here we give them an edginess…
and an upper hand.
Upper hand over what?
- Upper hand over other kids, ma’am. - [tense music plays]
What is the capital of Australia?
Sydney. But why would you ask me that?
It's a trick question. I've been there.
Melbourne.
Your daughter will be able to answer these questions in a year.
And it is Canberra.
[chuckles awkwardly]
She'll be ready for the world!
Amazing!
This is it!
We'll enroll her in Junior KBC!
[Radz] Uh…
I’m so sorry, but…
who is that?
[quirky music plays]
Who?
That person.
Ah!
Rajat!
Why is Rajat staring at us?
She is observing you both.
For non-verbal cues?
- Can we leave, baby? - Yes, please.
We have free lunch for kids.
Oh!
The child's nutrition is our main focus.
After all, we are what we eat.
- Lovely. - [door creaks open]
- Ma'am? - Hmm?
Adu's eaten a chess piece again.
Oh!
[cackles]
Come on.
[quirky music continues]
[humming]
[door clicks close]
Um…
How is he?
How is who?
- That kid… - The kid who ate the chess piece.
- Is he okay? - Of course.
It was a queen.
[chuckles]
It was a queen!
It gets stuck. A pawn would've…
- gone in. - Your profession?
Physiotherapist.
Spelling?
Why don't you ask a MUCH BETTER KID?
They know everything. [giggles]
She just said…
[Rishi and Radz giggle]
[Rishi] Nice.
- I'm joking. I'm sorry. - She is just kidding.
- [Radz] Sense of humor is a little… - Yours?
As in what I do now? Profession?
Housewife.
[scoffs]
Housewife.
Much better…
[title track plays]
♪ Let go… ♪
♪ Of the good ol' day ♪
♪ Of the silent night That's slipped away ♪
♪ Let it go… ♪
♪ Stop! ♪
♪ Freeze this moment in time ♪
♪ Where happiness blooms ♪
♪ Don't let it fade away! ♪
♪ For the Night is Young ♪
♪ Till I have you, my friend ♪
♪ For us the Night is Young ♪
♪ Until the very end ♪
♪ My friend! ♪
♪ O' my friend! ♪
[title track concludes]
EPISODE 2 DEAR DAD
[Avi] So, now you don’t identify yourself as a housewife?
It's not like that, I mean…
It just felt weird to say it.
You've been a housewife for three years.
Yes, but don't be a mirror. Be a shadow.
I should've just said SAHM.
[Avi] Who's Sam?
Dumbf***. SAHM.
S-A-H-M.
Stay-at-home mom.
S-A-H-D.
That makes me SAHD!
Stay-at-home dad.
I think I’ll just call Anisha.
I’ll call Anisha, my ex-boss and I’ll tell her that…
I mean, I can discuss--
Radz you used to hate your old job.
I didn't "hate" hate it.
You called that place a funeral!
"Where are you?" "I'll be late. I'm mourning at the funeral".
Late hours were a problem, but that can be discussed.
You'll go back to work once he turns one, right?
Won't you?!
Yeah…
I mean…
Why are you putting me in a spot?
We're talking about you.
[Eshaan babbles]
[Suman] I have no clue what I'm gonna do when he's older.
I'll get by…
I'll Wake up late, sleep some more.
Take a walk in the park…
Then eat some snacks…
Early dinner in the evening, and a nap in the afternoon.
Life will be set.
Basically, you wanna live Eshaan's life?
Hmm.
[emotional music playing]
[Kadambari] Mumma, Suman is crossing the road with her phone.
She's not looking left, right, and left.
[Radz] Haww!
Do we need to bring the potty from home for a routine stool test?
Or do they take a fresh sample at the clinic?
- We'd gotten Rahi a test a few days ago-- - No…
It's for Dad.
- Ugh! - [traffic noise]
Saloni has booked an appointment.
Manju can't go.
You and Manju weren't talking, right? When did you patch up?
Manju doesn't care about patching up.
But you're gonna take him by yourself?
Sattu said the same thing!
What's the big deal?
[Radz] Well, firstly…
I feel this is a responsibility that they won't give you.
Because they've never even trusted you with the house key.
[chuckles]
Secondly, I don't think you've ever spent more than ten minutes alone with Chandru.
We went to Pune once, on a bus.
He slept the whole way there.
See, exactly. I have known you for 26 years.
I have never seen you alone with Chandru.
Manju has always been there.
Radz, be a shadow. Don't be a mirror.
- [glass clinks] - [man] Come on, guys.
- Let's raise a toast for Chirag. - [club music plays]
Go on, order it. Stop asking him!
It's my bro's last day! Where are my shots?!
Yes, exactly! The man's getting shots for us,
while sipping on his bloody lemonade.
He's a bloody loser!
Chirag, was your notice period two months?
It was four f***ing months.
I've served the most elaborate notice period in history.
- Bro's indispensable! - Balls!
They knew I'd work my a** off for that huge corpus.
- [all cackle] - F***ing indispensable.
Chirag, what's Madhura gonna do after you leave?
- Madhura Seth? She's still there? - [man] Yes.
- She was damn good, man. - [Chirag] Buzz off!
She's intelligent but distracted.
No, not distracted.
She's hormonal.
Yeah, Jeetu was much better.
He was just a jerk, but she's perpetually in PMS mode.
Yeah, man.
People have "that time of the month".
Madhura has "those months of the year".
[all cackle]
So, Jeetu's "just a jerk",
but Madhura's hormonal?
Motherhood has made Avinash extra sensitive!
- Oh, yeah! - F*** off!
[all cackle]
- You're right! - Right?
- Shut up. - Come on, guys!
- [glass clinking] - Let's raise a toast for Chirag!
- [all hooting, hollering] - Mr. Lemonade's raising a toast!
- [all] Cheers! - [Chirag] Thank you, bro.
- [glasses clinking] - [all] Cheers!
[lighter clicks]
So…
Want an offer you can't refuse?
- What? - An offer, a***ole.
I mean it.
Come and join my start-up.
[Avi mutters under his breath]
I need a hard-on like you!
You know this market, man.
You game?
How about this?
I'm meeting a loaded investor this week.
Help me with the pitch.
I could use your expertise.
And you can see if the business excites you.
Hmm?
Sure, send me the dope. I can surely help you with the pitch.
F***!
It'll be fun. We'll make the client jizz money.
Let's meet tomorrow.
That's too early, man. I'll need to look for a babysitter.
Can we connect on Zoom?
Are you guys f***ing poor?
- I have two nannies and a granny - [pub chatter]
at home for my kids.
He needs a f***ing babysitter.
- [door shuts] - That's not the point.
Rahi is just a baby. I like spending time with him.
And Swadha is doing well, she just got promoted.
Wake up, man!
If you don't get off your a**,
people will soon be making toilet paper out of your CV.
"Like spending time."
Stop ruining your career playing Daddy Dearest.
I feel like taking a shower every time I meet you.
Want a golden one?
[phone notification dings]
[hospital chatter]
- [Suman] Dad… - [Chandru] Hmm?
Good morning. I am right here.
Look.
All my friends…
text me good morning.
But I was the one who started this.
Right.
- You are a trendsetter. - Exactly.
Why did you send me that shady link?
You think they're really gonna give you a car for forwarding messages?
Why would anyone lie on the internet?
The whole media is a lie.
Mobile, TV…
Yeah, it's me!
[phone rings]
- [nurse] Chandrakant Atrey. - Yes?
Yes. Give me the file.
Stay here.
You'll freak out.
Dad, it's just a blood test, not an open-heart surgery.
You remember how you were wailing
when they were collecting my blood samples for Malaria?
I was a kid back then.
I have a kid now.
[nurse] Mr. Atrey, we're waiting!
Yes. Come on.
- Now you can go have your breakfast. - [gentle music plays]
Make a fist. Squeeze it a bit.
- [sighs] - [cafeteria buzz]
The poha's nice, right?
Mind-blowing!
[chuckles]
The peanuts make the poha!
But Mom never uses peanuts.
Exactly! That's the problem.
Why don't you tell her…
to add some peanuts to the poha?
She'll make a fuss.
Cholesterol.
Triglyceride.
HDL.
LDL.
IPL.
Chews my ear off.
Tell me, will eating ten peanuts a week…
Will that give me a heart attack?
You could've just told her that.
Exactly!
Good arguments occur to you only at the end of a fight.
[Suman chuckles]
[chuckles]
Anyway…
why would I ruin our day by fighting over a plate of poha?
It's okay.
Thank you.
[both chuckle softly]
[gentle, poignant music plays]
[office chatter]
- Hi. - Hi.
I'm here to see Anisha. My name is Radhika.
- Let me check. - Yeah.
Anisha will take 20 minutes more.
- Can you wait there? - Sure.
- Thank you. - Welcome.
- Can I use the washroom? - This way.
- Yeah, I know. - Welcome.
[office chatter continues]
[people discussing a presentation]
[air dryer blares]
[tap gushes open]
Priti, right?
Dancing queen?
Sorry, I remember you dancing at the party, so…
Dancing Queen!
It's okay.
That's how most people remember me.
Whose team are you joining?
Anisha.
[Priti] Are you serious?
Then you and I are gonna be BFFs.
[tap gushes open]
[Priti spits]
You were here all night?
[sighs]
I've been here for the past two nights.
Everything's on fire…
and I'm the witch!
Poor Anisha went home at 5:00 a.m. today.
So, no work-life balance?
Well, there's some bank balance.
[chuckles]
Okay, good.
Excuse me.
- Priti? - [Priti] Hmm?
Are you happy working here?
What do you mean?
I mean, where do you see yourself in three years?
Here?
Are you mad?
Bye.
[tense music plays]
[Kadambari] Mumma.
Let's never get up from this bed.
Never ever ever.
Never ever ever!
My baby.
[gentle, uplifting music swells]
- [Avi mock roars] - [babbles]
[Rahi continues babbling]
Dada!
My Lord, please let me finish this presentation!
[Avi babbles]
Let's make it together.
You'll ruin it, bro. Wait a minute.
Mavshi, can you hold him for a second?
- Sure. - I need to finish some work.
Rahi!
Come here, baby!
Come on, we'll have fun!
[keyboard clicking]
- [Rahi wails] - [Mavshi pacifies]
It's okay, baby! It's okay!
It's alright!
[Mavshi] It's okay. It's alright!
♪ Soft kitty, warm kitty… ♪
It's okay, baby!
What's wrong?
What happened?
Hello! Sir?
Sir, hello!
- Hello? - Dad!
You have three more tests.
Sit tight. It will take some time.
I need to keep reminding them!
This stupid gown is so uncomfortable!
Otherwise, I would've gone outside and asked him myself!
We just did!
It will take some time. Sit.
[phone rings]
- Hello, Sattu. - [Sattu] Yes?
Did Eshu have his lunch?
[Sattu] No, he was not eating the paratha.
So I made him an omelet.
How's Dadda?
- Dadda is fine. - I'm not his "Dadda".
Sattu, he eats veggie paratha. He has eaten it before.
Are you watching TV?
Not me, I've put it on for Eshaan. I wanted to read the paper.
But we'd decided on limited screen time, right?
[door bell rings]
- Sattu-- - [Sattu] Someone's at the door.
You take care, alright?
[door bell rings again]
- [Sattu] I'm coming. You reach home safe. - [sighs]
Here.
Some chocolate.
Stop chewing his brains out.
He is helping you, right?
Dad, he is his dad.
It's not called "helping" when you're one of the parents.
Then treat him like a parent.
Your mother…
she was just like you.
Whenever I was looking after the kids, she'd keep yelling,
"Don't do this, don't do that. Don't do it like that."
It was so frustrating!
I would…
uh…
I would feel useless.
Well, according to Mom, you were never interested in raising us.
[Chandru gasps]
Nonsense!
No way!
I mean…
Saloni…
didn't stay with me much.
But you…
when you were as big as Eshaan…
you'd only sleep beside me.
[chuckles]
Whenever we attended weddings or other functions,
you'd always stay in my lap.
Your mother and Saloni were social butterflies.
They'd flutter around the venue meeting and greeting everyone.
But we'd just sit in a corner and watch them.
Tell me more about myself.
[clears throat]
Well…
your favorite color was yellow.
Do you know what was the first word you said?
Rice.
Not mom, not dad, not sister…
Rice?!
[chuckles]
Do you know the first song you sang?
"Kabootar Ja".
[Chandru giggles]
And you know who used to be your favorite actress?
Mr. Matondkar's daughter, Urmila.
How do you remember all this?
I just… do.
[emotional music plays]
What is your favorite color these days?
Green.
Green?
Same pinch.
My baby! [sniffles]
[Rishi] Put her down. Why are you smothering her?
Mom, let me go.
What's wrong?
What happened?
All okay?
To hell with a corporate job.
I just want Kadambari.
I can't…
- You come here. Come on. - [Radz] I can't, Rishi.
[sniffles]
[Radz] I know I really thought, I…
wanted to…
I don’t know, I’m just sorry.
Sorry?
Sorry for taking care of our child?
It is tougher than a corporate job.
Being her security 24/7.
Look away for a minute…
and the little terror's back at it.
I am exhausted.
It's really painful.
What are you talking about?
Do we really need the money?
No!
Money?
Look, Bumrah is injured right now.
We can live comfortably for the next two years at least.
[chuckles] I'm serious.
Thank you for being supportive, no questions asked.
Thank you.
Just "Thank you"?
Please, no.
Please, yes.
I am so tired, look at me.
I am supportive, right? No questions asked.
- Let's do it before bed. - Let's do it now.
- No, please. - Yes, please.
[quirky music plays]
[moans] No nails.
[Chirag on call] Listen, meet me in an hour.
- For a dry run? - [whispers] Actually…
Let's meet outside the investor's office. Half an hour before the pitch.
I can't even move right now.
Why, someone's got a finger up your bum?
[Chirag] What, you're gonna bring him to the meeting as well?
Shut up…
He'll wake up even if I move a little.
But where's Swadha?
Why the f*** am I whispering?
Swadha's office had an offsite convention.
I was gonna go with her for the free drinks.
But then you came up with this meeting…
[chuckles]
What's the point of having a trophy husband
if you can't show him off to your colleagues?
Bye-bye.
- [knock on the door] - [Mavshi] Sir!
- Can you check on Rahi? - [Rahi coughs]
- He looks like he's running a temperature. - [tense music plays]
[Rahi coughs, babbles]
[Rahi] Dada!
[device beeps]
Yeah, it's working.
[device beeps]
- What does it say? - 101.
Oh God! 101!
Let's take him to a doctor.
No, just put him under a blanket. I'll get some medicine.
My good girl!
Is my good girl alright?
[phone buzzes]
[Mavshi] It's okay, baby. Look! Dad's here!
Easy.
Hmm. One second…
[Mavshi] Oh, no!
Oh, God!
- [Avi] It's… - Sir…
- Should I give him the medicine… - [Avi] No…
[cranky babbling]
Rahi-- Okay.
Okay! Okay!
- Please hold him. - Okay.
[cries]
Come here, sweetheart!
- [continues crying] - [Mavshi grunts]
- [Mavshi] Yeah. - I'll get the dropper.
It's okay, baby!
It's okay, sweetheart!
[gentle, soothing music plays]
[cries softly]
[gentle song plays]
[happy babbling]
[Suman giggles]
- [gentle song concludes] - [bus passes]
[Radz] If you just wanna have the Kesar one, why did you get the rest?
You haven't even touched the Chickoo one!
Yeah, you're just eating the Malai ones yourself!
You shouldn't have ordered the rest. We're gonna waste it, Suman!
You didn't even touch Kesar.
- I'm just finishing it! - You always do this!
Let me smoke in peace, for Christ's sake!
My brain is already fried.
I'll have to run as soon as I get a call!
Are you feeling like shit because you missed the meeting?
[Avi] No way!
Rahi had a fever. It was a no-brainer.
[sighs]
[Suman] You know, I was talking to Dad today.
And I felt…
we don't give fathers enough credit.
That's true.
People have written essays, stories, poems and more on motherhood.
But on fatherhood…
Zero.
There's nothing.
Like, fathers in society…
are men first and fathers later.
But mothers in society are mothers first and women later.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, we always know what you're saying.
[Radz] By the way…
Gia called today.
[exclaims]
[both exclaim, chuckle]
Her daughter's birthday is coming up.
She is organizing a party.
She called me to bounce off some ideas.
She loved my ideas so much,
that she said, "Why don't you organize it?"
I mean, properly… as a job.
So, it just got me thinking.
Organizing birthday parties for kids.
Wouldn't it be a fun job for me to do?
[Suman] F***!
It is fully your thing, Radz. Just do it.
- Really? - Yeah.
She's your blanket cheerleader!
If you start an organ-harvesting scam,
she'll get you a sterilized scissor!
You don't think it's a good idea?
[Avi] Not that.
Don't dive into it head first.
Think it through. What about Kadambari?
- I can get a nanny. - Hire a nanny.
- Yaas! - [giggles]
So, you're getting a nanny now?
[Suman] No, Avi.
We are getting a nanny!
- Just shut up and eat. - [giggles]