[Title Montage]
[TV reporter] It is assumed that in the upcoming elections
the ruling Swatantrata Party will eat dirt.
The question is that will malpractices and corruption
take down Ms. Priyamvada Thakur's reign?
Attention, ladies and gentlemen.
The exit poll numbers are now on your TV screens.
And it's absolutely shocking.
It's 2017 calling, Mrs. Thakur
and giving you your wake-up call.
Will this corruption accusation really take us down?
Ma'am...
when Indian voters get angry,
there's only one way to convince them.
By giving them the tonic of change.
What I mean, ma'am, is that
we need a young leader who has a clean image.
Ashok, our party is a hundred years old.
Even the young leader we have are over 50 years of age.
And the few that we have
will not be accepted as PM by the public.
PM?
Do you want to give me the tonic of change?
Are you out of your mind?
No, ma'am. What are you talking about?
I treat only two beings as mothers. One is cows and the other is you.
This party is worthless without you, ma'am.
I have a plan.
From this plan, ma'am, the people will get to see change
and the remote control of the party will remain in your hands.
Go on.
You should resign.
- What! - Ma'am...
just for six months, until the elections.
What we can do is
make an individual with a clear record, our standing PM.
And if this trick works, we will win.
And being the president of the party
you can become the PM again, whenever you want.
God forbid, if we lose, which I doubt,
the one the people will target is the new leader.
Ma'am, we need a young leader
who has no agenda of their own
and remains completely under your control.
And the most important thing, ma'am.
The person's surname must be Thakur like yours.
[Chuckles] Impossible!
[Sighs]
I wish my son was alive.
[Music playing]
[Clicks]
[Camera clicks rapidly]
Earlier, people would take pictures of the caves
but now they take only their own pictures.
Oh, I like that.
If I go to a nice place and don't check-in my selfie
then what is the point of going to that place?
Let him be, babe.
I mean he has, like, no idea how many followers you have on Insta.
Exactly!
I have a responsibility to be exotic all the time!
Ma'am, this is my son.
He hasn't eaten for four days.
If you could help us...
Get away!
W-Wait...
Just hold this, Ricky. Thank you.
Look at the poor guy's ribs.
We can count them from out here.
Are his ribs lying?
Look at the kid's bronze tan.
It seems, he hasn't bathed forever.
- Oh! - Poor guy!
Is the tan lying?
Don't worry, sir. I will help you.
Show me your hand.
You know...
Yeah, that's it...
- No! - No!
Now join your hands together and rub.
- Rub.. - Exactly!
Show me your hands now.
- [Exclaims] So much better. - Better.
Here you go.
Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
You just gave away Rs. 100 to him!
You're so insensitive.
Oh, God!
There is so much poverty here. It just, like, breaks my heart.
- I swear. - You know what?
- What? - I'm gonna call Help The Homeless.
- Like right now? - Like right now!
- [Meera] You have their number? - Yes.
Let's go.
- Hello. - [Woman] Hello.
- Help The Homeless? - Yes.
I've spotted some homeless people and I'd like to help them.
- Hi, beggar! - [Rocky] Hi!
I called Help The Homeless.
But, ma'am, you gave me money. Your job ends there.
- I... - Look, beggar.
Begging might be your profession,
but there are no growth prospects in it.
Trust me. Think big!
[Ricky and Meera] Big!
She's right!
[Tires screeching]
- Oh, they're here. - That was fast.
- So fast! - I'm going to go check it out.
They're right over there.
Oh!
[Screaming]
- Oh my God! - Oh my God!
Catch her.
I think I'm being kidnapped.
[Engine revs]
[Tanya screaming]
[Tanya gasping]
I think, there's been some kind of confusion.
I am not homeless.
I was just helping a homeless person.
You people are from Help The Homeless, right?
We're from the Government of India.
You cannot interrogate me like this.
I have seen in movies.
You, like, need a lady cop.
Ma'am, we're not interrogating you.
As I said, we're government servants.
You're from the customs, right? Government servants.
Ma'am, did we choose the wrong person in haste?
She's just like her mother.
She's stupid and absolutely clueless.
We're from the Intelligence Department.
Intelligence Department!
As if all the other departments are stupid.
She's perfect.
[Man] We're like the CIA of America.
The KGB of Russia.
But I don't have any diamonds.
So, why have you brought me here?
[Door opens]
I will tell you.
My name is Priyamvada Thakur.
And you, Tanya, are my only granddaughter.
Oh!
Granddaughter, as in, you're like my grandma?
Yes.
- My dad's mom? - Yes.
You're that witch? That cold, cruel b***h from hell?
- [Ashok clears throat] - Excuse me?
But you were dead, right?
She's a politician. Politicians don't die that easily.
- [Ashok and Tanya laughing] - Ashok.
Well, you can't be my grandma.
I am your grandma.
Your dad Rishi Thakur was my only son.
You use the last name Bansal
because your mother Amrita Bansal gave you her maiden name.
Okay, Grandma! I believe you.
But if you wanted to meet,
why did you have to involve James and Bond?
We could have met for coffee.
You're not the Prime Minister anyway.
I am the Prime Minister.
- Of Delhi? - [Ashok laughing]
Of India.
Yeah, right!
[Cell phone keyboard beeping]
Holy f**k!
What!
[Woman VO] Oh, my God!
[Amrita] This is the reason I never wanted you to go to India.
Mom, why did you lie to me about grandma's death?
She is dead for me.
Why didn't you tell me that she's like the PM of India?
Tanya, everyone knows. You're the only one clueless.
Anyway, Mom. What you did was wrong.
Because of you, I stayed away from grandma for so many years.
Tanya, you don't understand.
I did all this for you.
That woman is a snake.
Mom, it is time for your yoga class, right?
Try some Chill Asan.
BN.
[Call disconnects]
Ma'am wants to see you.
Hey, Grandma.
Rishi was my only son.
I wanted him to become the party president
after I died.
After you were born
he found a job in London.
As a pilot.
A few months later...
his plane crashed.
And he passed away.
Your mother and I never got along.
She never returned to India.
And I didn't try to contact her either.
[Chuckles]
Until now.
But why now?
[Sighs]
I'm dying.
I have brain tumour.
[Sighs]
And it's in the advanced stage.
Oh, Grandma!
Now I get it.
#FOMO?
Fear Of Missing Out.
No, Tanya. I'm not afraid of death.
There is just one fear that has always lingered.
I hope the Thakur family's name doesn't end with my death.
Okay! But why are you telling me all this?
Because I want a successor.
I need a successor.
Oh, that's a great idea.
And I can...
see one.
What's her name?
Asha, right?
Labour reform!
Nice one, Grandma!
[Giggling]
I meant you.
Oh, okay.
Wait.
[Scoffs]
- What? - Yes, Tanya.
You will become the next Prime Minister of the country.
[Chuckles]
Did you smoke Ricky's doobie?
It is time you become Tanya Thakur from Tanya Bansal.
You're born to rule.
[Woman VO] Oh, my God!
I was born to rule the fashion industry.
The runway needs me.
The nation needs you.
I need you.
But I don't even like the emoji of your party.
Please, don't say no.
I don't even know the duties of a Prime Minister.
I will teach you everything.
Please!
This is my dying wish.
I cannot wear a sari every day.
- No problem. - But...
what about Sundays?
Sunday is always my spa day.
Once you join politics, every day is going to be a spa day.
Is that okay?
Okay.
Final question.
Can I party on weekends?
[Laughs]
The state ballroom is all yours, ma'am.
That sounds awesome!
I love my new job already.
[Giggling]
[Priyamvada] Ashok.
[Dancing happily]
Guess what!
- What? - I'm going to be PM!
If you're Alia, I am...
Sonam!
- If you are Kim, I am... - Khloe.
If you are Rachel, I am...
Monica!
If you are PM, I am...
Presi!
[Giggling loudly]
People will choose me not because I'm nice.
People will choose me because they have terrible options.
Bend and snap!
Break a pose!
Announce the by-elections.
- Yes, ma'am. - [Tanya] Okay.
You guys, think of a hashtag for Swatantrata Party.
How's like... How's like #Sad?
- [Ricky] #Awesome sad. - [Tanya] No.
Okay, let's do it.
[Popping]
[Keyboard clicking]
The Swatantrata Party representative from Sumerpur is...
Ms. Tanya Thakur.
Yes, Tanya Thakur.
[Theme music playing] representative from Sumerpur is...