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(Jasmeet exhaling sharply)

Hi, everybody.

My name is Jasmeet, and I'm auditioning for the role

of Taj Nital in the new Blade movie.

Super excited.

Can't wait to see this turban wearing vampire come to life.

I'm just really excited, even though there's no lines,

but...

Yeah, I know. I read.

I heard he got his throat bitten off by Dracula,

so...

Anyways, you know, lines or no lines,

I'm still very grateful.

Sure, yeah.

I have some experience playing mythical creatures.

I almost played an elf once.

Well, I got cast to play an elf,

and then the whole production got sued,

and it went under.

Right, of course.

Here we go.

Teeth for, you know,

added effect.

(clearing throat)

(growling)

I... I know,

but he can't even like, make any mouth noises?

Yeah, but is that just with words or...

Right, of course. Okay, got it.

(exhaling loudly)

He can't even, like, breathe super hard?

Can he cough?

Okay, all right. Super specific vision for this.

Understood.

(clicking tongue)

That wasn't even using my throat.

That was pure all mouth, no throat.

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Rebecca: You don't have to worry

about being nervous.

You've already met them.

Jasmeet: Yeah, but that was on FaceTime, you know?

It's totally different. That was URL.

This is IRL, and I R very nervous.

Rebecca: You're good.

Trust me.

They're super chill and already think so highly of you.

Jasmeet: Me?

The world's most perfect boyfriend?

(Rebecca laughing)

Jasmeet: Why do you look like the nervous one now?

Rebecca: It's not about you.

Jasmeet: The dance studio?

Rebecca: Mm-hm, I just...

It feels weird asking them for money.

- Jasmeet: Yeah. - Rebecca: Like I'm asking them

to fund my lemonade stand or something, you know?

Jasmeet: This is totally different.

You've done the research.

You have a plan to pay them back.

You have a genius marketing guy on your side.

Plus, you're passionate about it,

which is probably something

they're gonna care the most about.

Also, if you need me to tap in

at any point during the conversation, I got you.

- Just let me know. - (Rebecca laughing)

- Jasmeet: All right? - Rebecca: I love you.

Jasmeet: And I R in love with you too.

All right, Thanksgiving with your folks.

Let's do it.

- Rebecca: Oh, my gosh! - (Richard laughing)

Rebecca: Hi!

Richard: Oh, what took so long?

- (both laughing) - Rebecca: Hi, Mom!

Richard: Come, come, come, come, come!

Rebecca: Okay, okay, come on.

Richard: It's about time. I haven't seen you-

How long has it been?

Rebecca: Dad, I call you all the time.

Richard: Stop. You're a bad girl.

Rebecca: I'll never do it again.

(Rebecca laughing)

(car beeping)

(bags rustling, suitcases clicking)

(bags rustling, suitcases clicking)

(car beeping)

(bags rustling, suitcases dragging)

(bags rustling, suitcases clicking)

- (door creaking and closing) - (bags thudding)

Rebecca: Hey, we're outside!

Don't worry about taking your shoes off.

(clock ticking quietly)

(floorboards creaking)

(floorboards creaking)

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Mina: Jasmeet!

Come on outside.

Why don't you join us for some wine and charcuterie?

Jasmeet: Coming.

(floorboards creaking)

(others chattering)

Rebecca: I love this time of year.

Richard: Oh, welcome.

Jasmeet, please help yourself. Anything you like.

Oh, wow. Um, thank you, Aunty, Uncle.

(parents laughing)

There's no need for formality.

You can just call us Mina and Richard.

Or Mr. Mathias. Whatever you prefer.

Okay, oh, I, uh, I... I got you this.

I didn't know if you guys drank or not,

but a little something from me.

Rooh afza. Ooh, cultural.

Very thoughtful, Jasmeet.

Thank you.

I haven't seen a bottle of this since my England days,

but, in this cottage, it's always wine o'clock.

(family laughing)

Would you like a glass?

Oh, I'm sorry. Do you drink?

Being a Sikh and all?

No, I- I, uh, I'll dabble.

- Yeah. - Mm.

Mina: Any preference?

We just decanted a Bordeaux.

Uh, we have a Pinot chilling.

Oh, we have an Amarone, 2006. Or is it 2008?

Eight. It's really nice.

Mina: We can always open that.

Um, you know, I'll just... Uh, I'll just take the red.

Um, the Bordeaux, Mom.

- Yeah. - Yeah, Bordeaux.

Mina: Oh, great choice.

Richard: So, Jasmeet, how was the drive?

Did you find it all right?

Oh, yeah. It was so beautiful.

I mean, and you guys have such a lovely home.

Cottage. I mean...

- A home-cottage thing. - (others laughing)

Richard: Thank you. It's a shame.

We barely came out here this summer.

I mean that completely makes sense.

You guys were all over Europe this summer.

Mina: But we always make it a point

to come here during Thanksgiving.

Richard: Yes, except this year

with a little change of company.

Dad, stop.

Mina: So, um...

We are, um, one, two, three, and four.

Richard: Hm.

Perfect number for a game of cornhole.

- (laughing) - Mina: Shall we?!

Richard: Okay, let's go.

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Richard: So, Jasmeet,

how long have you been doing this Internet stuff?

Uh, just a few years.

And, where do you see your career going ultimately?

I mean, it's tough to say.

The Internet's always evolving.

So, I'm just kinda going along with it

and seein' where it ends up.

So it's not like it's something concrete,

like acting or directing movies, right?

Rebecca: Oh, he actually auditioned

for a big movie today.

Oh!

Oh, how exciting!

Yeah, it was for a mute vampire.

There's- Wasn't really any lines.

No lines at all really, but, uh, it's-it's something.

I'm sure your face would have done majority of the work.

(laughing) Oh, my God, Mom!

What?! Look at him!

- He's so handsome! - (both laughing)

Mina: He's a handsome Bollywood vampire.

- Rebecca: Mom! - But, it's... it's not like

acting and those types of things are concrete either.

Yeah, but I mean, what is really?

Mm, well, some things are more stable than others.

Speaking of your Internet content,

I loved that turban video you did!

It was so touching and heartwarming.

I like to think I inspired his monologue for it.

Mina: You just spoke from the heart and so eloquently.

You must really love that turban.

Yeah, I mean my relationship with the turban is always,

like, shifting and evolving, you know?

But I'm just glad I got to make something

that was honest about where I'm at with it right now, you know?

Richard: Shifting and evolving?

Aren't there clear rules in Sikhism?

Yeah, but, I mean, how much of that stuff

was changed or altered by exterior forces or colonization?

So, I'm just rediscovering it on my own.

One of those young people talking points, eh?

Colonization isn't always a bad thing.

- Oh, my God. - Richard: For example,

India was set up with a train system

as a result of it.

Brought a lot of growth to the country,

among other things.

And, what do your mother and father do for a living?

Well, his mom is an excellent cook.

She actually started a tiffin business during the pandemic.

Richard: Ah!

And, um, his- his dad, well-

Yeah, my dad, he's, um...

He works... He's a factory worker.

Oh, what kind of work, specifically?

You know, I own a couple of factories myself.

Um, just, like, general factory work.

Like parts assembly?

Packaging? Manufacturing?

(laughing) What, you don't know?

You two don't talk or something?

(laughing)

Mina: I'm sure he just doesn't bring his work home.

You know, I don't know what Richard does half the time.

I guess your dad is just the strong, silent type.

Yeah, that he is.

There's nothing wrong with not talking

as long as you're close.

A man who isn't close to his family

can't be expected to raise his own.

Mina: So, uh, Jasmeet,

how do you make money from the Internet?

Do you get paid a dollar a view, or how does it work?

- (waves lapping) - (loon calling)

So, what do you think? It's going really well, right?

Yeah, it's pretty fun, and your parents are super nice,

really hospitable, but I just feel like there's like

a weird vibe with your dad.

- What do you mean? - I don't know.

I just feel like he's always, like,

tryin' to rock with the other perspective.

- You know? - (sighing)

Well, that's just his style.

He likes to poke and prod when he's getting to know someone.

It's nothing. He does it with everyone.

Okay, so he's just a regular uncle.

- Exactly. - Got it.

Regular uncle, noted.

Cool.

Also, do you think that maybe you're just being sensitive

because me and my dad whooped your asses in cornhole?

Okay, dude, I've never played in my life,

and I was still so sick.

Plus, if we were playing ball,

it would've been a totally different thing,

'cause I would've alley-ooped with your mom so hard.

Okay, please don't talk about alley-ooping with my mom,

'cause that's super weird.

Jasmeet: But, she's so hot.

And she thinks I'm hot.

I'm her little Bollywood vampire.

See, if your mom was there, she would've dunked that for me

because we're meant to be.

Rebecca: Actually, I think you're meant to be locked up.

- Weirdo. - Yeah, I'm...

Sorry, I'm just- I think I'm still nervous.

I'm just- Never really met parents before.

So, I'll be fine. It's chill.

I'm good. I promise.

Rebecca: Um, okay.

- Well... - (thudding)

Rebecca: I was thinking we could maybe match.

- (clattering) - Rebecca: Maybe do, like,

a whole gray thing, like, I packed gray.

I packed a couple other colours too,

so maybe we could look at what you have,

- look what I have - (wood clattering)

and coordinate it that way,

'cause my parents are always matching with each other,

and, you know, I feel like

- (wood clattering loudly) - we should match their vibes.

(wood clattering)

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Jasmeet: This all looks incredible, Mrs. Mathias.

- Thank you. - It's no problem at all.

I just hope the turkey's not overcooked.

She always says that, but everything she makes is perfect.

- (laughing) - Mina: Fingers crossed.

Let's start by saying grace.

Jasmeet, you're our special guest tonight.

Why don't, um, you say a small prayer the Sikh way?

Uh, well, there isn't really anything specific.

Oh, just a small something will do.

Okay, um, sure. I can do that.

(speaking Punjabi)

(speaking Punjabi)

Richard: Uh, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Are you're going to recite the entire ardas?

I mean... Yeah?

The turkey's gonna get frozen by the time you're finished.

Let's just say a little "Satnam Sri Waheguru,"

and a little "Bless the hands that prepared this food

"and bless it to our bodies.

"Amen."

Others: Amen.

Amen.

Let's dig in.

Oh, oh. Oh, no.

The- the stuffing's so dry. You don't have to eat it.

- Oh. - Really, I was trying

this new recipe, and, um, looks like I messed it up.

It's delicious, Mina! (laughing)

It's really good, Mrs. Mathias.

Oh, if you say so.

So, you guys know my friend Ashley,

the one I went to, uh, dance team with?

How is she doing?

It's been a long time, I haven't seen her.

She's good. She's really good.

She actually just opened up a yoga studio downtown

and she's doing really, really well.

You know, the thing about yoga is that it is so exploited.

By the whites. You know.

(laughing) You know,

I literally have the exact same feelings about that.

All the millions- Ah, billions of dollars

that industry is making,

going straight into the goras' pockets.

Preach.

It should be going into our pockets instead.

A lot of crucial capital and profits being lost.

It's a damn shame.

I mean, I don't think it's about lining our pockets over theirs.

I think the real shame is the commodification of yoga,

and how it's, you know, excluding people

from experiencing the holistic benefits.

Oh, oh, Jasmeet, why don't you have some carrots?

Um, come to think of it, they look a bit raw.

Rebecca: The carrots are fine, Mom.

Richard: It's a capitalist market,

my boy.

If there's a demand and we don't fill it,

someone else will.

Yeah, but the whole point of yoga is to be done

in the tradition of seva,

you know, to be accessible for everyone.

A concept of seva, however nice it is, is flawed.

Why do you think your Gurdwara bathrooms are always wet?

(laughing)

People need economic incentive to do good work.

I think people feel good just giving to others,

being selfless.

That's kinda the whole point, you know?

It's integral to our culture and our community.

Well, Sikh culture, at least.

Ah, I don't think I need to remind you

that we Christians have been doing community service

well before Sikhism came about.

Yeah, so you guys are basically saying the same thing.

- Anyway, back- - No, we're not.

There's a clear difference here.

Mina: Oh, my God!

I forgot the beans! Um, I'm so embarrassed.

Do you mind, Richard, can you just go get the-

Here-here's the thing, Jaz.

Doing good is... is nice and all,

but, one must be cautious not to give too much, hm?

Dad.

People take advantage of the system and get lazy.

I mean, look at all those international students

who take their dinners and lunches

at your Gurdwara langars.

Yeah, but, that's what it's for.

That's the whole concept of langar.

If you're hungry, you can eat.

No matter your circumstance.

Someone's gotta pay for those groceries, no?

(sighing) They're unwilling to work hard,

unlike my generation had to when we first came to Canada.

Rebecca: That's a huge overgeneralization.

Our generation isn't lazy.

Things just aren't as affordable as they once used to be.

Excuses. Every generation has hardships.

You just need ambition and focus to figure it out.

Well, I think your generation needs some empathy

when it comes to understanding

that it's not just about ambition.

You know, sometimes you need support.

Sometimes you need therapy.

Sometimes you just need someone to listen to you

when you're going through hardships because it's hard.

And, yeah, it sucks, you know?

Having to resort to free meals all the time,

but what can you do

if you can't even afford to buy simple necessities like-

The beans!

- Oh, I'm sure they're overdone. - Mom, the beans are fine.

- Jesus Christ. - Rebecca!

(sighing) I'm sorry.

I was just trying to say,

before we went off on this whole tangent, that,

Ashley starting this yoga studio

got me thinking about starting my own dance studio.

I've been working on this whole business plan,

and we've been looking into class structures,

and marketing strategies,

and Jasmeet's been helping me with it all.

I mean, I know a thing or two about social media, so...

Rebecca: Yeah!

And I just think with the right backing,

this could be something that

I would be really, really successful at.

Mm, how exciting.

Well, it's a nice sentiment, honey,

and you're a talented dancer, but,

dance and running a business are two very different things.

And, where were you expecting to get this backing?

This all seems a bit too ambitious.

But I-I've been consulting with Ashley

and she's been really helpful.

Ashley? Why not your dad?

He's such a successful business person.

Why don't you work with your father

and learn how to run the business

before you pursue something so ambitious on your own?

Now, that's not a bad idea, ah?

Come aboard, gain some real-world experience,

and then, after a few years, you can take what you've learned

and apply it to these extremely risky ventures.

I feel like you guys aren't hearing me.

Richard: (sighing) You're a smart girl, Rebecca.

There's no denying it, but you can be

impulsive.

Impulsive?

I've been thinking and planning this whole thing out.

And, besides, I wasn't asking for your permission.

I was asking for your support.

But, you know what? Whatever.

Why don't you just take time off and think about it?

Maybe plan another missionary trip to India.

You should have seen her when she was 18!

Turning those Punjabi village folk around

like nobody's business.

Ooh-ooh! (laughing)

Mom, there's no reason for me to go to India right now.

Richard: Why not? Weather's perfect.

You don't wanna go when it's hot, and muggy, and smelly.

Mina: Oh, that reminds me!

I got us some ras malai for dessert.

A little Indian flair for us Indians!

Richard: Mina, we talked about sweets.

I'm diabetic.

Pre-diabetic is not diabetic, Dad.

Everyone's pre-diabetic until it's too late.

All right, I'll indulge

in one cultural treat.

Besides, it's Thanksgiving.

I can sway from the norm a bit.

Amen!

(inhaling deeply)

Jasmeet: That was intense.

Rebecca: Yeah, my dad and his stupid hot takes,

but you stood your ground.

He really respects that.

Jasmeet: I mean, thanks?

And, hey, you should be proud of yourself too.

That was not easy.

And, you've convinced me of way less important things,

and I'm just as stubborn as your dad,

so I think they'll eventually come around

to the dance studio thing.

Richard: Jasmeet.

Join me for a nightcap later? Before bed.

I'll be in the drawing room

after I change into my night suit.

Um, sure, yeah.

(whispering) Should I go?

(whispering) Yeah.

He's not gonna kill me, is he?

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(loon calling)

(house creaking)

Ah. Have a seat, Jasmeet.

This, here, is the finest scotch

you can get anywhere in the world.

Thank you.

The purity and richness of this scotch

we are about to indulge in

is truly something special.

It's a distilling tradition,

passed down over years and generations,

with strict principles and guidelines

to ensure its quality and taste.

(sighing happily) Amazing.

It's best on its own.

Don't mix it with anything.

No Coke, or water, not even ice.

That would dilute the drink and spoil it.

Sure, yeah.

See, some of our people, uh, Punjabis, Indians,

what have you,

they like to settle for cheap stuff

to get an easy, fast drunk,

bypassing the process and the time that it takes

to get something of this quality.

They won't even acknowledge it.

(chuckling) It's a damn shame.

(fire crackling)

(sipping and sighing)

So, like this scotch,

there are things in my life that hold

tremendous value for me.

My work, my faith,

and most importantly, my family.

(fire crackling)

There are rich traditions in all of these things,

and I, for one, would not be happy to see them diluted.

See that man up there?

That was my grandfather.

We were lower caste, originally.

He converted to Christianity and changed our family name,

when my father was just a boy,

leaving behind a people and a culture

that didn't respect him.

Taking a higher and righteous path,

and I, for one, glad he did.

Because, as a result,

God has blessed us in so many ways.

So, as rigid as I may seem,

I'm open.

I'm open to those who are open to embracing

those rich traditions.

If, that is, they do indeed love this family,

and more pointedly, my daughter.

(fire crackling)

(sipping)

(fire crackling)

(sighing)

Well, Mr. Mathias,

I do love your daughter,

but, I think she's a little more open than you are,

and she would want me exactly how I am.

Are you sure you know what my daughter wants?

Are you?

Because, the way I see it, she's been trying to tell you

what she wants all evening,

and you've been refusing to hear it.

- (laughing) - Jasmeet: I'm serious.

She put a lot of time, and thought, and effort

into that plan only to bring it to you guys,

and have it shut down immediately?

I'm a realist.

Not some foolish idealist

chasing silly fantasies as a career.

I know what works, and what doesn't.

And most importantly, I know what, and who,

is right for my daughter.

And, if she doesn't realize it in this moment,

she will come around.

She always does.

(sipping)

(sighing)

Ah.

I hope this has been enlightening.

I wouldn't want either of you to waste any time.

Still have a long life ahead of you both.

Goodnight.

(fire crackling)

(fire crackling)

(sighing)

Rebecca: Hey.

Hey.

Rebecca: How'd it go?

- Uh, it was cool. - Yeah?

Yeah.

Your dad really loves his scotch.

Rebecca: (laughing) Yeah, he really does.

(both sighing)

You know, I do butt heads with my parents sometimes,

and, honestly, I'm-I'm really embarrassed

that you had to see that, but, when it comes to my career,

maybe there is something to working at my dad's company,

you know?

Before I do my own thing.

(sighing quietly)

Huh. Yeah.

I don't know. (sighing)

Maybe...

Maybe my dad's right?

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