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Your cheesiness has crossed the max level, Rishi.

Just some proof that you aren't any less cheesy. Okay?

Proof on the wall of the house?

No way. I hereby veto this.

You blew your vetoes on the choice of wallpaper, Buttercup.

"Buttercup" again?

Fine then. You tell me what to call you.

At this stage in a relationship we're supposed to use cute pet names, right?

How about Dimpiya Babu?

That was yuck then, and it's yuck now too.

-Falling in love is easy. -Come.

Growing into love is difficult.

So these are some of the most romantic cities in the world

which we will visit together someday.

But who are these random couples?

But to fulfil love's duties…

Placeholders.

Till the time we pose in front of them.

…is the most difficult.

Where will you hang your Bollywood posters?

You know, love equals work.

-All those dreams that we weave together… -We'll see.

On that wall, we'll put up your mum and dad's photo.

They all take work.

A photo of my mum too?

-Shut up. -Be it setting up a home together…

Okay, over here,

we'll place an 88-inch TV-cum-console

for your games and stuff.

…be it accepting each other's interests…

And facing that, a massive couch

where we can both kick back and--

…or be it keeping things a little exciting.

And play some games of our own.

But we can't do even that properly.

And surprising too.

We can do one thing, though.

Thank you.

But we can't drink this.

Since when do you just drink cold coffee?

Love equals work.

In fact, love equals work times two.

Because everyone,

every single one of us, is living two lives.

A virtual one

and this one, the real one.

Nandini Nahata Institute of Technology.

NNIT. My new world.

My new home.

It's 1443 km away from Jaipur

at Hyderabad's Adapt University campus.

NNIT is one of the ten colleges here.

It's the most strict, the most competitive, but the very best.

There are no options for glitches or malfunctions.

Oh, hey, Rish. Love your motion graphics.

-Here, work equals work. -Good morning, sir.

You have to bring your A-game. Otherwise, it's game over.

My grandpa would've died of shame if he ever saw my mark sheet

because no one in my whole family has ever been a topper.

I guess my girlfriend…

-…sensors, first raise hands. -Hi.

…long-distance girlfriend rubbed off on me.

Here, I became studious,

whereas back in Ambala, she turned into a total slob at studies.

It's Betterverse.

Hi, Rishi. When are you leaving Nandini and joining our institute?

-Can I get back to you on that? -Yeah, sure.

We are creating such an immersive virtual universe

where everything will seem 100% real.

Including you.

Yes, you will look exactly as you are.

That's why it's better than anything else out there.

It's Betterverse.

It's going to be a better world for the best version of you.

So, ready or not,

you will immerse yourself in our universe in just one year.

And remember, nothing is impossible

in Betterverse.

That one rejection by Ms Nandini had derailed Dimple's entire life.

Not everyone can easily move on from the past.

Hey, ma'am!

But only after you move on from the past can you make the future in 8K.

If you don't, your life remains stuck at 240p.

And while talking about the future,

we've landed in the future without even realising it.

-Where are we with…? -I'm working on it.

I was really hoping that we could…

Approved!

In making Betterverse better,

you'd better not make your real world worse.

But speaking of better,

so many things got better in my real world.

My rivals have become friends.

-Sir. -No.

This one's good, right? Shall we go?

Bro, you're meeting her for the first time in two years.

-You want to take just two flowers? -Should I take 200 instead then?

Minimum.

After two years and two hundred flowers, surely I deserve two kisses, Vin?

Those who kept a low profile before had now become champions.

You can be comfortable…

But there are some who haven't changed one bit in these three years.

-Hi. -Hello.

Impromptu hook-up.

-She's too hot. Please-- -Has to be.

-Celina. Cool. -Fine. Catch me later if you can.

Don't catch feelings!

Hello, Boston!

I'm gonna be performing tonight at 192 South Boston Waterfront.

I'm gonna be dropping some unreleased tracks.

It's at 8:00 p.m. Ticket links in the bio for you there.

Love you guys. See you soon.

But as you can see, I've changed a lot.

I love what I do.

And I know that I'm incredibly lucky to be here.

Look at that.

Listen, don't be sad, yeah?

I'm coming back on Valentine's Day na.

I can't let you be alone on that day.

But

there are also some days when I feel that maybe I'm too unlucky to be here alone.

…the most…

What do you think?

Yes, sure.

You've made very good arrangements. Well done.

-I'll serve him tea and come. -Sure.

Here, have some tea.

Simple.

How will our daughter get better?

It's been three years since the NNIT college rejection.

She's still so glum.

No exercise, no shopping.

She won't even visit the beauty parlour.

She speaks to no one. She neither laughs nor cries.

-How much longer? -Forget that. I just wish she had friends.

Remember that boy, Rishi? I wonder if he's still available?

Why don't you come here? I'll be fully available to you.

Now even the bio-bubble has been lifted, Dimple.

So many guys' girlfriends are coming over to meet them.

I went to Ambala before.

-One year ago. -Exactly.

It's been a year since I last kissed you.

That bloody cop didn't even let that happen properly.

We were so close to scandalizing Ambala.

Even Hyderabad deserves a chance.

Maybe things can go further than just a kiss.

Can I please book your tickets?

No, Rishi!

Can I maybe bribe you with a business-class ticket?

Listen up, Prince Shekhawat.

Let's get to the point.

Did you fix that glitch?

-No. Sai is still testing it, but… -Rishi!

Gotta go, cutie.

-Yuck. -Love equals work.

No. Correction.

Long-distance love equals 100 times more work.

As you can see, this is our working space.

Betterverse is a hyperreal virtual-reality universe

where we are trying to create different kinds of worlds.

And also, in that space there,

we have a haptic suit which we are trying.

Did you get any haptic feedback?

No sensation.

Setting a goal in life is step number one.

It may be a hit or a miss,

but you have to keep trying.

And, you know, you only lose when you simply stop trying.

Look.

The company has given me my own cabin.

Also, come here and check this out.

This is my personal organic chair.

Ergonomic, Papa.

It's the same.

The point is, I used to feel

that I was stuck with being a manager.

But look at me now.

Senior Manager Dheeraj Ahuja sitting proudly in his own cabin.

Wow!

Dear, all I'm trying to say is,

hard work always pays off.

And if…

What is it?

That's just…

The doctor's warning also didn't make a difference to you, right, Papa?

Come on, let it go. Why get caught up…

What's the point of getting a better position in the company

if you want to ruin your health?

But where are you going? Hey…

-Listen… -Sir.

The loading is done. We need your signature.

Come in.

Hello?

What? I thought you'd be happy to hear from me.

I am. What's up?

I was just missing you, that's all.

What's wrong, Dimple?

It's nothing. Sorry.

I came to see Papa's office, but he's turned my mood off.

I keep telling you,

come to my office in Hyderabad.

I'll turn your mood back on.

-Papa's coming. Talk later. -Dimple.

What…?

Listen.

We barely have a year until the launch, and we're shockingly slow.

Ma'am, the Suburbs-World house designs are 80% complete.

In fact, Sai is even testing it right now.

Suburbs-World is not so important.

Focus on the other worlds.

We need six full worlds

up and working by the launch.

Krish. Welcome.

So, guys, Krish will be joining the team from today.

We're short on time and we need more minds on the job.

If they needed "minds," why did they call him?

Because half of your mind rotted away in therapy.

-Shut up, asshole. -You!

Kailash will bring you up to speed.

Starting next week, you will manage the timelines

and you'll keep an eye on the minutes of the meeting.

One second, ma'am. You mean, like an assistant?

I'm sorry, Mr Katyal.

Would you like to take my place instead?

Now, listen to me carefully.

What we're doing here

is extremely confidential.

Before the launch,

access to Betterverse must not be given to anyone on the outside.

If you grant access to someone,

our firewall will be weakened

and the code will become vulnerable.

I've invested all of our company funds into Betterverse.

Its privacy cannot be compromised.

Is everyone in this room clear on that?

-Yes, ma'am. -Yes, ma'am.

I tried to talk to them about the noise and working different hours,

but apparently, they have a deadline.

New institute, new hostels. Who on earth is coming?

Who knows?

Who cares?

I'll drink some water and be back.

-What's up, guys? How are you all? -Sir!

Easy there. Okay.

-Mohammad, get in and kick it. -Look there.

Hey, Puchki, don't you want to go and play with Uncle Sid?

-No. -Why?

You want to sit with me?

You're my favourite.

You know what? You're my favourite too.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

I'm her favourite.

You're tense about Hyderabad, aren't you?

It's not just a three-month summer course.

It will determine the students' entire future.

The Adapt folks have given me a huge responsibility.

I'd rather call it a huge vision.

And shouldn't you be happy?

I mean, at least there's someone who, like you,

chooses talent over fees.

But you know, the USP of LLIT is not its scholarship.

There are several colleges on that campus,

but only at LLIT will a student not be penalized if they make a mistake.

And when there's no fear of being penalized,

only then can one dream of achieving the impossible.

And that's how geniuses are born.

Right?

There were these two geniuses who came to me.

You know,

Anmol's app could have helped scores of people.

But he got way too distracted.

Distracted by love, Mr Sid.

He's happy now, right?

-Yes. -That's it then.

Good.

And Dimple.

You know, she was my catalyst.

She was miserable after the rejection by NNIT.

That's what made me decide to start an institute

for bright minds like hers.

But now, she herself is refusing to join.

Now she doesn't reply to my messages.

The process in which a function calls itself directly or indirectly

is called recursion.

This call wasn't scheduled in your calendar.

I was missing you too much.

Then why aren't we meeting in 3D? Isn't your Betterverse fixed yet?

Yes, it is.

But Ms Nandini has us running scared.

But there is an idea that can bring us together in 3D.

What?

Come to Hyderabad.

That old topic again?

I'm not saying for a visit.

I'm suggesting you should move to Hyderabad.

We'll look at colleges here for you

and I'll look after your living expenses.

Please, Boo-boo.

Boo-boo?

No. Rejected.

You come here instead.

We'll surely scandalize Ambala this time.

Really?

How so?

Can you come over on Thursday?

Mum and Papa will be away for a sermon. I'll have the house to myself for 2 hours.

I like the sound of that.

So the venue is arranged.

What about the performance?

Man, I've got a lot of ideas for our performance.

Me too.

So…

But shall we discuss the flow?

See, we'll obviously start with kissing.

But we're already very good at kissing.

-Tell me what comes after. -Your mic is on, Dimple.

Then, I will undress you.

Listen, will you be wearing a shirt?

I want to unbutton your shirt.

Slowly.

See, I'm not going to do anything slowly, I'm warning you.

Fine, what's your position on hickeys?

Hello! Dimple Ahuja! Can you not hear me?

There are going to be many hickeys.

But you are not allowed to give hickeys.

What the hell! Why?

-You can go around with hickeys, not me. -Please, can someone call her?

-Any more restrictions to tell me about? -You'll be getting the condoms, right?

-Oh my God! Dimple Ahuja! What's going on? -What about flavours?

-Dimple, your mic is on. -I'll send some options.

But there's one problem. My bed creaks a lot.

Can you mute your mic, please?

That's okay. We'll lay the mattress on the floor.

But we'll have to keep the overall noise level down.

The neighbours shouldn't find out.

Don't worry, 111 people know already.

What the fuck! Fuck!

The father's finally a senior manager.

And the daughter has finally attained the drinking age.

What do you say?

Shall we raise a toast?

Cheers!

Sit, child.

I spoke to Mr Sid.

What's the point, Papa?

I'm bound to fail there too.

So what?

At least you won't be left regretting later that you didn't even try.

I did try.

IIT, NIT, BITS.

I didn't get selected anywhere.

That's because after the rejection from Nandini Nahata,

you simply gave up hope, my child.

It's been three years.

I can't bear to see you go on like this.

Dimple, dear…

If you ever face a problem in life, it's not just your problem.

It's mine too.

I just want my feisty daughter back on her feet.

Hold on. Look at this.

Here.

I'll give it all up, dear.

Just say yes for once, child.

Just once.

Do you know what LLIT stands for?

No. Tell me.

-Lady Lovelace Institute of Technology. -Wow!

Lady Lovelace was the world's first-ever computer programmer.

It's named after her.

It was a woman.

Trust me, someday,

they will name an institute after my daughter too. Yes.

What shady, illegal business is going on here?

Want her to go to jail? The drinking age is 25.

That's in Delhi. It's 21 in Haryana.

Forget about Haryana!

Simple, sit here.

Just sit down!

Our daughter is off to Hyderabad.

It calls for a toast.

-No, not for me. -Go on, drink up.

You've been at the legal drinking age in every state for many years.

Go on, drink up. Take it easy.

-Slowly. Take it easy. -Mummy!

While some make sacrifices in the real world for their loved ones,

others take risks for them in the virtual world.

You said no more Betterverse.

Why fear when you're in love?

And this risk is very minor for me.

Because, of course, love equals work.

But for me, love is also greater than work.

This must've taken you months to design.

Even the Taj Mahal was built for love. What's a Betterverse in comparison?

Out of love for Ms Nandini?

Guess what? There's a new tech institute opening on our campus.

Right next to NNIT. It's LLIT.

And you know what?

Your very own Sid Sir is starting it.

Good morning, sir.

Wow! Sid Sir's new college.

Yes, and apparently, the investors of Adapt have invited him to do this.

And you know the best part?

That it's fully scholarship-based.

For students who deserve it

but don't have the resources.

I really wish you would come too.

Rishi…

Look at that.

You know, there's a big difference between the real and the virtual worlds.

But Sai said the debugging had been completed.

Maybe I should dig into UI.

No.

Doesn't seem like a UI issue to me.

Something else is going on.

When there's a glitch in the virtual world,

I can get right into the code, take it all apart, and fix it.

But the solutions for real-world issues can't be found in some code.

You know when things really start getting messed up?

It's when someone has a big problem in real life,

and they start looking for solutions in the virtual world.