Dilkhush (দিলখুশ)

No algorithm in the world can define love.

But boss...

my algorithm is in tune with the city's fake love stories.

Kolkata is a quiet city.

But sometimes it can be wild.

And wilderness always attracts wild animals.

Hook ups, rebounds, divorces and boring married lives...

Everyone, no matter what age is looking for...

a filmy love story.

DILKHUSH

Hi, my name is...

"Dilkhoos." No...

Dilkhush.

I've been the top dating app for the last six months.

I solve the equation of compatibility to find a life partner.

Hey, guys. Hope you enjoyed that.

Saraswati festival is known as the Bengali Valentine's Day.

But #SadLyf.

Because this year, I don't have one except...

you guys.

Trisha Bhattacharya starts her day by counting likes.

An influencer, more viral than influenza.

A failed high-school relationship.

Not knowing her dad's identity. And...

Bhutu, get the sweets.

I'm live, Mom.

The growing rift between her and her actress mom.

Her heart's inbox is loaded with spam.

Here's... Bodhisattwa Bagchi.

He was researching the mating habit of guinea pigs.

He's been recently dumped.

And he's got a PhD in heartbreak.

Always calling me in the middle of work.

Hello.

Don't bug me on an auspicious day like this.

Don't you remember what I've done for you?

Last year...

Tourism. Cyber cafe. Security guard.

Rishi Kundu wears many hats.

His wife has eloped with his best friend.

And she's making his life hell for divorce.

He's on night duty so that he doesn't have to return home.

What demands!

She wants me to buy her a lipstick.

Won't that fatso pay you?

Have you hung up? Hello?

Mampushi!

Pushpita, the sole heiress of Sanyal Jewellers.

She has a strange sadness in her eyes.

Loneliness is a deadly disease.

The "Only Naughty Fans" cam show is Pushpita's painkiller.

This society...

...has painted me as the menacing bandit.

I, Raghu the bandit, warn all the monsters in the society.

Beware! I'm coming to get you.

Papai.

Get me two cigarettes.

Money?

- Okay, get me a cigarillo. - I don't have any money.

Don't you have a single penny?

Worthless fellow!

Shakti Kumar, the vicious villain of musical theatre.

His heart still beats for his first love.

You can call him a defeated villain.

PUTUL'S KITCHEN

Dolly Das' cooking and comedy, both are famous in her locality.

Should I pour the ghee in khichdi?

Yes.

Ghee in khichdi and kisses in love...

It's never too much.

Be generous with the ghee.

Wow! What a dialogue!

Grief clings to Dolly like oil sticks to the spatula.

- What's your father's name? - Shohan Das.

Mohan Das? Nice name!

Was your grandfather a Gandhi fan?

Are you making fun of my father's death?

No, I mean...

I'm--

Hard of hearing.

The evergreen bachelor, Amulyaratan Hazra.

He has always been the butt of all jokes.

He signs death certificates while counting his days.

I know you're an NRI.

Kamalika's son and grandson have settled abroad a long time ago.

Mom, he won't wear the pre-historic sweater you knit.

Donate it.

Why are you up so late?

I was waiting for your call.

I've even set the clock to your time zone.

Mom, please!

I have a video call to attend. Bye.

Riju--

She knits away her sorrows in the ladies hostel all day.

She was once a vibrant young woman.

Didn't stop smiling even in the worst of times.

Just like these eight people...

we're all very lonely.

And loneliness attacks you like a wounded wild animal.

Oh my God! You're so freaking cute.

Let me take a photo.

- I'll caption it "couple goals". - Really apt.

Cute on the outside, toxic on the inside.

Isn't it, Mampushi?

Hi.

Oh! I'm so sorry.

Are you on a date?

Didn't mean to sound cynical.

Chill, sis.

He's only booked for an hour.

I have four more to go.

You know I can't tolerate men more than an hour.

Pull over.

Pull over here.

- Hey! - You sing so well, uncle.

What's this?

Why did you take the trouble?

On Valentine's Day...

food-delivery guys only visit their girlfriends.

Money? Did they ask for a salary hike?

Not money.

On Valentine's Day...

food-delivery guys only visit their girlfriends.

Oh!

I never had a girlfriend. How would I have known?

You're always on the phone.

Why don't you download the Dilkhush app?

You'll find a lot of pretty old ladies there.

You should check it out too.

After all, love is found across the screens now.

You'll find your Banalata Sen with just one click.

Juliet will find her Romeo.

- Cleopatra will find her Antony. - Cut!

Cut!

Someone please brief him.

What's with the melodrama?

A little melodrama helps.

Because it's about love.

Love doesn't work without melodrama.

Really?

Next!

My lonely phone awaits your call

My heart makes excuses to see you

You are supposed to be by my side

Tell me where I shall find you

My lonely phone awaits your call

My heart makes excuses to see you

You are supposed to be by my side

Tell me where I shall find you

You're the one My old guitar plays for in the cafe

In the concrete clutter You're the one my rebellious heart seeks

Everyone yearns for you

Tell me where I shall find you

My lonely phone awaits your call

My heart makes excuses to see you

You are supposed to be by my side

Tell me where I shall find you

For us, women...

life is all about putting clothes to dry and cooking.

We're always standing.

It's like stand-up. Just without the bloody comedy.

I look for you when the morning alarm goes off

In the coziness of the theatres

In a glass of chilled water On a hot summer day

Or maybe...

In a mundane envelope carrying government notice

My first cassette craves for you

My last sickness longs for you

In vain I've wondered

Tell me where I shall find you

My lonely phone awaits your call

My heart makes excuses to see you

You are supposed to be by my side

Tell me where I shall find you

You're the one My first love song craves for

In everyone's eyes It's only you I'm on a quest to find

Everyone yearns for you

Tell me where I shall find you

The wandering sun desires you

The moonlit night desires you

You are supposed to be by my side

Tell me where I shall find you

If you've been single for ages

you will be dying to get mingled.

That's how the world works.

Simply put...

The USP of my app lies in the desire to find soulmates.

So all thanks to me, today at 12:05 a.m.

these eight lives are about to change.

Bodhi!

So, you're like the Bodhi tree.

Are you going to enlighten me or something?

Yes, I guess...

Why are you reacting so weirdly?

No... You called me a tree so...

By the way...

Are you allergic to video calls?

No, just a minute.

Knock, knock! I'm waiting.

Hi.