Ek Din (एक दिन)

A hero's entry in Hindi films is always special.

The winds blow,

the leaves swirl,

cars fly in slow motion.

The whole world stops what it's doing and waits for the hero.

Nothing like this ever happens in real life.

90.28 percent of guys in real life,

bound by the bricks of circumstance and the mortar of compromise,

are permanently plastered on some corner wall.

Like me.

Some people are smart like Birbal.

Some people are strong like Hercules.

Some have gadgets like Loki,

while others have biceps like a certain Bhai .

Me?

I have an amazing superpower too.

Whoever sees me, forgets me instantly.

Take my office. Yesterday,

Yadav ji was shocked to see me, and barked,

"Hey, brother!"

"Where are you going?"

Even though, every day for two years, four months and 18 days,

- everyday in front of him I enter. - Where do you want to go?

Mycon Digital.

- Now, Mr. Yadav is not blind... - "Dinesh Kumar Srivastava."

So, I must be the invisible one.

I'm simply not visible to people.

My poor Mom and Dad were ordinary people.

They used up the entire wealth of their imagination

and still named me...

- Dinesh. - Yes, ma'am.

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

Not you!

I work in a company in Noida IT City.

Mycon Digital.

Airtel has a mobile app, right?

We made it.

Not me. They.

Software developers... the office's cool dudes.

Me?

I work in IT.

Maintenance, Repair and Backend Support.

Hey, Vikas.

For three weeks I've been telling you, my laptop is slow.

Dinesh, my name is Dinesh.

Yes, yes, whatever. Why does the laptop keep hanging?

What's the problem?

- Been telling him for. - This great man...

- So many days, - Samarjit Hathiramani.

- My laptop keeps hanging. - Sam.

The head of the IT department and unfortunately, my boss.

And when you ask for an answer, he just stands there like a statue.

Now, to impress this girl,

within the next three seconds he'll tear my reputation to shreds.

Is this how you behave with ladies? Hmm?

Can't you see how upset Priya ji is?

Tell me why didn't you repair her laptop?

Look at that.

He just freezes like that.

Tell me, or I'll complain to HR, you rascal!

Sir, her C drive

has 207 folders of porn.

Who keeps porn in C drive, sir?

You should create a partition and store it in D drive.

You get to keep your porn, and a happy ending instead of "hanging".

Do you have something called emotional intelligence?

We IT people get tired swiping left on dating apps.

Girls go out on dates with us

only to have us install their anti virus for free.

Because of gold standard asses like you.

Just go.

Whenever someone insults me

I miss my dad.

Papa always said.

"Son Dinesh, do your duty and do not chase the fruits."

This noble principle cost him his life.

Sometimes I wish my father had eaten a little more fruit.

Then he would not have died of acute vitamin deficiency.

Papa was deficient, but Mom is very efficient.

Every week she turns up with a new proposal.

Okay, look at her. Dimpy.

She's a medical student in Agra.

Should I talk to them?

No? Why?

Say something.

- I liked her a lot. - What do I say?

First, someone should show my photo to these girls.

Ask their opinion too.

The truth is that,

guys like us are not visible to the world.

I have no particular problem with being invisible, though.

Those who are seen less, see more.

My superpower of invisibility

only becomes my weakness

when she fails to see me.

Meera.

Meera Ranganathan.

That girl from the office

on whose arrival times moves in slow motion

and my heart beats at high speed.

This poster... This poster is not right.

Our target customers are senior citizens.

The way she speaks Hindi in a Tamil accent...

Let's work on this a little more?

- Make these little fonts a bit big. - She looks very cute.

She's as exclusive as Apple,

and syncs everywhere like Android.

Such a combination of goodness and beauty

is not only difficult but impossible to find these days.

Just like a poor child gazes at a toy store,

that's how I gaze at Meera.

A guy who can barely reach the level of a Dimpy from Agra,

how could he ever reach Meera?

But what are dreams if they're not beyond your reach?

Right?

Sometimes I close my eyes and daydream

that one day,

Meera will come to me herself.

And call to me in a soft voice.

Hello?

Hello!

Hi.

There's a problem with my laptop. I can't get printouts.

Can you help me?

Thank you.

Just two minutes.

Sure.

- Oh! - Sorry, your Snow-Miku.

You know about Snow-Miku?

Wow!

You're the second person after my Dad who knows about them.

That's my Dad, by the way.

Papa was in the Merchant Navy.

I inherited this Japanese madness from him.

Dad loved Japan.

Especially the Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival.

Whenever he went to Japan, he would bring me a Snow-Miku.

Papa gave me these four dolls

and I found these two with great difficulty.

If I just find the last one, the Chef Snow-Miku,

then I'll have a complete set.

I've been hearing about Japan since childhood.

I will definitely go there once.

It's actually beyond my budget,

but what are dreams if they're not beyond your reach?

Oh!

It's done.

- It will start printing. - Great.

Thank you, Dinesh.

Dino.

You can call me Dino.

Thanks Dino, it was nice talking to you. I'm Meera, by the way.

Meera really noticed me.

Should I tell her

what I feel about her?

No.

No, it'll be too soon.

Coffee.

Yes, surely I can ask her out for coffee.

Hey, IT!

Why's the machine showing an error?

Just check.

What do you want, Ritu?

Yes, so when did I...

How can you lie like this, Ritu?

You're torturing me, both me and my family!

Okay, fine. Whatever you say is absolutely right.

Okay? Now sign the papers and get this over with, please.

Okay, okay.

Yes, my lawyer will send new documents.

Are you okay, Nakul?

I am tired, Meera.

It's all over, yet she refuses to leave.

Every day there's a new demand.

I just don't know what to do.

Sorry.

If you were not with me,

I don't know how I would have endured all this.

Just let this divorce be finalized and I'll be free.

Hmm.

Ah...

Shall we go somewhere for lunch?

House of Japan?

- Carol. - Yes, sir?

Meera and I are going to a client lunch meeting.

It could take a while.

Things are getting serious, Monu.

This is the second client lunch this week.

Listen, Nakul Sir also deserves happiness.

The state of his marriage...

- I heard she's not a wife, but a witch. - Yes.

- Monu. - Hmm?

Nakul Sir and Meera really look cute together.

Fingers crossed!

I forgot for a while

that girls like Meera are only meant for guys like Nakul.

We are the wishes, the dreams.

The striving to have you

Were you out with Nakul?

Nakul is really great, man!