Single Papa (सिंगल पापा)

Shlok, buddy, hello!

Get in, please. I need to talk to you.

My mom says I shouldn't talk to strangers.

Yeah, and my mom says we shouldn't be out in the sun for long,

to avoid getting tanned. Come on.

You're obviously not here to give me a lift. What do you want?

Oh, my! Such a clever, smart kid!

-Then why don't you help me out? -Help?

What kind of help do you want?

Buddy, you know what I need help with.

Help me become a Single Papa, please.

Sorry, sir, but no one can help you.

My mom will never approve it.

Why? Wait a second. Wait, bro.

Why won't she approve? What's wrong with me?

Okay. Let's start at male chauvinism,

patriarchal mindset,

immaturity,

you're hot-headed,

you're rude.

And even if Mom ignores all that,

she still can't ignore your gender.

What do you mean?

In general, she believes that men are not good at parenting.

And every mother is a single mother.

Because mothers carry most of the burden of parenting.

But if you were married, you might have had a chance.

So what do I do? Get a sex-change operation for this?

Sir, you should just get married.

I hope you want kids in future.

Yes, of course.

Thank God.

I already have my eyes on a child.

-I'm looking for a good mother for him. -What?

Yes! A readymade child along with a husband. A package deal.

Sorry, mister. You need a nanny, not a wife.

Fine, don't marry me. Just pretend to be my wife at the adoption agency.

-Then I can adopt. -Do I look crazy to you?

What's your opinion about adoption?

Why would we adopt?

I'll have your baby.

But I need a mother.

You don't need a mother, you need a therapist!

Disgusting!

-Sir, tea, coffee or cold drink? -Man…

-Get me a mother. -What, sir?

Did I choose my own gender?

-This is not right! -Exactly!

Then why am I being punished for it?

Because you've to wear your undies!

Pawan,

hold the undies. I'll distract him with cartoons.

I'll chase him. Put these on when he runs to you.

Vivaan, stop!

-Think it over, bro. -Listen.

Do you really want to adopt?

We've to come up with tricks just to make him wear his undies.

-Can you do it? -Hey!

I'm here to discuss the discrimination I'm facing,

not your undies.

Women have faced discrimination for ages. You deal with it for once.

Come on, I'm really not in the mood for your feminist lectures.

Guys, you don't get it.

Someone else will take Amul away, and I'll be left with nothing.

I don't understand how you could take such a big decision to adopt Amul

all by yourself.

You should've discussed it.

Really? And when you and Jasmine decided to get married,

you CC'ed the rest of us, right?

She was pregnant.

I love her, okay? It's different.

How is it different, bro? It's the same.

How is it the same?

Do you love Amul?

Love?

Bro, "love" is too small a word.

What I feel for Amul, should be called…

"Lovest."

-Lovest? -Yes.

Big, bigger, biggest? Love, lover, lovest.

Bro, this isn't "lovest," it's "ego-est."

Mrs. Nehra has hurt your ego, your inner Jat has gone crazy.

Look, I really want to be Amul's Single Papa.

-Swear on your mother! -I swear.

All right, then. Your brother is with you from today.

First come here and get your own child to wear his undies!

Hey, you little fool.

Wear it before you get spanked.

Pawan! Gentle parenting.

My darling fool,

wear it before you get spanked.

Good boy! Yes.

Why don't you listen to me?

Mom, you don't have to agree with everything they say!

And why do you act like measly minions around Goldie's parents?

Nammo, girls from good families don't post such photos.

How would I know? I didn't get the good girl handbook.

What's the matter? What's the fuss about?

My mother-in-law wants me to delete

all my swimsuit photos from my social media.

So do it. What's the problem?

-That's what I said. -Why should I delete them?

It's my private account.

I've worked for these abs, why shouldn't I flaunt them?

That's true, Mom.

She's worked really hard. She still cranks out a hundred crunches.

And it's her fault. She asked me to friend my mother-in-law.

Now I'm asking you to delete those photos!

I won't. Bhaiya, you talk to her.

You know what? Flip a coin, or pluck rose petals,

but don't bore me, please.

Nammo, you have to delete them,

before they delete you!

If you remember, you were deleted from your own wedding last time!

A very warm welcome to all of you to Aashi's Birthing and Beyond.

Today, we will learn one of the most important step of parenting.

How to make your baby burp?

Sorry.

Sorry.

Okay. Let's continue.

So first, we hold the baby…

like this.

Then gently thump the back a couple of times

until the baby burps.

Pat the back like this.

Move your hand upwards.

Yeah, but he, kind of, dropped his head.

Next time, please bring your wife along.

Teacher, actually, I can do much better. I…

I don't know why, but right now, I have this weird feeling

that my baby…

I'll join the next class.

Sorry. Thank you.

-Sir, why are you here at this time? -How are you?

You're not allowed here at this time.

Well, Shlok… Where's Shlok?

-He must be inside. -Tell him I'm here.

-It's urgent. I'll wait here. -No…

Call him quickly. Go.

Yes, my baby.

No, no, it's okay.

It's okay, darling.

-It's okay. -What happened to him? Why is he crying?

Let me hold him.

-My cutie pie. -Hey…

What happened to my cutie pie? What happened?

Here, here. It's okay. Hi, cutie.

What happened?

Amul had been crying for one hour and nobody could calm him down.

But he stopped as soon as he held him.

Hi. My baby.

Hey, don't bite my finger.

I knew something happened to my baby.

I had this weird feeling, man.

Yeah. How did Papa know, huh?

I've never felt like this before.

Yes, darling.

Look! Look! Who's coming? Who's coming?

Sir, please wait!

What is it?

Okay. You win.

You definitely deserve a fair chance.

Seriously?

So you'll help me?

Look, be honest, I might cry.

Go on.

Boys do cry.

I know that!

I've watched Kohli, Pandya, Rohit Sharma cry on the field.

But… Mom shouldn't know about it.

Because it's the first time I'm going against her wishes.

I worry that while you may get the baby,

it might create a rift between my mom and me.

You're so sweet, man!

Look, I know you don't like this,

but come here.

Thank you so much. I mean it.

Thank you.

Let me hug you.

Thank you, buddy.

-So this is CACA. -Yes, I know.

-Did you hear about it from Mom? -No, from Ma'am.

You've to register here.

Then you'll get a list of all the agencies in your area.

-Choose Sneh Bhavan from the list. -Okay.

Then, upload your KYC documents.

-All right. Is that it? -That's just the beginning.

Next comes the HSR,

where a social worker from the agency will visit your home

and prepare a Home Study report.

So, for HSR, they'll come over and check if everything is in order?

That's not all. They might interview your family.

They might talk to your neighbors.

And if they want, they might even talk to your colleagues.

But first, you must get your family onboard.

-Without them, adoption won't be possible. -Why not?

Because a single father

must have at least one family member of the opposite gender

as the child's guardian.

And if the whole family is onboard, your case will get stronger.