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Soulmate...
Your one, true love.
The one meant just for you. Forever.
They say there's someone special out there for everyone.
I've no idea, who came up with that, though.
But I believed it. And somehow, now, I've gotten into trouble because of it.
That guy in a mundu, half-naked,
running by the beautiful river under this open sky...
that's me, Param!
Today, either my legs hold me up, or theirs take me down.
This place changed everything.
That girl...
changed me.
Good morning, I feel sexy,
One of a kind, nobody's like me.
God made me handsome, with a built to inspire.
Sweet is my face and my body is fire.
I'm someone's dream boy, someone's desire.
At my entry they rise with a Bollywood choir.
These days, everything's tracked.
Steps. Reps.
What you eat. What you drink.
When you wake up. How long you sleep.
Everything.
We trust artificial intelligence more than our own instincts.
Why?
Because data doesn't lie, right?
Dressed up in a suit and goggles.
Dressed up in a suit and goggles.
Boy, your looks are to die for.
Hot as hell and dangerous as well.
Hot as hell and dangerous as well.
Hot as hell and dangerous as well.
Everyone wants everything.
Right here, right now.
And when it comes to dating... it's whoever, whenever, wherever.
Swipe left. Swipe right.
Meet, date, delete, repeat.
I invest in technology.
The money's my dad's,
But the vision? That's mine.
I've started plenty of startups, but still haven't found my unicorn.
And that's okay.
You have to fall before you rise.
But now... I can feel that something's about to shift.
All I need is one idea.
That one idea that can shake the world.
I present to you, FIND MY SOULMATE.
This app will find you a genuine connection.
Our app doesn't just matches bodies or personalities,
But it matches souls.
Every vibration has its own particular frequency,
and that frequency connects straight to your soul.
How do we figure out the frequency, and who it belongs to?
That's where this app comes in, sir.
Expert psychiatrists, physicists, neuroscientists,
AI engineers from all over the world came together,
collected data, and developed the infrastructure of this app.
All you got to do is log in to the app, fill out a basic questionnaire.
The app scans you and finds your unique body signature.
And then, let the algorithm work its magic.
Where do you get your database from?
These days, everyone's got a smartphone.
So, every device becomes a data-point for us.
Is your user base only in India, or international too?
For now it's only in India.
But one second,
someone's soulmate could be outside your active database, right?
Correct, sir.
That's why, once we get seed funding,
we'll scale up our active database and we'll go from local to global.
Revenue model?
I'm sure people are willing to pay a small subscription fee to find true love.
You know, to be honest, theoretically, your idea makes sense.
But practically, I don't think it's going to work.
There's only one way to find out, sir.
This is your chance to find your own happily ever after.
Yes, I'm okay with Ganga-Jamuna too.
Alright, bye. See you at the office tomorrow.
Yeah, okay.
Good morning, Dad.
Morning.
You look happy today.
Yeah, Namit called.
Who's Namit?
Our real estate broker.
All the money I lost by funding your startups?
Today, I'm selling your office and getting it all back.
He's got me a killer deal.
Dad? No, where will I work then?
Work? When do you ever work?
Don't worry, you can come to my office from tomorrow.
Dad, how many times do I have to say,
I can work anywhere, just not at your office.
You fool, you don't have to work.
Just chill there. Keeping downing protein shakes.
Come on, let's have breakfast.
See?
This is the negativity that's holding me back.
Oh, so now I'm the negativity?
Idiot.
Fine.
But remember this, when I have kids,
I'll tell them how their dad finally found his unicorn idea...
And how their grandpa crushed it.
I'm off.
Wait.
What's the idea?
Okay.
What's the biggest problem this generation faces?
What?
Loneliness. Feeling alone.
So?
So the solution is this FIND MY SOULMATE app.
Dad, this app will change the definition of love.
No more awkward dates. No horoscope drama.
No dowry. No divorces.
The future is here, Dad.
It's in my hands.
But what do you want from me?
Just a small investment for RandD.
Five crores.
FIVE CRORES!?
No way!
I can't even say that out loud!
Forget it, Dad.
You never believed in me anyway.
Alright, listen.
Let's make a deal.
I'm a businessman. This is how I work.
First, prove the app actually works.
What do those fish tank guys say?
Right-proof of concept.
I want that.
Wait, you want to find your soulmate? At your age?
Idiot. I meant you, not me.
Oh.
First, you find your soulmate.
Then, I'll give you your so-called "small" investment.
My soulmate?
Okay.
Done.
Hold on, I have one condition.
If you don't find your soulmate in one month...
I'll take back everything you've been spoon-fed.
Deal?
Deal?
Okay. Deal, sir.
- Deal. - Yes.
AI is the new God.
If you work with faith and patience, anything's possible.
I've got neither faith nor patience.
You only get the money if I find my 100% match.
Even 1% off and the deal's off.
Now get to work.
Bro, why don't you just get uncle drunk and ask for the money?
He'll get all emotional and hand it over.
You don't know my dad.
Sir!
100%
What is this?
Nan-giar-gara-gara?
What is this? Where is this? Africa?
Allappuzha.
Oh, Sri Lanka.
Kerala?
Yeah.
My soulmate...
Are you sure?
Sir, this is what the algorithm is saying.
The-kke-paattu Sundari Damodaran Pillai.
Get me more details.
She's not on social media.
Yes.
But I found her house location online.
Turns out it's also a homestay.
Let's go.
Go where?
Kerala.
Thanks.
Param! Param, wait up!
Are you nuts or what?
You're seriously going to Kerala to get screwed up?
Juggy, we've been chasing our unicorn for years.
But we have earned neither money nor respect.
If this app actually works,
Dad will believe in me and my balance sheet goes green.
We'll be in the Forbes List. We'll be right at the top.
Think about it, so many people out there looking for their happily ever after.
We'll be the ones to bring them together.
Wait a second.
Aren't you the same guy who believes
in "happy endings", not happily ever afters?
What's wrong with you?
Don't talk about endings right now, bro.
This story's just getting started.
I'm going to meet my soulmate. You do you.
Bro, have I ever let you go through any crap alone?
You really think I'm letting you do this solo?
Just a sec.
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