Aasha, an Indian girl who explains herself to be a well-kept perfect lady is actually
the opposite of what she says. Aasha’s parents make an account on a
wedding website for Aasha without telling her and upload her profile online.
Aasha sleeps in her office, and her co-worker wakes her up. She is dressed
in Indian wedding clothes, claiming that she had an event last night. But soon,
she gets ready in a black suit with her hair tied up, looking like a professional economist.
She delivers the meeting to the clients that she has set out to impress, but as she is talking,
she sees an Indian man outside her meeting room, holding a bouquet of white flowers.
He excitedly waves at her, but seeing him makes her speech go bad, she stutters.
Seeing that, and feeling like she is not well prepared for the business proposal,
the Asian woman leaves. Back in her office, her co-workers
console her, and she asks them to take her dating profile down, but they can't,
because her mother has changed the passwords. Now at home, Aasha has arguments with her mom at
the lunch table, about how she cannot just send dates to her place of work, but her
mom does not understand, she does not want her daughter to die alone without ever marrying.
Suuneeta, Aasha’s mom mentions someone named Krish, and how Aasha shouldn't do this because
of him. At the mention of that name, Aasha, gets up from the table and leaves.
Priya, her sister who has an American boyfriend walks up to her later on,
and gives her the idea of going on a date with the guy her mom has set her up with. She wants
her sister to be more easy-going because her wedding is soon to be held as well.
Aasha agrees, and walks up, telling her mom she will go on the date with the M I T guy,
if her mom stops any more setups and takes down that profile.
Suuneeta agrees, but only if Aasha also goes to all her friend's weddings,
because according to her, weddings are the best place to pick out a husband.
Aasha reminds her parents that she might not ever want to get married, and hearing this makes her
mom sob. Her father explains that they just want the beat for her, which, apparently for them is a
marriage with a guy she barely knows. Aasha agrees to go to the weddings too,
but she is still not keen on meeting this Ravi guy from M I T.
She ends up meeting him, and as he sees her charismatic appearance, the salt shaker he
is playing with slips from his hands. At the small diner, they order food and sit
so they can talk, the whole time Aasha is sarcastic and not really sweet.
Ravi tells her that she is prettier in person, and that he is the one who made
his own profile, not his mom. Aasha gets closer to his face,
letting him know that the only reason she is meeting him here is, because she want her
mom to take down her dating profile. She makes sure he knows that she doesn't
think they will work out, but Ravi asks how she can be so sure of that,
even though their parents set them up. Aasha tells him that she has a new job,
which is consuming her life, and doesn't have time for anything else. And Ravi retorts,
saying he just quit his job which was consuming his life and he is fine with her schedule.
She questions that he doesn't have a job at the moment, and he says that he had a
start-up but that wasn’t something he liked. She disregards his words and starts eating. Ravi
gets up, saying he should go, holds his burger, thanks her for it, and leaves.
Back in his home, it is found out that his father made that profile of him, and that Ravi doesn't
want a simple girl, he says simple is boring. His family also pressures him to find a good girl,
and he says he will try. The next day, Aasha’s boss comes
into her room with several stacks of old records about the company and micro-financing. He wants
her to read all of it and then bring the clients back and win them over.
Just then, Aasha gets a call from her mom, who scolds her for how she behaved with Ravi,
telling her that she has to mind herself at the wedding she will go to,
if she wants their deal to go on. At the wedding, she wears a pretty
one-shoulder dress, and does not even pay attention to the bride and groom
as she keeps working on her laptop. Her sister, Priya, comes to her table and
makes fun of the M I T guy she met yesterday, not knowing that he is standing right behind them.
Once she realizes that, she makes a quick save and walks away.
Ravi hands her a glass of wine, but she says she will leave soon.
As she is walking away with Ravi beside her, two older women stop them,
they first taunt Ravi about his qualification, and then go to Aasha, they tell her ‘Krish’ is
getting married to a younger girl, and she should get her revenge by getting engaged quickly.
Hearing all the taunts, Aasha smiles falsely and claims that she has already
met someone. She holds his hand and makes them believe that their date went back.
As the old aunties walk away, the workaholic girl tries to get Ravi to agree to be her fake
boyfriend, so they can both fend off the matchmakers, but the man does not
want to agree to pretend to date. But he finally agrees in the end.
The next day, Aasha tells Priya about the fake contract, and Ravi tells his father that he is
going to meet Aasha again. His dad, ecstatic with the news reminds him not to bring up the past
again and make the most of what he has. The family once again goes to a gathering,
wearing traditional Indian clothes. The two aunties from last time walk up to Aasha's parents,
and tell them that their daughter has found a good match. They nod towards
the ‘couple’s’ direction. Suuneeta and Vijay, Aasha's parents take a picture of them.
The couple, Ravi and Aasha sit at some distance, as Ravi tries to make small talk
with the busy girl, who can't be bothered to reply in detail to his questions.
She goes back to her work, and he tells her that they should walk around the room
once she is done with her work, in order to keep up the appearance.
He funnily points toward Priya’s white fiance, who is praying traditionally with the rest of
the ladies, but he's doing it wrong. Later, Aasha and her sister are out
shopping and Priya tells her she wants her fiance, Nick to be himself.
Aasha sits her sister down, and hands her a ring that their grandmother gave
her when she got engaged! The sisters hug. They get interrupted by a loud van that speeds
their way. Ravi sits with his friend, and they introduce each other before zooming away.
The next scenes include both Aasha and Ravi attending several weddings together,
with Aasha being on her laptop the entire time while Ravi dances happily, asking her to dance
with him, but of course, she does not. One time, her parents force her to join
him on the dance floor, and she dances reluctantly, something Ravi notices.
At the next wedding, he scolds her for not giving this pretense any effort,
if she says she will attend, she should attend. Aasha apologizes for her behavior.
The bride and groom join the stage and they give a little speech, about how it should not matter
that they are both Muslim and Hindu. Their parents did not come to their wedding.
This makes Aasha tear up and she hides her tears by turning away. Ravi asks her if she is okay,
and she tells him she cannot believe their parents didn’t come to their wedding.
She then sees the couple dance as Ravi tells her how they broke up once,
but ended up marrying each other. She asks him to dance with her,
because they may not get another chance. They walk up the dance floor and dance with power.
A few days later, Priya and Aasha look for photographs for a wedding, and they
accidentally see a picture of their mother with another man who was not their father.
Her mom interrupts the girl's talk, and the two sisters quickly hide the photograph they
found. Suuneeta asks Aasha to invite Ravi for food, but she says it's too soon for that.
Later on, her parents meet Ravi’s parents, Veena and Dynesh, and talk about how they
might have another wedding coming up. The parents excitedly see the video of
the fake couple dancing, and there are happy sounds of chatter.
Aasha’s parents ask about Ravi’s job, but his parents change the subject,
something no one minds in the midst of being happy about their children.
Aasha sits with her colleague the next day, as they discuss the achievements
of other people through their loans. Her co-worker comes up, and gives her
the good news of the company from Singapore coming back to give them another chance.
He asks her to attend a soiree with him, if she does not have another wedding to attend, and she
says she told Ravi she has a sinus infection. Since she has the pressure of wanting to impress
the company again, she tries to go back to the office, but her friendly boss stops her, saying
she will have to enjoy the hip music, the free drinks, and the painting in front of them.
Aasha wonders if this DJ can play at her sister’s wedding, so she walks up
to the DJ set and calls for his attention. Turns out, it's Ravi! He turns to look at her,
surprising her. As it turns out, his name is DJ spellbound, and he knows Aasha's boss,
James from back in the days in Ibefa. Ravi asks to walk with Aasha,
and his friend Yoshi takes over the set. As they stand outside, now that Aasha knows
Ravi’s secret, she is obliged to tell him hers. She tells him that after she broke up with Krish,
she quit her job and moved back to Jersey. Ravi talks about how he always wanted to be
himself, and he found passion in music, but now he does not know what he is working for.
This newfound secret has made Aasha increasingly attracted to him, and she
comes close to him, about to kiss. Right before their lips touch,
Yoshi starts playing loud music, and Ravi has to go stop the dude.
He leaves after making sure they're good with each other.
The next day, Aasha tells her sister and her fiance about his identity, and Priya tells her
that she should just admit that she likes the guy, but Aasha swiftly avoids the topic.
Later, the’ couple’ goes to a restaurant, and then Ravi takes her to his place,
which is dimly lit and lavish. He pours alcohol for both of them
and as they drink, they talk to each other about their lives.
Ravi gets a call from Yoshi, and Aasha asks him about it. Turns out, he is stealing food from
his parent's restaurant to feed the poor. This makes Aasha increasingly interested
in the man. They then eat taco bell. Aasha sits on his sofa, completely full,
and Ravi sits beside her. They take in their surrounding which is peaceful
with no one around, and kiss each other. She yawns, and as he gets up to change the music,
she lays back and falls asleep. He drapes a blanket over her.
The next morning, Ravi makes her breakfast and as she walks in, she apologizes for last night. He
thinks she means for the kiss, but she clarifies, saying she is sorry for falling asleep.
They kiss and dance after making sure that their feelings will be kept hidden for some time,
because Aasha does not want to make it weird. They keep attending weddings, this time enjoying
the time they spend with each other. They also spend quality time together,
more and more, all summer. One night as it is raining,
they get wet and run to take shelter, laughing and kissing by the pizza store.
She gets a message from James, telling her Singapore's coming back in nine hours for
their meeting, but she is freaking out because she is not ready.
Ravi gives her words of wisdom, telling her she doesn't have to look for stories in boxes,
and she is the story herself. She has to listen to her heart with this one.
She tensely clings to his chest as he hugs her.
The next morning, Aasha is ready in her office, wearing a flowered jacket. James
tells her to get ready, but she already is. At the time of her speech, she does not pretend
or act out. She tells her own story, and the story of several women whose families
were able to flourish only because of a loan. That is why they should be given a chance.
The woman accepts the deal with a smile. Later, Aasha sits in a park as James gets
her iced coffee. He tells her some amazing news, that the Singapore company is ready to
invest more funds than they asked for. Aasha is also going to get the promotion
that was supposed to be Jame’s, but he gladly gives it to her, because she deserves it.
They watch the scenery in front of them as he congratulates her.
Aasha thanks James as he walks away, but he disregards it cheekily.
Aasha smiles and types a message to Priya, but Priya is not by her phone, her mother is.
She reads the misleading texts where Aasha says “it’s happening” and the old woman assumes it is
something related to marriage and love. While Suuneeta is out shopping, she invites
Ravi’s parents over for lunch, already arranging sweets. She meets an Indian matchmaker there
who asks her to do a background check on Ravi, but Suuneeta denies it.
The two families get ready by the door after taking pictures of themselves as a family.
They accidentally cheer as Priya and her fiance enter,
the cheer quickly dies down but they cheer again as Aasha and Ravi enter.
Aasha explains what the big news is, that she got the loan, and a promotion to go to London.
This makes the families wither, it even surprises Priya and Ravi.
Suneeta tells Aasha to get engaged even if she is going. But at that moment,
all hell breaks loose when Ravi confesses that he dropped out of M I T and became a DJ.
Aasha did not know this and it makes her have a breakdown as all the lies come together,
and her parents find out they lied about their relationship at first.
What's worse is that Aasha finds out Ravi is Red Star Standard, a charitable
company that funded Aasha’s project. Hearing this, she rushes out the door,
while Priya's fiance runs to tell them that the dish is on fire. The smoke alarm goes off.
Aasha confronts him outside the house, asking him who he even is, and that he was untruthful.
He tells her that he is in love with her, but Aasha can't get over the trust
he broke, and she walks away. Later, Ravi visits his parents,
but he gets told off for not being good enough. He leaves after realizing that his
parents won't accept him being a DJ. Everyone seems very tense and silent,
engaged in their work. Aasha’s parents sit in front of their Hindu Gods.