Call Me Bae (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

1
Hey, Bae!
Hey, Bae!
Hey, Bae!
Wherever you walk by
You light up the world
With your words
With your eyes
You light up every path
The world awaits you
Where have you been all this while?
Hey, Bae!
The way you slay
The way you are
The way you talk
Hey, Bae!
Deep in your eyes
Lies your dreams
It's gonna be your day
The world awaits you
Where have you been all this while?
Hey, Bae!
Hey, Bae!
That creep has to be exposed!
Yes, but I can't expose him alone.
We have to expose him together.
If I could have exposed him myself,
why would I send an anonymous video?
I have to keep my
name out of this, please.
What is the compulsion honestly?
What is he blackmailing you about?
I can't tell you.
We all feel afraid sometimes.
Trust me, I've been through it
firsthand these past few days.
What do you know
about public shaming?
A lot, honestly.
But my story is for another day.
All you need to know is that friendship
always triumphs over fear.
Now, tell me
what have you really done?
Bank fraud?
Illegitimate child?
-Murder?
-"A Lonely Lover's Quench."
What is that?
An adult film.
I did it when I was seventeen.
Not even an adult.
When I came to Mumbai
from Siliguri,
I was just a kid.
I had no idea who
the right people were.
I didn't know anything.
Once I started doing well, I bought
every copy of that film from the market.
But Sawla has a copy?
It's on his computer
And every other day,
he sends me a clip from that film.
Blackmailing me that
if I don't sleep with him,
he will leak the complete film.
Madhulika, everyone falters at some point.
Tell him to release
the film and go to hell!
Do you know who my boyfriend is?
Tarun Kapoor?
Poor thing doesn't even
know why he lost his last film.
He doesn't know why
he was raided.
Raids?
They didn't cover that in the news.
Of course. Got his PR to shush it up.
And his family
they are Bollywood royalty.
For them, I'm just a small-time starlet.
They don't approve of us even today
and God forbid if
this film comes out
Convincing his family
is not your problem.
If he loves you,
he will fight for you.
Bae, it's not that simple.
My reputation, my fans,
the press, the media, it's
I got the National Award last year.
I'm so close to signing a
really big International series
and if this leaks
I can't have my dignity
splashed all over the place.
Who says your dignity
lies inside your body?
All this spiel works
well on social media.
Reality is starkly different.
I'm just so tired, man.
These are the last of your tears, babe.
It's Sawla's time to cry.
You're not alone anymore.
You are bound by the #Behencode.
#Behencode?
Sis-code!
It's older than the Da Vinci code.
It's stronger than the Bro-code.
The truth is that when
sisters come together
men like Mukul Sawla become history.
Okay.
Fine.
I'll out him.
But before I do that, you have
to delete the film from his computer.
Deal?
Deal.
Tammarrah!
You didn't go to work today?
Food poisoning?
Mood poisoning.
I'm taking a mental health day.
This or that?
This one's quite nice.
What have you done with my friend?
Tomorrow she'll shock us by saying
she's thinking of quiet-quitting!
Not a bad idea, Bae!
Very bad idea.
I need you in the office and
I need you right now, Prince.
I thought you both came
to an understanding
-That both of you have moved on.
-Yeah?
I just need him for the tech, okay?
You can keep the rest of him.
I need to get into Mukul Sawla's laptop
and delete Madhulika's film from it.
Anyone can pull that off.
You need his computer and
his password. No big deal.
You can't delete it via the cloud?
You will still need the password.
How did it go?
Coffee anybody? I can
I would kill for a coffee right now.
The coffee powder is in the kitchen.
Milk's in the fridge.
I'll have one as well.
We'll share?
Yeah, we'll share.
Both of them are lost in La La Land.
I need to reach Mukul Sawla's computer
so that I can delete Madhulika's video
Right.
Okay.
So Mitali Sawla just posted a story.
She's at ToyKea with her daughter Izumi.
Prepping for her ninth
birthday party celebrations.
People are such idiots, honestly.
They give a damn about digital footprints.
Announcing to the world
about their whereabouts.
A perfect invite for a home invasion.
There's got to be some limit.
Bae!
The house might not be empty,
but it will definitely be busy.
A home invasion might
not be such a bad idea.
What?
You can crash the birthday party tomorrow.
And then you can go
and lift Sawla's computer.
Since it's a skill
you've recently updated.
-Too soon for a joke?
-Yes.
Anyways, there will be so
many people at the party.
Do you know how many people
worked at the Chowdhary Mansion?
Maids, butlers, valets, Indian chef,
Italian chef, pastry chef, French chef,
masseuse, manicurist, owl keeper,
governess, gatekeeper, security, drivers
Chopper pilot!
-How can I forget Captain Shastry?
-Of course.
You had fitness trainers as well.
And yet you chose me.
Everything in life happens for a reason.
I was able to meet
Tamu because of you.
By the way
the theme for Izumi's party
tomorrow is Geeks and Nerds.
Wow!
Tamu has a lovely idea.
This foursome can crash the party.
Let's crash the party!
We don't even need his computer.
We just need to get to Izumi.
I am 100% sure that Izumi
would know Mukul Sawla's password.
We just need to get into the party.
I know Bubbles Balani, the party planner.
She's the queen
of the under-10 party circuit.
-I did a story on her once.
-Great.
Izumi, here we come!
Okay, but don't you two have a day job?
Last I checked?
We'll just take a mental health day
or a period leave or something.
Let's not appropriate
other people's pain.
Mental health is a real
issue for some of us.
And period pain for some of us.
The idea sucks. Change it.
Okay, Madame Wokeness! I'll
think of something on the way.
Where are you off to Missy?
Special class today.
Bye.
Hi, I wasn't sure you'd come.
Well, I am a professional.
As a swimming coach
and as a journalist.
I'm sorry.
I was in a foul mood that day.
Even in my foulest of moods,
I wouldn't behave that way.
Anyway, with or without your support,
I will get to the bottom of this story.
Even if I have to go undercover.
Now you get underwater, Neel N.
Undercover! That is not a bad idea at all.
What's the plan?
Care to share?
See I've done various disguises,
but this time I'm really nervous.
It can be dangerous, you know?
These delaying tactics won't work with me.
-Really, I can help. I can help.
-Yeah, yeah.
Just go underwater and breathe out. Okay?
Make bubbles.
-Come on.
-You sure?
Yeah.
I got you, okay?
I won't let anything happen to you.
People assume swimming means just
flapping your feet or moving your arms.
But actually, the minute you face
your fear
and start breathing underwater,
that's when you learn to swim.
Actually, that applies
to going undercover too.
Just face your fears and keep breathing.
On your back.
Trust me.
Nothing's gonna happen, okay?
Legs up.
Yeah.
Straight.
Look up.
Just breathe.
Breathe.
-I'm leaving you.
-No?
-No.
-I'm leaving you.
Don't, don't.
-Satyajit, it's great.
-It's not!
This is our 100th episode.
We need something big.
-We need something sensational!
-Sir, sir.
-Sumit!
-Ashish.
Sure.
How about we broadcast it live from
The Wankhede Stadium,
and have the entire cricket team
on the show?
Yuck.
Is there a match-fixing scandal?
Is there an underworld connection?
Is the captain on cocaine?
What is my show called again?
-Confessi
-Then what are we confessing to!
God! Does anybody have
any other rubbish ideas?
We need something that will
-Ruin people's lives?
-Yes.
Fantast
Hello, interns.
You are late. Where were you?
Actually, I'm positive, and Tammarrah is
my flatmate, so she might be positive too.
Get out! Out!
-Both of you.
-We are fine.
-We're fine.
-No, there's a new variant in the market.
Get out now!
Get out.
You, Stephens. Go sanitize
the area and them. Alright?
-But, sir, if I
-Don't give a shit if you die.
Get out, Stephens.
Nobody breathes.
You should have seen his face!
By the way,
you're quite the convincing liar.
But I was speaking the truth, Tamarrah.
I am positive!
For needing a break.
Aren't you?
Oh, so positive even a child's birthday
party would do it for me.
That means you convinced Bubbles?
She's hungry for publicity.
I told her I'd do a special on her.
She outed the complete plan.
Oh, we have to do costumes!
-She's getting me a special
-Oh, my God! We're
Let's go!
Picture perfect but we tell 'em
Please no photos
I call my bae up
And I told her to keep it low
I'm in the zone
She queen of the city
I'm watching the throne, this ain't a game
And I'm not on my own
Watch your tone
Don't hit my phone, just chase a bag
And bring it home
I don't wanna be like you, and you
And you! You could never be in my shoes
My shoes, my shoes
I don't wanna be just like you
And you, and you
You could never run in my shoes
My shoes, my shoes
Keep it a hundred
We gonna rock this summit
Put on my socks, go hunting
Got it on lock, I'm spying with the cops
At the top, I'm taking my shot
Why she bluffing?
She just wanna push my buttons
And say it's
Understood, Einstein?
Now let's go find Izumi
and give her presents.
Okay, Auntie.
Not auntie, call me Mom!
Mom?
-And the orange juice here.
-Mitali!
-Hi.
-Hi.
How are you?
You haven't changed a bit.
Do I know you?
Yes and no.
I was also in Columbia,
the same sorority as you.
I had seen a picture of you there.
Our kids are friends.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
Which one is yours?
Here she is.
Say hi to Izumi's mom.
Hi, Izumi's mom.
Let me guess.
-You are Kalpana Chawla?
-Yes.
Yeah.
She scoots away so fast, she should have
dressed up as a rocket, not an astronaut!
Where is Izumi by the way?
-I think
-Listen
You look very familiar.
Have we met?
In Delhi.
Delhi, London, New York
I have homes everywhere.
Hi, Mitali.
Excuse me!
The fortune-telling session for the kids
is going to start in five minutes.
So Cleopatra should drink up her
champagne before Caesar comes home.
No!
Who is this Cleopatra?
It's a code name, silly. For you.
Cleopatra means you.
Champagne means go and do your job.
And Caesar hasn't come home
means Sawla is still out at play.
This code is as complicated
as a Christopher Nolan film.
Stop wasting your
time with these mothers.
Go bond with Izumi. Mitali is still busy
and Mukul isn't home yet. Do you get it?
-Okay. Okay.
-Move it now.
I see a building in both of your
futures. Vanya, is it a castle?
Or a palace?
-Is it the castle from Frozen?
-Sure.
And Navya, is it a laboratory?
Mom!
Where will I find my princess?
Princesses are canceled.
No, I'm Harry Potter.
Wingardium Leviosa!
Harry, what is this behavior?
Get off my back!
The prince!
What does my future hold for me?
Just shut up and get to work.
You look good.
Guess who I am?
A Kadarshian at a funeral?
No!
I am Marie Curie.
I discovered radium!
Minus!
Five!
No, guess.
Wonder Girl?
Wonder woman!
Wonderful.
Oh my God, are you hurt?
No!
I am Jawan.
Of course, you are.
You are like nine.
Very young, be careful.
It's giving. Harry.
It's giving. Harry-err.
It's giving. Hermione?
No! It's my birthday.
Only I can be Harry!
Wingardium Leviosa!
-Stop it.
-Wingardium Leviosa!
Stop!
Stop it!
Stop it!
Izumi Stop fighting.
Shall we cut the cake?
No, not before Dad arrives.
We'll cut the cake only once he's here.
Wait.
Bella?
Bella Chowdhary, right?
-Hi.
-Hi.
I'm Natasha, Yoshana's sister-in-law.
We came for your Diwali party last year.
Yeah. It was such a wild party.
Aggy lost his Maybach
in a round of Blackjack.
Can you imagine?
When did you decide to have a baby?
-I
-Yoshana mentioned
you weren't planning to have children
right now. So, which one is yours?
Say hi to Auntie!
Hi, Mom!
Oh, no wonder, the sage
pulled me along this way.
Mitali six and four.
You're a number ten, right?
And darling, you really
need your aura cleansed.
All the mummies
come along with me!
-All of them!
-Izumi, hi!
Candy?
Balloons?
Lip gloss?
Shiny nail polish?
I'm nine.
I'm not allowed that.
What do you want then?
There are too many Harry Potters.
I want to be something different.
It's too late to get a new costume.
It's never too late.
But, how will you find a laptop though?
Dad has one.
That's my room,
and that is my dad's study.
I'll go get the laptop.
You go and change.
It's finally homecoming for Cleopatra.
Oh no!
Caesar has arrived!
Stay alert, stay safe.
Oh! Give me one, bro.
Distract Caesar and hold the fort
for a while.
Bae, come on, fast.
Let me handle this rotten apple.
Hold on to this.
Harry, come here.
Don't you dare eat!
I can't find it, guys.
Look in the drawer.
Look under the table.
OMG!
Mukul Sir!
Have we met before?
Not yet.
But I'm a really
really big fan of yours.
I have seen all your stories and
interviews.
And I must say, you're doing so much
for women's empowerment.
Come on Bae, Izumi will be back soon.
You have to get out.
I could give you my personal number.
We could meet privately.
Yeah.
It's 98200
98200
Sorry, just give me a minute.
Yeah?
It's nine
I'm so sorry.
Yeah Ganjibhai, tell me.
This was a bad idea, guys.
I can't find it.
How's my look?
Izumi!
It's amazing.
I bet you know all of Dad's passwords.
I used to.
But Steve Jobs needs no passwords.
Just the touch of a finger.
Something is missing.
You think you have a sketch pen?
I'll just be back in a nanosecond.
Take a millisecond.
Take your time!
Got it, guys.
-I have standing instructions that
-Hey, it's 98200
Nine
I can't let you go in, sir.
-What?
-Please show me your invitation.
This is my house.
Who the hell are you?
Sir, I'm just following orders. I was told
anyone going in needs an invite.
Security!
Get this man out.
I can't do this, guys.
I need Prince to be the savior.
The Prince can't come to the rescue
because Caesar is walking up the steps.
Abort mission now! Abort miss
Let me go, man. Aren't you a homie?
LONELY LOVER'S QUENCH
It's not there.
Ma'am is looking for you outside.
Cleopatra, ditch the fortress.
Abort mission. I repeat. Abort!
MADHULIKA SAHAY
Hello, Bae?
Abort! Now!
Can't abort now.
If Caesar spots you,
you'll be cruelly crucified.
Centaurus?
Bae, leave everything Abort now!
Bae, can you hear us?
-Abort now.
-Abort!
-Abort!
-Abort!
Abort!
I can't abort now.
I'll just steal the laptop.
-No!
-Don't do that!
No, no!
-Shit.
-Bae
-Bae!
-Are you okay?
Hi!
-Hello.
-Hi, hi.
You're looking for something?
Mukul Sawla at last.
Izumi's been waiting for a while.
She insists that she won't
cut her cake without you.
Actually, I'm Izumi's friend's mom.
And I thought you were
her imaginary father, so yeah.
The party's outside.
What are you doing here?
I was actually looking
for the powder room.
I needed to touch up.
My laptop?
Care to explain why?
Because Steve Jobs is incomplete
without his laptop!
Izumi gave me the laptop
when she went to get the sketch pen.
Done!
How's my look, Dad?
Don't I look like Steve Jobs?
Izumi, you're nine years old now.
You're a big girl.
I'm not picking you up, okay?
And Dad needs his laptop back.
For his work.
Of course.
And you could use Dad's phone.
Shall we cut the cake?
Is it chocolate?
Come on, let's go now.
-Quick!
-Shit!
Let's go, let's go.
Come on, drive!
That was close.
It was worse than the time Aggy
caught Prince and me in the gym together.
Did you delete the film?
No!
And it was all your fault.
You had one job, Saira.
One job!
If you had kept Mukul occupied a little
longer, we would have easily managed.
I know, I'm sorry. Ganjibhai called
You're sounding like an alcoholic, Saira.
You're an addict, it's
okay, you just need help.
Can you just stop?
Leave me alone, okay?
Stop acting like you're all
my mother or something.
Enough.
Are you apologizing?
I can't really hear you.
Could you be a little louder?
I am sorry.
Okay?
I know I messed up.
Let it be, guys, you won't get it.
Nobody gets it.
Guys, I found some files
tagged as Madhulika.
There was no film in it but look at this
Madhulika- 21st to 30th Jan,
Madhulika- Bookings.
Calls and emails.
This is definitely illegal surveillance.
And look at this.
Centaurus' email address.
SS gets emails from
the same address, right?
Exactly!
And the subject on
those emails was
Confessional.
There has to be some link.
Not just Madhulika.
There are so many more folders.
So creepy.
Madhulika's story is
just the tip of the iceberg.
The real deal is in these folders.
Yeah, but for now, we'll have to tell
Madhulika that we didn't find her film.
Marry me.
And cut!
Fantastic.
-Get an approval from the agency, please?
-Thank you.
My new costume stylist is here.
I need five, yeah?
-Yeah.
-I'll see you.
Thank you.
Deleted the video?
Let's go live post-shoot today.
I'm sorry, Madhulika.
I couldn't find the film.
You couldn't find the film?
Out of all the journalists in Mumbai.
I trusted only you. And look at you.
I let you down.
I'm sorry.
A sorry isn't the solution.
Mukul will continue to harass me,
and god knows how many others like me.
Okay, think of it this way.
Even if I managed to delete
the film from his laptop.
How do we know he doesn't have
copies on the cloud somewhere?
If you really want Mukul Sawla
to pay for his crimes.
You have to stop fearing him
and your past.
Own your story.
-Tell Tarun the truth
-I can't!
The same thing again.
I can never tell him.
He'll never understand.
What can't you tell me?
What won't I understand?
I'm shocked.
-I'm so sorry.
-I'm shocked that
you've been doing this all alone.
I'm shocked that you don't trust me.
We're getting married, Mads.
You still don't know me, do you?
It's not that, Tarun.
I'm sorry, but your family.
You thought so little of me?
I'm sorry.
Imagine if I had done a
film like this 13 years ago.
Would you have left me?
Of course not.
Then how did you assume
that I would leave you?
I love you.
And I am with you in this.
From here on, all your problems
shall be mine.
-Without you, my heart isn't complete
-Do you understand?
How do I put this feeling in words?
I hope you stay
I hope you stay
-How do I put this feeling in words?
-A little to the right.
Yeah, good.
-See?
-Okay, we're ready to go guys.
Madhulika
Did you know you're a number eight?
And number eights can do anything
they set their minds to.
Ready?
Ready as I'll ever be.
Let's go.
3, 2, 1.
Hi
I received a story today.
That could potentially boost my career.
But it will surely tank another career.
There could be attacks
on her and her family.
And hence, I will not break this story.
Only she has the right to
tell this story. Her story.
I want you to hear it from her
because the story is always
bigger than the journalist.
If I don't speak up today I
won't be able to live with myself.
We used to hear myths back in the day.
How the underworld mafia
behaved with actresses.
But people like Mukul Sawla
are even worse.
Mukul Sawla, your favorite feminist icon.
Mukul Sawla has been sexually
harassing me for the past year.
He has been harassing me
to sleep with him.
It started a year ago.
I had gone to London for a shoot
and he was staying in the same hotel.
-And that's where it all began.
-You called?
We are canceling the deal
with Thought Telecom.
We can't associate ourselves
with people like Mukul Sawla.
What? Why?
Did Bae say something?
She talks rubbish.
She's an idiot, Aggy.
No. She's not.
-We are the idiots.
-Thank you for listening to my story.
Thank you for not judging me.
I'm here to listen to your stories.
Wait.
Bae warned you about this earlier
and you chose not to tell me?
I
You what?
So I would urge you to come forward
and share your story.
And not live in fear anymore.
-That was seriously brave.
-Just listen to me for once
Let your heart spread its wings
Be free
Don't hold back, don't get left behind
Pour your heart out
Be complete
Listen to me for once
Live and live freely
Live and live wild
Live and never fear
With you by your side
The destination awaits you
Fear disappears
And light enters you
Only she has the right to tell this story.
Her story.
I want you to hear it from her.
Because the story is always
bigger than the journalist.
Mukul Sawla has been sexually
harassing me for the past year.
He has been harassing
me to sleep with him.
-Baby, I
-This bitch.
She came to my house.
She drank my wine.
You met her?
At Izumi's party.
Oh yeah.
Is what she is saying true?
Baby, when I went to Delhi.
There was a closed-door meeting
with the party leadership.
They said once I step down from
Thought Telecom
I will be declared
as the Chief Ministerial candidate
in the next election.
So you mean, all of this
is a political conspiracy?
Of course.
They are hitting me
where it hurts me the most.
Women love me.
Feminism is my brand.
Brand?
Baby, you know what I mean.
Please.
Just let me handle this.
Please?
-Satyajit.
-Yeah, Mukul.
What's happening, man?
Does this girl work for you?
Yeah, she works for me
but don't worry I'll handle it.
After everything I've done for you,
this is how you bloody repay me?
She was inside my house.
Mukul, relax.
She's a nobody.
Once upon a socialite. Her own
family dropped her like a hot potato.
She's harmless.
Satyajit, I want her credibility
destroyed.
Do you understand?
Yeah.
Of course.
Tea?
No, I have to go.
The press is going to go bonkers soon.
I can't really be seen here.
Satyajit.
You're running away like a coward
because of this girl.
Is she really as harmless
as you think she is?
Your memories linger on
Etched in my heart
I remember every word
It breaks me every night
Burns my soul bit by bit
Your mistakes, your habits
Trouble me with sleepless nights
Your intentions
All your promises
Your false promises
Someone wake me up for once
-I want to stop playing this game of yours
-Stop here! Stop!
-This game has got
-Look, look!
-No place for two
-Move back all of you!
Someone wake me up for once