In the end, a stray microphone at the festival’s main stage caught his frantic "Riya" voice while he was arguing with a vendor in his normal voice. The feedback looped through the entire fairground.
Sameer’s heart sank. But it got worse. His father, usually grumpy and reclusive, started wearing cologne and humming love songs. Sameer caught him hiding his phone under his pillow, whispering, "Yes, Riya ji, the moon is beautiful tonight." In the end, a stray microphone at the
One evening, his best friend, Vicky, came over beaming. "I’ve finally found her, Sam! The woman of my dreams. We talk every night." He played a recording of a voice memo. It was Sameer—as Riya—telling Vicky to eat his vegetables. But it got worse
As the town looked on, Sameer realized that while he had been "Pooja" or "Riya" to help people feel less lonely, the person he had ignored the most was himself. He stepped onto the stage, took the mic, and told the truth. "I’ve finally found her, Sam
Sameer was now essentially dating his best friend and his father, all while trying to maintain his own real-life engagement to Mahi.
The climax arrived at the town’s annual festival. Vicky had arranged to finally meet Riya near the Ferris wheel, and Sameer’s father had "coincidentally" planned a secret date at the exact same spot. Sameer, sweating in the summer heat, spent the night darting behind food stalls, switching between his real voice and Riya’s high-pitched tones into his phone to keep them from seeing each other.