The TV remote becomes a weapon. The father wants the news. The mother wants her daily soap ( Anupamaa ). The kids want the cricket match or a Marvel movie. A negotiation occurs: "Give me the remote, and I will buy you a chocolate."
A middle-class family in Pune wakes up at 4 AM to bring home a Ganesh idol. The uncle is drunk, the aunt is worried about the floor getting wet, and the 5-year-old is crying because the elephant trunk is "not the right curve." By noon, the house is packed with neighbors, the modak (sweet dumplings) are ready, and the chaos has become a celebration.