"The Boy Who Knew Too Much"
Scene opens in 2015. Gokuldham Society's main gate. Rishi is waking up, confused.
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**Rishi (narrating):**
*"When I closed my eyes, I was in 2025, scrolling through YouTube, watching the thousandth TMKOC clip. When I opened them... I was lying on a bench outside Gokuldham Society."*
*(He looks around. Everything seems familiar – too familiar.)*
**Rishi:**
*"Wait… is that Abdul's soda shop? Is that... Bhide scolding Tapu Sena?! No freaking way. I'm in TMKOC."*
*(Suddenly it hits him: this is 2015 – Jethalal is still at his comedic peak, Daya still shouts "Hey Maa Mataji," and Babita… yes, Babita is here.)*
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SOCIETY COMPOUND – EVENING
*(Rishi confidently approaches the society, pretending to be the new tenant. He already knows that flat 101B is up for rent in this timeline.)*
**Bhide (suspicious):**
"Arre bhai, kaun ho aap? Society ke rules padhe hain ya aise hi ghus aaye?"
**Rishi (smiling confidently):**
"Name's Rishi. I just transferred here from Pune. I already spoke to Sodhi about renting the flat. I heard he's out of town?"
*(Bhide is shocked — this *is* true, Sodhi is indeed in Punjab this week.)*
**Bhide (confused):**
"Arre haan… par yeh tujhe kaise pata?"
**Rishi (grinning):**
"I read it in the newspaper. *Mid-Day*, front page."
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**\[INT. SOCIETY – NIGHT]**
*(Rishi is introduced to the members. Everyone welcomes him. Then, Babita walks in with Iyer.)*
**Rishi (internal monologue):**
*"There she is. Babita Iyer. The woman Jethalal dreams of, and the reason I rewound fate. But this time, it's me she's going to notice first."*
*(He greets them politely, makes them laugh with a subtle joke referencing a future cricket match Iyer would mention tomorrow, catching him off guard.)*
**Iyer (shocked):**
"Arre bhai, how did you know India will lose tomorrow's match? It hasn't even happened yet!"
**Rishi (winking):**
"Let's just say… I'm very good with predictions.".