We shot the last two scenes of the film at home tonight. Unable to stick to the original script, Shameel and I agreed to improvise and proceed. So, the idea of Cheeru appreciating a televised cricket match, despite his visual impairment was dropped.

Instead, Cheeru was to cut his birthday cake amidst loud cheering. Dil, Robbie, Maddy, Sud, Zerish and Shameel did a great job as the cheering extras ! I loved that shot. Cheeru was asked to don Zerish's Dunlops and keep his eyed closed throughout the shoot so that his actions looked little more convincing as a visually-impaired roommate.

He kindly obliged only after patiently hearing through a banter of the choicest abuses from me. That's because when we shot the first time - he kept his eyes open - and when Dil and Maddy offered him cake, he turned his face in their respective directions ! So much for being cast as visually-impaired.

The scene of Cheeru getting a job despite his disabilities could not be shot because none of us live in tidings having Corporate interiors. And we were not able to shoot at any of our workplaces because most of the cast was chilling outside Chennai over the weekend. So we decided on highlighting Cheeru's success in the form of an outstanding Certification that gets delivered to him by post - and the excitement that follows !

What we shot and have decided to keep, was an excited Robbie squeezing Cheeru's rotund stomach in appreciation of his stupendous achievement. But it was Pondy who stole the show (he wasn't in the Core Group of the Dramatics Society at IITB for nothing !) with his genuine appreciation for a visually-impaired colleague. Here too, Cheeru kept his eyes shut throughtout, so that he could momentarily experience the darkness in a blind man's life.

Maddy, meanwhile, took advantage of the situation and kissed Cheeru on his cheeks in both the takes. Although, Maddy's gay act does not appear in the final version, those frames have been retained for posterity !