Deception 5 steps
The Fake Ex-Girlfriend Ruse
Vikram satisfies Anjali's wish for a man with a past serious relationship by inventing a first love, and when her curiosity demands the ex's side of the story, he recruits stage artist Preethi through a reciprocal pretend-boyfriend deal so she can pose as that ex and keep Anjali fooled.
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Vikram invents a first love
Vikram · Anjali
What it looked like: Anjali is enchanted by what feels like a magical history and believes Vikram genuinely had a past romance.
Having never been in love, Vikram tells Anjali a false story about his first and only love to match her wish to marry a man who was once in a serious relationship.
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Anjali demands the ex's side of the story
Anjali
Anjali wants to hear the supposed ex's side of the story and even hopes to write a book about their imagined romance.
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Chitti helps hunt for a fake ex
Vikram · Chitti
To satisfy Anjali's curiosity without exposing the truth, Vikram enlists his friend Chitti to help find a suitable girl who can act as his fake ex-girlfriend.
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Preethi agrees via a reciprocal deal
Vikram · Preethi
Vikram notices stage artist Preethi at a play as a perfect match for the ruse; she initially refuses, but to escape her family's pressure to settle down she makes a deal in which she poses as his former girlfriend and he acts as her boyfriend.
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Preethi performs the ex's side of the story
Vikram · Preethi · Anjali
What it looked like: Anjali takes Preethi to be the real ex-girlfriend whose account corroborates Vikram's told history.
Preethi acts as Vikram's former girlfriend, supplying the physical ex Anjali demanded so the fabricated romance keeps Anjali fooled.
