His college buddies had planned a marathon for Sunday. "Bring all nine movies," Vikram had said. "Hindi dub. No excuses."

Rohan smiled. He remembered. Their father, a taxi driver who worked 14-hour days, had saved up for weeks to buy those three tickets. During the movie, Papa had whispered, "Family is the only real horsepower, son."

"I'll read the subtitles out loud if I have to."

His phone buzzed. His younger sister, Priya, now studying in Delhi: Bhai, remember when Papa took us to see Furious 7 in the theater? You cried when Paul Walker’s car went into the sky.