Munna grew up in a small dera where every boast hid a wound. “Palang tod” people were those who promised to change everything—break beds of old habits—yet often broke themselves first. “Beta aashiq” were sons who loved loudly, recklessly, and without asking permission from fate. “Baap ay hot” — a mangled phrase Munna used to point at the fathers who tried to be heroes by fire and fury, but whose warmth was scarce.