it may be noted that naik lost both his parents to illness at the age of 9. he grew up in borimol along with his grandmother and two sisters, coming third in his class x exams. he dropped out within a year of joining the bcom course at government college, quepem, to contribute to his household by working as a waiter. his grandmother passed away when he was 19, and he had to take responsibility of the marriages of his two sisters. by waiting tables for nearly five years, he made enough money to set up his own beachside shack, named "blue corner", on benaulim beach. two scenes in juze show the village children watching subhash ghai’s karz and hero, which is reminiscent of naik and his young friends and his love for movies.