'Serious Men' ending explained: Does Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character's scam work?

Netflix recently released Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Serious Men which has impressed both critics and audience alike. While film plays out on a smaller canvas than Netflix's or releases, Serious Men successfully makes a commentary on class system in a society. Re below to kw what happens at end of Serious Men -

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Serious Men ending explained 

Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays character of Ayyan Mani who works as a PA to a scientist. Ayyan has a young son named i who is discovered to be a child prodigy which results in him gaining fame and recognition from his locality and school. Being far of i bring Nawazuddin's Ayyan some extra attention too. He attains a certain amount of influence by becoming a child genius' far which attracts a politician and his daughter towards him who wish Ayyan to pursue his locality to agree on redevelopment of ir area. 

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film convinces audience through its simple screenplay that i is indeed a genius. However, it is revealed that Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character is running a scam at expense of his son, who has a hearing disability. Ayyan uses a Bluetooth hearing aid and prompts him answers and things to say on-st which makes people believe that i is a genius with hearing impairment. Ayyan's only wish by doing scam is goal to uplift his family from ir current circumstances and give m a comfortable life. But, scam does t run much longer as politician and Ayyan's employer scientist come to kw truth as story progresses.  

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While politician vises him to continue his scam and prompt i to speak in his favour, scientist vises him to leave locality and disappear. Towards end of film, Ayyan instructs i to go on st and speak whatever he wishes to. i hes to st and mits that he is t a genius, but people present re, who are alrey in awe of child genius do t take his words seriously and think that kid is being humble.

A closing shot of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character smiling with tears can be n seen. scam-runner successfully fools everyone even after his kid comes forward and tells truth. He receives money he was supposed to for working for politician and relocated with his family in a vill. film ends with i asking his far what he plans to do with money politician's daughter has given him. 

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