The Masaaan Index was a subjective measure, updated daily by the group, to track the intensity of weirdness in their surroundings. It ranged from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating a perfectly ordinary day and 10 signifying utter pandemonium.
The group consisted of five friends: Akash, a software engineer with a penchant for humor; Ria, a journalist with a knack for storytelling; Karan, a freelance writer with a flair for the dramatic; Priya, a data scientist with a love for patterns; and Javed, a stand-up comedian with a sharp wit.
Ria, however, had a showstopping entry: she had stumbled upon a street performer doing a convincing rendition of a popular Bollywood song, complete with backup dancers and an audience of mesmerized onlookers. Her entry earned a whopping 6.