New guy of course was talking to Adi's boss who informed him that Imlie dropped out. New sister will convince Imlie to give it another go and Imlie will figure it is at least not on Aditya's favor that she's getting the internship.
Now, my question is, why did the director say that they went too fast with the main storyline? They dragged the marriage reveal as long as they could. How weak was the original plan then? Imlie and Aditya can still have a life after Malini's truth comes out! Malini is not a key character who needs to stay. Her truth can be revealed and she can be sidelined to bring in other drama into Imlie's life. Just because a couple gets together doesn't mean the story is over. What is this director talking about? Who writes this stuff? The way to keep stories like this interesting is to keep the couple going through new challenges, not by making them stay hostage to a bland female character.
Imlie's track is fine. It will introduce some jealousy to the mix. The mother and tragedy of this new character's life is completely unnecessary though. They could have just gone with brother and sister and called it a day.