sˈæθɪən ˈænθɪkˌæd ɡɑːt ðə stˈoːɹi aɪdˈiə wˌaɪl lˈɪsənɪŋ tʊ ˈɛsɹiːɛnˈɪvæsən wɛn hiː ɹᵻkˈɔːld hˌaʊ hɪz fˈæmɪli ˈɛndᵻd ɪn faɪnˈænʃəl dˈɛt æz hɪz kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst fˈɑːðɚ wʌz lˈeɪbəld ɐ kˈæpɪɾəlˌɪst ˈæftɚ hiː bˈɔːt ɐ bˈʌs.
Sathyan Anthikkad got the story idea while listening to Sreenivasan when he recalled how his family ended in financial debt as his communist father was labeled a capitalist after he bought a bus.