Look at her again and again
A thousand times again
For my beloved is quite a thing To be looked at
Tally O
Look at her again and again
A thousand times again
For my beloved is quite a thing
-To be looked at -How do I look?
-You look exactly like Deepika! -Tally O
Give it to me.
-Tally O -Awesome pic, right?
Tally O
-Madhu, ready? -Yeah. Ready, ready.
Come, come!
Our homes, our people, our friends, and our towns.
We leave an era behind us.
Like every year, our graduating seniors are about to step out of college
and enter a whole new world.
So, we dedicate this evening to them.
"We'll wander a bit till we find our destination.
The truly lost are those who never really stepped out."
So, I see your longing to leave Gwalior has turned into poetry, huh?
Why did you decide to leave?
What's so great about Delhi?
Nothing really.
Trust me.
I don't enjoy it over there.
But every time I come here…
and see you,
I feel like I've returned home.
But I've decided to move to Delhi after I graduate.
Why wait till graduation? Come with me right now.
I can't wait another year.
Take me home. I'm running late.
Sure, I'll drop you home.
Listen come here, please.
Arun!
Hi! May I help you?
Hello.
Does Nakul Khanna work here?
Nakul? Yeah.
But I don't think he's in yet.
He will be in post-lunch.
Yes, I know.
Actually, I work right here, at XTN Insurance.
I needed some of his details.
Like his permanent address and phone number.
Sorry, can't give you that.
Or if you want I can just call him right now.
No, no, no…
The thing is, I already messed up his form once.
Can't keep bothering my clients, you know.
Very sorry, can't do that.
Please, ma'am.
Why don't you take my number then?
If I could just get his Gwalior address…
Gwalior?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure he had an address there too.
I just need to confirm it, I'll rectify it myself.
Wait, I'll just check.
Hey, is Nakul in yet?
He's in already.
Nakul!
Yeah?
Visitor.
Excuse me!
Excuse--
Hey!
Oh God!
This car has been gathering rust here for ages.
Doubt it'll even work.
No harm in trying.
If it works, it works.
Or we could sell it as scrap--
Don't be over-smart, hold it.
What was that?
-I don't know… -Madam, are you okay?
Left, left, left.
Straighten the wheels.
Stop annoying me and look ahead.
Don't hit the accelerator instead of the brake again.
Your footwork has always been off.
You lost.
You committed a foul.
You hit my leg.
-Way to play hockey! -Come on, Gracie, you get mad so easily!
You're shameless.
Whatever. Just park this crappy thing.
Why'd you even take it out in the first place?
You never know when one of the girls might need it.
Rima's pregnancy has reached such an advanced stage,
and she still refuses to leave this place.
The car stinks so bad!
Maybe a squirrel died inside.
Tell that lazy bum to clean it up.
If you had let me grill those girls that day,
I could've made them spill everything.
I still remember that night.
Wasn't some girl planning to move out?
You remember that?
Yeah!
Three drinks down, and you barely remember your way home.
Remember, my foot!
Something happened in that room.
Rubbish!
It's all in those girls' heads.
They started making up silly stories once their friend died.
You know, since I was a kid,
I've seen it in my village.
Every year, they'd brand women as witches and hang them from a tree.
What's the difference between those brute bumpkins
and these city girls?
Faced with fear, they all turn superstitious.
We have to do something.
You should call him Gracie.
Call who?
That healer?
They call him Doctor.
I just want to see what he'll do.
He runs a clinic called Roohani Dawakhana
in Old Delhi.
-What the hell? -It's all I can afford.
Come on, dude.
Maybe next time, yeah?
Who is it?
I am a warden at a ladies' hostel.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
Sir, please give us the opportunity to serve you again, sir.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, sir.
Put this poster up on the notice board.
Yes, ma'am.
And listen, did you shift my appointment?
The ones on Thursday?
No, no. Just tell them Tuesday, okay?
Only Tuesday.
Madhu?
Yes, ma'am. Tuesday.
Tuesday. Right.
And please, call this AC repair guy.
He needs to fix this goddamn thing.
Okay, ma'am.
Sir, can we move your appointment to Tuesday?
I can squeeze you in at 4:00 p.m.
Or whenever works best for you.
Actually, some urgent work has come up for ma'am on Thursday.
If we can reschedule for Tuesday, it would be very helpful.
Thank you so much, sir.
Zero…
Madhu!
Yes, ma'am?
Actually, make it for Wednesday, yeah?
Ma!
What?
Can Madhu stay here with me for some time?
Yeah, sure.
When did you stop going to school?
Ever since Dad passed away.
There was a time when I just couldn't watch horror movies.
Even if everyone was home,
if someone told me a scary story,
I wouldn't be able to sleep the whole night.
Now, I even get scared in crowded places outside.
Mama says…
fear makes us careful.
It keeps us alert.
Makes sense.
I'll keep that in mind.
Come in.
Ma'am.
Thank you.
Madhu, please file these notes for me.
Ma'am, can I ask you something?
Sure.
So, the room I got at the hostel…
the girl who stayed there before me passed away some time ago. And--
Her ghost is haunting your room?
No. No, ma'am.
But her friends don't want anyone using that room.
They're really weird.
They never leave the hostel, not even for work.
They stay inside all the time.
All day, every day?
Yes, ma'am. They never even step outside the gate.
And one of them is pregnant.
Wow!
People have their own ways of coping with this deep trauma.
It may not make sense to us
but to them, it makes perfect sense.
Actually, what happens is that the line between the rational
and the irrational that kind of disappears.
But, ma'am, they all keep saying the same thing.
That there is something in my room.
Good coffee.
-No. That's, that's not… -Okay.
-That's not okay. -Why not?
You've called psychics, priests, and God knows who else.
So why can't I call him?
That's not the point.
We don't know this guy.
Who knows, he might actually be able to help you.
You guys keep complaining.
He's on his way. Meet him once?
But according to you, we don't need any help, right?
You even let someone move into that room.
I can't keep it shut forever because of you guys.
Don't you want to get out of this place?
You think we want to live here?
Why?
All the happy memories?
Mishra, that guy still hasn't arrived.
I clearly told him how to find this place.
How can he get lost?
What kind of idiot have you sent here?
Even the guy from the electricity department found his way here,
but not your phony doctor.
Well, I'm here now.
I keep getting complaints about this room.
Noise, weird shadows…
-Hello, ma'am. -But nothing too major.
The girl staying there right now hasn't had any issues.
It's just a couple of girls…
who keep making a fuss.
Is this the room?
She left the window wide open.
It's really windy today.
So, she's the one staying in this room?
Yeah.
She can't stay here.
This room must be vacated.
The unease I feel here
is because of a restless spirit.
Her spirit lingers here,
and she is out to cause havoc.
She won't leave…
Seal off this room.
So you're saying that the girl who died here…
it's her spirit troubling them?
She died right here.
And her spirit hasn't left.
For your information,
Anu, the girl who lived here, died in a road accident,
not in this room.
So, thank you very much.
Please leave now!
Come on.
You're unable to go out.
Something holds you here.
It's hurting you.
Please leave!
Yell at me if you want,
but what you're hiding…
will cost them heavily.
There's a world you see…
and a world I can sense.
Something horrific happened here.
And far more brutal…
than that death…
is the fate that awaits them.
Especially the poor girl…
who stays in that room.
Oh, hello! Madam!
Excuse me!
Are you blind or what?
Watch where you are going!
Crazy girl!
Yeah, Arun.
Okay.
Yeah, I'll be there in ten minutes.
Should I call the warden?
It's up to you.
It'll be your loss.
You think I need help?
Someone's anger and hatred…
is poisoning you from within.
It's what's keeping you trapped here.
Come on.
Look here.
Have faith. Come here.
You've got this.
No!
You can't help!
I'm not one to give up easily.
Take this.
What is this?
A poison as well as a cure.
Come on, take it.
I'll wait for your call.
You can trust me.
It's a bit bright.
I like it.
I'll take it.
What do you think?
Yeah, they're nice.
Man, my office folks are so annoying.
They keep setting up these impossible targets for us.
Who?
Your manager, Geetika?
Yeah.
Here, eat it before it gets cold.
In Gwalior and here too…
Doesn't she call you way too often?
Don't laugh!
You've been hitting the gym, getting all buff.
Who is it for?
Oh, I see
This is great.
I used to rush to Gwalior every month to see you,
but apparently, I am getting fit for her.
Okay then!
You used to come there half-heartedly anyway.
So you can read my mind,
is that why you left for the hostel overnight?
My room feels so lonely now.
You're crazy!
What? I'm serious.
Why did you go off to live in that jungle?
The commute is a pain too.
Delhi isn't safe anyway.
All kinds of weirdos live here.
Done ranting?
Other girls live here too, you know!
There's a difference between them and you!
Madhu, I…
I just meant to say you're new to the city…
Don't try to cover up!
I know exactly how I am different!
Don't go there, I am warning you.
Come on now.
I don't want to go with you.
Don't make a scene, Madhu. Let's go home and talk.
You always run away from me…
like I'm a burden.
You're with me out of guilt!
Right?
I know it.
I know everything.
The sight of them dragging you away…
It haunts me every day.
It eats me up from the inside…
I think I am going crazy.
Or maybe I already am.
Arun, I don't see a future for us.
Please don't say that.
If you don't want to be with me, please leave.
Let me go.
No, I won't…
I'll always be with you, I promise, till the very end.
I've told you before…
my feelings for you haven't changed and never will.
My son knew that if he was doing good work,
I'd be happy for him.
He never mentioned his job,
so I'm pretty sure he was doing something shady at that clinic.
His buddy Babban got caught for smuggling, right?
Ask around, Jeeva must be locked up in some jail too.
Ask around?
You want me to tell everyone that my son's in prison?
Shall I issue a red alert on him too?
Why do you always lose your shit when it comes to Jeeva?
He's never given a damn about his mother.
That's why I always told you not to spoil him so much.
You've said it enough times, Gracie!
He's been missing for six months.
Don't worry, Mishra, you'll find him.
And before you know it, you'll be back at each other's throats.
Damn it!
Wait, stop…
Hold on, will you?
It took me three years to teach Rajesh some basic cleanliness,
and now there's you…
Your kitchen is a mess!
What is this ant army up to?
There's a loose tile here,
that's where all the ants are going.
Mishra!
Show me. What is it?
That is what the ants were after, Mishra.
Sweetie.
You have no one to play with?
Me neither.
I am all alone in this big house.
Where the hell is this girl?
Guddi!
I'm very sick.
I've been cursed by someone.
By a witch.
A witch?
Yes.
-A witch? -Guddi!
Only a brave angel can save me now.
You…
Are you brave?
Guddi?
Guddi, where are you?
Guddi!
Hi.
It happened a year ago, ma'am.
Our college function was in full swing,
and Arun and I…
we slipped away for a bit.
Initially, we were alone.
I noticed when some guys came after us.
They appeared out of nowhere.
They wore masks, bike masks.
Three boys.
They dragged Arun away.
One of them covered my mouth.
Everything happened so quickly, I couldn't even scream.
The festival venue was noisy.
I…
I shouted for help, but…
But no one heard me.
They were able to catch me.
Arun… he was badly hurt,
they'd hit him with bats.
After they left, he found me…
We found my clothes, and then he dropped me home.
Hold on a moment…
He took you home?
Ma'am…
My family, particularly my father and brother,
they're very strict.
I am not allowed to be out late at night.
So all I could think of at the time
was to get home somehow.
For God's sake.
Who were those boys?
Did you know any of them?
No,
I only caught a glimpse of one of them.
But I think he knew who I was.
The main guy, their leader.
He called out my name.
So you knew him?
Ma'am, actually, a few years ago when I took extra classes…
someone would leave gifts, chocolates,
and things like that for me there.
Then one time, he asked to meet me, but I refused.
Later, he wrote me an angry letter,
written in blood.
He said I had used him.
Do you think he's the same guy?
He spoke in a similar way.
It was him.
I'm sure it was him.
I think you need to report this.
No, ma'am.
Why not?
You're not alone in this.
I am here, and so are my colleagues.
We will all support you.
Thank you, ma'am.
But…
I don't want to relive all of it.
But you are reliving it, Madhu.
How many times have you revisited that night in your head
and wondered,
"If only I didn't go there, or wore that, or done that
none of this would've happened"?
Countless times.
Exactly.
Even now, you doubt every decision you make.
Yeah?
It's all a part of it.
And that's what you need to fight.
You need to trust your instincts.
You get it?
Excuse me?
May I help you?