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Yes.

Hey, pass. I'm open!

Report to me as soon as it's done.

Yes, sir.

Why hasn't the Dean moved out yet?

We had his belongings moved to the new staff quarters last night.

But he still ended up staying here last night.

Looks like he's too attached to this house.

Yes.

-Good morning, sir. -Good morning!

Dean Vyas?

Dean Vyas?

Dean Vyas?

Hey, Mr. Chandra Prakash?

Is everything okay, Mr. Chandra Prakash?

You look like you've seen a ghost?

Dean Vyas…

is no more!

Sarthak, let me out. I won't say anything!

Please, Kabir, let me out. I can't breathe.

Sarthak, please. I won't say anything.

Sarthak, please, I won't tell anyone!

Let me out!

Please! Sarthak, I won't snitch!

Let me out, I can't breathe!

What happened, Vedant?

Did you wet your pants?

Didn't you get your diapers from America, Vedant?

Sarthak, I won't snitch.

Please let me out. I can't breathe.

-Goodnight. Sleep tight. -Sarthak, please.

Sarthak, Kabir, please.

Please let me out!

Guys, what if something happens to him?

You are such a girl, Kabir.

No, I am not.

I just don't want to be expelled.

What if someone finds out?

How will anyone find out?

He might tell someone when he comes out.

Fine.

Then let's lock him inside as well.

Guys, please!

Please. I won't, I won't say anything.

Sarthak, please, I won't snitch.

Please let me out. I can't breathe.

Sarthak, please let me out.

And listen, Vedant.

The Ghost of Dean Vyas wanders around the campus every night.

Whatever you do,

don't look into his eyes.

Please…

Hello?

Kabir, is it you?

Please, Kabir, I can't breathe.

I'm scared. Please let me out.

Why are you just standing there?

Help me! I'll die in here.

Help me.

But that's really not what I meant.

He is a good student,

but there are other issues at hand here that--

We were in India to sort out some property issues

and thought we'll meet Vedant before going back,

but you have opened up a list of complaints against him.

Mr. Malik…

I am just trying to express my concern.

Vedant is not happy here.

He tries to run away from the hostel.

He doesn't eat properly.

He cries every day

and wets his bed every night.

Even I've studied here.

The first year of being in a boarding school is not easy for anyone.

And if you end up sending every crying kid back home,

then your school will become empty.

And so will the school's bank account!

Then I would love to see you explain to the Board of Directors

why the New Wing's construction has stalled.

Mr. Malik.

Let me try to put it this way.

Vedant is not like every other crying child.

He's extra sensitive.

-And for such children, a boarding sch-- -The school has counselors.

Enough!

The Reunion for the 2007 batch starts tomorrow?

Yes, we're quite excited.

Mrs. Malik, I really think we should reconsider--

You know, Dean.

We've been sending our children here generation after generation

because this is our identity.

Our legacy.

And if you keep worrying about my son,

pissing on some random cheap bed sheet.

You might end up pissing on your job,

and the reputation of our school.

Good luck for tomorrow.

Thank you.

Did anyone of you let him out?

Tell me.

No, I didn't.

Then how did he come out?

Sarthak, please let me go.

I didn't do anything. Sarthak, please.

Vedant.

Vedant, there you are.

Don't you want to say goodbye to your parents?

Come,

let's go.

"I killed my own brother."

Arjun's guilt lay heavy on him.

After all,

Karn was his brother.

To which Lord Krishna said,

"Guilt upon the conscience is like rust upon iron.

The more you carry it,

the more it will destroy you."

But, it says here.

"All that you need to do,

is let go of everything you're holding on to."

Why didn't he just let it go?

Because sometimes the…

mistakes you make are too big.

And the hurt you've caused is too permanent.

Just a reminder before you all leave.

I won't be here tomorrow onward until next week.

Ms. Smith will be filling in for me.

So, where are you going, Mr. J.

India.

-Oh! To get married? -What?

No.

Well, you're never on leave.

This must be something special.

Well, if you must know I am going to India for a high school reunion.

Haven't been home in 15 years.

But why?

I'm sure you ladies have something better to do on a Friday night.

Have a good one, Mr. J.

-Thank you. -Bye.

Yes?

Who is it?

Oh yes, I'll talk to you later.

Good evening, Mr. J.

Hello.

Mrs. Sinha here.

Nilgiri Valley School's head of admin.

Yes, ma'am.

Our welcome function starts at 1:00 p.m.

In case your flight gets delayed, then please inform us.

Ma'am, did you speak with Ninad Raman?

Does he live in the US too?

I'm… not sure.

Sorry,

I'm only getting in touch with those Old Boys,

who live outside of India.

Thank you.

Hey, Adhiraj.

So sorry to cancel our appointment last minute.

I just wanted to remind you before your flight,

that you will take some time to get used to

the new dosage of your anxiety medication.

But if you experience any hallucinations or nausea,

call me right away. Please.

And remember to focus on the good memories,

your friends.

After all, you're the one who says the school is your home.

Take care of yourself.

Adi!

Hi.

I am so sorry.

Firstly, you've applied to study in America without talking to me.

And now you're gonna keep me waiting?

Adhiraj, have you forgotten your promise?

Never.

I promise I want to spend every minute of this last week with you.

It's just that swimming practice took longer than usual,

and then I had to go collect my badge.

And then…

the Dean sent me here.

Please don't show off.

Even my badge is pretty special.

Not just your badge, Malvika.

I think everything about you is special.

You really are a star.

Dude.

Your dad might be here.

He has already resigned.

It's his last week too.

Still!

I know you like to punish him

because he made you study in an all-boys school.

But, why are you punishing me?

Adi, don't go.

I mean, it's just a scholarship. Big deal.

Malvika…

Fine. You better not cheat on me.

Do I wanna die?

Stop it, guys. It's not funny.

It is funny, man.

We're laughing because it's funny.

It's the last week of school.

-At least now stop picking on Parth. -It is the last week, right?

That's why we won't spare him.

-Oh, no! -Adi, if you're late for the class photo,

"Coach Gas" will be so disappointed with you.

-My buoy! -My buoy!

Don't worry.

-All the best, Dev. -Hey, Devi Prasad!

-Come here. -Yes. Tell me.

Your boss, Dev is soon going to graduate.

Now how will you earn the big tips for all the small jobs?

-Please don't say such things… -Tell us.

with the teachers around.

You'll are leaving anyway, but I'll end up losing my job.

-Oh, come on! -Listen, I have an idea.

Why don't you go with Dev to college,

-as his personal attendant? -Best!

That's very rude.

-Where are you going? -Listen.

Okay, come on, boys. Get ready before it rains.

Hey, Dev. What's up?

-What's up? -Come.

Okay. Council members, first row.

Useless fellows, back row.

What's up?

My man.

Where's Ninad?

I don't know.

You're the Sword of Honor,

and she's a teacher's daughter.

And yet you, Dev Pratap Jamwal, are jealous of us?

Not done.

Ready?

Sir, Ninad's not here.

No one cares, bro.

He shouldn't even be in the class photo.

-Irresponsible. -Exactly, sir.

Ninad, come fast, we are waiting for you.

Ninad, come on. Hurry up. Everyone's waiting for you.

-Hurry up, man! -Ninad, come quick.

Come on, hurry up.

-Come on, we haven't got all day. -Come on.

-What is this? -Hey, come here.

-Why so late always? -Just get moving, bro.

Just go.

Hey.

Nins, you're in my spot, dude.

-Oh, I'm sorry. -It's okay, come.

Were you putting on makeup, Nina?

Look at this.

Nina's husband.

Shadow Boy.

Stop fucking around.

Relax, bro.

-Why does he get so irritated? -Ignore them.

Don't involve me in this?

And anyway, between Adhiraj, Ninad, and Malvika, it's already a threesome.

Adu, I knew you wouldn't have let them take the picture without me.

Never.

Okay, ready?

Yes, sir.

And three…

two…

and one.

This has become a daily routine.

Each of them should be rusti--

Kumaran told me there were ten puppies chopped into tiny pieces.

He is a psycho.

Kumaran is a liar.

Did you see it yourself?

Vedant is a wimp.

There's no way he killed any puppies.

Not him, Dean Vyas.

Look at him.

Dean Vyas's ghost possessed Vedant's body

and killed all those puppies.

Who else is he going to kill?

Good morning.

Good morning, Supriya ma'am.

Is this what you're learning in the best school in the country?

Go to your class.

Did you hit your head? Show me.

No injuries to the head.

I'll be back in two minutes, okay?

Mr. Manohar,

you're the warden of that house.

Vedant runs away from the hostel in the middle of the night,

and you don't have a clue about it?

Dean, please.

I've been having sleepless nights dealing with this child.

The safety of every child in this school is our responsibility.

-Mrs. Sinha. -Yes.

-Get the construction site cordoned off. -Yes, sir.

What about the strange thing that happened in our school today?

What are your thoughts on that?

Everyone's talking about the ten-year-old boy,

who killed those innocent puppies.

Has anyone spoken to the child before making such accusations?

And how do you know he killed them?

There are several questions to which I don't have answers.

But please explain to me why that student ran away from the hostel.

And what was he doing at Dean Vyas's bungalow in the middle of the night?

He ran away from the hostel because he is not okay being here.

Then why was he found with that rod in his hand?

He's a child. He's curious.

He must have seen it at the construction site and picked it up.

If he didn't kill them, then how did the puppies die?

It's an accident-prone area, something could have fallen on them.

And thank God, it didn't fall on Vedant.

Exactly.

Otherwise, we'd be having this conversation in prison.

Okay, 30 Old Boys are arriving tomorrow for their 15-year reunion.

Most of them are VVIPs.

-Look, all I want-- -Mr. Chandra Prakash.

You've been teaching in this school for five years, right?

Yes.

So, you must be aware of how important tomorrow's event is?

-Yes. -I have a request.

Enough with this nonsense!

Let's all get back to work.

Thank you. That will be all.

Let's go.

Ms. Ghosh,

may I speak to you for a moment?

Kumaran, go to the construction site

and call security.

And Manohar you…

I've tried to convince Vedant's parents, but…

Forcing your children to go to a boarding school.

It's obviously not right.

Nevertheless, as the school counselor,

I want you to make him understand, that as long as he's here,

he'll have to learn to behave.

He's a quiet kid, I've seen him in the dining hall.

Sits alone. Keeps to himself.

Let me first just talk to him and understand him a bit.

Yeah, sure. I am not one to tell you how to do your job.

But I've decided to keep Vedant away from all the reunion activities.

He'll go straight from the class to your office,

and then to the dorm.

But that's just going to make things worse.

Yes, Supriya, but I can't afford to take any chances

with VVIPs around, right?

Is that clear?

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

We may forget our mistakes,

but our mistakes never forget us.

Since the day Dean Vyas passed away,

I have been insisting on performing spiritual cleansing rituals in the school.

The way his body was contorted…

Mr. Chandra Prakash, he had a heart attack,

and the doctor said that our bodies can contort during a heart attack.

Did you see him in his dying moments?

No, you didn't.

I did.

Have you ever seen anyone die in front of your eyes?

Illiterates.

Dhruv, you give me your leg piece,

I'll give you my dessert.

No way.

Sarthak, psycho.

He's the puppy killer!

Oh, yeah! He's a psycho!

Puppy Killer is coming.

Guys, I still don't get it.

How did he get out of the locker that night?

It wasn't me.

I already told you.

Maybe Warden Manohar.

So that means he hasn't told Warden Manohar about us yet.

Otherwise, we would've been expelled by now.

He better not snitch.

Don't worry,

he won't.

I'll show him what we do to snitches.

I am not done with my Math assignment, we have to submit it tomorrow.

Me too. I'll complete it tomorrow morning.

Hurry up. Lights out in five minutes.

Sir! Manohar Sir!

-What happened? -Sir, Vedant.

-Sir, come fast. Please, sir. -Let's go.

-Move. Kids, move. -Sir, Vedant.

Sarthak, open the door.

Sarthak, open the door.

Vedant, don't cry. We're all here.

Sarthak, open the door. Otherwise, you'll be rusticated!

-Dhruv, go get Kumaran immediately. -Yes sir.

Vedant, are you okay?

Where is Sarthak?

I don't know.

Sarthak?

What happened, Sarthak?

Sarthak wet his pants.

Quiet, boys.

Sarthak, what did Vedant do?

He's not Vedant.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking,

I hope you're having a good flight.

Just want to let you know that we will be landing in Bengaluru shortly.

Please keep your seat belts fastened. Thank you.

Hit the target and win a prize!

I need the lights on, please.

Sure, sir. Sorry about that.

-Can I help you with anything? -Yes. Can I get some water, please?

Yes, ma'am. I'll get you some.

Go straight for 20 kilometers.

You will arrive at Nilgiri Valley School in 17 minutes.

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, NILGIRI HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

There's no exit.

He can't get out, just like me.

I am stuck.

He can't get out, just like me.

Where are you stuck?

I am stuck here!

I could help you if you allow me.

We could get out together.

Vedant, just give me a second.

I'll be right back.

You'll be okay alone?

I'm not alone.

That's right.

Maybe you can help him?

So this is the school I studied in.

Nilgiri Valley School.

Welcome, Suyash.

I am KC Swamy. I am the present Dean.

-Hi. -It's a pleasure to have you back.

-Hello. Welcome. -Welcome.

The students are eagerly waiting to get your autograph.

And we're so proud to see you on television.

Thank you. My girlfriend Nancy.

Tollywood star.

She needs no introduction. If you're a star, then she's a superstar!

-Yes. -Rajat!

-What's up? -How have you been bro?

So fucking good to see you, man.

-And tell me… you bloody sell-out. -And?

Constantly posting pictures of your sales events on social media.

How many water purifiers did you sell?

Oh! I'm the sell out? So you perform at those award shows for free then?

-No. -No.

Nancy. Rajat.

-Hi. -Nancy. My girlfriend.

She knows?

You know.

Yeah.

Mr. Trustee has arrived.

Oh!

Welcome back.

-Mr. Dev Pratap Jamwal. -Dean Swamy.

Mrs. Jamwal. It's such a pleasure to have you.

-Thank you. -It's good to be back.

Prakash. Hurry up.

Sure.

The Board of Directors has very high expectations for you.

I've been speaking with trustees and…

they feel the school needs a new vision.

All my efforts are…

-Come on. -Hey.

-…towards achieving that goal. -Just excuse me.

Come here.

-Hi! -Hey, how are you?

I am good, how are you?

New vision?

He sounds just like his dad.

"We have high expectations of Dev!

Dev will be the next Chief Minister."

I hope your father is happy with my work so far.

This new wing wouldn't have been possible without his leadership.

-Would you like to take a look? -Yes, of course.

I'll arrange for it.

And, Mrs. Jamwal?

Please.

You're an Old Boy too,

and in this school, you will always be known as Ms. Malvika Seth.

Please tell them.

I wish it was so, but the Jamwal name is so overbearing

that everyone ends up forgetting Malvika.

Poor little rich girl.

The Malvika I remember was one who used to make Adhiraj dance to her tunes.

Yes.

Yeah.

Adi.

-How are you, Dev? -All good.

Shall we?

You didn't attend the wedding.

We missed you, man.

Yeah, well…

And I am sorry to hear about your grandfather.

You're okay, right?

Yeah.

This one can't stop giving speeches,

and this one doesn't say a word.

Are we the only two still normal here?

You two were never normal.

-How are you? -What's up?

Good to see you, man.

-Nancy, that's Dev. -Hi.

Hi.

How are you, Dev?

Guys, selfie time. Come on.

Ready?

-Everyone is requested to take… -Hi, Parth.

-their assigned places. -How have you been, man?

Fifteen years.

How are you?

By the way, how's your best friend, Ninad?

After the drama on the last day of school, did you resolve your lovers' spat?

Has nothing exciting happened in your life in the last 15 years apart from that day?

Well…

No!

Please.

-Prakash, are you ready? -Ready.

Settle down, boys. Please.

Settle down.

It's your photo op.

I can give you lessons, bro. Come on.

Fine, so tell me,

-how did you woo her? -Enough guys.

How?

Okay, Batch of 2007, time for your photo op.

Three…

Adu, I knew you wouldn't have let them take the picture without me.

Two.

One.

And…

-Shit! -Shit!

-Fuck. -Dean, are you alright?

-Oh my, God! -Malvika. Come on. Malvika.

What happened?

Everybody, get back. Back.

-Are you okay? -Nancy!

Move aside.

Please come on this side.

What's going on?

Manoharji.

-Yes sir. -Check upstairs!

Yes, sir.

Move them inside, please.

Adu.

Adu!

Are you okay, sis?

Yes, I'm fine.

How many times should I tell you, Apu?

If you were, you wouldn't run away from us like this.

We care about you.

Just come back.

You've been there for eight months. That's enough.

Don't those kids remind you of Abhi?

I've to go now. Bye.

-Talk to you later. -Wait, don't hang up!

Come, Vedant.

Take a seat.

I'll be there in one moment.

May I come in, Miss?

Come.

Do you know, both you and I are new here?

It's taking me some time to get adjusted.

Which one?

When I was alone in the room,

I felt like…

someone walked in

and sat on the chair.

But there was nobody here.

I did hear footsteps though.

Ever felt something like that?

Do you know why that happened?

Because I'm still used to a noisy Kolkata.

Sometimes I feel…

I'm still back there amidst the noise.

Means I miss home.

Do you also miss home?

What do you miss the most?

Dinner.

What is special about dinner?

Mom, dad, and I

dine together.

Dad is a really good cook.

Really?

Alright, I'll ask him for the recipes next time.

But Dad will come to take me home only after four months.

I'm here for you.

Vedant, what happened in the Dean's bungalow that night?

Do you want to talk to me about it?

I don't remember.

How and why I landed there?

I swear I don't remember anything.

It's okay.

It's okay.

When we get scared,

our brains stop making memories,

so we won't remember bad times.

Miss,

did I really harm those puppies?

Am I a psycho?

No, you're not.

No matter what people say, Vedant,

it matters what you think here.

Don't let anyone get in there.

This time they won't escape.

What did you say?

If I'm not a psycho,

then why am I not allowed in the assembly hall, Miss?

Grandpa, I want to come along too.

Adi, kids aren't allowed at the border.

Okay, come. Let's go.

Let's have a chocolate milkshake.

Then we both will return to our respective schools.

Grandpa, will you leave me and go away as well?

I'll be all alone.

No, Adi.

Bash on regardless.

Okay?

Why is he crying?

Crybaby.

I am not a crybaby.

It's Adi's first day at school today.

Oh, late admission!

You will be thrashed.

Which class?

Adi is in the 5th grade.

Me too.

I'll save you.

I'm Ninad.

Is it his first day at school?

Then bread and butter are on the house.

-Hello, sir. -Brigadier Jaisingh.

-I am Raman. -Look!

If you'll be my friend,

then you'll get unlimited chocolate milk, bread, and butter.

Deal?

And in return?

Protection.

You'll save me.

Weren't you just going to save me?

I'm offering bread and butter too.

Deal?

Grandpa.

Yes, son.

-Did you pack my flashlight? -Flashlight…

You know I need it at night!

-I think the driver-- -You can take mine.

I don't use it anyways.

So, are we a team?

Like bread-butter and chocolate milk.

It's done.

I am so glad.

You guys are here.

Yes.

Actually…

Excuse me.

Yes?

Wasn't there a Raman Cafe here?

He sold it off long ago.

Almost ten years ago.

No one knows where they went after.

Do you want bread and butter?

I make better it than them.

No, thank you.

All students are to be seated in the main hall by 08:00 a.m.

for the welcome speech by Dean Swamy,

to kick start the reunion celebrations

for the Batch of 2007.

-Let's go. -How are the play rehearsals going?

-We'll find a seat for you, alright? -Good morning.

You'll sit here?

Look psycho!

You'll be fine?

That's great, and you're playing the lead too?

No, this time I'll let others…

-That child… -Let me handle that.

Look!

Sarthak?

Supriya,

I thought I made it very clear

that Vedant cannot be here.

Yes, but the more we isolate him, the more lonely he'll feel.

His behavior could get worse.

-I can't afford to have any-- -You won't have to.

I'll take Vedant's responsibility.

I know what I'm doing.

I hope you do.

Mr. Trustee, what's with the spelling mistakes?

What is this?

At least they spelled Jamwal properly.

Miss Malvika Seth!

Where's your blazer?

Blazers were made only for boys.

As usual, they forgot the only girl from that batch.

Oh, dear!

I'm just a plus one for them now.

Just like them.

Like them?

Mrs. Malvika Jamwal!

You're the highest achiever from this batch.

From a teacher's daughter to the trustee's wife.

That makes me the lowest achiever of this batch.

-Let me show you a horse named "Kitty". -What?

It's not "Kitty", it's Billy.

Whatever!

Mrs. Jamwal.

It feels so nice to be back.

-Thank you for having us. -It's our pleasure.

Please, have a seat. We'll start soon.

-Thank you. -Enjoy yourselves.

Come.

Hi.

Hi.

Mrs. Jamwal!

Well,

I know you a bit so I'm sure

if you're Mrs. Jamwal now,

he's every bit a Mr. Malvika Seth too.

That's right.

I always had a feeling he liked you.

Just couldn't imagine you'd like him back.

What could I have done?

You went off to America and forgot all about me.

Hello!

You're the one who broke up with me.

Jokes aside, Adi.

I'm really sorry about your grandfather.

Did he like it in America?

Oh no! He hated it.

The weather's cold and people are unfriendly.

Everything's distant.

I didn't leave him any choice.

After all,

he was all I had.

He was all you had…

since childhood.

And Ninad.

Do you have any idea where he is?

After we broke up, I moved on.

I didn't keep in touch with either of you.

That day, I thought…

I'd apologize to him if he turned up in the assembly hall.

I know it was my fault but if we could just talk and sort things out.

And the next day, he just left…

without saying a word to me.

Just took off!

I was so angry!

I decided never to speak to him again.

Last year when I lost grandpa,

that's when I realized what he meant to me.

I tried looking for him all over.

I checked social media every day.

I went to Raman Cafe this morning too.

But it's been shut for years.

And I see this reunion as my last chance.

I'm here just for him.

Good afternoon.

I'd like to extend a warm and hearty welcome to all our Old Boys,

and Old Girl.

This year we have lost a precious member of the Nilgiri…

Valley School Community,

-Dean Vyas. -Coach Gas!

On the third and last day of this reunion,

we'll inaugurate his memorial statue.

I've heard, he lovingly referred to

your batch as his lucky batch,

because right after your graduation he was appointed as the Dean.

I'd now like to call upon

Sword of Honor for the batch of 2007,

Adhiraj Jaisingh.

-Adi! -Adi!

Come on, Adhiraj! My boy!

They're calling you.

-Sir. -Last day I know.

But I want to tell you something.

Continue swimming in America, okay?

Your useless friend Ninad won't be around to distract you there.

Coach!

Nobody will check your shoes today, my boy.

Force of habit.

Bunking again?

A big round of applause, everyone,

for your fellow Nilgiri Valley-ite…

Come on, Adi!

Please keep it short.

This school taught me that…

when you're alone and someone offers a hand in friendship,

it's okay to take it.

Because it's tough to make it in this world alone.

Sometimes it takes a team like chocolate milk with bread and butter.

Together fighting against the hungry monsters that are waiting for us outside,

in the real world.

-Adi! -Come on, Adi!

-Adi! -Come on, Adi!

Come on, Adi!

Come on!

The Sword of Honor.

Bro, hurry up!

When I joined this school as a child, I was told

this badge is awarded to an outstanding student,

who is exceptional in every way.

But after all these years, I've come to realize one thing.

Honor…

is in how you treat people.

While I was seated here

I asked myself that…

when my friend would be sad…

did I speak to him?

Honor, excellence,

integrity…

so even if you don't get a starry, glittery badge for it…

it's okay.

What matters is that you're a good person.

Yes?

Adu, you're back!

Vedant!

-Vedant! -What happened?

-Vedant! -What's wrong with him?

Vedant!

-Will somebody call the doctor, please? -Ma'am, call Dr. Krishnan.

-Yes, I'm calling… -Is he okay?

-His nose is bleeding, sir. -Oh, God!

Don't just stand there. Find him.

Go call Dr. Krishnan. Go!

Why don't people do as they're told?!

Are you cold?

Good. Take some rest.

-Get a blanket. -Okay.

His temperature is 96,

and he passed out for the second time in three days.

Could it be epilepsy?

I have checked his medical history.

There is no mention of it.

Pseudo seizures?

Passing out,

not being able to speak, psychogenic blackouts.

It happens due to stress.

What could be the cause of the stress?

He is a kid. Perhaps, a new school? A new environment?

Actually, it could be anything.

-Nurse, -Yes, Doctor?

Any other papers?

No, Doctor. Just the one file.

Okay.

Ma'am, maybe he got hurt while he was being carried here.

Adi!

Adi, Ninad,

come fast.

"Giving him his hand, he said You don't need to be afraid anymore.

The Shadow Boy stayed in the shadows of the school.

Always hiding away from the hungry monsters."

-Are we the hungry monsters, Nina? -Stop it, guys.

"Until one day the Phoenix boy arrived."

Your boyfriend.

Stop it, Suyash!

-Come on, Adi! -Fuck off!

-Let me read on, man! We were having fun! -Leave him alone.

"Giving him his hand he said,

-You don't need to be afraid anymore. -Move! Stop it!

The shadow boy finally,

finally stepped out of the shadows,

and discovered

he could control people's minds."

How will someone who can't control his own bladder

control our minds, Nina?

I said stop it, Suyash!

Stop fucking around, man!

Give it back.

Move!

Hey!

Man, show him.

Look, inspired by your comic book,

-I drew something for you. -Don't, Suyash.

Look.

H…

O…

-M… -That's an M.

O…

-Homo. -That's right.

Homo!

Homo!

I hate that word.

Drawings won't help you, Ninad.

You need to fight back.

Like your…

Shadow Boy.

Step out of the shadows.

It's not that easy, Adu.

How will fighting help?

Dean will just give them a warning and let them off but I'll be expelled!

I'm not brave like you, I get scared.

Dude…

I also get scared.

I'm reconsidering this whole America thing.

Grandpa would be alone here.

Maybe I should just forget about it.

I won't let you.

I stayed up at night to fill out your scholarship forms, dude!

I'm here for your grandfather

like you are for me.

I will never forgive you.

Suyash is looking for you.

Hi.

Hello.

-I was looking for that boy. -Vedant.

He's resting in the infirmary.

What happened back there?

He sometimes gets blackouts.

He said something to me. that only I know.

Does he know you?

No.

What he said, was it something you wanted to hear?

Taking some random statement as a personal message…

is known as the Barnum Effect in psychology.

That's how horoscopes work.

"You will meet someone special today."

Who wouldn't like to believe that?

Anyone you meet that day feels special!

Now I feel really stupid.

Oh no!

At least you didn't think

Dean Vyas' ghost has possessed Vedant.

It's a popular theory in this school.

Coach Gas!

I knew him really well.

He was so lazy when he was alive, he certainly won't wander around as a ghost.

That kid.

The one who fainted.

-They call him the psycho puppy killer. -Hey.

-Coach Gas' soul has gotten into him. -I'm sorry for what I said this afternoon.

-It wanders the campus all night. -You are my highest achievement.

I'm not some trophy wife.

-It's okay. -Was she hot?

-Don't be so obsessed with it. -I hurt myself while swimming man.

…the ghost in someone--

You got a one-track mind, Suyash.

Will you join me for drinks at the clock tower this evening?

They don't keep it locked anymore?

They must be but…

Peon Kumaran is my fan.

Your fan? Have you looked at yourself in the mirror?

All the housewives in India switch on the TV…

at 9:00 p.m. every night to see this face.

They used to!

Actually, I only left the show.

I'm trying to concentrate more on my film career.

I have many offers but you know how it is…

What the fuck, dude!

Old time's sake, bro. Chill.

Why are you getting so upset?

Grow up, man!

-Disgusting. -Baby,

no network here. I'm bored. Let's go in.

No, let's chill here. It's nice.

I'm going in.

I don't want to go inside, baby. Let's stay here.

Okay.

Well, maybe next time I'll go by myself to the awards and the parties.

Anyway, they come there to see just me.

Okay.

If you don't get up and come with me right now, I'm leaving.

The driver's outside.

Get out.

You know what? Whatever!

Look at you being all macho!

You're going to go running after her with your tail between your legs soon.

Of course, and you're an expert at wooing women!

That's how you wooed a heartbroken Malvika.

We saw you on the last day. It's fine.

Last day?

Dev was wiping Malvika's tears

and said… What did you say?

"Adhiraj is an idiot.

He stood you up on a date!"

Dev would never do that.

Then what happened?

Malvika went to the assembly hall and…

And she broke up with me.

Correct.

Now I know.

Well played, Dev.

Cheers!

Cheers to that.

Fuck.

Alright final years, it's dinner time.

Suyash.

Where are you going?

-To apologize? -So that Dev doesn't get there first?

Laugh all you want.

-See you later. -Suyash!

Losers.

Nancy?

Fuck!

One incident after the other.

The whole evening I've just been answering questions.

What's wrong with that child?

Is he unwell?

Don't you look after your students well?

What do I tell them, Supriya?

It's a psychological condition, Dean. Diagnosis won't be easy.

But didn't I tell you,

please keep him away from all reunion activities, right?

I wanted him to trust me. If he trusts me, he'll talk to me.

Supriya, I gave you clear and simple instructions.

And because you did not follow it,

things got out of hand.

So now,

until I decide, Vedant will sleep in the infirmary.

-Dean, that's not going to help. -It's done.

All the arrangements have been made.

-He's going to feel punished. -It's probably for his own good.

-It's not good. -It will be.

At least there will be a nurse there to keep an eye on him

Settled.

Thank you.

The number you are trying to call is not available.

The number you are trying to call is not--

Pick up!

Young man, we used to get--

What's wrong?

She actually fucking left!

Suyash, your TV show got canceled, right?

And now your girlfriend left.

You'll teach me?

Fucking out-of-work-musician!

Hey, guys!

-Relax, chill. -Chill, man!

It's alright, dude.

You know it's natural to feel angry and irritable when you are…

-you know, depressed. -Parth!

Why, man?

By the way, I read somewhere you're consulting a therapist.

-Yes, I am! So? -Guys!

Come on, guys.

Hey!

-Are you okay? -I am okay, is he okay?

They say bullies terrorize others to hide their insecurities.

This is why you bullied me every day, right?

That was 15 years ago! Get over it.

-Guys, stop! -You enjoyed terrorizing me for years!

Suyash, just calm down.

Suyash, listen to me.

I think I have an idea that might take your mind off Nancy.

The teachers will present a play for us tomorrow.

Why don't we do the same thing?

Suyash gets the lead role.

Obviously.

Please give Vedant his dinner.

-Hi. -Hello.

Look at that guy! Two teachers flirting with each other

How's he doing?

Seems slightly better but…

he doesn't talk much, so it's difficult to say what's troubling him.

Maybe who.

We think kids

fear exams the most.

They fear teachers and wardens.

While in reality,

kids fear each other the most.

A lot goes on in hostels after lights out.

Do you think he's being bullied?

Quite possible.

Mind if I talk to him?

If he talks to you, try it.

You don't like that dessert?

What do you do with your pocket money?

I save it.

I'll buy all the candy in Trevor's Chocolate Factory when I go back home.

I find their burgers the best.

They even have superhero candies.

Do you like superheroes?

Then I'm sure you've heard of the Shadow Boy.

No?

Shadow Boy was a student here.

He was…

petrified of the hungry monsters here.

Thought they'd eat him up.

So he used to hide from them in dark.

In the shadows.

Like me?

There's more.

One day when he was crying alone in the dark…

Phoenix boy came to save him.

He offered his hand and said come out of the darkness.

Together we will fight all these monsters.

Once he was in the light,

he realized he always had superpowers.

He could…

control people with his mind.

So he used his power and locked up

the all hungry monsters. Making them starve,

and they started eating each other…

and destroying themselves.

Do you know what the moral of the story is?

If you're the Shadow boy,

and a Phoenix boy lends you a hand,

go for it.

You too will get your superpowers.

And then…

you can fight back, Ninad.

You can fight back, Vedant.

Warm enough?

Okay, now go to sleep.

Mom?

Ma'am, sorry.

Can I get out of the shadow too?

Are the hungry monsters troubling you as well?

I promise if you let me…

I won't let them get to you.

-This is trouble… -Forget it, come along.

I'm not letting anyone sleep tonight.

-No, try to understand… -We'll go to each room and prank them.

No--

Tonight the Bed Shaking Ghost will visit the Old Boys' hostel.

Let's go.

Stop it guys, please.

Don't use my pranks on me.

Stop it guys, please!

Please, guys!

I can't breathe.

It's not funny, guys!

Please, let me go.

So students, what is the distance around a simple closed figure called?

I will be back in five minutes.

If you make any trouble, you will be punished.

Sarthak!

Sarthak!

What's wrong with him?

No idea. He's been petrified since that day.

What did the psycho do to him that day?

I have an idea.

Sarthak…

see what I can do.

Look.

Bro, it's so cool!

Stop writing, bookworm!

Let him be.

This will make him wet his pants.

Dhruv!

Strange things keep happening with that student.

First the puppies, now that boy.

What else do we have to witness?

Can't you see?!

You?

Hey, musician!

Hey!

-Hey, musician! -What the fuck, dude!

Have you lost it?

Why are you getting so mad?

I was joking, bro.

Everyone was busy pranking each other all night.

No wonder Suyash is still asleep.

We need to rehearse the play, guys.

He went to bed early.

He wanted to get some beauty sleep now that his beauty has dumped him.

Who the fuck did this?

Did one of you do this?

Bro, relax. What is this?

What the fuck!

Obviously, Rajat didn't do anything,

because he can't even touch books.

Guys, I'm serious.

There's something wrong. You--

Just… touch it.

Oh, God!

It's just you, dude!

Give it back.

-It's normal for them. -Yeah!

I'm hearing these voices.

I'm seeing things. I'm losing my mind, doctor.

Okay, listen to me. If it's getting too much then come back.

I can't come back, doctor.

I pinned all my hopes on this goddamn reunion.

He's not even here. Ninad didn't even come.

Adhiraj, let's get on a video call. It could be a side effect.

He still hasn't forgiven me.

The closure you're looking for isn't with Ninad, it's with you.

Please listen--

It's me!

I'm sorry, I wasn't eavesdropping.

I just came to check if you're okay.

Do you get anxiety attacks?

Do you remember this, Malvika?

It's Ninad's graphic novel.

Please tell me I'm not crazy.

You know how they are! Just forget about it, Adi. It was just a prank.

Fine, it was a prank.

But why didn't he show up, Malvika?

Adi, you made a mistake 15 years ago.

If you could take it back, you would.

How long will you punish yourself for that?

It doesn't matter why he didn't come.

Just let it go.

I can't let it go, Malvika.

I've lost everyone I loved.

I can't bring them back.

But I can bring Ninad back.

I need answers.

Ancient scriptures say…

souls can travel from one body to another.

-Oh! -Weapons can't destroy it,

nor can fire burn it.

We die but our souls live on.

When we die, we die!

That's it.

There's a saying in English,

"Everything is theoretically impossible…

till it is done."

Being a psychologist you'd know,

even scientific belief leaves a margin for the possibility of impossibility.

When you see it, then you will start to believe.

Does that mean you saw the Dean's spirit?

What I saw is beyond my understanding

to explain.

But an incident took place in your class today.

A student harmed himself with a compass.

We too are inviting trouble

by not organizing a sacred ritual.

Ninad Raman, 2007.

Are you sure about the name?

Of course, ma'am. I'm sure.

Guess the server is down.

There must be some student records around here.

There are. All records before the 2010 batch

are in the archive room.

But the admin is busy today.

The staff is performing after all.

Thank you.

-I'll see you. -Bye.

We might get an address or phone number in the old file.

I spoke to the admin and was told

records before 2010 are in the archive room.

They're all busy with the play for now so…

What's wrong?

Last night…

I met a scared Vedant in the dining hall.

He wasn't eating or talking to anyone.

He reminded me of Ninad.

Shadow Boy.

I came here to meet him.

But I feel he's not here because of me.

Supriya, what if you get one chance to fix the biggest mistake of your life?

Talking to Ninad would mean the same to me.

Please help me.

Please.

What's the name?

Ninad Raman.

You did it again, didn't you?

What?

Cracked me emotionally!

You're good. Come.

Thank you.

Sarthak!

Sarthak!

Dhruv is getting bandaged. Go quick!

Miss, Dhruv didn't do this.

Yes, Sarthak. What--

The doctor will check on you in the evening.

Okay? Take rest.

Suyash!

Fuck!

Dude, seriously!

You're hiding in the corridor to scare people!

-What? -Grow up!

-Disgusting! -What are you so mad about?

Fucking baby.

Suyash!

Where is he?

Good morning, today your beloved teachers

will present a play for you.

The title is,

"What if we fail?"

No longer to wait for any much more.

Let us start to begin.

Doofus Chandra can speak English!

These are your lines.

Then I come in and say this. That's it.

-Guys, I'm tired. -Cool.

I checked all the dorms

but I couldn't find Suyash.

I don't know where he is.

You don't know where he is means what?

Look at this, what's happening?

-Dev, can you please call him? -I'll call him.

Look, Malu.

-Oh, that looks really bad. Show him. -Yes.

-See. -Go wash your hands first.

Shit!

Some issues with the network.

Guess he went to apologize to Nancy.

He should've informed us.

Old Malvika is back!

Hey! Relax.

Malvika,

can someone replace Suyash in the play?

Is there anyone?

I told you.

We need to work as a team to find the address.

God! This isn't even labeled!

After all the staff is very busy performing plays.

Where should we start?

I think I'll start here.

Why aren't you in the play?

Two minutes with them, and I get headaches!

So the play is out of the question.

Not a big fan of the Nilgiri Valley School?

Not like the Old Boys.

You guys have great things to say about the school,

as if everything here is perfect.

Away from the world,

amid the freezing mountains,

add to that rubbish chatter of the stupid staff members.

Ghosts, spirits, rituals!

Ritual it seems!

Adhiraj…

Adhiraj?

Adhiraj?

Adhiraj!

You scared me!

I thought only stupid school teachers fear ghosts.

It is just a…

silly old Nilgiri Valley School prank.

These pranks are the reason boarding schools need counselors.

You know we never forget our childhood traumas.

We consult psychologists as adults to heal childhood wounds.

Who better than me to vouch for it?

I lost my parents when I was ten.

I'm sorry.

Enough about me.

Why did you join here as a counsellor, away from the world,

in this cold weather?

Who are you escaping from?

Sorry, I hope that wasn't too personal.

No.

My son Abhi… is five years old.

He lives with his dad.

I couldn't prove my financial stability in court and lost custody.

Maybe with this job, I can…

Do you get to see your son often?

Not often enough.

Let's find that file.

No luck.

Found anything?

-Got it. -Really?

Current address, Raman Cafe. This was last updated in 2007.

Raman Cafe closed down years ago.

The other address is Kotagiri.

That's where Ninad's grandparents lived.

He'd visit them in the holidays.

They might guide me to Ninad.

Or… you might just find Ninad there!

Kotagiri is one hour away.

Yes.

-What if we fail? -What if we fail?

See you all at 5:00 p.m. at the Chauhan Lawns

for the inauguration of Dean Vyas' statue.

Thank you very much.

Come on, guys. Last night. Let's drink.

-Let's go, alright. -Alright.

-Come on. -I'll serve you whiskey on the rocks, bro.

-Come. -I really can't.

Hurry up if you're buying everyone whiskey.

Hey.

It's just a silly play.

Who cares?

Silly play!

The play is silly and so am I.

-Right? -That's not what I meant.

That's exactly what you meant.

I should've never come back here.

Why did you bring me here?

You're the trustee. They're here to meet you.

-I mean nothing. -Okay.

-I… -To anyone.

I can't do this right now.

I've to go meet Dean Swamy.

Talk to you later, okay?

Dev, just leave me alone.

Dev, I said just…

Sorry.

Are you okay?

What happened?

You look harrowed.

Are you okay, Malvika?

Did they prank you too?

Did they?

That must be it.

These guys…

Where were you?

I was looking for you. Why didn't you answer your phone?

Do you remember the last day of school?

Well, look at this letter.

This is Ninad's writing.

But this says

his grandfather fell ill,

so his parents requested the school

to let him leave for Kotagiri by bus that night.

They'll receive him there.

Coach Vyas was to drop him to the bus.

He got the letter signed and stamped

and took his custody saying that…

he spoke to Ninad's parents.

So what's the problem?

If Ninad's grandfather was sick, he would've told me.

Yeah, but he didn't. You two had a fight, right?

They could have called my grandpa, he'd have sent a car.

His parents were simple cafe owners.

Your grandfather was a high-ranking officer.

Maybe they didn't want to seek favors.

But it doesn't make sense.

It does!

This is his handwriting, Adi.

What is it that you can't accept?

That he left without a word?

He forgot you?

Or that he didn't turn up to meet you?

Basically, all the things you did to me, right?

And you know what the funny thing is?

We're standing in the same spot where I broke up with you 15 years ago.

Because I realized, he wasn't the third wheel in the relationship.

I was.

I'm sorry, Malvika.

But…

this is important for me.

I need to…

I'm going to Kotagiri.

I'll be back by tonight.

Listen, Maheshwar. All the deliveries made so far.

I want a list.

Show me the register.

We need to deliver…

Raman Uncle!

Adhiraj!

It's you!

How are you, son?

It's been years!

Where is Ninad?

I'm here to meet him.

Where is he?

Don't you know?

Ninad…

has been missing for 15 years.

Missing?

Missing?

We were waiting for you and Ninad that day.

It was late so I called your grandfather.

He said you had reached home, but you were angry

because Ninad left without meeting you.

Then we called the school,

and asked for Ninad.

They started questioning us instead.

Apparently, we called to inform them that Ninad's grandfather was ill

and we're leaving for Kotagiri.

So help him board the bus to Kotagiri. We'll receive him.

They showed me a letter written by Ninad.

Is this the one?

But this letter makes no sense.

It is Ninad's handwriting,

but why would he write this?

His grandfather didn't fall ill.

Even so, why would we leave without Ninad?

You'd never appoint Vyas as his guardian.

Never.

Grandpa knew about this but he told me nothing.

He hid this for years.

Why?

Adhiraj, you'd lost a lot at a young age.

Losing Ninad would shatter you.

How could he just vanish?

Nobody in the school knows about him.

Why didn't you get this investigated?

We did.

We did everything, Adhiraj.

The police appointed Anil Joshi to investigate the case.

FIR, missing person's report,

in fact, I pasted my child's picture

on every wall in Ooty.

We spoke to the driver of the bus…

Ninad boarded.

He said, "Ninad got off a few stops before Kotagiri."

He got violent when stopped from doing so.

They investigated the school too.

They interrogated Coach Vyas.

But he kept showing this letter.

The cops believed him.

One day the school said,

we've to stop creating a scene every day.

Giving into the school's pressure,

the cops closed Ninad's case.

They said Ninad didn't go missing.

He took off willingly.

We did everything we could.

We used up all our money.

We sold Raman Cafe.

But I don't understand one thing.

What exactly happened to Ninad that day,

that he left us all?

-Let's take a photo. -Adu!

-Photos can wait. -Why?

I've to make sure you reach Ling's by 2:00 p.m.

But why?

Listen, if I say a word, your girlfriend will kill me.

You know how bossy she is.

She's been planning a surprise date for two weeks.

And she even made me buy ribbons for your present or something. I mean…

Oh shit.

Listen, I've said too much.

You better act surprised when you see her.

Ninad.

I'm supposed to feel bad too, right?

Because I'm going away from Malvika.

I mean, I love her…

but then, why don't I feel as sad as her?

Adu…

the person leaving is never sad.

It's the person who gets left behind.

You don't need to be sad at all.

You've faced too much sadness already.

It's time for you to be happy now.

Party away in America.

I'll miss you, buddy.

You'll come to see me, right?

-You'll buy my tickets, right? -Buzz off!

You have a million-dollar graphic novel idea.

Come on your own plane!

Anyway, it's not 2:00 p.m. yet.

And I don't know when we'll meet again.

At least this will help me remember your face.

Stop thinking, come in.

Come!

Adu, listen!

-Listen! -Did you just try to kiss me, Ninad?

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Listen, Adu, let's not make a scene here.

Oh, God.

Adu, listen.

Listen to me, please.

Adu, I didn't mean to.

Adu, I didn't mean to. Listen to me.

Listen to me.

-Adu! -Adi!

Adu, listen to me, please.

Ninad!

Malvika, I'm sorry but I promise I'll make it up to you.

Adu!

Adu, listen to me.

Adu! Let me explain.

I'm sorry, Adu.

Adu!

Hey, homo!

-Adu, please! -How could you, Ninad?

I thought you were my best friend.

And this whole time! This whole fucking time!

Adu, listen.

Adu, let me explain.

Now I have to give a speech in front of the whole school,

but I'm so fucking embarrassed!

Where the fuck did I keep my speech?

Where the fuck is my speech?

-Where the fuck is my speech? -Let me--

Stay away from me!

Why did you do this?

What were you thinking?

-And why on the last day? -Exactly!

Because it just suddenly hit me that we might never meet again.

And I just couldn't let you leave without letting you know how I felt, Adu.

Adu, I'm sorry but…

maybe I should've told you first--

Maybe?

Maybe, Ninad?

Adu, I thought you'll understand.

-Listen, you just can't leave like that. -Stay away from me, you homo!

You're just like the rest of them!

I was thinking that we might never meet again…

but now…

I hope we don't.

Fine.

From the mountains to the sea

We sing the songs of Nilgiri

Of our honor, of our pride

Of our strength and our might

Of those who came before us

And those who will follow after

The valley echos with our hope…

Malvika, I…

Dev, I shouldn't have said all that.

I know you love me. Or I wouldn't be here.

Don't even think about it.

Together

Hand in hand

-We look up to the sky -Sky!

Mr. Jamwal, please.

Thank you.

Rajat.

Suyash!

-Suyash! -Come down.

-Suyash! -Come down.

-Suyash! -Come down, Suyash.

Suyash!

Oh no!

Take the children away.

-Teachers. -Come on, guys!

Mr. Jamwal?

-SSP Joshi wants to speak to you. -Sure.

It's okay.

I am here. I'm here with you.

SSP…Dean Swamy…

How did this happen?

He was missing all day.

We thought he went to make things alright with Nancy.

He was on the clock tower.

He got the key from the peon,

to drink up there.

I shouldn't have told him all those things last night.

I know what it is like to get bullied, and I did it to him.

He was depressed and…

Fuck!

Fuck!

Vedant?!

Adu, I'm fighting back.

Okay, kids. Time to sleep. Lights out.

Popular TV star Suyash Verma…

Why did he have to go and do that?

He was a famous TV actor.

As if we don't have problems of our own.

God knows what's going on with this school.

Suyash Verma was visiting the prestigious,

Nilgiri Valley School for their reunion.

Sometimes I feel everything started with this kid.

Do you really think Vedant killed the puppies?

I don't know.

When I reached there,

the puppies were already dead.

The way he was staring at them,

I felt as though

he enjoyed watching them suffer.

But then he got scared when he saw me.

That's when I felt as if

there were two different Vedants.

One who is always scared,

and the other who is…

capable of killing puppies.

Vedant.

What do you want from me?

No one will ever bully you.

-If you let me. I'll help you. -Please let me go!

No one will ever bully you.

If you let me. I'll help you.

No one will ever bully you.

The puppies had to die

because the mother had to be taught a lesson.

I won't let anybody hurt you.

Adu, I'm fighting back.

Shadow Boy.

We have reports that say, Suyash Verma was depressed.

His show Kasam Teri Kasam was recently

canceled due to low TRP.

Suyash's postmortem reports are expected tomorrow.

Nilgiri Valley School,

where he died,

has refused to comment on the matter.

These TV reporters are best suited for cooking shows.

They love spicing things up.

Getting calls from the trustee?

I don't understand.

Suyash had to do it at the reunion of all places.

Things will cool down soon.

This school has witnessed many things,

these buildings have been around for ages.

Just ask the Old Boys to cooperate.

Leave the rest to us.

Thank you so much, SSP.

Dean Vyas and I had a special understanding.

He was always very generous.

I'm sure you are too.

It's hard to tell what each one is up to.

Are you okay?

Yes, sorry.

-Malvika. -Supriya.

I was meaning to talk to you.

I'm really worried about Adhiraj.

Has he told you about…

Ninad?

He's not being able to move on from a fight that happened years ago.

He was looking for a file in the admin block.

Then he left for Kotagiri.

I granted him access.

Yes, but why?

He wants closure on a chapter in his life.

But instead, he's getting more and more entangled in it.

I can see it, Supriya. He's not okay.

He has anxiety.

I've known him since childhood. He's been through a lot.

He needs to learn to let go of things and not just keep holding on like that or…

I fear like yesterday…

I just don't want to be standing here thinking

I could've saved Adhiraj,

and I didn't act despite seeing the signs.

So, just please don't encourage him.

Please.

My stomach is paining.

Looks like he's caught a cold.

After dinner last night,

I went to check on another student for a minute,

and he went missing.

Later, he returned as if sleepwalking, and lay down.

-Where did he go? -I don't know.

Vedant,

I can't help you if you don't open up to me.

What if something happened to you?

I have superpowers.

Superpowers?

Nobody can scare me.

Who's scaring you?

Sometimes hungry monsters need to be taught a lesson.

I didn’t want to kill the puppies, Miss.

But he told me that's the only way

the dog will learn never to hurt me again.

We had to teach her a lesson.

We have to teach them all a lesson.

Who told you this?

Who told you this, Vedant?

I'm asking you something.

Who's telling you all this?

Tell me.

-Vedant! -Miss Ghosh, I think he needs rest.

Ma'am,

it's not your fault.

All of us are tense since yesterday.

We are all shaken, even the kids.

There was a suicide yesterday.

That's hard to forget, Ma'am.

We must forget it.

We have to.

The kids will watch a film in the projector room this evening.

Please set up the projector.

Yes, ma'am.

-What is this treatment? -Just a second.

-Please! -You don't understand.

I understand all your concerns.

But we're all faced with an unfortunate and unexpected situation.

The SSP has requested your co-operation in the preliminary investigation.

It's a legal formality. You can leave tomorrow.

What investigation?

-We saw what happened. -Yes.

Everyone did.

-It was a suicide. -Exactly.

Look, the SSP has assured me that he has everything under control.

It's just one day. Please co-operate with us.

These rules don't apply to the trustee, right?

Oh, shit.

Stop.

You can't leave the school, sir.

Those are the SSP's orders.

Mr. SSP, some constable

won't let me out of the school.

Please speak to him.

Yes, sir.

Okay, sir.

Sorry, sir.

Let them go.

I can't believe he's gone.

Our friend.

I can't believe he's dead!

Shit.

What was that?

Are you okay?

Stay here.

-Come. -Yes.

Rajat, come.

Yes.

We hit a deer.

Oh, my God.

Now?

I don't think it will start.

We'll have to walk back.

Suddenly, just…

Rajat. It's okay.

Come.

Excuse me, Miss Supriya Ghosh's office?

-That way. -Thank you.

Who is it?

Who's inside?

Open the door.

Are you okay?

Who's inside?

What did you see?

I…

I was looking for Miss Supriya.

Have you seen her?

I saw her heading towards the infirmary.

Okay.

We could've saved it.

No, Rajat.

Neither Suyash nor that animal.

I'll just go talk to the cops.

-Hello, sir. -Hello, sir.

Everything okay?

You know, back in school days,

Suyash and I…

always wanted to impress Dev.

All the time, so he'd be friends with us.

I know it's selfish, but look at him!

Last year,

I had some property issues. One phone call and it was done.

So you made him your friend after all.

Yes, and you were no different.

Like nobody could say no to you.

I think, all the roses from the front lawn

would lie outside your house.

Drunk on the rum he stole from Coach Gas, Suyash also once left a rose for you.

But you had eyes only for Adhiraj.

Do you ever wonder…

if you and Adi didn't break up, how would things be?

Please call.

-Thank you. -Thank you, sir.

Your influence was no good, right?

Perhaps Suyash wants us all

to spend another night here and drink in his memory!

You know I'll never say no to alcohol.

Supriya, please let me speak to Vedant once.

What's he got to do with Ninad being missing?

Last night, I saw chits fall from Suyash's pocket.

The same ones he threw at Ninad 15 years ago.

How's that possible?

Notebooks and pranks haven't changed to this day.

Maybe some Old Boy pranked him.

Or he wanted to prank someone with those chits,

and they were left in his pocket.

But Vedant came out of nowhere and he said to me he's fighting back.

Those were my words to Ninad 15 years ago

when Suyash threw those chits at him.

You told Vedant the same thing at the mess the other day.

Remember, "Shadow boy, fight back."?

You think you have a logical explanation for everything.

But…

what if something else is going on here?

Adhiraj, you suffer from anxiety.

Your friend Malvika is worried about you.

People other than Ninad also care for you.

I know what I saw.

Did anyone else see those chits?

Supriya, listen.

Ninad has been missing for the last 15 years

and the school didn't bother telling his batch mates.

We could've helped look for him.

One of us would know about the last day.

His name has vanished from the school records.

Coach Vyas lied in his statement

that he spoke to Ninad's parents, but they never called the school.

Vyas was appointed the Dean overnight,

and the police closed the case.

Doesn't all this seem extremely odd to you?

Think, Supriya.

There could be hope

for grieving parents to get their child back.

Isn't it worth fighting for?

I…

I feel for Ninad's parents…

and I feel for you.

But Vedant is disturbed.

I can't let you involve him in this.

Sorry, you'll just have to find your own answers.

-At least they're laughing. -Yeah.

The movie was a good idea, Supriya.

-You'll keep an eye on Vedant. -Yeah.

How is it fair that we are stuck here while they can go out?

Look who's finally back!

We weren't even allowed to leave the gate.

Parth, Suyash was our friend.

Malvika's really shaken. I just wanted her to lighten up.

We just went for a drive and came back.

Of course, I'm sorry.

Is she okay?

She wants to be alone for a while.

I understand.

By the way, have you seen Adhiraj?

Yes, I saw him go to his room five minutes ago.

What is he doing alone in the room?

The children need me, Apu.

Vedant needs me.

How can you help someone else when you need help yourself?

Just come home.

You need to come home now.

Miss.

Malvika!

Malvika!

Have you seen Ninad?

Malvika, do you know where Ninad is?

Malvika, I'm talking to you.

Where is Ninad?

Ninad! I'm sick of hearing his name.

You made me look like a fool, Adi.

I was sitting there all alone waiting for you.

-Watching you leave. -Malvika!

I thought you'd spend the last day with me.

But I was so wrong.

-Malvika, listen to me. -You've never cared about me, Adi.

-Of course, I did. -No.

Malvika, listen.

I can't do this right now, okay?

I have to go find Ninad.

I have to say sorry to him.

Let me find him. We'll talk about this later,

-I promise. -Where's my sorry?

Instead of apologizing to me, you're asking me about Ninad!

Where's my sorry?

Malvika, it was just a date, for fuck's sake!

We can do it another time.

Please just for once

can you not make everything about yourself?

What?

Malvika!

Dev!

Not right now.

I'm trying to talk to my girlfriend.

I'm not your girlfriend.

So fuck Ninad and fuck you!

Ninad has been missing since the last day of school.

He never returned home.

For Suyash.

Cheers.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Adi, how will you find him when the police couldn't?

The police did nothing, Malvika.

They didn't do anything.

This case has to be re-opened.

I just need one clue.

Do you think one of us would remember what happened on the last day?

Who'd remember what happened 15 years ago?

You think I'm crazy, don't you?

Now Supriya also thinks the same.

I'm sorry, Adi

if you think I crossed the line there.

I was just really worried about you.

I know you're not here to see me.

But I came to the reunion only for you.

I've kind of spent the last 15 years thinking…

what if…

What?

I was in the bathroom.

I was almost done.

Thank you.

Did anyone see Ninad on the last day?

Yes,

we were to perform after your speech.

So I went to get the drum kit and guitar.

I met him at the main entrance.

I asked him to help me

but he said he was in a rush

because he was going to the assembly hall.

Are you sure he said the assembly hall?

Because he didn't come there.

Maybe he changed his mind.

-Did he say-- -Dude!

Look at this.

There's something crawling under my skin.

What?

-On just one hand? -Yes.

Looks like Secondary Palmar Erythema.

What?

Stop drinking, dude.

This is because of Adhiraj's book.

I drink every day.

-Now, let's go. -I won't come with you.

Hey, Adi.

Malvika told me about Ninad.

I can't believe it.

Dev, you also bunked the assembly on the last day.

Did you see him anywhere in school?

I don't remember.

Did you ask them?

Yeah, I spoke to all of them nobody knows.

What's happening to our friends?

We just don't know!

Suyash's suicide.

Ninad running away from home.

I don't believe that Ninad ran away from home.

Of course, who would?

I don't believe Suyash, you know…

but that's the truth.

For a moment try putting yourself in Ninad's shoes.

A 16-year-old boy who studies in a boys' school.

One day he realizes he's gay.

And on top of that, he's in love with his best friend.

Poor thing thinks his best friend

would understand his feelings.

But let alone understanding him,

his best friend rejects him and mocks him before the entire school.

Who wouldn't want to run away from that, Adi?

Far from all of this.

Look, I'm sure he's okay.

Let it go.

There is no point in thinking about these things.

I need to get some rest.

Adi.

The kids are happy.

Yes. It's a good movie for children.

-Miss Sneha, where's Vedant? -Yes?

He was right here.

I'll find him.

Vedant!

Vedant!

Where are you going? Get back here.

Can't you hear me?

Remove the kids from here.

Please.

Fire! Fire, run!

Get them out! Come on.

Let's get out.

Quick!

Come on.

Be careful.

Mr. Manohar, take them outside.

Be careful, Sameer.

Let's head to the dorm. Quick.

Keep moving.

Hurry up.

Move it.

Sarthak?

-What happened? -Miss.

Tell me.

He will kill us all.

Who?

The boy who lives inside Vedant.

Miss Supriya!

The projector room caught fire.

I sent the kids to the dormitory but

-Vedant is missing. -What?

I told you to keep an eye on him.

I can't lose him too!

What the fuck?

-Vedant, calm down. -Enough.

-Vedant, calm down. -Put him down.

Calm down.

Vedant, I said calm down.

-Calm down. -Hold his legs.

-Calm down. -We need to sedate him.

Help.

Vedant, calm down.

It's okay, Vedant.

It's okay, Vedant.

It's okay.

Vedant, calm down.

-Hold his legs. -We are here.

We are here for you, it's okay.

Stop.

Stop! It's okay, Vedant. Calm down.

-He's okay? -Yes.

Have sedated him.

Get the blanket.

Okay.

Just check on him.

Dude, there's something going on here.

-Malvika's sleeping. -Help me.

You don't understand…

somebody was choking me.

-I mean… -What?

-Somebody… I couldn't breathe. -Rajat.

Relax.

You've had way too many drinks.

Come in, but be quiet.

Come.

He better not snitch.

Don't worry.

He won't.

Help!

Somebody, help!

Vedant.

Help!

Stay away from Vedant.

Or like the others

you'll die too.

The dean hasn't left yet?

His belongings were sent last night.

He doesn't want to leave the house.

Dean Vyas?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Hey!

Dean Vyas?

Are you alright, Dean Vyas?

Dean Vyas?!

Dean Vyas?

Ni…

Who?

Ninad.

Dean Vyas?

Dean Vya--

What are you thinking of?

Dean Vyas…

was very worried about…

the New Wing.

I didn't give it much thought then,

but now I can't get over the fact…

that the Dean died as soon as work on the New Wing began.

It's either a coincidence,

or all the incidents taking place in the school…

are related to this building…

and the ground it stands on.

Mr. Chandra Prakash.

Why was the previous Dean

replaced by Coach Vyas

in the middle of the term?

I don't know the whole story.

But it got people wondering

how a coach became the Dean.

I believe…

he earned some favor from a Board Member.

Now the bells of the clock tower…

send shivers down my spine.

There's a new twist in TV actor Suyash's suicide case.

His girlfriend, Nancy has been missing for the last two days.

It seems Nilgiri Valley School has turned into a death trap.

Pass me the ball.

Good morning, Miss Ghosh.

-Good morning. I'll just check on him. -Yeah.

What are you reading?

Shadow Boy.

Did you make that?

No, he gave it to me.

Who? Adhiraj?

No!

He gets mad if others touch his belongings.

Who?

He says he's Shadow Boy,

like me.

But I think he's Phoenix Boy for me…

because he's scared of nobody.

We'll finish off all the hungry monsters together.

Vedant, Shadow Boy is just a story.

It is not real.

No, I've seen him…

so have you.

Really?

Tell me who he is.

Give it to me.

Give me the book.

Did he get angry?

No, right? If he does, send him to me.

Now get ready for class.

Adhiraj!

Adhiraj!

I told you to stay away from Vedant.

Where did you find this?

Vedant gave it to me.

Stop telling him stories of the Shadow Boy.

He's sensitive…

and believes this to be true.

Let alone Vedant, I too believed these stories to be true.

I guess I just don't want to accept that Ninad wants nothing to do with me anymore.

I'm going back today.

Back home to America.

I had a pretty bad panic attack while swimming

and I hurt myself.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Have you seen Adhiraj?

His flight leaves from Bangalore.

-I see. -He'll leave soon.

You were so drunk last night, I was sure you would not wake up in time.

-Nan-- -Guys take care.

-See you soon. -They found Nancy, Dev.

Her phone was traced to a jungle outside Ooty.

So, that's a good thing, right?

Only dead bodies are found in jungles, Dev!

Yesterday, you felt someone tried to kill you and today you feel Nancy--

So you think I'm going crazy?

Then why is a new investigation team arriving from Delhi?

The location is close, ma'am.

-Is the team ready? -Yes.

Let's go.

This way.

-This way. -This way.

The phone's location is this way.

-Three hundred meters up ahead. -Let's go.

Yes?

What?

Write the biggest and the smallest five-digit number

that can be made using the digits four, five, zero, three, and seven.

That can be made by--

Vedant?

See you.

Vedant, come back.

Vedant!

Vedant.

Vedant.

Something of interest?

Do you know about this?

Nothing. Excuse me.

We found these chits in Suyash's pocket.

Homo means homosexual, gay.

It's a clear case of suicide.

I'm sure you've heard the term "abetment".

Compelling someone to commit suicide.

Why drag this matter?

We can resolve this amicably.

I know how you resolve matters.

Your promotion from a junior rank to SSP is one such matter.

What are you implying?

Mr. Swamy, Suyash was a popular TV actor,

and the public and media are pressurizing the police.

People are coming up with

different conspiracy theories about this case.

But I'm here

only to find the truth.

Look, Officer.

We're ready to cooperate with you in every way possible.

It's just that our academic session is going on

and the kids are really scared.

May I request you allow your team

to access only the admin block,

and let the classes continue as scheduled?

-I understand. -Thank you.

But we'll question all the people on the campus

other than the students.

-Sure. -Teachers, admin staff,

and Old Boys too.

How can you do that?

Nobody will leave the campus without my permission.

And Nancy…

"Dhyanin" is a VVIP luxury spa.

While Nancy was considered missing,

she was actually under meditation therapy

at this spa in the jungle,

which has no network connectivity.

Away from the world, she has no idea

that her boyfriend,

a famous TV actor,

Suyash has committed suicide.

-What's your name? -What's a spa?

-And your? -Where rich people go for pilgrimage.

-Go upstairs. -Collect your gate pass.

-Mr. Devi Prasad! -Go to C wing.

-Your name? -You're driving today?

Yes.

-Where's Sonu? -He's unwell.

Mrs. Sinha from the admin called

asking for dinner for the Old Boys.

I haven't visited the school in months

so I thought I'll deliver it myself.

That's good.

What's happening here?

You know Dean Vyas' bungalow.

They're clearing the jungle behind it to make a hostel for senior students.

Since when?

Since the day Dean Vyas died.

I think having to move out of his house was too overwhelming for him.

Oldies can't deal with change.

-He was kind of senile. -Yeah.

He was wandering in the woods at night with a flashlight.

-Imagine. -Wonder what he was looking for!

-Yeah. -And that morning we got the news…

Go straight to the A block, the admin block.

Any idea what's going on?

They're checking all the rooms.

-Why? -Check here.

-Let's see. -Look here.

What do you mean our rooms will be checked?

I mean, Mr. Jamwal, the investigation team has requested

for our full support and cooperation.

We're not criminals to be treated like that.

Exactly.

Hello, everyone.

Officer Bedi.

-Any problem? -Yes.

You.

You can't keep us here perforce,

without evidence, without cause, without reason.

Actually, I can.

At least for 24 hours, for sure.

In the meantime,

we'll get Suyash's postmortem reports.

Then I might have evidence,

cause, and reason as well.

-Officer… -Bedi.

How long have you been in this department?

Why? Care to see my resume?

Why not?

After all, I authorize promotions in your department

and transfers too.

I'm neither tempted by promotions…

nor scared of getting transferred.

Try your luck.

Asshole.

I thought he got hurt when he fell on the stage.

It could be a skin condition.

But it's very rare.

Tell me, are you sure he didn't have that mark earlier?

There's nothing mentioned in his medical records.

I think we must inform Vedant's parents.

His seizures and blackouts are getting out of hand.

The Dean has spoken to them.

They're making arrangements to fly from America

so it'll take a few days.

Being at home will do him good.

I'll start working on the test, yeah?

There will be an inquiry!

Don't know.

Only that.

And Rajat…

Devi Prasad!

Hey, it's you!

Dev!

What happened to your leg?

I met with an accident long ago.

I see. What brings you here?

I work as a caterer.

-I've got dinner for you all. -And alcohol?

-That too. -What are we waiting for!

Hey.

Let's go. It's been a long time.

-Sarthak, are you okay? -Sarthak.

Sarthak!

-Sarthak! -Guys!

-Help me. Help! -Sarthak! Stop it.

What are you doing, Sarthak?

-Sarthak! -Sarthak.

-Sarthak. Stop. -What are you doing?

Please.

Let it go.

Help me. Vedant, please!

Help me.

-What are you doing, Sarthak? -I've learned my lesson, please!

-Please! Vedant, please. -What are you doing?

Please!

Please.

Please, Vedant. I promise I'll never bully you again.

Vedant, please.

Stay away from us you psycho.

What did you do?

Am I not allowed in the school?

Of course, you are.

But I thought my house is better than the infirmary.

Sit.

I'll get you something to eat.

May I watch TV?

Yes.

That's fine?

Here.

Miss?

Miss, someone's at the door.

Supriya!

Supriya, it wasn't in my head.

The chits that I saw fall from Suaysh's pocket,

the cops now have it as evidence.

It's a part of their investigation.

Please Adhiraj, not now.

What's wrong?

Supriya, I--

Why is Vedant here?

Supriya, what are you doing? Why did you bring him here?

All of them were calling him psycho!

You should've seen the way they were looking at him.

Sarthak admitted he bullies Vedant

which is why he's scared.

Blackouts, seizures.

How could I leave him there alone?

-Vedant is safe here. -And you?

It was you who told me,

he's not like other kids.

That he's disturbed.

That's why he needs me.

Supriya, you're seeing your son in him just like I was seeing Ninad in him.

He's not your son. He's a student. You have to take him back.

You're making a huge mistake.

-I'm rectifying my mistake. -Supriya!

Supriya!

I have an emergency surgery. I need to be in the hospital.

-I understand. -The cops…

Dude, guess you're attending a different reunion!

Well…

Did you meet Devi Prasad?

Our peon!

Did he never take you to a doctor or a local guardian's house?

Why is he here?

He's a caterer now.

He just left.

Devi Prasad!

Devi Prasad!

Adhiraj Jaisingh.

Remember me?

Yes, I do.

You were the only one on chaperon duty

during our times, right?

-You ferried the kids in and out, right? -Yes.

I used to drop kids off if they needed to go somewhere.

I dropped you at the cantonment many times.

Do you remember Ninad Raman?

My friend from the Raman Cafe?

There was an investigation about him in the school.

I'm sure the police questioned you as well.

I'd started as a caterer by then

so I wasn't in school.

But you were present on the last day.

I'm sure you bought his bus ticket.

No, I didn't. Coach Vyas went.

Someone else bought the ticket.

How do you know that?

How do you recall what happened so long ago?

Because you mentioned the last day.

Coach Vyas asked me to run an errand that day.

I met with an accident on my way back that left me crippled.

Give me your number.

What happened?

If I need to discuss this further, I'll call you.

I'll leave now.

Vedant. Come in, Vedant.

Go for Vedant.

Very good.

Call me if you get scared at night.

Sarthak was troubling you for so long.

Why didn't you tell me?

Shadow Boy and Phoenix Boy punished him.

He won't bully anyone again.

Vedant.

Sometimes,

we make up stories to feel better.

But if you keep repeating a certain story,

after a point you won't be able to tell what is real.

The truth is that Sarthak is a bully.

That's why he's angry with Sarthak.

Who?

You can speak to me openly.

No.

Why?

Because he's angry with you as well.

Don't worry, my lawyers are on it.

Thanks, man!

Cool.

Hey, Adi.

Are you a serial killer?

Sorry about what I said last night.

I didn't mean to…

-It's okay, I know. -I haven't lost it, I know.

You killed Suyash!

-Suyash… -Have you lost it?

You got into a fight in the mess.

I pranked you with the bed-shaking monster.

Please accept my apology and spare my life.

What rubbish are you saying? The cops are keeping a watch.

It was all a prank.

Why this vengeance?

Suyash told me… Please don't kill me. Dev.

Just apologize to him, I'm telling you.

-Just apologize to him, he's killing… -Why do you drink

if you can't handle it?

What do you think? You're better than us?

You used to bully him. Ninad!

Don't you remember what you did to Ninad on the last day?

What did you do?

Ask him.

What did you do, Dev?

Let me tell you.

You wanted Malvika all along,

but she liked Adhiraj.

On the last day,

Adi and Ninad got into a fight and Adi forgot

Malvika was waiting with a cake and balloons.

When he didn't make it to the date,

Dev finally got the chance…

he wanted

to impress Malvika.

The one who made Malvika cry will pay for this.

That was your plan, right?

Ask him.

Go.

What the fuck did you do to Ninad?

Ninad, I need your help.

Parth, I'm sorry but I need to go to the assembly.

Homo!

Get up.

Adhiraj has to be fucking stupid to not know

you were a homo this whole time.

Not right now, Dev. Please let me go.

Hey!

You made Malvika cry.

You need to be taught a fucking lesson.

Where's Adhiraj, Ninad?

Did he forget you?

One day,

everyone will forget you.

Forgotten.

Fuck, dude!

The assembly has started, Dev.

-Fuck. -Let's go.

Let's go.

-Dev, come. -Hurry up. Let's go.

Let's go.

Forgotten.

One day you too will feel powerless, Dev.

Your family and your minions

won't be able to save you then.

You won't get to see that day.

So, Parth was right.

Ninad was headed to the assembly hall to meet me.

He'd forgiven me.

I stood on the stage

staring at the door like a madman,

waiting for him to appear any minute,

and set things right.

But he never made it to the assembly hall…

because you didn't let him.

And last night you tried to convince me that it was all my fault.

When in reality he fled from school because of you!

You did all this just because you wanted Malvika.

How could you stoop so low, Dev?

What else could I do?

Do you think I'm proud of what I did to Ninad?

I was 16 years old, Adhiraj!

I just bullied him once,

but others bullied him every day.

It didn't matter that Dev assaulted Ninad.

What was different that day was,

Adhiraj too

turned out to be like the others.

A bully.

Believe what you will,

but he wasn't going to the assembly hall to meet you.

He was going to meet Coach Vyas.

He needed to leave.

He had made up his mind to run away from home.

Because of what you said.

What's going on, guys?

I didn't need to assault Ninad to impress Malvika,

because she chose me.

As I can do anything for her.

Come.

Sorry, buddy.

Sorry for everything.

Sorry!

Vedant?

Vedant?

Help me.

Please!

Vedant?

Adhiraj, Vedant is missing. Help me.

Vedant!

Vedant!

Vedant!

Vedant!

Vedant!

Vedant!

Vedant!

-I'm sorry. -Rajat?!

-Rajat, what are you doing up there? -I didn't do anything.

-Who are you talking to? -I'm sorry.

-I didn't do anything. -Who are you talking to?

I'm sorry.

-I didn't do anything. -Rajat, what the hell are you doing?

Rajat, come down.

Rajat, have you lost your mind?

I'm sorry.

Forgive me, please.

I didn't do anything.

Rajat!

Rajat!

Rajat!

Dean Vyas?

What happened to you?

Ninad!

Who?

Ninad!

Stop making such a racket!

I told you we need a bigger vehicle.

It comes for free, right? Asshole. Move.

There's so much space in here. Get the torch.

DEVI PRASAD AND SONS FOOD CATERING

This way.

Idiot.

-Mr. Devi Prasad! -Vicky!

Vicky, open the door.

-What happened? -Are you okay?

Open the door.

Sir!

Did you lock yourself in? We tried getting it open.

What happened, Mr. Devi Prasad?

Looks like he's scared of the dark.

I saw him standing up there…

I've already said what I had to.

It was pretty bad.

Careful.

Careful. Slowly.

More on this side.

Give me a minute.

Careful.

-Sorry. -Rajat, have you lost your mind!

I'm sorry.

Rajat, what the hell are you doing?

Mr. Jaisingh.

I told your colleague everything, sir.

Was there

anyone else here besides you and Rajat?

Did you see anyone?

It was pitch dark.

-I'm sure you heard something. -What's this?

Didn't you try to save Rajat?

Of course, I did. Goddamn it! What sort of question is that?

Please give me back my phone.

I've to make an important call, please.

You're on anti-anxiety medication.

I know everything about you,

and your batch mates.

And I'll unearth what I don't know…

like how Rajat died,

and who made the chits

found in Suyash's pocket.

Or…

you could tell me instead.

Officer Bedi, excuse me.

This is Mr. Vikas Virmani.

He's the legal counsel for Nilgiri Valley School.

I'd liked to remind you, Officer Bedi, we're cooperating with you completely.

And as per your request, every staff member

and Old Boy will speak to you individually this afternoon.

But you can't

-harass our clients like this. -Sir!

-There's another body here. -Come here.

Yes, sir.

Kabir. Manoj. Come here.

Help Abu.

-Abu. Get that out. -Yes, sir.

-Start digging. -Okay.

Dig it out.

Dig here.

Yes. Dig it out.

Move that slab.

Get it out.

Dig here.

At the back.

Take off the rope.

Sir, this is a school uniform.

Seems like a student's corpse.

Get the body out carefully.

Go, get the evidence bag.

Careful.

Clear the mud.

Clear the mud.

Sir!

Something has happened in the new wing.

They found a child's dead body.

I don't know whose body it is.

There's a body though.

Adu!

Ninad?

We should consult a neurologist.

I spoke to Dr. Gomes.

His hospital is on Market Road.

We must take Vedant there today.

-I'll speak to the Dean. -Supriya!

The Dean has no time for Vedant.

You have to take this call.

I don't understand

what's going on here.

They're saying they found a student's body.

If a student was missing for years,

how come nobody spoke about it?

Anyway, I'll arrange for the gate pass and car.

-Inspector! -Yes.

Come with me. I'll get you the papers.

Sure.

What happened?

You're okay?

Look, all the parents will be informed.

-I understand. -Please give us some time.

-Yes, all the children are safe. -Yeah.

Officer Bedi, please try to understand.

Sending the children home is a priority.

I'm under a lot of pressure from the parents and board members.

How can we keep the children and Old Boys in such circumstances?

You guys are responsible for the circumstances, Mr. Swamy.

Nobody can leave until my investigation is complete.

Understood?

-Yes. -Sir.

-Mrs. Sinha, just a minute. -Within a radius of 100 km…

make a list of all males

between the ages of 14-20

-that have been missing for 15 years. -Sir.

Have you started interrogating the Old Boys?

-Yes, sir. -You don't get it.

I need to go home.

-How can I know? -There's a surgery. I need to be there.

It's very important!

-I've told you everything. -We must leave too.

I spoke to Dad.

He's sending the car.

-Yes, sir. -Officer Bedi, what the hell is going on?

You can't keep the Old Boys and children there perforce.

Sir, two suicides,

and now a dead body.

Sir, you know how an investigation works.

Our lawyer will be here. Don't worry.

We'll be out of here by evening.

Forget about the kids,

but if the staff and Old Boys

leave from here,

the case will be lost, sir.

Malvika Jamwal? Come.

Dean. You can start sending the students.

-Wait. -Thank you so much, officer.

Not the Old Boys or the staff.

Mr. Iyer and Miss Sneha, please come.

We lost our friend less than 12 hours ago.

Not one of us…

is in a proper state to answer your questions.

You're bent upon investigating,

but do you know what finding a child's body on the campus implies?

You tell me.

Jamwals are anyway known…

for preaching to others.

Right?

You're fascinated by my surname.

Of course,

link this case to a Jamwal

and make it sensational.

That's why you're bent on proving a suicide as murder,

instead of investigating a child's death.

Mr. Jamwal…

If you stop obsessing with my surname,

you'll realize…

it's your duty to protect these kids.

-Mr. Jamwal-- -Stop the interrogation.

Mr. Jamwal, I'm just trying to tell you,

Officer Bedi has given us permission to send the children home.

You tend to forget that

we're no fools.

I spoke to the magistrate.

We have the court's order.

The staff,

and Old Boys…

can't leave the campus.

Do what you will,

but there will be no interrogation.

Good news. We have permission.

Supriya!

That's Ninad's body…

they found!

I knew you'd assume that.

But you also said he went missing from a bus.

-How could he be in the school? -Who saw him get on the bus?

Vyas?

I'm right about this.

Vedant is none other…

than Ninad.

Adhiraj!

You're talking about ghosts and spirits too?

Can't you see, Supriya?

He knows things.

He can do things.

Haven't you felt it?

I'm taking him to a specialist.

Supriya.

Supriya, you can't save him like this.

I didn't hurt myself swimming.

Ninad was trying to communicate with me.

Ninad had a similar birthmark.

He has it too, doesn't he?

How will you explain that?

Ninad's birthmark on Vedant and my hand!

-It's a coincidence. -What about the Shadow Boy?

How did Vedant get hold of that graphic novel?

You tell me.

Because it's Ninad's story, not mine!

Vedant believes it because Ninad is fighting for him.

Some things in this world cannot be explained, Supriya.

I abandoned Ninad once.

I won't leave him alone this time.

I'm going to fight for him.

Adhiraj, stop!

-Ninad! -Adhiraj, stop!

Ninad!

Ninad!

You can't go ahead.

-Sir… -Let go.

-You can't go there, sir. -Sir, please.

-Ninad! -Listen to me.

Let me go.

Ninad!

Ninad, I'm here.

I won't leave you alone.

I won't give up till I find out what happened to you.

Are you okay?

Miss.

Who's Abhi?

You read the name on a photo at my place?

That's my son.

He says I shouldn't trust you because

you'll treat me the same as you treated Abhi.

What did you do?

You know Mr. Chauhan from the bookshop.

Be at his shop in half an hour to collect the bus tickets.

Yes.

Take the permission slip,

or you won't be able to step out of the school.

-Yes, ma'am. -Mr. Chandra Prakash,

please give him a gate pass.

Mr. Chandra Prakash?

Where are you lost?

What?

I think it wasn't Dean Vyas' ghost,

it was the child's ghost that you saw.

-Yes, sir. -This happened many years ago.

I was new here.

One of our students went missing.

His parents would come every day

looking for their child.

He got on the bus but never made it home.

I don't recall his name.

-Mr. Chandra Prakash? -Sir!

Homo.

You made Malvika cry.

You need to be taught a fucking lesson.

Everyone will forget you.

Forgotten.

One day you too will feel powerless, Dev.

Your family and your minions

won't be able to save you.

You won't get to see that day!

Adhiraj!

Adhiraj, get up.

Get up.

Get up!

I'm also looking for…

Ninad.

Come on.

Come.

Since that day,

there's only one name on my mind.

Ninad.

You were looking for his documents.

He was my friend.

Everyone went back home after the last day of school…

except him.

The body that was found at the new wing's construction site…

I know it belongs to him.

Now I understand.

How these incidents are

linked to that building…

and why Dean Vyas opposed constructing the new wing.

He knew Ninad was buried there.

That night,

a security guard saw him wandering in the jungle.

In the morning I saw mud

and a torch lying on the way to the jungle.

He was petrified.

Construction of the new wing was to begin the next day.

He was trying to remove Ninad's body.

He ended up provoking Ninad's spirit.

An angry spirit,

waiting to seek revenge for 15 years!

Ninad is punishing his tormentors.

The Dean, Suyash, and Rajat

were all involved somehow.

People will think I'm crazy if I tell them about this.

Have you read the Mahabharata?

We have…

two options in life.

Either you accept your circumstances,

or…

Make efforts to change the circumstances.

Adhiraj, you're the only one who understands Ninad.

Think about it.

What really happened

to Ninad that day?

Vyas didn't take him to the bus stop.

The one who bought the bus ticket knew Ninad wouldn't board the bus.

It's your responsibility to bring the truth to light.

I need to get out of here.

I've to collect bus tickets for the kids.

From the shop.

What is this?

I didn't get time to unload.

Open up.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Mr. Devi Prasad, something big has happened in the school.

-Another Old Boy committed suicide. -What?

And they've found a dead body in the school

from long ago. They think it was a student.

As per the court's order, nobody can enter or leave the campus.

I hope the names of all the 25 Old Boys are on the court order.

Yes, we're on it, sir.

Mr. Jamwal.

Mr. Jamwal?

We'll get you out of the campus,

one way or the other.

Don't worry about that.

Dean Swamy, I'm not worried.

I won't flee in fright.

I'll leave right in front of Officer Bedi.

Let him try stopping us.

Nothing is going to happen. I am assuring you.

It's a very safe experience.

It's very important to believe, that everything will be fine.

Please have a seat. I'll see you in a while.

"Mors non est finis."

Death is not the end.

After my daughter passed away,

I too was lost.

I didn't understand it then,

but now I believe…

death is not the end.

If you ever feel like talking.

Not to me,

but to the ones you lost.

I can convey your message to them.

Supriya? Supriya?

Supriya!

All done! Our nursery is ready.

It's perfect. This is for you.

Thank you!

Welcome home, Abhi.

Oh, my darling boy!

Such tiny hands!

Look at the camera. Ready?

Three, two, and one. Smile!

Very good.

Supriya?

Supriya!

Supriya!

What happened, Supriya?

Shut up!

Where are you lost?

I'm really worried about you and Abhi.

These are all serious symptoms of postpartum depression.

-You need to visit a psychologist. -I'm his mother!

-Careful. -I know what I'm doing, okay?!

Supriya?

Where's Abhi?

Sleeping?

Abhi, baby!

Son.

Abhi, baby!

Abhi?

Abhi?

Abhi?

Abhi…

Abhi!

Supriya!

What have you done?

Abhi?

Abhi.

Abhi!

What's happened? Shit. Shit!

Abhi.

Brother Ani!

Brother Ani!

-Call for help. -Supriya!

-Hurry up. -Supriya!

Thank you, ma'am.

-Mr. Chauhan? -Yes?

I'm Adhiraj Jaisingh, 2007 batch.

-Col. Jaisingh's grandson? -Yes.

-I need to ask you something. -Yes?

Do you remember Ninad Raman?

He was my batch mate.

-Raman's son. -Yes.

It was wrong of him to run away from home.

On the last day of school, he bought some

ribbons from my shop.

He never paid for them.

Mr. Raman offered to pay,

but I refused.

I want Ninad to pay for it.

Mr. Chauhan,

you sold bus tickets back in the day, right?

Yes.

I'm sure Ninad's ticket was also purchased from here.

Yes, Devi Prasad came to buy it.

I remember it because

he met with an accident that day.

He was smeared with mud

and came in limping.

No, it wasn't me.

Coach Vyas went. Someone else bought the ticket.

Coach Vyas asked me to run an errand that day.

I met with an accident on my way back.

Dean Vyas

considered you his lucky batch

because right after your graduation he was appointed as the Dean.

Did you meet Devi Prasad? He's a caterer now.

The Dean, Suyash, and Rajat…

were all involved somehow.

You're the Sword of Honor,

and she's a teacher's daughter.

And you being Dev Pratap Jamwal are jealous of us?

-Not done. -Dev passed out.

Now, who will reward you for running errands?

Nobody will check your shoes today, my boy.

Bunking again?

What really happened

to Ninad that day?

You were eyeing Malvika all along,

but she liked Adhiraj.

That's how you consoled a weeping Malvika!

We saw it on the last day. It's fine.

Dev was wiping Malvika's tears.

The one who made Malvika cry will pay for this. Ninad!

You made Malvika cry.

You need to be taught a fucking lesson.

Hurry up.

Get out of here. He will kill us.

Hurry up.

The puppies had to die

because the dog had to be taught a lesson, Miss.

Vedant?

They all have to be taught a lesson.

Stay away from Vedant.

You can all go home tomorrow morning

except for these people.

Parth, Imaad, Tenzing,

Adhiraj, Dev, Malvika.

On what basis, sir?

I've answered all your questions.

Malvika!

-We need to leave. -What's wrong, Dev?

Dude, where are you going?

-Your name's on the list. -I don't care.

Jamwal,

I'll arrest you.

For what? What have I done?

What has anyone here done?

You don't need to feel threatened by some low-ranking officer.

The car will be here in five minutes.

Just get in

without saying anything.

My lawyer will deal with him.

The cops are checking all the vehicles.

This route leads to the admin block.

-Go, be careful. -Thank you!

-I want all officers at the gate. -Sir.

You can't stop us.

I'll get the car.

Please wait here, okay?

Officer,

just make sure no one goes in or out of the gate.

Arrest him if need be.

Hello, Supriya?

Supriya!

Dev Pratap Jamwal cannot be allowed to leave the school.

Dev Pratap Jamwal cannot be allowed to leave the school.

We have information that his cars are reaching the gate.

Do not let the cars inside the school grounds.

I repeat. Do not let the cars inside the school grounds.

Dev, stop!

Dev, stop!

You'll die if you step outside the gate.

You saw him, right?

That's why you're running! Because you're scared.

Suyash, Rajat, and you not only assaulted Ninad but killed him.

Hence, you came running to Vyas in the assembly hall.

You didn't want a fake slip,

but his help to clean up your fucking mess.

Dev, confess before everyone.

Or he'll kill you today.

I didn't do anything.

You're fucking crazy!

If I am crazy, Dev…

I dare you to step out of the school gate.

There!

My cars have arrived.

Watch me.

What the fuck?

Sir, please come to the gate immediately.

Mr. Manohar, be with the kids. Everyone inside, go.

Dev!

Dev!

Hush little baby, don't say a word

Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mocking bird don't sing

Daddy's gonna buy you a diamond ring

Hush little baby

Don't say a word

Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mocking bird don't sing

Daddy's gonna buy you a diamond ring

Who is that?

Who is over there?

Who is that?

Raju.

Raju!

Check near the hostel.

There might be children outside.

I'll check around the jungle.

Yes, I'll check.

It must be the senior students.

I'll complain about them tomorrow morning.

They'll all be rusticated.

Hello. There's no one near the hostel.

Meet me near the jungle path. I am sure there is a student here.

Are you alright, Dean Vyas?

Miss Ghosh was in no condition to talk. We have sent her back to school.

How did you let the child go from there?

Sir, he walked away right in front of our eyes.

No one could stop him.

Sir, there is something wrong with him.

Guys, let's block the door first.

-Yeah… -Bring the table.

Get more chairs.

Come on, hurry up.

See that, bring it here.

Bring it here.

Place it.

Imaad, wait! Lamba.

Put the table.

-Come. -Take this.

-Where are you going? -I have this weird feeling.

-Dev isn't answering his phone. -He knows you're here.

He'll find you. You know what happened, right?

You can't go out alone.

Am I to wait here while he dies?

Malvika, relax. He's not going to die.

All his friends are dead.

Oh shit!

Open the door. It's me. Dev.

-Open it. -Come on.

Move the chair.

-Imaad, help me. -Be careful.

I'll get the car.

Meet me outside the admin block.

Don't say anything to anyone.

Dev!

We've got this.

-Malvika, get in. -Malvika, get in.

-Get in, Malvika. -Malvika.

I saw the driver walk and then fall down.

Dead.

Suyash died with a broken neck, a broken skull,

broken ribs, and hemorrhage.

Rajat too died due to a broken neck, broken skull,

broken ribs, and hemorrhage.

But they died in different ways.

-How can the injuries be the same? -Sir, I don't have the answer right now.

What about that child Vedant Malik?

The search is on…

but he's still out there.

Okay, keep me updated.

Who is it?

Who is it?

You were right.

We have all been hiding the truth from you.

I have seen these chits before, 15 years ago.

Suyash threw these at Ninad.

Rajat was pleading for forgiveness from Ninad.

On the last day of school,

Suyash, Dev, and Rajat dragged Ninad to the archive room.

They thrashed him mercilessly.

Suyash and Rajat left him there

and went to the assembly hall.

I saw them.

But Dev wasn't with them.

Because that day…

Dev attacked Ninad for the last time.

He never opened his eyes again.

How will we prove that?

Ninad will, sir.

Do you believe in ghosts, sir?

-Place one chair there. -Don't worry. Tomorrow you'll be home.

Drink water.

Don't worry.

We all are here.

Listen, you can go and get two of those chairs.

-Sir, the kids are not eating properly. -I know the kids are all terrified.

He's coming.

How long do the kids have to endure this?

It's just tonight, the kids can go home tomorrow.

Warden Manohar.

What happened, Sarthak?

He'll kill us all.

-What? -What?

-What happened? -Are you alright?

-He's going to kill us! -Sarthak, what happened?

-Sarthak, wait! -Sarthak!

Who…

who wants to kill us?

Vedant.

But he's not Vedant.

He's somebody else.

Who?

Who is it?

All of you, wait here.

Supriya!

Supriya?

Supriya?

Are you alright?

Supriya, any news of Vedant?

Did you see him?

Did he really kill everyone?

I'm responsible for everything happening to Vedant.

I didn't listen to anyone.

It's all because of me.

I lost Abhi.

I'll lose Vedant too.

You were right.

We can forget our mistakes…

but those mistakes never leave us alone.

No.

Mistakes can't be forgotten,

but can be amended.

Nothing will happen to Vedant.

He won't let anything happen to him.

Ninad.

There's only one way to stop Ninad.

We have to help Adhiraj.

We don't just have to save Vedant,

but Ninad as well.

Malvika! Are you alright?

Are you okay?

Listen to me carefully.

Ninad will kill Dev if he finds him before I do.

We're convinced, Ninad was killed…

in this school 15 years ago.

Dev killed him.

No!

He couldn't.

He wouldn't.

Malvika, he did it.

And he'll pay for it.

So, please tell us where he is.

Look, if you want to save him,

please cooperate.

Tell us, Malvika.

He's gone to the guest house to get the car.

He asked me to wait on the front lawn.

I have to stop him.

I am going to the guest house.

You come with me.

All officers to the front lawn.

Now.

Mrs. Jamwal, Dev better cooperate.

You'll have to check with Bedi Sir.

Officer Bedi, there has to be some kind of explanation…

Dean, I'll get back to you--

What's going on?

-Oh, God! -You guys wait here.

Oh, God!

Adi,

look there.

It's a tunnel.

Just momentary darkness

before you see the light.

Sir, the reports are here.

The body we found is of a 16-year-old male.

He died 15 years ago.

Sir, we found a match from the missing persons' list of Ooty.

The body has been identified.

A student from Nilgiri Valley School, Ninad Raman.

Ninad!

Malvika!

You're the best, Nins!

See you at 2:00 p.m. then?

Excuse me! Not you, just Adi.

Fine, I anyway have plans with Suyash and Rajat.

I'm going to miss this place, Nins.

This secret spot of ours.

Since Adi and you make out here, it can't be our secret spot!

I hate that he tells you everything,

but not me!

No, Malvika. It's…

After he goes to America,

you know if he tells you something, will you tell me?

What?!

We are friends too, right?

And I have the right to know if he's seeing someone else.

-Come on! -No!

I'm not going to spy for you, Malvika. That's not happening at all. No.

I'll see how you feel when Adi finds a new best friend in America

and doesn't bother about you.

You may never see him again, Nins.

Have you thought about that?

Did you just try and kiss me, Ninad?

What the fuck is wrong with you man?

Ninad!

Malvika, I'm sorry but I promise I'll make it up to you.

And now I've to give a speech in front of the whole school

and I'm so fucking embarrassed!

-Listen you just can't leave like this -Stay away from me, you homo!

I was thinking that we might never meet again,

but now, I hope we don't.

To the Dean of Nilgiri Valley School.

Respected Sir,

due to my grandfather suddenly taking ill,

my parents Mr. and Mrs. Raman request you

to put me on an overnight bus tonight itself for Kotagiri.

Where the fuck is my speech?

-Where the fuck is my speech? -Adu…

You stay away from me!

On my first day of school, I was scared and alone.

I was sure I would never smile again.

Be happy again.

And I wouldn't have been

if it weren't for the hand that reached out to me in friendship,

pulling me out of my shadows.

It's hard to make it in this world alone…

to fight the hungry monsters waiting for us outside.

That's why you need a friend.

A team.

Like chocolate milk and buttered bread.

Chocolate milk and buttered bread.

Does this mean Adhiraj loves you back, Ninad?

Has he forgiven you?

Were you both planning to make out on the stage?

Why make a scene when you were to forgive each other anyway?

Not right now, Dev. Please let me go.

-Hey! -No,

you made Malvika cry.

You need to be taught a fucking lesson.

Nobody will check your shoes today, my boy.

Bunking again?

As we start this new chapter of our lives…

that might take us far away from the Nilgiri Valley School.

Let us hope we carry in ourselves a part of each other always.

Through the ups and downs,

the joys and heartbreaks,

and even the mistakes.

No, we're not perfect.

We may not always be right or good,

we may even let each other down sometimes.

But that's okay

because if we really are friends

we know each other's hearts.

And we'll always find our way back to each other.

Through mud, through rain, through storm, through wind…

to be one.

No matter where we end up in the world.

-Adhiraj! -Dev, confess what you did.

-Get out of my way. -Confess and this will all be over.

-Confess what? -That you killed Ninad!

I didn't fucking kill anyone.

Then why the fuck are you running?

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

How long will you keep running, Dev?

Even Malvika fucking knows.

Stay away from her, scoundrel!

-What the hell?! -Fuck!

Guys, we need to get out.

-Let's go. -Come.

-Make everyone stand around here. -Yes, sir.

-Come to this side. -Everyone this way.

Come on, this way. Guys run.

-Come on. -Stay closer.

-This way. -Stay closer.

-Stay closer. -Careful.

Move back.

Save me, sir.

He'll kill me. Please save me!

He'll kill me, sir. Save me.

-Who will kill you? -Ninad, sir!

Sir, I made a huge mistake 15 years ago.

I buried his body at Coach Vyas' behest.

I didn't kill him. Save me.

Dev killed him, sir.

Sir, I'm innocent.

Stop him.

Dev, stop! Stop, Dev.

Adi, move!

-Adhiraj, move! -Move.

-Dev, stop. -Adi, move!

-Move. -Move, Adi.

Adhiraj!

Dev!

Dev.

Shit.

Dev!

Dev!

Dev!

Dev!

Dev!

Dev!

Dev!

Vedant.

I'd never believe it if I hadn't seen it myself.

We're sending Ninad's body to Kotagiri…

to his parents.

They'll perform his last rites there.

Truth can be hidden,

not defeated.

We recovered some things from his body.

If you'd like to take it to them…

His postmortem reports state

he died of a head injury.

Exactly like Suyash and Rajat.

Identical.

Broken neck,

broken skull,

hemorrhage.

He could have been saved.

But Dev…

left him to die.

But some questions are still unanswered.

As per Devi Prasad's statement,

he dragged the body

from the fields to the jungle and buried it.

Dean Vyas and Dev were present there.

The question remains,

who managed to bring the body to the field

from the archive room unnoticed?

And as per the postmortem report,

the injuries on Ninad's body…

indicate he fell from a great height.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Where did you get this badge, sir?

This badge was stuck on the victim's sweater.

Perhaps during the scuffle, he grabbed it.

Why?

Any problem?

It's okay.

You're free now.

It's all over.

Yes, doctor.

Vedant!

-Supriya. -Miss Ghosh.

Stop! Ma'am, please!

Don't stop him or he'll kill you too, just like everyone else.

He'll kill you too.

He makes me do bad things, ma'am. I don't want you to die.

I can't stop him, ma'am. Please.

I'm here, Vedant.

I'm here.

Don't--

If you stop me, I'll kill him too.

Vedant!

Listen, stop.

Don't stop him. Or he'll kill Vedant.

They won't release Dev's body.

Postmortem is underway.

His father's asked me to stay out of it.

And he wants nothing to do with me.

Adi.

You'll be with me, right?

My badge.

I'd lost it.

Did you have it?

Ninad did.

If Dev killed Ninad in the archive room…

how did he drag the body to the jungle in everyone's presence?

Why did Devi Prasad say that

he picked Ninad's body from the field?

Equestrian field…

your secret meeting spot.

If Dev killed Ninad in the archive room,

how come his skull broke from a fall?

If Dev killed Ninad,

how did your badge land on his body?

Who did this?

Dev.

I think he likes you.

Malvika, I felt bad, so I first came to you.

Sorry.

Malvika, I didn't mean to. Please, believe me.

You'll get your date with Adu.

Come along to the assembly and I'll tell Adu everything.

Why would he listen to you?

Malvika,

he might be angry but I know him.

I know everything about him, Malvika.

He sleeps with the lights on because he hears his mom's screams at night.

He learned to swim because

he can't hear the tires screeching underwater.

I know him.

Just look at you, dude!

He never shared that with me.

Only with you.

You know Ninad all this while I thought you were his best friend.

I trusted you.

But you were just trying to steal my boyfriend.

I didn't mean to steal him, Malvika.

I just wanted him to know

how I feel about him.

I thought he'd understand because

I understand everything about him.

Did he?

No, right?

You know, you're the reason he doesn't share things with me.

He's going to America for further studies because of you.

Because of you,

I don't even get to tell him a final goodbye.

You know what, Ninad?

All this while,

you've used him.

You've used him to be cool.

You've used him to fit in.

You've used him to be accepted.

You knew you were nothing but a freak.

-A fucking homo! -No!

Malvika, he doesn't share anything with you

because you are not interested in who he is.

You're only interested in Adhiraj, the school captain.

The one who'd follow you around

and be with you forsaking his scholarship and dreams.

You only think about yourself Malvika, you selfish--

Fuck you!

Malvika, calling yourself a star doesn't make you one.

Adu is a star.

And you know what?

He will find himself a new best friend in America.

And I'm okay with that because

I want him to stay happy and you were right.

He'll find a better girlfriend there.

-Fuck you! -Malvika!

Malvika!

I did something.

-I didn't mean to. -What happened? Tell me.

He was there, I…

-I killed him. -Relax.

Relax, I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it.

I'll take care of it.

Go to the assembly. I'll deal with it. I'll deal with it.

Oh my, God!

Dev, what have you done?

Please don't worry, I'll take care.

You go back to the assembly.

Okay?

Not a word to anyone. Alright.

Devi Prasad.

Suyash,

Rajat,

Dev…

all bullies.

But you, Malvika…

you're the worst.

He came to apologize to you first because you were his friend.

You were Ninad's friend.

Ninad!

Just talk about Ninad, okay?

Even to this day, I mean nothing to you.

Only Ninad does.

You're still the same.

Jealous, angry, attention seeking!

Dev died a few hours ago

and you're trying to hold my hand and gain sympathy!

Really?

What were you doing in the room the other night?

Didn't you want to hold my hand?

Didn't you want me that day?

You're not even sorry.

You don't even regret what you've done.

All this time you were playing me.

That day outside the dining hall, overhearing my conversation

with the doctor, telling me to forget about it, telling me to move on.

You even tried to convince Supriya

to not help me because I'm crazy.

And that day in the room you gave me all the crap about "what if".

And all this while…

you were just trying to gauge me.

You betrayed me, Malvika.

You betrayed Ninad.

Malvika, he won't let you get away with it.

Just say it.

Say that you killed Ninad.

Malvika, open the door.

Ninad!

Ninad!

Please.

Vedant.

Ninad!

Let her go.

Ninad!

Stop, Ninad!

Please!

No, Malvika!

Please someone help me.

Please, Adu. He won't stop.

Spare Vedant, Ninad.

He's just a kid.

I know you're trying to protect him but this is not the way.

Everyone knows the truth now.

Nobody will forget you.

I'm sorry I let you down.

Let it go.

Please, let it go.

Adu,

you have to let me go.

Why is he crying? Crybaby.

I'm no crybaby.

It's Adi's first day at school.

Oh, late admission.

They will beat you badly.

I'll save you.

I'm Ninad.

Tell me, team?

Like buttered bread and chocolate milk?

Adu, the person leaving is never sad.

It's the person who gets left behind.

I'm going back to Kolkata, to my family.

I had said, we need to get rituals conducted.

Thank you, sir.

Sir, Vedant's…

We informed his parents when he went missing.

They have arrived.

And have already met Vedant.

They will take him home today.

A helpless kid was being bullied right under your nose.

Daily!

But you were more bothered about the school's reputation.

Ridiculous.

As long as such schools and colleges exist,

where heads like you

ignore the truth and keep mum,

every day a new Ninad

will find himself rejected and alone.

Think about it.

Go.

I'm really sorry for everything.

Ninad wouldn't let anything happen to you.

Ninad said you were best friends.

Yes.

Always.

-Bye. -Bye.

Thank you, Miss.

You'll take care of yourself?

Bye.

Bye.

Now?

Will you go back home?

I'll stay back in Ooty for some days.

What for?

Ninad attained peace…

and you?

I've seen some people linger on even after death.

I want to meet Abhi.

Can you help me meet him?

Did you bring his things?

He can communicate with us through these things.

If he wishes to communicate.

Are you ready?

Keep thinking about Abhi.

His face, his voice.

Abhi,

if you're here, give us a sign.

Abhi.

Your mother wishes to talk to you.

Let her feel your presence here.

Abhi?

Can you hear me?

Is my voice able to reach you, Abhi?

Abhi?

Are you upset with us?

Abhi.

That's not Abhi.

Supriya, open your eyes.

Supriya, open your eyes.

That's not Abhi.

Go away.

Please return back.

Supriya, open your eyes.

You can't let this spirit get into you.

Thank you.

Yes, Supriya.

-Adhiraj, help me. -Supriya?

What the…

What's going on?

Everybody be seated.

What's wrong with the plane?