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There's been a development.

Nine registers have been discovered in the Rajawat house.

Something happened to me the other day.

What do you mean? Are you saying Papa is back?

At times, he used to speak in his father's voice.

Why are you scared? If you are faced with challenges, don't back off.

When he visits, I feel as if I am Papa.

That would make it a coincidence, right?

The estimated time of death of the family members

is more or less the same.

Remember.

11 is power.

You are the elder brother of the family, not Bhuvan.

Which doctor did you go to?

My son, tell me the truth.

Did you go to the doctor to get rid of me?

We must complete a ritual.

What kind of ritual, son?

Akshay Sadhana.

♪ Speaking with glances, quietly ♪

Take it.

♪ Swirling and diving In a river of dreams ♪

♪ Bubbling away ♪

♪ Here comes the carefree Barfi ♪

♪ A blister on his toe, Barfi ♪

♪ He is the light That shines in the dark ♪

♪ He is into mischief, non-stop ♪

♪ Here comes the carefree Barfi ♪

♪ A blister on his toe, Barfi ♪

♪ He is the light That shines in the dark ♪

♪ He creates such a racket ♪

♪ He gets into trouble constantly ♪

Don't be scared.

Papa is here.

Brother, I have turned on the motor. Check it.

Give it some slack!

I am sure sis has a boyfriend.

Do you want to hear a story?

Your grandpa told me.

Look what Dad got you.

-A designer shirt. -Wow!

Taste it and tell me how you like it.

Want some chickpeas curry?

I'll soak them for tomorrow.

Mother, take your pills.

What are you looking at? These are vitamins.

The boy's name is Aman Gupta.

He works in a bank.

Is his birth chart aspected by Mars?

But the proposal came to us.

The boy likes Anshika.

So, are we sure it will work out this time?

If Anshika likes the boy,

then...

you should start taking a couple more of these pills.

She will need to dance at the wedding.

So naughty!

♪ At the first meeting ♪

♪ When we spoke ♪

♪ Something happened to affect me ♪

♪ Which makes me Want to stay with you ♪

♪ It makes me Want to stay with you ♪

♪ I wish to stay with you ♪

♪ I wish to stay with you ♪

♪ Let me influence you, too ♪

♪ Let me influence you, too ♪

♪ I wish to stay with you ♪

♪ I wish to stay with you ♪

...very pampered.

That's what everyone says.

"You are an only child, you must be pampered" and so forth.

Your dad is such a big businessman.

How did he allow you to get a job?

I don't get what you mean, Uncle.

-It takes time to set up a business. -Sure.

One would like to pass on a running business to their kids.

True.

But, actually, that's not so in our case.

In fact, Dad told me to do whatever I want,

choose whichever course or career I want.

-I have all the freedom. -That's good.

I want some advice from you.

We don't understand the corporate scenario.

Okay.

-We're thinking of setting up a shop. -Okay.

Sweets and snacks and so on.

If it works, we will set up a chain of 7 or 8 shops.

-Your business is related to this... -Yes.

...so you can expand.

We are working very hard.

We have the documents of an ancestral home ready, too.

For getting a bank loan and all of that.

We just don't know which bank to approach and where to apply.

We are confused about that.

Why go to any other bank? Come to my bank.

I will get everything done for you at the lowest rate of interest.

-You don't have to go anywhere else. -That's right.

Did you get the Rajawats a bank loan?

You never mentioned it.

I didn't know it would have...

a connection to their deaths.

That's for us to find out.

I got them a business loan of Rs. 20 million.

Chhotu, get the fresh paneer out and display it here.

Aadesh.

Bhuvan... You did it, brother.

Yes, brother. But...

I don't like mortgaging Papa's house.

Come on, we will get it back soon.

-Give it to me. -No, I will open it.

Bhuvan, taste it and tell me how you like it.

Papa isn't happy.

He is worried.

Mother...

Papa was very upset in my dream last night.

He can't attain salvation.

Brother, we took a loan for the new shop.

But the shop must run.

Or everything will end.

We will lose everything.

Bhuvan, Papa has supported us so much,

so everything will be fine in the future, too.

Right?

What else did he say?

What else do we need to do to make sure he attains salvation?

First...

we must conduct a veneration for Anshika.

(chanting in Sanskrit)

The girl is married.

Sister, Anshika isn't getting married for real.

-Hurry! We're late. -Kids, wait!

-Take your lunch boxes. -Watch out.

You won't miss school in two minutes.

Okay, it's done.

Get going quickly.

-Bye, Dad. -Bye.

-Bye, Mom. -Don't run. Walk.

Any plans for the shop?

We can start a business 15 days after the engagement.

-I think we can start preparing. -Of course.

-Bye, Uncle. Bye, Aunty. -Bye-bye.

I have booked a hall for the engagement.

Great.

We will host it grandly. We are millionaires too now.

Should I make a list? Any idea who to invite?

What list? There are only a few people.

Where will everyone stay?

They are family. They will stay at home.

Just make sure that

family matters don't get shared.

Especially watch out for the registers.

Don't touch them, okay?

Keep them safe.

Well, the psychological autopsy's final report will take a couple of days.

But this investigation has cleared up one thing.

These folks were planning something very elaborate.

Negi sir, this is the rarest of the rare cases.

I got

the handwriting analysis report.

Apart from Anshika,

some portions of the registers

have a match for another man's handwriting.

Jawahar Singh.

How is that possible?

Bhuvan's psychosis was almost complete.

In his subconscious mind,

he had almost become his father.

So, what's the analysis, Dr. Desai?

I will need some more evidence to conclude anything, sir.

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ You're doomed ♪

What happened?

We have been trying to do one step for two days.

This is what we must do, right? I am doing it.

-Sister! -What?

-You can't do this. -Shush!

Why did you turn the music off?

-Please go. -Sis, it's a surprise. Go away.

I need to learn too!

How can I practise if I don't watch? Show me.

But, sis, you are the bride!

-Yes! -It's because I am the bride.

Can't I enjoy my own wedding?

Don't waste time and teach me.

-Come on, let's begin. -Let's begin.

Hold on!

♪ Don't make a racket Or I will make... ♪

Watch this.

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ You're doomed ♪

♪ Sweetie, I want your love ♪

♪ Sweetie, I want your love ♪

Bhuvan?

Bhuvan!

Bhuvan, let me go now.

From now on, you handle the family.

Yes, Papa.

Along with the documents of the house, Papa...

also kept papers for the ritual.

He wants us to benefit from the Akshay Sadhana..

Perhaps...

this is his last wish.

(chanting in Sanskrit)

All of you are celebrating victory as if Anshika is married.

Last time, things came to a halt.

Do you remember?

The same things are happening this time around.

It's not your fault,

but we can't say for sure about the boy's family.

Grandpa, it's not like that.

It's foolish to celebrate passing an exam without giving it.

The boy is not at fault.

Anshika won't get such a proposal again.

So then, what should we do?

For the first time in 400 years,

the stars are aligned to perform this rite.

It's time now

for all of you to perform the Akshay Sadhana.

But be careful.

If you don't perform the rite sincerely,

it will backfire.

Yes, Mom.

Guddi, I've called you thrice since this morning.

You never take my calls!

What can I say, Mom?

This case is very complicated.

You know one member of this family

lost someone and was so hassled...

that he began to dream of the strangest things.

And he began to lose himself in those dreams.

You lost someone too.

You dream too.

Your story is quite similar.

For a moment, I thought that...

you were telling me your own story.

Guddi, can I come to your place if you don't mind?

For a few days?

Hello?

Yes.

No, Mom. I am okay.

I'm hanging up now.

Take care of yourself, dear.

Yes.

(Vidisha and Anya reciting children's rhymes)

-I am going. -Don't even call!

Go to hell!

Akshay Sadhana.

This rite will ensure

that humans who are alive are liberated from the dark

and the dead find their release.

It may seem strange in the beginning.

But this is the rite.

The entire family has to stand still.

What do you mean?

I mean we have to use ropes

to stand as if we are hanging like aerial tree roots.

What kind of ritual needs us to do that?

Babita, just let me finish and maybe you will understand.

We need to stand on stools with nooses around our necks

and chant sincerely.

There's nothing more. That's it.

And we need to fill a bowl of water and keep it nearby.

When the water turns red...

Papa will appear in the flesh.

With his blessing,

we will achieve everything in the future.

And of course...

it's true that Papa is tired now.

He will appear for the last time.

This is like hanging to death.

Mom, it's just putting ropes around our necks.

We don't have to hang ourselves.

-It will take 10 to 15 minutes. -"10 to 15 minutes!"

I am already nervous.

We just have to stand.

Isn't this strange?

You got me married to a tree.

Wasn't that strange?

I don't mind if his soul finds peace.

What about Amber, Nithya and Meethi?

They won't do it.

Yes, don't involve the kids. That would be better.

Let's keep the kids out of it.

Yes.

Then we can't conclude the rite properly.

We all must do it together.

But how can Mother do it?

Mother must do it.

For Papa.

But she can't stand on a stool.

I will think of something.

The auspicious timing is approaching.

We must prepare.

Let's keep the kids out of it, Bhuvan.

We aren't kids.

If Grandma can do it, we can too.

Wait, Nithya, this isn't only about you.

Amber and Paarth are involved too.

I am telling you after I asked them.

But they are kids! It will spook them.

Adults can get spooked too, brother.

Papa has already advised us to prevent any mistakes.

We have to forget about our bodies.

We have to focus our minds in one spot.

We must stay calm

so that we can complete this rite properly.

"All the planets are aligned for us."

That's it? Nothing more is written.

If it was to end after 15-20 minutes of chanting these mantras...

then what happened in that house?

Bus ticket?

Look at the date.

1st April.

A week before the engagement.

Call Dr. Desai.

Aman, didn't you go to Nagori?

Sir, Bhuvan went to his village a week ago.

Teetari village.

Akshay Sadhana is connected to his visit to the village somehow.

We are going there.

Yes.

Yes, sir.

-Hi. -I sent you a photo.

Can you translate it and send it back?

Just a second.

Yeah, let me see. I will try.

The verse you gave me the other day,

its exact translation is a bit complicated.

But I will get to the gist of it.

"Unity is our power.

"We must fly in the air together."

Do you see the sky?

It's so clear.

All the stars are aligned for us today.

Here.

Come on.

Let's go.

Come on!

Come on. Let's go.

Remember.

This is the last time we will see Papa.

As I told all of you,

wear new clothes for the rite.

Stand in the places

you were assigned.

Keep your mind calm.

Keep the love alive.

Papa wants to see us like this for the last time.

Look what Dad got you.

-A designer shirt. -Wow!

-You want to look handsome, right? -Yes.

Pick up the phone, Anya.

Ma'am.

Ma'am, your phone has been ringing continuously.

Anya, you won't believe... That night...

It's mind-boggling!

I think I already know it.

The earth may shift, the sky may tilt.

But don't pay attention to anything.

Focus your mind on nothingness and chant the mantra.

Have faith in me.

(chanting in Sanskrit)

When the water changes colour,

I will appear.

(chanting continues)

Papa.

If you don't perform the rite sincerely,

it may destroy the family.

Then, I will never be at peace.

Bhuvan, don't let me down again.

(chanting in Sanskrit)

How are you, Viju?

You are the head of the family.

You must guide everyone.

Will you do...

as I say?

(chanting continues)

Poonam.

Papa said we have to dangle like aerial tree roots.

We aren't dangling.

Bhuvan?

♪ Let me sleep gently ♪

♪ O Sleep, come to me gently ♪

♪ Ease me into the city of dreams Let me sleep ♪

♪ Let me sleep gently ♪

So, Bhuvan killed everyone?

Unwittingly.

He believed in the rite so much

that he thought Jawahar Singh will surely come.

And the people who were close to Bhuvan

shared all his experiences

for almost 11 years.

When there are shared loss or trauma,

financial or emotional interdependency,

then the chances of this happening increase.

Bhuvan's family experienced the same thing.

They began to believe over time

that Bhuvan can speak to his dead father.

This is indeed a case of shared psychosis.

Doctor, there must be some reason

why Uncle Bhuvan did all this.

I think I know.

Bhuvan went to a psychiatrist once.

Dr. Manoj Chowdhary.

He told me that

Jawahar Singh died because he fell off a horse.

Bhuvan believed that

he caused the accident.

So, in Bhuvan's case, he was stressed because of that guilt.

That and the head injury

triggered a change in his personality.

Does it say anything

about the Akshay Sadhana?

It's quite old.

It's some old tradition or process-based rite.

Bhuvan got hold of it.

It says

to appear like roots.

After the first attempt, when his father didn't appear,

Bhuvan misconstrued the meaning.

I... I can't believe this.

How is it possible?

The family's post-mortem and viscera report

-came this evening. -Can I see them?

Yes.

"Death due to hanging.

"Does not look like any foul play."

What about Grandma?

"Partial hanging.

"Head injury happened after the death."

You were right, Anya.

She wasn't killed.

Bhuvan was like us too.

He just wanted his family to get ahead.

I wish someone had understood him.

The medical help he sought...

If he could have stayed with it, perhaps today...

In our society, speaking about mental health even today

is not an acceptable practice.

People shy away from it.

Fragile mental health is a condition.

It can be cured.

Look at this.

I saved up Rs. 50 that I got during the Rakhi festival.

We can buy kulfis with this.

You decide. Kulfis or a movie.

Here, make up your mind.

Vidisha! Are you insane?

What are you doing? Vidisha!

Have you lost your mind?

What is the use of all this? I'm leaving.

Vidisha, wait.

I will come with you.

I am your best friend, right?

You can tell me.

Tell me. I would like that.

I promise.