1921

1921

Year: 2018

Runtime: 144 mins

Language: Hindi

ThrillerHorror

Ten years after the end of World War I, a young man named Ayush travels to England to study music. He soon discovers the manor where he’s living is haunted by spirits, leaving him frightened and seeking answers. To help him confront the supernatural presence, he turns to Rose, a compassionate woman with the unique ability to see and communicate with the spirits.

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1

Opening tragedy in 1927 UK theatre

In 1927, a UK theatre crowd waits for a performance while the host apologizes for the delay. Behind the scenes, Nafisa is ordered to call Ayush, who has locked himself in a room. When the door is forced open, Ayush is found having slit his wrist.

1927 United Kingdom – theatre
2

Ayush is discovered and moves to New York

In 1921, the wealthy Mr. Wadia discovers Ayush's extraordinary talent and offers to fund his education in exchange for Ayush caring for Wadia Manor in New York. Ayush accepts and travels to the mansion, where he is warmly welcomed by the housekeeper and caretaker. He soon enrolls at York College of Music to pursue his studies.

1921 Wadia Manor, New York; York College of Music
3

Paranormal onset at Wadia Manor

Three months after his arrival, Ayush is beset by a series of paranormal events in the mansion. Doors slam open on their own, lights flicker, and a white light beckons him while a woman's scream interrupts his approach. A blood-written message appears, pushing him to seek help.

1921 (three months after arrival) Wadia Manor, New York
4

Rose joins the investigation

Ayush meets Rose, a fellow York College of Music student with a second sight, who joins in to investigate the hauntings. Together they uncover that the recent events are connected to past secrets and may involve forces beyond ordinary explanation.

1921 York College of Music / Wadia Manor
5

Meher's poisoning night

Ayush recounts the night when, three months earlier, Meher—Mr. Wadia's niece—blackmailed him into performing. She poisons him and tries to dump him, but he knocks her unconscious. On the way back, a supernatural presence causes a crash, leading to Meher's death, and Ayush faces no confrontation over it.

1921 (three months earlier) Wadia Manor, New York
6

Meher was Tina: hospital revelation

During their investigation, Rose learns that the Meher Wadia who visited Ayush was not Meher at all but Tina, a classmate who had been dead for three months. The date of Tina's death horrifies Rose and ties her to the current haunting.

1921 Hospital
7

Vasudha's backstory and murder

Rose explains that Vasudha, Nafisa's roommate, loved a married man named Richard. She believed he would marry her, but Richard's wife appears as a spirit and reveals Vasudha murdered her. Vasudha's guilt leads to an attempt on her own life, and she dies, her spirit then infiltrating Tina's body.

During hospital timeline Hospital
8

Church confrontation begins

To rid the mansion of the torments, Ayush and Rose decide to visit a church. Vasudha attacks Nafisa, prompting Rose to rush her to a hospital where the hauntings intensify and the web of spirits tightens around them.

1921 Church / Hospital
9

Coma and the rope of white light

In the hospital, Ayush slips into a coma since the night of Meher's attack. Rose discovers they are connected through a rope of white light that allows the spirit to wander while the body sleeps. They try to re-enter Ayush's body, but Vasudha blocks the entry.

Post-attack Hospital
10

Hair, letter, and the last attempt

Rose secures Ayush's hair to anchor his spirit and plans to re-link him to his body. As she prepares to leave the hospital, Vasudha's spirit seizes control of Ayush and tortures Rose, threatening to destroy his body if she departs.

Just before life-support decision Hospital
11

Rose's sacrifice and revelation

Rose sacrifices herself by taking her own life to sever Vasudha's hold on Ayush. Her spirit later reveals that she had already sent Ayush the hair and a letter through Nafisa, enabling the final connection.

Just before life-support removal Hospital
12

Ayush's return and rise as a musician

Ayush's spirit finally re-enters his body and he wakes from the coma. He recovers and goes on to become a renowned pianist and musician, living for Rose's sacrifice and spreading his music to the world.

Ending New York / Global stages

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