Andhadhun (2018) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Akash fakes blindness as an experiment to improve his piano skills. He believes that losing one sense (sight) will sharpen the others, particularly his hearing, making him a better musician. He initially uses opaque lenses to practice but later stops wearing them while still pretending to be blind because he is tempted to look at Sophie.

Foreshadowing: The experiment is introduced early as an innocent creative pursuit that later becomes his survival mechanism.

• akash
• blindness
• piano
• experiment
• motivation

Simi kills Mrs. D'Sa to silence her as a witness. Mrs. D'Sa had told a police officer about seeing an unknown man (Akash) going to the Sinhas' flat on the day of the murder. Since Akash's supposed blindness was being questioned, Simi feared Mrs. D'Sa could connect Akash to the crime scene and expose her involvement in Pramod's murder.

Foreshadowing: Simi's ruthlessness is established earlier when she calmly helps dispose of her husband's body.

• simi
• mrs d'sa
• murder
• witness
• silence

Simi dies in a car crash. After escaping from the trunk of Dr. Swami's car, she tries to drive away but a hare hits the windshield, causing her to lose control. The car crashes and bursts into flames, killing her. The film shows this in a flashback while Sophie recounts it to Akash two years later.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Akash notices a hare on the road, hinting at the eventual accident.

• simi
• death
• car crash
• hare
• ending

The ending strongly implies Akash did regain his sight. In the final scene, Akash is seen knocking a can away from his path with his walking stick while walking down a street in Kraków. This small but deliberate action suggests he can see, likely from Simi's corneas that Dr. Swami planned to use to restore his vision.

Foreshadowing: Dr. Swami mentions Simi has a rare blood type and her corneas could restore Akash's sight.

• akash
• sight
• cornea
• vision
• ending

The money Manohar promised as blackmail payment turns out to be counterfeit. When Murli and Sakhu grab the suitcase at the rendezvous point, the money is revealed to be fake bills. This leaves everyone with nothing, adding to the film's theme of deception and failed schemes.

Foreshadowing: Manohar was a corrupt police inspector dealing with criminal networks, making counterfeit money consistent with his character.

• money
• counterfeit
• manohar
• blackmail
• plot twist

Akash survives by revealing he saw Sakhu's Lord Shiva tattoo before going blind. When Dr. Swami, Murli, and Sakhu prepare to harvest his organs, Akash mentions recognizing Sakhu's tattoo, proving he could identify them to police. This makes them decide to spare him and instead use his knowledge to kidnap Simi and blackmail Manohar.

Foreshadowing: Akash notices Sakhu with the Shiva tattoo outside the Sinhas' building during the murder night.

• akash
• organ harvesting
• dr swami
• sakhu
• survival

The hare causes Simi's death in the final car chase. After Simi escapes and grabs from the trunk the wheel, a hare suddenly hits the windshield, startling her and causing the car to crash and explode. The hare appears twice in the film, once when Akash first sees it on the road, foreshadowing the accident.

Foreshadowing: Akash explicitly notices a hare on the road earlier, which becomes the instrument of Simi's death.

• hare
• accident
• foreshadowing
• simi
• death

Sophie tries to kill Akash because she believes he betrayed her. After Simi stages a fake affair to make it appear Akash slept with her, Sophie becomes furious and heartbroken. The neighbor's child also showed her the video proving Akash could see all along, making her feel completely deceived about both his blindness and his fidelity.

Foreshadowing: Simi's manipulation is set up when she deliberately arranges the false scene while Sophie arrives.

• sophie
• betrayal
• attempt murder
• car
• relationship