Arjun Patiala (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Arjun Patiala devises a risky plan to reduce crime by pitting rival gangs against each other. With limited police resources and legal restrictions preventing direct action against powerful drug lords like Baldev Singh Rana, he believes causing chaos among criminals is the only effective way to eliminate them systematically. He discreetly provides Sakool with Baldev's location, triggering the chain of murders.

• gang war
• Arjun Patiala
• Baldev Singh Rana
• Sakool
• crime strategy

Arjun double-crosses his enemies by faking the murders of both Sakool and Onida. When MLA Makkad orders him to eliminate Sakool and Onida, Arjun instead stages their deaths at the morgue, making it appear as though he has executed them to uphold justice. In reality, both criminals are alive, and Arjun has orchestrated this deception to turn against his conspirators.

• fake death
• Sakool
• Onida
• double-cross
• morgue

Arjun shoots Onida near a bridge in front of MLA Makkad to prove his loyalty to the conspirators. This staged execution is part of Arjun's plan to appear compliant while actually protecting his friend. The fake killing convinces Makkad and DSP Gill that Arjun has eliminated the criminals they wanted dead, allowing Arjun to later double-cross them.

Foreshadowing: Onida had discovered DSP Gill's conspiracy and tried to warn Arjun before his cover was blown.

• Onida Singh
• bridge shooting
• fake execution
• MLA Makkad

MLA Prapti Makkad is revealed as a key conspirator working with DSP Gill and a newspaper editor to take control of the criminal underworld. She gives Arjun the ultimatum to eliminate Sakool and Onida, believing he is her pawn. However, Arjun ultimately double-crosses her, leading to her arrest and imprisonment.

• MLA Makkad
• DSP Gill
• conspiracy
• criminal underworld

Ritu becomes suspicious when Baldev Singh Rana is murdered in broad daylight on a busy street, yet the police claim no witnesses. Her journalist instincts tell her this is unlikely, especially since she had provided Arjun with detailed information about the gang rivalries. When she confronts Arjun and he denies involvement, she doesn't believe him and demands the truth, eventually threatening to investigate the killings herself.

• Ritu Randhawa
• suspicion
• murder investigation
• gang war

Sakool is killed in a tragic accident at Arjun's ancestral home during a cat-and-mouse chase. As Sakool chases Arjun, his father inadvertently fires Arjun's gun, shooting Sakool dead. This accidental death fulfills Arjun's goal of eliminating the criminal while maintaining his own innocence.

• Sakool death
• climax
• ancestral home
• accident

Arjun physically confronts and defeats Baldev Singh Rana after the drug lord assaults a police constable. Ritu had criticized the police for their inaction, and when Arjun arrives at the scene, he immediately takes action, thrashing Baldev and arresting him, to prove his commitment to justice and earn Ritu's admiration.

• Baldev Singh Rana
• arrest
• police action
• drug lord

The opening scene parodies the typical Bollywood masala film production process. A producer casually approves a film without reading the script, asking only about standard elements like songs, villains, and fight scenes. The director insists on reading the script aloud, establishing that the film is a self-aware spoof of masala cinema conventions.

• director
• producer
• masala film
• parody
• opening scene

Ritu contacts Sakool to warn him that he might be targeted for death by both police and rival gangs. She suspects Arjun is orchestrating the killings and hopes to alert Sakool, believing her insider knowledge could save him. However, Sakool perceives her as a threat and attempts to eliminate her instead.

• Ritu warning
• Sakool danger
• police conspiracy

After Arjun reveals his deception and proves his true intentions by fighting against DSP Gill and protecting her, Arjun and Ritu reconcile. The film ends with them together, symbolizing renewed trust. Their relationship follows the typical masala film pattern where the lovers reunite after overcoming obstacles.

• Arjun
• Ritu
• reconciliation
• love ending
• happy ending