Bob Biswas (2021) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Bob refused because Indira revealed that her boss is actually fighting the drug mafia, not part of it. After learning this, Bob chose not to kill someone who was working against Ustaad's criminal network, marking his first act of moral resistance against his handlers.

• indira vera boss
• third target
• police corruption
• bob refuses kill

Ustaad ordered the murder of Mary and Benny. Two of Ustaad's henchmen broke into Bob's home, tortured Bob, and killed his wife Mary and son Benny during the struggle while his right hand was being broken.

• mary biswas death
• benny biswas death
• ustaad killer
• family murdered

The diary was a record of Bob's past hits, containing names of his targets, who paid for each kill, and the money trail. It also contained a hidden key that led Bob to a trunk room in Kali Da's shop filled with cash, giving him a chance to provide for his family.

• diary targets
• hidden key
• kali da shop
• money trunk

Indira Verma arrested Bob after the murder of her colleagues, but her superior ordered his release. This was because the boss saw Bob as potential leverage, someone who could be used against Ustaad's drug network rather than being punished immediately.

• bob arrested
• police release
• indira boss orders
• ustaad connection

Blue is a drug distributed by Bubai Da and his boss Ustaad in Kolkata. Mini becomes addicted to it, and later Ustaad uses her addiction against her, offering more Blue in exchange for killing her own father Bob, promising it would help her pass her medical exams.

• blue drug
• mini addiction
• bubai da
• ustaad manipulation

Jishu Narang and Kharaj Sahu recruited Bob because he had no memory of his past as an assassin. They used him as their personal hitman to eliminate targets connected to Ustaad's drug network, keeping their arrangement hidden from both Bob and the public while maintaining plausible deniability.

• jishu narang
• kharaj sahu
• police hitman
• contract killer recruitment

It is revealed that Boss, Jishu, and Kharaj are all connected to Ustaad. The police officers were essentially working as intermediaries, using Bob to carry out hits that served Ustaad's interests while maintaining the appearance of law enforcement.

• police corruption
• ustaad network
• jishu kharaj boss
• criminal connection

Ustaad ordered Dhonu to kill Bob, but Dhonu refused because he was close to Bob's family and regularly visited Bob's noodle stand. Because of his refusal, Dhonu was killed by one of Ustaad's other henchmen as punishment for disobeying orders.

• dhonu death
• ustaad orders
• dhono killed
• refusal to kill bob

Nux Vomica is a homeopathic medicine, but in the film, Kali Da runs a side business converting it into a working pistol disguised as the medication bottle. Bob uses this weapon to kill Bubai and his accomplices, making it appear as though he purchased legitimate homeopathic medicine.

• nux vomica pistol
• kali da weapon
• hidden gun
• bubai murder weapon

Yes, Bob accepts the new target. After visiting the graves of Mary and Benny with Mini, he receives a photo of a new target on his flip phone. He looks at it with quiet determination and accepts the assignment, suggesting the cycle of violence will continue despite everything he has lost.

• new target
• ending scene
• bob accepts job
• cycle continues

After being released from police custody, Bob confronts Jishu and Kharaj. During this brutal encounter, Bob kills Kharaj Sahu, one of the police officers who had recruited him as a hitman and was complicit in the conspiracy against him.

• kharaj sahu killed
• bob kills police
• confrontation ending

Bob was hit during the Kahaani events, which left him in a coma for eight years. When he wakes up, he has no memory of his past life, including his family or his career as a contract killer, setting up the entire narrative of the film.

• kahaani events
• coma eight years
• accident
• memory loss