Check (2021) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Hyderabad blast and Aditya's arrest

A Hyderabad bomb blast kills 40 people and throws the city into chaos. Five terrorists are arrested, including Aditya, who denies involvement and files an appeal. The case immediately sets the tone for a legal fight that plays out from a prison cell.

Where

Hyderabad

Aditya befriends Narayan in prison and learns chess

In prison, Aditya meets the elderly Narayan who loves chess and becomes his mentor. Narayan teaches him the game and recognizes his latent talent. The unlikely friendship gives Aditya a new reason to fight his fate.

Where

Prison

Manasa takes up Aditya's case

Lawyer Manasa visits Aditya in prison and agrees to take up his case. He recounts his life story and insists on his innocence. Manasa begins to build a defense and believes there may be truth in his claims.

Where

Prison

Aditya recounts his past and Yatra disappearance

Aditya explains his rough past as an orphan raised by a traveling circus and his later life as a petty con artist. He describes falling in love with Yatra, who later vanished after a vacation together. He reveals that emails linked to the Hyderabad blast appeared on his laptop to frame him.

Court grants six months to locate Yatra

At Manasa's urging the court grants six months to locate Yatra, hoping to verify his alibi. The judge suspends final verdict while the search continues. Aditya clings to the possibility of proving his innocence.

Where

Courtroom

Aditya defeats Pooja and earns Narayan's respect

Outside the courtroom, Aditya defeats Pooja, a youth chess champion, in a decisive match. Narayan is shocked and begins to believe in Aditya's potential as a professional player. The win seeds a new path beyond the legal fight.

Where

Outside the courthouse

Narayan is released and contacts Varna

Narayan is released from prison and agrees to help by reaching out to Varna, Aditya's former crime partner, to pretend to be Yatra in court. The plan promises to salvage the case by providing a credible alibi. Aditya still hides the truth from Manasa and the judge.

Where

Prison

Varna impersonates Yatra; deception uncovered; appeal withdrawn

Varna impersonates Yatra in court, triggering a dramatic confrontation. Manasa discovers the deception and withdraws the appeal, sealing Aditya's death sentence. The outcome plunges him into a deeper crisis.

Where

Courtroom

Aditya fights for pardon by proving chess talent

With the presidential pardon as his final hope, Aditya commits to proving extraordinary chess skill. He trains with Narayan and enters higher level competitions while still incarcerated. The bold plan shifts the fight from law to sport.

Where

Prison

Aditya wins a major chess championship

Aditya wins a major chess championship with Narayan guiding him, and the victory makes headlines around the nation. Public fear of a terrorist champion grows as the story spreads. He proclaims his innocence and donates the prize money to build a stadium inside the prison.

Where

Chess championship venue

Another national title and growing sympathy

Buoyed by the new fame, Aditya wins another national title and deepens public sympathy. The media frame him as a symbol of reform and a potential clemency candidate. The public debate widens to questions of justice and redemption.

Where

National championship venue

Public opinion shifts after a new terrorist attack; clemency denied

A new terrorist attack shifts public opinion again and turns against him. The president formally rejects his clemency request, ending that line of hope. Aditya steels himself for the final consequence while the clock runs out.

Where

National stage

Isabel Yatra is killed; revelation of truth hits Aditya

Manasa informs Aditya that Yatra is Isabel and has been killed in a police encounter. The blow compounds his heartbreak and confirms the sense of injustice he has felt all along. He endures the revelation as he waits for his fate.

Where

Prison

Final day drama: hanging and World Chess Championship

On the day of his hanging, Aditya asks to participate in the World Chess Championship held in the very stadium he helped build. He requests the restroom break and vanishes, planning a dramatic escape. The stadium erupts in a desperate search as he disappears.

Where

World Chess Championship stadium

Escape through a hidden tunnel revealed

The final reveal shows a hidden escape tunnel built by Aditya's childhood friend Swami under the stadium. Using circus tricks and a smoky diversion, he slips through and vanishes into the tunnel. The film ends with his ultimate fate left unknown.

Where

Stadium