David

In 1999, a 19-year-old David lives in a poor Christian colony in Mumbai and dreams of becoming a professional musician. He is a cheerful guitarist who wants to lift his family’s fortunes and send his sister Sussannah to Dubai. His father Noel, a Protestant priest, leads charity efforts for those in need.

David’s father Noel organizes charity work that draws attention from powerful circles. Malathi Tai, a Hindu fanatic politician, learns about it and plans to weaponize faith against him. The community grows anxious as politics intrudes on everyday life.

Malathi Tai publicly accuses Noel of converting the poor for money, turning a charitable act into a scandal. The attack brands the family and their colony, turning local sentiment against them. The moment marks a turning point for David and his father.

Traumatized by the humiliation, Noel’s mind begins to unravel, diminishing the strength that once anchored the colony. David watches his father’s faith falter as the situation spirals. The community’s hope begins to dim.

An angry political activist persuades David to assassinate Malathi at a rally as payback. At the rally, David hesitates, and the activist shoots Malathi with a pistol after shouting David’s name. The plot twist pulls David into a cycle of violence he never expected.

The shooter turns out to be the activist, not David, defusing the immediate crisis but revealing how easily David was being steered toward violence. The near-attack becomes a catalyst that redirects his path away from crime. It foreshadows how these two Davids will converge later.

In 2010, a second David lives as a 30-year-old alcoholic fisherman in Betul, Goa. He falls for Roma, a deaf and mute woman who is engaged to Peter in ten days. The romance introduces a new, quieter fate for the family name.

David learns Peter is marrying Roma mainly for her father’s boat as dowry, not for love. Frenny nudges David to intervene and stop the wedding, tempting him to rewrite Roma’s future. The moral tension deepens as the clock ticks toward the ceremony.

As the wedding nears, Roma’s mother and a priest suffer separate accidents and end up hospitalized. Peter admits his love for Roma was sincere, and the dowry plot falls apart. David debates whether to play savior or respect Roma’s choice.

On the wedding day, David intends to declare his love for Roma but Peter reveals his true feelings and the couple decides to wed. David chooses not to stop them, allowing Roma and Peter to begin a life together. The choice marks a pivotal turn in both Davids’ arcs.

It becomes clear that the two Davids are connected in a larger destiny. The Mumbai David realizes what he almost became at Malathi’s rally and decides to move to Goa to pursue his father’s priestly path. The revelation ties their futures together.

In Goa, the second David becomes a priest and officiates the wedding of Peter to Roma, completing the character arc that began in Mumbai. His church role echoes his father’s charity, translating faith into action. The ceremony seals the two timelines.

After the ceremony, the Mumbai David honors the Goan David for not speaking out against the wedding, acknowledging that both paths—silence and advocacy—can be noble. The film ends on a note of balance between two fates shaped by the same name.