JL50

The story moves between August 1984, when the hijack and time-travel attempt emerge, and 2019, the contemporary timeline where the plane would have crashed. Time travel via a wormhole allows characters to journey to the past in an effort to prevent the hijack and alter the future. The plot then explores how changing the past cascades into an alternate present with new relationships and outcomes.

The investigation unfolds in remote West Bengal locations where the crashed aircraft’s mystery begins. The narrative shifts between present-day forensics and the 1984 environment, highlighting industrial ruins and a ramshackle factory godown that becomes pivotal during the hijack and time-travel sequence.

🕰️ Time Travel

Time travel is the engine of JL50, enabling a 35-year leap that reframes the entire story. The characters grapple with the paradoxes of altering events and the unpredictable consequences that ripple into the present. The narrative uses travel through time to test causality and the ethics of changing history.

🧭 Fate vs Free Will

As the group attempts to rewrite history, they confront whether destinies are fixed or malleable. The presence of alternate timelines shows how small choices can spawn divergent futures. The ending suggests that some outcomes may be shaped, yet some elements remain beyond control.

👪 Family and Identity

Time shifts reveal hidden family ties and origins, including revelations about Shantanu’s lineage. Personal bonds drive actions as characters redefine themselves across altered realities. The story uses family connections to ground the emotional stakes of cosmic-scale events.