Maatr

Maatr

Year: 2017

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Ashtar Sayed

DramaThriller

Shattered by the brutal murder of her daughter, A distraught mother takes justice into her own hands and seeks vengeance by fighting the system.

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Timeline – Maatr (2017)

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1

Deserted-route accident leads to kidnapping

Vidya and her daughter decide to take a deserted route to avoid a traffic jam after the school function. While driving, Vidya talks on the phone with her friend Ritu and describes the event, but their conversation is interrupted by an accident. The CM's son Apurva Malik and his cohorts abduct the women and transport them away to a farmhouse.

Night On a road near Delhi
2

Assault at the farmhouse and Tia's death

At a farmhouse, Vidya and Tia are subjected to a brutal assault by the attackers. Tia dies as a result of the assault, while Vidya survives. Vidya names the CM's son and his friends as the attackers, but the powerful men use their influence to evade accountability.

Night Farmhouse
3

Vidya moves in with Ritu, vows revenge

Vidya moves in with her friend Ritu after her husband leaves her. She resolves to hunt down and punish the killers, marking the start of her vigilante campaign. Her grief fuels her determination.

Soon after the incident Ritu's home, Delhi
4

First target Sikander Beniwal taken out

Vidya sabotages Sikander's bike by loosening the screws on the tyres, triggering a fatal accident. She notes down the numbers and names of his friends from his phone. This marks the first step in her campaign of revenge.

Road/City near Delhi
5

Meenal's abuse uncovered and thwarted

Vidya uncovers Inder Jhangra's predatory behavior toward Meenal, a student and Tia's friend. To protect Meenal, she helps poison Inder when he tries to abuse her in a hotel room.

Hotel room
6

Inspector Sachdeva’s suspicions grow

Inspector Akhil Sachdeva grows suspicious of Vidya but has no proof. Meanwhile Apurva Malik and his friends become suspicious too. They beat up Vidya's husband Ravi to pressure her to back off.

Delhi
7

Restaurant confrontation with Harshit and Kamran

One night, Ritu takes Vidya out for dinner at a restaurant owned by Harshit Poojari. Harshit spots Vidya on CCTV and calls Apurva to detain her. In a scuffle, Vidya stabs Harshit and escapes in a taxi; Kamran Qureshi, Harshit’s accomplice, pursues them, crashes the taxi, and Vidya shoots him.

Evening Restaurant and city streets
8

Vidya confides and faces police questioning

Back home, Vidya tells Ritu the truth. Inspector Sachdeva visits to question her but leaves without anything conclusive as evidence surfaces.

Vidya and Ritu's home
9

Ritu is attacked and hospitalized

Apurva's men beat up Ritu, and she ends up in the hospital. The attack heightens Vidya's determination to pursue the remaining killers and push back against the systemic protection they enjoy.

Ritu's hospital
10

Plans with Sofi go wrong; Sofi dies, driver perishes

Vidya uses a fake name to arrange a meeting with Sofi, a property dealer, at a building under construction. She holds him at gunpoint and forces him to call Apurva to surrender. Sofi jumps off the building and dies, while Sutti Mama, who drove Sofi there, dies when his car is struck by a truck as Vidya leaves.

Night Building under construction
11

Apurva escalates the pressure on Vidya

Apurva tells his father to tell the cops to stop Vidya, signaling the extent of their desperation to suppress her investigation and retaliation.

CM's residence
12

Final confrontation at the CM's house during Holi

During Holi, Vidya sneaks into the Chief Minister's house and kills Apurva and his father. The house explodes in a fireball as she walks away, marking the end of her vigilante campaign and the killers' hold over justice.

During Holi CM's house

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