Sarkeet (2025) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

A Struggling Family in the UAE

Balu and Steffi, a Malayali couple living in the UAE, navigate daily life with their seven-year-old son Jeffron, nicknamed Jeppu, who has ADHD. Jeppu's hyperactivity makes even routine tasks a challenge for the family. While Jeppu often feels lonely and lost in his own world, his parents struggle to keep up with his needs.

Where

UAE

Career Pressures Mount

Balu faces mounting frustrations at work and increasingly loses his patience with Jeppu. Meanwhile, Steffi, a busy nurse, finds it difficult to juggle her demanding career with caring for her son. The household tension continues to grow as both parents feel stretched thin.

Bold Career Decisions

Steffi decides to pursue a government job, hoping a more stable schedule will let her spend more time with Jeppu. Balu, on the other hand, resolves to quit his current job and start something on his own. Both take these leaps hoping to improve their family life.

An Unexpected Pregnancy

Steffi discovers she is pregnant again, throwing the couple into confusion. With their lives already hectic, the news of another responsibility weighs heavily on them. After much deliberation, they begin contemplating an abortion.

Ameer's Desperate Job Hunt

Parallel to the family's story, Ameer is an unemployed youth in the UAE struggling to find work. With his rent unpaid, he is ousted from his bedspace apartment. His situation grows increasingly dire as he searches for any opportunity.

Where

UAE

A Roof at a Friend's Hotel

After losing his apartment, Ameer finds shelter at his friend's hotel, where he also starts working. Despite this small relief, he continues his relentless search for a proper job. His financial troubles, however, are far from over.

Where

Friend's hotel

A Bribe Blocks His Future

Ameer finally lands a job at a company, but the manager demands 5000 dirhams as a bribe to offer him the position. Struggling to arrange such a large sum, Ameer finds his hopes dashed once again. His desperation reaches a breaking point.

A Tempting Opportunity

While brooding over his troubles, Ameer spots Steffi placing her apartment key at a shoe stand outside their home. Seeing an easy opportunity, he makes the fateful decision to steal from the room. This choice sets the entire story into motion.

Where

Outside Balu and Steffi's apartment

The Theft Goes Wrong

Ameer enters the empty apartment and finds Jeppu sleeping, then takes the gold chain from his neck. In the process, he accidentally breaks Jeppu's favourite toy and wakes the boy. As Jeppu grows erratic, Ameer is forced to fix the toy to calm him down.

Where

Balu and Steffi's apartment

Stuck Together by Superglue

Jeppu, craving company, requests that Ameer stay and play with him. During their play, the superglue on Jeppu's hand sticks to Ameer's, binding them together. Unable to free himself, Ameer is forced to leave the house with Jeppu attached to him.

Where

Balu and Steffi's apartment

An Unlikely Bond Forms

Ameer journeys through the city with Jeppu stuck to him, searching for a way to remove the glue. Along the way, they experience various situations in which lonely Jeppu grows deeply attached to Ameer and refuses to let go. Ameer, initially frustrated by his own life's hurdles, begins to warm up to the boy.

Panic at Home

Balu returns home to find Jeppu missing and frantically begins searching for his son. He is joined in the search by his friend Pothan. Amid the desperate hunt, Balu is struck by guilt over how poorly he had treated Jeppu.

Where

UAE

Jeppu Comes Home

Balu and Steffi, assuming their son has been kidnapped, decide to report the matter to the police. Just before they do, Ameer arrives at their home and returns Jeppu after the glue wears off. The family is reuniteed, and the misunderstanding is averted.

Where

Balu and Steffi's apartment

A New Lease on Life

Following the ordeal, Balu and Steffi make a heartfelt decision to not abort their unborn baby. They choose to keep the child so that Jeppu can have a companion in life. The experience with Ameer gives them a new perspective on their family.

A Joyful Reunion and a Thank You

One year later, Ameer has built a stable life working at a textile company. Balu and Steffi visit him with their newborn child and Jeppu, who is overjoyed to see his friend again. The movie closes with Jeppu inviting Ameer to his birthday party, where Ameer discovers a heartfelt 'Thank you' message written inside the invitation.

When

One year later

Where

Textile company