Taxiwala (2018) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Sisira's mother was murdered by her stepfather Raghuram and his friend, the doctor, who poisoned her to take over her company. They staged her death as a suicide to cover up the murder. Sisira later discovered this truth through astral projection, learning that her mother was suffocated when Raghuram withheld her inhaler during an asthma attack.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Sisira argued with her mother when Raghuram tried to replace her late father's gifted car, setting up the conflict over the vehicle.

• sisira mother death
• raghuram murder
• stepfather killer

After discovering her mother's murder through astral projection, Raghuram and his accomplice tried to silence Sisira. They captured her spirit and trapped it inside her old car, which became a vessel for her soul. The car then became haunted, bonding with her spirit.

Foreshadowing: The car was a gift from Sisira's late father, making it emotionally significant and a logical container for her trapped soul.

• sisira spirit trapped
• haunted car
• soul trapped

Astral projection is a phenomenon studied by the professor, allowing the soul to leave the body before death. In the story, Sisira requested this ritual to see her deceased mother one last time. During the projection, her spirit traveled to the spiritual realm where she uncovered the truth about her mother's murder.

Foreshadowing: The professor was a specialist in psychology and parapsychology, foreshadowing his role in performing the ritual.

• astral projection
• soul leaving body
• spirit realm

Raghuram killed Sisira's mother to take over her company. He poisoned her and staged her death as a suicide, then tried to silence Sisira when she began investigating. His motive was financial, access to the wealth and business her mother owned.

Foreshadowing: Raghuram's attempt to replace Sisira's car (a gift from her father) revealed his greed and willingness to control the family's assets.

• raghuram murder motive
• company takeover
• financial greed

The doctor killed was Raghuram's accomplice who helped poison Sisira's mother and staged the fake suicide. The haunted car, guided by Sisira's spirit, fatally threw him onto train tracks as retribution for his role in the murder and the cover-up.

Foreshadowing: The car exhibited protective behavior from early on, suggesting it was actively hunting those responsible for Sisira's death.

• doctor killed
• car revenge
• supernatural justice

After Raghuram destroyed Sisira's body in the fire, her soul needed a new vessel. Shiva's sister-in-law gave birth to a stillborn baby girl due to chromosomal abnormalities. In a miraculous turn, Sisira's soul entered the newborn's body, granting her a second chance at life.

Foreshadowing: The film opened with a stillborn baby, establishing the theme of lost life that would be reclaimed through supernatural intervention.

• rebirth
• soul transfer
• second chance life

Shiva was motivated by compassion after learning about Sisira's tragic story, her mother was murdered and her own spirit was trapped. His curiosity and desire to help a lost soul drove him to investigate the car's mystery and ultimately work toward freeing her spirit.

Foreshadowing: Shiva's empathetic nature was shown early when he helped Anusha safely home and later when he rescued the imprisoned professor.

• shiva motivation
• helping spirit
• compassion

The professor who studied astral projection was the previous car owner. He had been imprisoned in his own storeroom by Raghuram's men after investigating Sisira's case. Shiva and his friends found him and took him to the hospital, where he explained the car's connection to Sisira's trapped spirit.

Foreshadowing: Shiva's investigation into the car's previous owner led directly to discovering the professor's location.

• professor parapsychology
• astral projection expert
• imprisoned

Both babies were stillborn, Shiva's sister-in-law's first baby (a boy) and her second child (a girl). The first stillborn opened the film with tragedy, while the second became the vessel for Sisira's soul, transforming a moment of loss into miraculous rebirth.

Foreshadowing: The film began with a stillborn baby and ended with a crying newborn, creating a complete cycle of death and renewal.

• stillborn baby
• rebirth cycle
• new life

The car became haunted because Raghuram trapped Sisira's spirit inside it after she discovered her mother's murder through astral projection. The car, being her father's gift and emotionally significant to her, became the vessel for her trapped soul, giving it supernatural properties.

Foreshadowing: Early paranormal incidents occurred during Shiva's rides, hinting at the car's dark history before the full truth was revealed.

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• spirit car
• supernatural car