Tik Tik Tik (2018) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Vasu sabotaged Dhruva 1 because his son Ravi had been kidnapped before the launch. The mysterious voice over the mission channel threatened to kill Ravi unless Vasu complied with the kidnapper's demands. By causing the spacecraft to crash on the Moon, Vasu intended to force the crew to dock at the Chinese space station, where he could steal the missile and fulfill whatever demands the kidnapper was making. His actions were driven by desperation to save his son, not by any intention to harm the mission itself.

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• ravi kidnapped
• dhruva 1
• spacecraft crash

The mysterious voice was actually Mahendran, the head of the Defence Space Division who led the entire mission. Mahendran orchestrated the crisis by feeding Vasu the plan and manipulating him through the fake kidnapping threat. He used this leverage to control Vasu and ultimately attempted to hijack the mission for his own profit. The voice was part of Mahendran's larger conspiracy to steal the missile and sell it on the black market.

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• mahendran
• ravi kidnapped
• conspiracy

The Chinese space station crew, led by Captain Li Wei, deliberately allowed the asteroid to strike because they intended to profit from the massive reconstruction contracts that would follow the disaster. They saw the catastrophe as an opportunity to gain economic advantage rather than prevent the loss of millions of lives in eastern India.

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• chinese space station
• asteroid
• reconstruction contracts

Vasu used a two-pronged approach to steal the missile. While Venkat and Appu hacked the station's security systems to create a distraction, Vasu used forged access credentials and Captain Li Wei's biometric data (fingerprint and iris) to enter the missile chamber. He removed the missile and threatened to launch it at Beijing if the Dhruva 1 crew were not released, forcing the Chinese crew to stand down.

• vasu
• missile theft
• chinese space station
• captain li wei biometrics

Mahendran's real plan was to sell the stolen missile on the black market for personal profit. He orchestrated the entire operation, including using a fake kidnapping threat against Vasu to control him. Mahendran manipulated the mission from the beginning, hacking the ship's systems to create a false asteroid trajectory that would make the crew believe the asteroid was being safely diverted when it was actually still on a collision course with Earth.

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• black market
• missile
• conspiracy
• betrayal

Despite the sabotage and manipulation, the crew managed to fire the missile at the asteroid. The missile struck the asteroid with enough force to split it into two large pieces. These pieces veered away from Earth due to their altered trajectory and momentum, passing safely by the planet. Dhruva 1 was heavily damaged by debris from the explosion but the crew survived and escaped.

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• missile
• dhruva 1
• debris
• earth saved

Ravi was released as part of the escalating tensions between Mahendran and the crew. After the mission succeeded and the crew returned to Earth, Ravi helped expose Mahendran's crimes by revealing the truth about his manipulations and providing evidence of his guilt, including the gold chain Mahendran had used as proof of his treachery.

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• vasu son
• rescued
• evidence
• mahendran exposed

Mahendran killed himself backstage after being publicly exposed by Vasu. During the medal ceremony, Vasu revealed that the entire crew knew about Mahendran's treachery and had evidence of his crimes. Unable to face the consequences of his betrayal and the exposure of his conspiracy to sell the missile on the black market, Mahendran took his own life.

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• exposed
• medal ceremony
• betrayal consequences

After the missile split the asteroid, Dhruva 1 was battered by numerous debris fragments and was on the brink of explosion. The crew managed to make emergency repairs and navigate through the debris field using their remaining fuel and skilled piloting. They were then rescued by Dhruva 2, which had arrived to refuel them, allowing them to make the dangerous journey back to Earth.

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• debris
• asteroid explosion
• emergency escape
• dhruva 2

The mission was kept secret because the team planned to steal a missile from a Chinese space station rather than request one through official channels. If they had reported the asteroid through proper diplomatic channels, the missing missile would have triggered an international incident and potential escalation. Only the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Defence Minister were aware of the covert operation.

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• government
• chinese space station
• diplomatic
• stealth operation

Vasu threatened to launch the missile at Beijing to force Captain Li Wei and the Chinese crew to release his trapped teammates. By pointing the missile at the Chinese capital, he created a credible threat that forced the Chinese to stand down and allow the Dhruva 1 crew to escape. This was a calculated bluff to gain leverage during the tense standoff aboard the space station.

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• beijing threat
• missile
• captain li wei
• leverage