Vodka Diaries

A series of murders shocks the Manali club Vodka Diaries. Three carefree young men are killed in the same night in the presence of three mysterious women. ACP Ashwini Dixit and his junior Sub-Inspector Ankit Dayal arrive to start the investigation.

Detectives probe the club as the likely hub of the crimes. They interview patrons, inspect the scene, and dissect alibis. The Vodka Diaries setting becomes the focal point of the mystery.

As the case deepens, Ashwini's wife Shikha vanishes, adding a personal twist to the investigation. The police widen the net to locate her and uncover possible motives linked to the murders. The disappearance raises questions about Ashwini's involvement.

Further investigations reveal the supposed victims are alive and seemingly unrecognizable to Ashwini and his associates. People who knew him no longer recognize his identity or his statements. The case takes a surreal turn as the detective's reality appears to unravel.

A chase ensues as anonymous calls and cryptic clues push Ashwini and the team through a labyrinth of misdirection. The hunt expands beyond the club and into the personal sphere of the detective. The pursuit centers on uncovering the fate of Shikha and the killer.

The twist reveals that Ashwini is not who he seems; his real name is Rishi Gautam, a famous writer. The detective's presumed identity collapses under this truth. This revelation reframes the entire investigation as a psychological labyrinth.

On the day his new book, Redemption of the Murderer, is set to release, Gautam quarrels with Shikha after seeing her with another man, Mayuk. The quarrel escalates the emotional tension that has built up over their marriage. The incident foreshadows the tragic turn to come.

During the confrontation, Gautam throws a glass bottle in a fit of rage, inadvertently killing Shikha. He is overwhelmed by guilt and trauma after the act. This fatal moment triggers his downward spiral into a dissociative reality.

Gautam is diagnosed with intensive obsessive identification disorder, a condition that blurs his identity with the detective in his book. He begins treatment under psychiatrist Roshni. The diagnosis sets the stage for a therapeutic reimagining of his story.

To treat him, Roshni recreates the entire plot of Redemption of the Murderer, casting actors to play along with him as characters. The aim is to immerse him in his fiction and coax him toward clarity. The boundaries between fiction and reality start to blur further.

The staged recreation serves a dual purpose: to coax Gautam to confront his alter ego Ashwini and reveal his real identity. Clues and performances guide him toward recognizing the truth. The therapist orchestrates the play of his life as the means to cure him.

In court, Gautam is acquitted after Mayuk testifies that the act was accidental rather than intentional. The legal system accepts the defense and closes the major case. The truth of the writer's guilt remains contested within him.

Gautam returns to a secluded cottage where he continues to work as a writer. He remains haunted by visions of Shikha, suggesting his mind will never fully separate fiction from reality. The final image is of a man living with his own unresolved trauma.