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Prerna explains that her father, the old man who lives in the house, has been sexually abusing her for years and forcing pregnancies. All the babies born from this abuse were killed by him immediately after birth, which is why she says newborns cry briefly and then die. She has learned to expect this horrific pattern as her cruel reality.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Prerna mentions the house has four occupants but seems emotionally detached when discussing the baby's fate, hinting at her traumatic history.

• prerna
• newborn
• babies
• house
• death

The old man is Prerna's father. He has sexually abused Prerna for years, repeatedly impregnating her and killing every baby born from this abuse. He maintains control through manipulation and violence, creating an environment of terror within the household.

Foreshadowing: The initial census visit shows Prerna appearing emotionally distant when discussing the house's occupants, suggesting a deeper, unspoken trauma.

• old man
• prerna
• father
• abuse
• perpetrator

The grandmother signaled to the old man that the two women had ventured out at night, confirming they were trying to escape. This triggered the old man and Bhola to seize the women and hold them captive in the basement. The grandmother actively participated in the household's cycle of abuse and control.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, the women notice the old man sneaking to the shed at night and discover a bloodied chained man, clear signs the house harbors dark secrets.

• anuja
• neha
• captured
• grandmother
• basement

During the second capture, Neha is separated from Anuja and raped by Bhola. The trauma is so severe that she attempts suicide afterward. She later receives help from Prerna and manages to escape, eventually participating in killing the old man and grandmother.

Foreshadowing: The women were separated into different rooms after recapture, which isolates them and enables Bhola's assault on Neha.

• neha
• rape
• assault
• captivity
• trauma

When Anuja and Neha are recaptured and separated, Anuja uses the chaos and confusion to her advantage. She sets fire to one of the huts, creating disruption. During this turmoil, she breaks free, fights back against Bhola when ordered to kill her, stabs him, and escapes into the forest where wolves devour him.

Foreshadowing: The women had previously discovered the chained bloodied man in the shed, confirming the house's danger and giving Anuja reason to fight desperately for freedom.

• anuja
• escape
• fire
• fight
• bhola

Prerna helps Neha escape because she wants to break free from her father's years of sexual abuse and control. Though complicit in the household's operations due to manipulation, Prerna ultimately chooses to assist the victims in hopes of ending her own nightmare. Her action marks the beginning of her resistance against her father.

Foreshadowing: Prerna initially appears resigned to her fate but gradually shows willingness to defy her father by warning Neha about the danger.

• prerna
• help
• escape
• neha
• resistance

The women discover a bloodied man chained inside the shed, confirming their suspicions that something sinister is happening in the house. This grim discovery proves the house is a site of captivity and violence, not merely a mysterious residence.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, one of the women spots the old man slipping toward the shed at night, suggesting he was tending to something he wanted hidden.

• shed
• bloodied man
• chained
• discovery
• danger

When the old man orders Bhola to kill Anuja, she fights back and stabs him. She then leaves him wounded in the forest, where he is devoured by wolves. This acts as both survival and poetic justice for his crimes.

Foreshadowing: Bhola was established as the cook and loyal accomplice to the old man, referred to as 'bhayya' (brother), making his fate a consequence of the household's violence.

• bhola
• wolves
• killed
• forest
• justice

Neha kills the grandmother with a sickle during the final confrontation because the grandmother has been complicit in the years of abuse and control. She enabled the old man's actions, signaled when to capture the women, and participated in maintaining the household's cycle of violence against Prerna and other victims.

Foreshadowing: The grandmother was the one who informed the old man that Anuja and Neha had tried to escape at night, directly leading to their captivity.

• grandmother
• sickle
• killed
• neha
• complicity

According to the end credits, the father and Bhola are responsible for killing more than thirteen people over twenty years. Prerna gave birth eight times, seven babies were killed by her father and one was stillborn. Bhola also assaulted nine people, beginning with Savitri, Prerna's mother.

Foreshadowing: The house's remote location, Prerna's disturbing claims about newborns, and the discovery of a chained bloodied man all hint at the extensive history of violence.

• victims
• killed
• murders
• house
• tally

Bhola addresses the old man as 'bhayya' (meaning brother in Hindi), indicating he is either the old man's brother or a close relative who has been complicit in the household's crimes for years. This familial relationship explains his loyalty and participation in the abuse and murders.

Foreshadowing: Their whispered exchange at night reveals a close, conspiratorial bond that predates the events seen in the film.

• bhola
• old man
• brother
• bhayya
• relationship

After escaping and receiving treatment for their injuries, Anuja and Neha decide to return to the house to end the cycle of abuse. Knowing Prerna is still trapped and the old man continues his predatory behavior, they feel compelled to stop him permanently rather than leave him to harm others.

Foreshadowing: The women witnessed Prerna's plight firsthand and learned the full extent of the old man's crimes, making it impossible for them to simply walk away.

• return
• confront
• old man
• end
• justice