Zero (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The summary does not explicitly state the reason for the breakup. After about five months together, Bauua ends the relationship, leaving both of them hurt and bewildered. Aafia later seeks reconciliation, suggesting the split was initiated by Bauua rather than a mutual decision.

• bauua
• aafia
• breakup
• relationship
• dump

On his wedding day, Bauua's friend Guddu reveals he has been shortlisted for a dance competition he entered earlier. The prize includes a chance to meet Babita Kumari, a famous Bollywood star. Impulsively, Bauua decides to leave the wedding and pursue this opportunity, choosing the chance to meet a celebrity over his marriage to Aafia.

• bauua
• wedding
• leave
• dance competition
• babita

After Bauua reveals his past relationship with Aafia to Babita, Aafia fabricates a story claiming her parents were dwarves and that her father wronged her mother. This deception is designed to manipulate Bauua's emotions and push him back toward her, using pity and a fabricated tragic background to influence his feelings.

• aafia
• lie
• dwarves
• deception
• family

Yes. When Bauua travels to New York to meet Aafia at a seminar, her father reveals that Aafia was indeed pregnant with Bauua's child. This revelation explains why Aafia was so motivated to marry Bauua and adds emotional weight to their unresolved relationship.

• aafia
• pregnancy
• child
• bauua
• father

After learning about Aafia's pregnancy and being heartbroken over their broken relationship, Bauua decides to join the Mars mission program. The decision appears to be driven by his desire for a fresh start and something meaningful after his personal life falls apart. He undergoes rigorous training and is eventually selected for the mission.

• bauua
• mars
• mission
• space
• volunteer

Aafia was supposed to marry Srinivasan, her colleague at NSAR. However, on the day of Bauua's Mars launch, she leaves Srinivasan and arrives at NSAR seconds before liftoff. She chooses to reaffirm her love for Bauua instead of proceeding with her marriage to Srinivasan, accepting the complexity of their past.

• aafia
• srinivasan
• launch
• marriage
• love

The rocket successfully carries Bauua toward Mars, and he records a video from space for Aafia. However, during the return journey, the craft goes missing in space, leaving Bauua's fate uncertain. Aafia and his loved ones wait anxiously with no news of his whereabouts.

• bauua
• rocket
• missing
• space
• mars

Fifteen years after the launch, a Chinese space station detects Bauua's escape pod signal, which crash-lands in the Pacific Ocean. The discovery reveals that Bauua is still alive. He survived an extraordinary odyssey beyond Earth, and his survival leaves open the possibility of a future reunion with Aafia.

• bauua
• alive
• survive
• pacific
• escape pod

Babita had previously dated Aditya Kapoor, who cheated on her. When Aafia's deception is revealed and Bauua's complicated history with Aafia becomes public, Babita witnesses the fallout. She realizes Aditya's pattern of cheating persists and decides to cut all ties with him, choosing to distance herself from toxic relationships.

• babita
• aditya
• breakup
• cheating
• relationship

Bauua's short stature is established as the reason he struggles to find a marriage partner in Meerut. Despite his physical difference, he remains hopeful about finding someone who accepts him as he is. This personal challenge drives much of his initial storyline and his determination to find love.

• bauua
• short stature
• marriage
• Meerut
• rejection