Zid

Zid

Year: 2014

Runtime: 128 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Vivek Agnihotri

RomanceThriller

Come Play With Fire A journalist, who is still in love with his ex-girlfriend, becomes the obsession of his landlord’s daughter.

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Timeline – Zid (2014)

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1

Interrogation at The Daily

Ronnie is questioned by editor Karan and the deputy superintendent about the crash and Nancy’s death. He explains that he rented a remote outhouse in Goa, the place feels haunted, and Maya, the paralyzed owner’s daughter, has started to influence his life as Priya’s breakup lingers in his mind.

The Daily office, Goa
2

Maya falls for Ronnie

Maya falls in love at first sight upon meeting Ronnie at the outhouse and schemes to keep him close. She steals a picture of him from his frame and tells her sister she’s in love, interpreting a random snap as Ronnie’s feelings. Ronnie is unaware of Maya’s true intentions, setting a tense romantic backdrop.

Goa outhouse
3

Nightclub date and jealousy

Ronnie plans a date-night at a Goa nightclub and unexpectedly encounters Nancy, Priya’s stepsister. Maya becomes upset as Ronnie and Nancy dance, heightening the love-triangle tension that threads through the story. The night marks a turning point toward tragedy.

Goa nightclub
4

Drunk driving crash

On the ride back from the nightclub, Ronnie drives drunk and collides with Nancy’s scooter. Nancy is hurt; Maya, with nursing skills, rushes to her aid but urges Ronnie to flee to avoid police attention. The crash triggers the investigation that drives the plot forward.

Goa road near the outhouse
5

Nancy's death becomes a case

The next morning Nancy is found dead and the media attention grows. Priya returns to India to hunt for Nancy’s killers, while Ronnie, now working as a journalist, is ordered to cover the crash site. Inspector Moses grows suspicious of Priya, complicating Ronnie’s position in the investigation.

Goa
6

Maya hides the SUV

Ronnie claims the SUV is in the garage, but Maya secretly dumps the car into a lake and helps him witness the submerged vehicle. This move shows Maya actively aiding Ronnie’s alibi and covering up the evidence surrounding Nancy’s death.

Lake near the outhouse
7

Priya returns and probes

Priya visits Ronnie at the outhouse and asks him to help find Nancy’s killer. Ronnie remains guarded and continues his journalistic duties while navigating the unstable web of relationships around him. The investigation tightens the emotional and moral pressure on all involved.

Outhouse, Goa
8

jealous confrontation and a pet tragedy

Maya discovers Ronnie and Priya together and, in a fit of jealousy, escalates her vendetta. She cruelly feeds Ronnie’s puppy Bobby to her pet alligator, underscoring her volatile grip on the situation and foreshadowing darker turns ahead.

Outhouse / nearby riverside
9

Maya's near exposure and murder

Maya faces Priya’s suspicions and confrontations turn violent in a heated brawl. Ronnie arrives but Maya strikes from behind, leaving him knocked out. In the chaos, Maya murders Inspector Moses who directly voices suspicion about her involvement.

Outhouse cabin
10

The cabin’s wall of clues

Ronnie awakens to find a cabin lined with photographs of Maya, himself, Nancy, Priya, Moses, and Bobby, each marked with red crosses to indicate the dead. Maya reappears and reveals her supposed role in the killings, claiming she acted out of jealousy and possessiveness.

Cabin in Goa
11

The lighthouse finale

In Maya’s Kingdom, Ronnie Knox blindfolds himself to the top of a lighthouse as Priya hangs suspended in mid-air. A fire erupts and Ronnie uses the moment to disarm Maya, rescue Priya, and watch Maya dangle above the water as she falls to her death.

Lighthouse, Goa
12

Resolution and bail

The DSP is convinced by Ronnie’s account and Ronnie is granted bail. The editor leverages political connections to halt an impending transfer, tying the newspaper’s fate to Ronnie’s continued freedom as the case closes on the surface.

Police station / The Daily office, Goa
13

Twist ending: the true puppeteers

As the credits roll, a flashback reveals that Maya’s actions were actually orchestrated by Ronnie. It is revealed that Priya and Ronnie planned Nancy’s murder to seize the inheritance and blamed Maya, with Priya’s love for Ronnie complicating the conspiracy and reshaping the truth.

Goa; flashback sequence

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