‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba,’ the sequel to its knife-edged predecessor, ‘Haseen Dillruba,’ brings another thorny obstacle for the central pair of impassioned lovers. After the events of the last film, Rani and Rishu move to Agra, where they lay low while preparing to flee the country once and for all. Nonetheless, before the couple can escape, the law arrives at Rani’s doorsteps again, this time in the form of Mrityunjay, a.k.a. Neel’s Montu Chacha, a relentless police officer who’s dedicated to proving Rani and Rishu’s involvement in his nephew’s death.
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Plot Synopsis
Even though Rani and Rishu were able to escape Officer Kishore’s scrutiny after Neel’s murder, they’re unable to be with each other uninhibited for fear of the authorities discovering their ruse. As a result, they move to Agra, where the two live separately and only meet in secret, with plans to move to Thailand in the future. During this time, both find themselves laden with their respective admirers—Poonam, Rishu’s pushy landlady who just wants to sleep with him, and Abhimanyu, the local compounder in Rani’s neighborhood, half in love with the woman. Despite the strain their separation brings, the couple’s love and passion for each other continue thriving.
However, their momentary peace is broken after a petty thief’s attempt to steal Rani’s purse brings the return of police officer Kishore into her life. As a result, her communication with her husband halts entirely. Eventually, Kishore calls her in for questioning again, establishing that he believes Rani currently lives with Rishu in Agra. Worse yet, he isn’t the only cop on the couple’s rail. As it turns out, Neel had a close uncle in the police force, Montu, known in his department as The Woodpecker for his tenacity.
Montu is Kishore’s friend and believes the theory that Rani and Rishu covered up Neel’s murder. Consequently, as Montu opens the closed case up again, the cops begin circling Rani’s life. Moreover, they even catch the travel agent Rishu had employed, swiftly ending the couple’s escape plans. When the two meet again, Rishu insists he should simply turn himself in. Yet, Rani stubbornly comes up with a new plan to throw the cops off her scent. She knows that unattached existence is partly responsible for Montu’s suspicions. Therefore, she decides to marry Abhimanyu to make the cop believe Rishu is truly dead.
What Actually Happened at the Railway Bridge? Did Rishu Die?
Rishu’s choice to meet with the authorities at the Railway Bridge remains a puzzling decision from the start. The lake directly under the bridge is known to be infested with crocodiles, terminating it as a possible exit route. Furthermore, the bridge’s linear structure allowed the cops to easily surround the area on all sides, cutting off any other possibility of escape. As a result, after Montu agrees to Rishu’s surrender terms and the authorities show up at the Railway Bridge to release Rani, they are really planning to arrest the couple together. However, Abhimanyu foils their plans by confronting Rani and Rishu on the bridge to take revenge on the woman for betraying his trust.
In the end, the confrontation between the trio results in all three of them—Rani, Rishu, and Abhimanyu—falling down the bridge and into the crocodile-filled river. Yet, after Montu sends search parties for their bodies, they only retrieve Rishu’s prosthetic arm. With no other lead and the case proving to be a PR nightmare for the department, Montu has no choice but to close the case under his superiors’ pressure. Hence, all three of his suspects are officially announced dead. Inevitably, a different truth persists in actuality.
Does Rani Comitt Suicide? Does She Reunite with Rishu?
After Rani learns the truth about Abhimanyu’s actions, she realizes she has been living a lie for the past six years of her life. Even though Rani’s despair over Rishu’s death had been real, she managed to move forward in her life with the other man by her side. Consequently, the truth about Abhimanyu’s orchestration of Rishu’s death as a ploy to win over Rani cut deep. As a result, she comes up with one last master plan to punish Abhimanyu and earn her own freedom.
Rani sent Dinesh Pandit’s book, “Magarmach ka Shikanja,” to Officer Montu. The novel details the truth about how the trio carried out the Railway Bridge plan all those years ago, alongside an address inviting him to witness the climax of their tale. She also sent the same address to Abhimanyu, resulting in a final confrontation at a cliffside. There, Rani reveals that she knows he killed Rishu without divulging that the latter is still alive. As such, after condemning her husband for betraying her trust and tricking her into staying with him, Rani tells him she won’t let him have his happy ending any longer.
With that, Rani jumps off the cliff and to the depths of the waters, presumably falling to her death as a way to punish Abhimanyu. The suicide, which unfolded in front of an entire police team, would confirm her death again. Nevertheless, the entire confrontation was another ruse, this time cooked up by Rani and Rishu. Since the fall was pre-meditated, she managed to survive and swam out to a bridge. As a procession passes through, she’s able to blend in with the crowd, where she reunites with Rishu. Ultimately, both lovers escape from the law again, allowing themselves the freedom to be with each other.