Shaitaan 2024

From Dehradun, Kabir Rishi is a devoted family man and a successful chartered accountant who longs for a much-needed vacation with his wife, Jyoti Rishi, and their children, Janhvi Rishi and Dhruv Rishi. The family heads to a remote farmhouse tucked away in the wilderness, hoping for quiet days, a chance to reconnect, and a safer space to breathe. The surroundings are described as serene, setting the stage for a peaceful retreat where everyday worries can fade into the background.

Their calm is interrupted when a charismatic yet enigmatic traveler named Vanraj Kashyap appears stranded nearby. He offers to help and quickly initiates a conversation that earns their trust. Despite initial hesitation, Kabir welcomes him into their home, seeing no immediate reason to doubt his intentions and believing hospitality still matters, even on vacation.

Soon, the family’s sense of security begins to fray as Janhvi starts showing disturbing changes. She becomes distant, aggressive, and alarmingly violent toward her younger brother, Dhruv. Kabir and Jyoti are stunned by the sudden transformation and struggle to understand what is happening to their daughter. The truth reveals itself: Vanraj is not merely a guest but a practitioner of ancient black magic, skilled in hypnotic manipulation that can bend others to his will.

Vanraj lays out his chilling plan in stark terms: he intends to use Janhvi as a vessel to spread a grim philosophy that champions stripping humanity of free will. As his control over her grows, he isolates the Rishi family by destroying their communication devices and turning Janhvi against them, effectively severing ties to the outside world. A desperate attempt to call the police ends in failure, as Vanraj threatens Janhvi’s life and uses her as a puppet to enforce his domination.

With danger closing in, Kabir and Jyoti are forced to make a painful choice. They surrender Janhvi to Vanraj to avert an immediate catastrophe, yet Kabir refuses to abandon his daughter or abandon the fight. He embarks on a perilous journey to track Vanraj down, eventually discovering a hidden ritual chamber deep within the forest. There, Vanraj is preparing dozens of hypnotized young girls, including Janhvi, for a horrific mass possession ceremony that would spread his influence far beyond the farmhouse.

In the climactic confrontation, Kabir faces Vanraj in a brutally emotional showdown. He discovers that Vanraj’s power resides in his voice and the incantations he chants. Seizing a critical moment, Kabir counters by silencing him—cutting off Vanraj’s tongue and thereby breaking the control over Janhvi and the other children. The plan hinges on a doctored audio track that uses Vanraj’s own statements to turn the affected girls away from manipulation and restore their autonomy.

A year passes, and the Rishi family appears to have reclaimed a semblance of normal life, though the scars linger beneath the surface. In a chilling final image, Kabir visits a heavily secured underground chamber where Vanraj lies mute and powerless, imprisoned. Kabir offers a stark reminder that true strength is rooted in love, sacrifice, and a parent’s unbreakable will to protect. Yet Vanraj’s eyes glint with quiet fury, hinting that the darkness may one day return, even after such a decisive defeat.