Table No. 21 2013

Vivaan Agasthi and his college sweetheart, Siya Agasthi, are navigating financial strain after Vivaan loses his job, but their relationship holds steady as they approach their fifth anniversary. To celebrate, they win a trip to Fiji that is completely sponsored, with lavish hotel stays and elegant dinners that feel like a dream come true. At the resort, they cross paths with the enigmatic Mr. Khan, a charismatic host who invites them to take part in his live game show, Table No. 21, a high-stakes challenge that promises a jaw-dropping prize of ₹210 million for the winner.

The rules are brutal yet simple: eight personal questions must be answered truthfully, and after each answer, a related task must be completed. Lie detectors strapped to their wrists ensure that any falsehood comes with a deadly consequence. The couple, chasing a life-changing windfall, decide to enter the game, drawn by the lure of wealth and a fresh start.

As the questions unfold, the initial challenges feel manageable, but the mood darkens as the tasks grow increasingly disturbing and morally compromising. The game dredges up painful truths about their marriage and their actions. Vivaan confronts a moment where he slaps Siya after she reveals an abortion she had pursued without his consent, while Siya confesses to sleeping with her boss to preserve her job. The dynamic between them shifts under pressure, exposing fragility and fault lines they had not fully acknowledged.

The final task pushes to a violent edge: Vivaan is ordered to murder a target. He is led to a room where the target awaits, and the sight triggers a powerful flashback. The memory reveals a brutal college ritual in which Vivaan, Siya, and their friends ragged an underclassman named Akram. The cruelty they inflicted—public humiliation, forced eating of non-vegetarian food, and even dousing him in blood—had driven Akram to a breaking point, altering his life forever and leaving him damaged in both body and mind.

Back in the present, it becomes clear that Akram is Mr. Khan’s son, and the host’s carefully constructed plan is one of retribution. He seeks to make Vivaan and Siya confront the consequences of their past actions by forcing them to confront the man they damaged so deeply. The revelation reframes the entire ordeal as a vigilante-style reckoning, where the price of cruelty is laid bare.

Mr. Khan ultimately tells them they are free to go, but cautions that their sins will pursue them wherever they roam. The stage lights dim as Vivaan and Siya stand in stunned silence, tears streaking their faces, overwhelmed by the magnitude of their choices and the haunting realization that some wounds, once opened, don’t heal—only follow you. The film closes on their aching, unsettled silence, a sobering reminder that the past has a way of catching up when you least expect it.