U Turn (2018)

U Turn
DirectorPawan Kumar

Plot

Rachana, an intern with The Times of India, is working on an article about incidents occurring on a flyover. She has a crush on crime reporter Aditya and seeks his help to gather information on the accidents. Rachana discovers that each day, some motorists move concrete blocks partitioning the road to make a quick U-turn, causing them to be left haphazardly on the road, leading to numerous accidents. A homeless man on the flyover records the vehicle numbers of those violating this rule and gives the list to Rachana. She uses her contacts in the traffic department to obtain the culprits' details, intending to confront them and write an article. However, her attempt to meet the first person on the list fails.

Later that day, Rachana is arrested and accused of killing the person she intended to meet. She explains her side of the story, but the senior police officer dismisses it. Sub-inspector Pradeep Nayak, however, finds her story plausible and investigates further. It is revealed that everyone on Rachana's list has committed suicide on the same day they took the illegal U-turn. Rachana and Nayak discover another number noted by the homeless man, which is to be given to Rachana the next day. They trace the address and attempt to rescue the man, a lawyer, who took the U-turn that day. Finding nothing suspicious, they leave, only to witness the lawyer's suicide as he jumps off his balcony and lands on their car.

Rachana tries to confront the homeless man about the injuries on the flyover. She also reports two young men violating the U-turn to Nayak, who initially dismisses the idea that they would die. To protect them, Nayak locks them in an old police lock-up and monitors them via CCTV. One of the men, seemingly possessed, fights the other, leading to his death, and then shoots himself. Meanwhile, Senior Inspector Chandrashekhar suspends Nayak due to the deaths in police custody. Aditya provides Rachana with an article about the incidents on the flyover.

Rachana interviews Ritesh, who recounts the tragic deaths of his wife Maya and daughter Arna in an accident on the flyover caused by the moved concrete blocks. He urges Rachana to find the person responsible for their deaths.

Desperate to uncover the truth, Rachana takes the illegal U-turn herself and waits for something to happen. She dreams of Maya and Arna, who accuse her of being responsible for their deaths. Maya, using supernatural powers, tries to kill Rachana, who promises to find the real culprit. Awakening, Rachana goes to Nayak's home, where she finds photos of the deceased U-turn violators. With Nayak's help, she identifies the person who moved the blocks on the day of Maya's accident.

Rachana writes the culprit's phone number and address on a balloon and leaves it on the flyover for Maya to find. She discovers that the phone number belongs to Aditya's brother, who had moved to the US, leaving Aditya using his bike. Rachana confronts Aditya, accusing him of causing the deaths. Aditya explains that he had exchanged bikes with a friend, absolving him of direct responsibility.

In a final twist, it is revealed that Ritesh was the one who moved the block, causing the accident. Maya's ghost is waiting in Aditya's house to kill him when Ritesh arrives, having been informed by Rachana. They save Aditya, and Ritesh confesses to Maya and Arna's ghosts that their deaths were his fault. He attempts to commit suicide, but Maya's ghost intervenes, telling him his punishment is to live in this world without them.

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