Babumoshai Bandookbaaz (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A contract killer's attempt to leave violence behind is overwhelmed by betrayal, revenge, and the inheritance of violence.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Killer With Rules

Babu works as a disciplined hitman in a violent political environment. A contract and a witnessed killing connect his professional life to a personal conflict.

Key Events

• Political Uttar Pradesh — Rival political forces shape the violent world in which Babu works. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Uttar Pradesh
• The Hitman Routine — Babu works as a paid hitman and gives part of each fee to the constable arranging jobs. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Remote shanty
• Jiji Assigns A Hit — Jiji assigns Babu to kill a local muscleman. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Uttar Pradesh
• Target Surveillance — Babu surveys his target before carrying out the contract. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Near the target's area
• The Witnessed Killing — Babu completes the assigned killing, which is witnessed by a local cobbler. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Target's area

Blood Behind The Contract

After learning the hidden reason behind the killing, Babu eliminates the remaining brothers. His action damages Jiji's political plans and turns an employment relationship hostile.

Key Events

• A Dangerous Confrontation — Babu confronts the witness and is stabbed in self-defense. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Near the cobbler's workplace
• The Hidden Crime — Babu learns that the victim and his brothers had raped the witness. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Remote shanty
• The Brothers' Contract — Babu kills the remaining brothers after receiving a promise in exchange for the murders. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Uttar Pradesh
• Jiji's Political Anger — Jiji is furious because the killings destroy her planned political alliance. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Uttar Pradesh

The Hitmen's Contest

Babu accepts a contract against three of Jiji's men and faces a rival hitman. Competition becomes cooperation when the two attack the final target together.

Key Events

• A New Contract — Babu accepts a contract to kill three of Jiji's men. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Uttar Pradesh
• Babu Challenges Jiji — Babu informs Jiji about the contract and challenges her to protect her men. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Uttar Pradesh
• The Rival Hitman — Another hitman interferes during Babu's first attempt on the targets. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Target's area
• The Killing Competition — The two hitmen agree that whoever kills more targets wins the contest. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Uttar Pradesh
• Two Targets Fall — Babu kills one target while the rival hitman kills another. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Separate target locations
• The Third Target — Babu and the rival hitman cooperate to kill Triloki. Characters: Babu Bihari, Triloki Location: Triloki's location

Fire And Vengeance

The rival hitman betrays Babu, leaving him in a coma. After awakening, Babu learns that Jiji's attack destroyed his home and begins a revenge campaign.

Key Events

• The Train Betrayal — After revealing a fourth target, the rival hitman shoots Babu, who falls into a passing train. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Near a passing train
• The Long Coma — Babu wakes in a hospital after a long coma, with long hair and a beard. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Hospital
• The Burned Home — Babu learns that Jiji sent her force to his house and that the fire killed the woman he loved. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Babu's burned house
• The Revenge Spree — Babu begins killing the enemies he blames for the destruction of his life. Characters: Babu Bihari, Jiji Location: Uttar Pradesh

What Goes Around

Babu discovers that the woman he believed dead survived and participated in the betrayal. He kills both betrayers, raises the child, and faces the possibility that violence will continue through the next generation.

Key Events

• The Final Contract — Babu refuses a new contract but is given an address connected to a strong motive. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Uttar Pradesh
• The Impossible Return — Babu discovers that the woman he believed dead is alive and has a son. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: A private residence
• The Last Betrayal — Babu learns that the rival hitman and the woman had a relationship and that she ordered Babu's death. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: A private residence
• Russian Roulette — Babu tricks the rival hitman into a Russian roulette-style game and kills him. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: A private residence
• The Final Pyre — Babu kills the woman for her betrayal and burns both bodies on a pyre. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: A funeral pyre
• A Child And A Gun — Babu raises the child away from crime, but the child approaches with a gun as a shot is heard. Characters: Babu Bihari Location: Babu's home

Story Breakdown

• Political Killing World — The story begins in a politically controlled environment where contract killings are routine.
  • Babu's Hitman Life — Babu works for rival political forces and lives simply while carrying out paid murders.
  • Jiji's Assignment — Jiji gives Babu a contract against a local muscleman.
• Witness And Motive — A killing exposes a hidden crime and changes the meaning of Babu's next contracts.
  • Witnessed Killing — A local cobbler sees Babu complete the assigned murder.
  • Hidden Crime Revealed — Babu learns why the victim and his brothers were connected to the witness's suffering.
• Political Fallout — Babu's personal decision damages Jiji's political strategy.
  • Brothers Eliminated — Babu kills the remaining brothers after receiving a promise.
  • Alliance Destroyed — The killings ruin Jiji's planned political alliance and turn her against Babu.
• Rival Hitmen — A second contract creates a competition that briefly becomes cooperation.
  • Three Target Contest — The two hitmen compete to kill more of Jiji's three men.
  • Triloki's Death — Babu and the rival hitman cooperate to eliminate Triloki.
• Betrayal And Collapse — The apparent partnership ends in a shooting that removes Babu from the conflict.
  • Fourth Target Revealed — The rival hitman announces that another target exists after the third killing.
  • Fall Into The Train — The rival hitman shoots Babu, who falls into a passing train and enters a long coma.
• Fire Of Revenge — Babu returns to a destroyed home and responds with an extended revenge campaign.
  • Jiji's Attack — Babu learns that Jiji's force burned his house and killed the woman he loved.
  • Killing Spree — Babu hunts down the enemies he blames for the destruction of his life.
• Final Betrayal — A supposed return from the past reveals that Babu's emotional world was built on deception.
  • Survivor And Child — Babu discovers that the woman he believed dead is alive and has a son.
  • Ordered Assassination — He learns that she arranged the rival hitman's attempt to kill him.
• Violence Repeated — Babu ends the immediate betrayal but cannot prevent violence from reaching the next generation.
  • Russian Roulette — Babu tricks the rival hitman into a fatal Russian roulette-style game.
  • Child With A Gun — Babu raises the child away from crime, yet the ending shows the child approaching with a gun.

Directed by

Kushan Nandy

Key Cast

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui — Babu Bihari
• Bidita Bag — Fulwa
• Shraddha Das — Jasmine
• Murali Sharma — Triloki
• Divya Dutta — Jiji