TLDR;
The video summarizes the first four episodes of the web series "Andhera," a supernatural horror thriller. The series revolves around a mysterious darkness that consumes people, and the efforts of various characters to understand and combat it. Key points include:
- A girl named Bani is consumed by darkness after an encounter at the beach.
- Officer Kalpana investigates Bani's disappearance, uncovering strange details.
- Jai, haunted by nightmares since his brother's accident, sees Bani in his dreams.
- Rumi, a paranormal investigator, believes a paranormal evil is present in Mumbai.
- The episodes explore themes of mental health, trauma, and the battle against a supernatural entity.
Episode 1: The Beginning of Darkness [0:56]
The story begins with Bani, who is dealing with depression and is under the care of Dr. Prithvi. During a visit to the beach, Dr. Prithvi encourages her to confront the darkness she is running from, but he suddenly turns malevolent and urges her to surrender to it. Bani finds herself drowning and escapes a black shadow, only to be chased by a consuming darkness. After calling Dr. Prithvi and failing to reach him, she receives a disturbing call from her father, which makes her more depressed. The darkness then engulfs her completely. One month later, Officer Kalpana Kadam is assigned to Bani's missing case, initially deemed a runaway situation. Meanwhile, Jai, an MBBS student, seeks therapy from Dr. Aziz due to nightmares that began after a car accident that injured his brother, also named Prithvi. Jai's nightmares feature a girl resembling Bani being pulled out of a window by the darkness. Kalpana investigates Bani's disappearance, finding inconsistencies in the case file and CCTV footage. Jai learns about Rumi, a paranormal investigator, who believes a paranormal evil is present in Mumbai. Jai dismisses her claims until he experiences the darkness himself.
Episode 2: Connecting the Dots [10:50]
The episode opens with a scene at Ekant Child Shelter, where a child named Umar is abused. Darius, working for an organization, arrives and subjects the children to an experiment using headsets. Umar shows unusual brain activity during the process and is taken away by Darius. Jai continues to be haunted by nightmares and seeks Rumi's help. Kalpana faces pressure to close Bani's case but continues her investigation, uncovering Prithvi's phone and laptop. She also grapples with her own past trauma. Kalpana seeks unofficial help from her mentor to access Prithvi's tablet, which contains medical reports indicating illegal experiments involving drugs that induce hypnosis. Rumi and Jai visit Bani's house, where her mother reveals she can also see darkness and recounts Bani's strange behavior before her disappearance. Jai experiences a vision of Bani's child form in the house. Kalpana consults Dr. Sawant, who identifies the drugs used in Prithvi's trials, including a banned substance used for hypnosis. Rumi brings Jai to her house, where they encounter Dr. Aziz, Rumi's maternal uncle. Kalpana attends a wellness session at Aatma Healing Center, where she is attracted to Ayesha. Jai experiences hallucinations and is scared by the paintings in Rumi's house. Ayesha takes Kalpana for a session using a headset, during which Kalpana confronts her past trauma. Jai's mother shows Rumi and Dr. Aziz CCTV footage of Jai's hallucinations.
Episode 3: Unveiling the Experiment [19:44]
The episode starts with Jude, who is being hunted by the darkness. He is shown to be obsessed with a comic book and desperate to get a copy of it. Kalpana and Ayesha's relationship deepens. Kalpana investigates the deaths of Bani's parents, uncovering a suicide pact driven by the darkness. Jai learns about ERP (Event Related Potential) in class and wonders if brain wave imbalances can be cured. He recalls Prithvi's research before the accident. Kalpana takes Jai in for interrogation, where he reveals his experiences with the darkness and his involvement in Prithvi's experiments as Patient X. Rumi takes photos of the case file during the interrogation. Kalpana learns about Jude's past and his connection to Bani. Ayesha talks to Umar, who mentions a chair with light and a new friend in the garden after his treatment. Jai and Rumi investigate Bani's hotel room, where Rumi attempts to contact Bani's spirit. Jai sees Bani's ghost and is taken out of the hotel by his shadow self. Kalpana and Rumi find Jai, and Kalpana touches Jai and sees the darkness for the first time. Rumi believes the darkness is behind Jai, not Bani. Jude starts extracting information about Jai. Rumi studies the voice notes in her recording and hears the word "Atma" being repeated.
Episode 4: The Soul Healing Center [28:31]
Umar is shown in a heaven-like garden, finding his shadow. Darius attends a board meeting at Uber Life Farma, where the company's secret experiments are questioned. Oberoi reveals his plan to create a depression epidemic and provide the medicine for it. Kalpana is pressured to close the case but continues her investigation, focusing on Jude. Jai meets Jude, who reveals that people who sit on the chair are connected to each other. Jude is looking for a way to escape the darkness, which is UV lights. Jai and Rumi don't believe this comic thing and start leaving from here. Jude reveals that Prithvi told him to leave from there. Sarita submits an application to switch off Prithvi's life support. Rumi makes Jai listen to that recording and says that it was Bani soul speaking. Kalpana makes a plan to catch those involved in the case. Kalpana feels the trauma of her girlfriend and is about to fall from the building, but Bani pushes her back. Darius arrives to kill Jude but is caught by Kalpana. Kalpana reports this to Gokhale, who turns pale. The lab report of the syringe shows that the drug found inside it was the same Cata C13Z. Jai and Rumi come to the Soul Healing Centre. Jai is made to wear the same headset and gets a vision in which he himself was drilling Rumi's head. Bani's ghost shakes him again and wakes him up. Kalpana goes to Uber Life Pharma and asks about Darius. Jai and Rumi go to Jude and play him the recording of Bani. Umar is inside his visions and has to click a clicker. Dr. Say is running this whole experiment.