In a board meeting, Riddhi proposes to the members that they provide six months' advance salary as compensation to the workers who had protested. However, one of the members interrupts and expresses that no amount of compensation can heal the emotional wounds caused by the events. After the meeting concludes and everyone leaves, Kanchan becomes visibly stressed and admits that everything that happened was her fault. Riddhi consoles her, and she remembers a childhood memory where she had wiped her tears. During this moment, Riddhi reflects on their past and blames her father, Mr. Promod Saxena, for Kanchan's current state.
Meanwhile, Neel returns home and tells his father about a grandmother who had given him a card regarding a potential job opportunity. At the Chotwani household, Nani engages Riddhi and Kanchan in a conversation, teasing them about when they plan to find suitable boys for marriage. She mentions that she has consulted a pandit regarding their horoscopes and that they need to visit Trimbakeshwar for a ritual.
On the other hand, Neel receives a phone call informing him that his job interview has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date. His father suggests that he accompany him to Trimbakeshwar for a pooja, unaware that it is the same ritual planned for Riddhi.
At the temple in Trimbakeshwar , as the rituals are about to begin, a group of children nearby are flying kites. By accident, the thread of one kite grazes Kanchan's nose, leaving a deep cut that begins to bleed. In the midst of the commotion, Kanchan and Riddhi notice Neel holding a kite reel in his hand. It turns out that the frightened children, fearing they might get into trouble, had hastily handed the firki to Neel before running away.