Nishaanchi Part 2 ending explained: Babloo or Dabloo, who dies? How Manjari delivers ultimate justice

Subverting expectations by establishing a new, unexpected character as the genuine marksman, Nishaanchi Part 2 (now available on Prime Video [subscribers of OTTplay Premium will also be able to watch the film with a top-up]) by Anurag Kashyap provides a tense and emotionally devastating climax to the two-part story. Moving aside from the graphic gang warfare of the original, the sequel discusses the villain Ambika's (Kumud Mishra) cunning political schemes and the lasting emotional impact on the main family.

Brotherly discord and Babloo's return

The film opens with the brothers Babloo and Dabloo's (Aaishvary Thackeray) growing animosity towards one another. The news that Babloo's younger brother Dabloo is secretly seeing Rinku (Vedika Pinto), the girl Babloo thought he was protecting, complicates his attempts at forgiveness soon after his release from prison. This treachery drives Babloo to better himself.

Ambika, now a powerful minister, needs a faultless marksman to assassinate his political adversary. Inspector Kamal (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) blackmails Babloo into joining the assassination plot as he becomes his target. After making some amends with influential figure Anjana (Erika Jason), who supports Babloo despite his history as an ex-con, his desire to return to a life of crime becomes even more convoluted.

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Ambika's cunning scheme revealed

With a high-tech sniper rifle, Ambika sets her plan in motion to isolate Babloo in a secure residence. Ambika had planned the whole cycle of murder, using Babloo and his relatives to eliminate his competitors and clear his rise to power, but Puraane (Sahaarsh Shuklaa), an associate of Ambika, unintentionally uncovers this horrific truth right before the planned hit.

The Russian arms merchant and Puraane are both killed when Babloo, realising he has been a pawn his whole life, turns the gun on his handlers. He betrays Kamal, so he kills him after purposefully aborting the expedition and causing mayhem to derail the political event. Regrettably, Ambika interrupts his plan to confront him. Rinku, in a warning to the minister, vows vengeance for her father's death, which Babloo caused but Ambika managed. In an abrupt and anticlimactic act of brutality, Ambika shoots and kills Babloo as he enters an empty house.

Manjari's central role in climax

After Babloo's murder, the focus moves to Manjari (Monika Panwar), the woman who has seen her husband and two sons killed by Ambika for her greed. This is the last act of retribution.

Ambika tries to shift the blame by driving Manjari home at the burial while acting sympathetically when she should not. Despite his long-standing mistrust, Manjari now invites him inside and tells him to leave his armed bodyguards outside. At this very moment, the long-awaited crescendo is about to begin.

Poisoned tea and Manjari's confession

Following Manjari's orders, Rinku neutralises Ambika's security details by serving her soldiers tea laced with powerful poison. After Manjari confronts Ambika, she admits that she considered poisoning Babloo herself to end his violent streak. The man responsible for all the misery is now her direct target.

On the front lawn, Ambika discovers the bodies of his entire crew as he tries to run away. Manjari reappears with her rifle, which she had meticulously oiled but never fired, a weapon that was decades old. As the minister flees, she readies her shot and kills him. Crucially, Ambika does not perish immediately. As Manjari passes the humiliated and hurting guy on the street, he fires one last, merciless shot.

Maternal justice and new beginning

With the name Manjari substituting the well-known Babloo as the genuine Nishaanchi, the film's credits roll. At the conclusion, the title is rethought to imply that the true marksman isn't the one with the greatest aim but rather the one who has endured the greatest loss; this is brought to a head in a violent depiction of maternal justice. Dabloo and Rinku are finally able to break free of their tragic inheritance and begin a new life without Ambika's presence thanks to Manjari's last act.

FAQs:

Q: Who dies in the ending of Nishaanchi Part 2: Babloo or Dabloo?

A: The brother who dies in the finale of Nishaanchi Part 2 is Babloo. After his attempt to disrupt Ambika's political assassination plot, Babloo confronts the minister but is coldly shot dead by Ambika in an anti-climactic act of cruelty, setting up the ultimate revenge.

Q: Who is the "true Nishaanchi" revealed to be at the end of the film?

A: The film subverts the expectations by crowning Manjari (Babloo and Dabloo's mother) as the true Nishaanchi (sharpshooter). The title is recontextualised to signify not the best aim, but the one who carries the heaviest burden of loss, culminating in her final act of brutal maternal justice.

Q: What happens to the antagonist Ambika in Nishaanchi Part 2?

A: The antagonist, Ambika, is killed by Manjari in the film's climax. After being confronted at Babloo's funeral, Manjari ensures Ambika's armed bodyguards are neutralised by Rinku using poisoned tea. Manjari then uses her decades-old rifle to shoot the fleeing minister, delivering a final, unforgiving shot to end the cycle of violence he created.