Plot 7 Khoon Maaf

1 plot

1.1 prologue—prem pujari
1.2 adamkhor major
1.3 ek duje ke liye
1.4 musafir hoon yaaron
1.5 amar prem
1.6 pyaar ki keemat
1.7 mushroom da
1.8 epilogue—the seventh husband

plot
prologue—prem pujari

7 khoon maaf tells story of anglo-indian woman, susanna anna-marie johannes (priyanka chopra), murders husbands. susanna tries find love, 6 of 7 husbands have flaw proves fatal. killings (and yearning love) explained loss of mother @ young age. story told young forensic pathologist, arun (vivaan shah), wife, nandini (konkona sen sharma). arun has watched susanna since childhood, , has secret crush on her. owes life her; funded education, making him today. arun tells wife susanna has committed suicide, leaving him note congratulating him on marriage. doctor must confirm body found susanna s. arun unable overcome grief on death , pours out heart wife, listens patiently.

adamkhor major

susanna s (priyanka chopra) first husband—edwin rodriques (neil nitin mukesh), army major—is overbearing, jealous , possessive. disabled, cannot believe beautiful woman susanna faithful him. uncertain of sexual potency, takes out anger on wife. although susanna endures mental cruelty, cannot forgive edwin blinding faithful, mute stableboy (shashi malviya) whip. edwin eliminated during panther-hunting trip of susanna s faithful maid (usha uthup), butler (harish khanna) , mute stableboy.

ek duje ke liye

susanna s second husband—jamshed singh rathod (john abraham), renames himself jimmy stetson after marriage—is singer flaw pride. marriage begins well, jimmy becomes successful , misuses new-found fame. steals songs, dallies other women , becomes dependent on drugs. susanna wants lucky in love second time; tries wean him addiction, continues in secret. gives up, disposing of him heroin overdose. police investigators find footprints near body indicating person 6 toes murderer.

musafir hoon yaaron

susanna s third husband—wasiullah khan (also known musafir) (irrfan khan)—is soft-spoken, thoughtful poet day , sado-masochist night. susanna tries cover bruises makeup; servants cannot bear see mistreated, , advise rid of him. khan interred in snowy kashmiri grave.

amar prem

her fourth husband, nikolai vronsky (aleksandr dyachenko), russian spy leading double life. when susanna discovers has wife , family, rage knows no bounds , meets end aid of susanna s pet snakes. after vronsky s death, susanna no longer agonizes on eliminating of whom disapproves.

pyaar ki keemat

her fifth husband, keemat lal (annu kapoor), police inspector has shielded madame prosecution 2 murders in exchange marriage. voracious appetite sex, dependence on viagra proves undoing; 1 fateful night, susanna mixes overdose of drug lal s drink.

mushroom da

modhusudhon tarafdar (naseeruddin shah) bengali doctor rescues susanna suicide attempt (when learns arun s marriage) , puts on mushroom-only diet. although not want marry him, tarafdar persuades promise sole heir of property. bankrupt, tries poison susanna mushroom soup several years later inheritance. butler drinks accident , dies instead; in state of shock, shoots tarafdar during game of russian roulette. night, susanna sets house ablaze in suicide attempt. seeing house on fire, maid (who has 6 toes) tries rescue dies in attempt.

epilogue—the seventh husband

in forensics laboratory, arun discovers body not susanna s; however, declares susanna dead in reports. looks her; when finds susanna, tells him getting married next day accepts her, knowing sins. in epiphany imagines jesus christ seventh husband, full of love , never hurtful; becomes nun , finding love sought life. arun , nandini return home after tells susanna dead.