Back in an unspecified time period, Shashi is a bright young woman who never fails to read the works of a poet named Phillauri that are regularly published in a local weekly.

From that day onwards, Roop Lal is a changed man, dedicating his life to knowing and understanding the poetry of Phillauri (which it is clear now that he is not the author of) and spreading its message via his beautiful singing to others.

On one particular night, while Roop Lal is alone at home singing one of Phillauri's poems, Shashi comes to him and reveals that she is the one who writes poetry under the pseudonym of 'Phillauri' (which she can't do openly, being a woman).

Subsequently, love blossoms between the two (the poet and the singer who translates her poetry to song and spreads its message far and wide), but Shashi's elder brother (a reputed doctor of the village who brought her up) eventually learns about the affair and intervenes.

The very fact that Shashi writes poetry is a revelation to her brother, and as time passes, he too reads the poems and starts appreciating her obvious talent.

Shashi's brother, by now convinced of Roop Lal's changed nature and good intentions, as well as the deep love between the couple, starts the preparations for her marriage.

Her brother has to face the intense embarrassment and shame of sending everyone away, and this in turn hurts Shashi so much that she commits suicide (by hanging herself from a tree) due to an overwhelming sense of sadness, despair, and betrayal.

In the midst of these flashbacks via Shashi's spirit, the parallel storyline in the present continues with Kanan (whose confused ramblings about seeing a ghost naturally no one believes), ending up in trouble with Anu, who feels that he is not really interested in marrying her (which is partially true since he is getting cold feet).

The movie ends with Shashi's spirit reuniting finally with her lover Roop Lal's (who was killed in the massacre on the day of Baisakhi, when he recorded their songs and was to return to marry her).

[14] Nihit Bhave of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "The idea is superbly original, culturally on point and has great potential.