Raat Baaki Hai

Raat Baaki Hai is a ZEE5 Hindi thriller movie starring Rahul Dev, Anup Soni, Paoli Dam, Saanand Verma and Dipannita Sharma directed by Avinash Das. Based on Atul Satya Koushik’s Hindi play Ballygunge 1990, the film is set in Rajasthan. The film is about a murder investigation of a top actress, who was found murdered in the suite of the hotel where she was engaged.

On their engagement night, film writer Kartik Sharma's (Anup Soni) fiancée, famous actress Vaani Chopra (Dipannita Sharma), is brutally murdered in her hotel room. Police officer Rajesh Ahlawat (Rahul Dev) arrives at the scene and takes charge of the investigation. Initial findings reveal that Kartik is the only person missing among the attendees of the engagement, making him the prime suspect. Meanwhile, Rajesh is maintaining regular phone communication, updating someone about the progress of the investigation.

In a state of panic, Kartik runs through the city and manages to seek help from a passing car. He explains to the driver that he is attempting to escape a serious problem without involving the police.

At the crime scene, the police focus their attention on a new suspect, film producer Rehan Mustafa (Saurabh Sachdeva) who launched Vaani. CCTV footage reveals that during the engagement, Rehan had a confrontation with Kartik due to his inappropriate behaviour towards Vaani. Rehan denies the murder accusation, admitting to his past relationship with Vaani. Witnessing Vaani's engagement to another man triggered his emotional response. The CCTV footage shows Rehan walking towards Vaani and Kartik's room later that night, but mysteriously, the footage is missing beyond that point. Rehan claims he intended to apologise to Vaani and Kartik but turned back before reaching their room.

As the car Kartik is in approaches a police checkpoint, he becomes anxious and asks the driver to avoid it. The driver, named Manohar, becomes suspicious by Kartik's behavior and asks him to exit the car. He suggests that Kartik seek help from the king Raja Sujan Singh, who resides nearby. Kartik complies.

Upon reaching Raja Sujan Singh's residence, Kartik is surprised to discover that his ex-girlfriend, Vashuki (Paoli Dam), is now the King's wife and Queen. Vashuki informs Kartik that the King is away and requests him to wait for his return. Kartik confesses to Vashuki that he was intoxicated earlier and woke up to find Vani dead with a knife in his hand. Due to excessive alcohol consumption, he experienced a blackout and cannot recall what happened. He cannot even be certain whether he killed Vaani or not.

The police later dismiss Rehan as a suspect when a waitress provides testimony affirming that Vani was seen alive by her after Rehan walked towards Vani's room. The waitress further confirms Rehan's intention to apologise to Vani and Kartik.

Through phone surveillance, the police learn that Kartik may be hiding in the King's residence, prompting them to head there for investigation. On their way, Rajesh narrates untold stories surrounding the murder to his colleague. A few days before the engagement, Vaani was having an affair with Raja Sujan Singh, and the person Rajesh keeps updating about the investigation is none other than the King himself.