The intersection of absurdity, humour, and originality is what gives birth to a film like Woh 3 Din. It’s hard to categorise it into one definite genre since it has comedy, crime, and mystery elements packaged into a road trip-esque structure.
But still, the ending of the film leaves a lot to be unpacked.
Consider Yourself Warned: SPOILERS AHEAD!
Woh 3 Din Plot Overview
Ram Bharose is an honest rickshaw puller who needs money to pay back his debt as well as his for his daughter’s education. One day, he comes across a man willing to hire him for Rs. 3,000 for three days. At first, Ram Bharose thinks this man is his answer to achieving his goals. However, at the end of their journey, his passenger disappears.
Woh 3 Din Ending
Who is the Mystery Man?
The man who hired Ram Bharose for his services is, cheekily, none other than “Sanjay Mishra.”
Let me clarify — while the real actor Sanjay Mishra plays Ram Bharose, Chandan Roy Sanyal plays the character of “Sanjay Mishra,” the man who hired Ram Bharose for three days.
This mystery man previously called himself Walter White, but he explains to Dayanand that the real “Walter White” was a crime lord from Africa who taught him all about illegal activities. After the real Walter’s death, Sanjay (the character) was inspired to take on the same mantle and continue with his shady dealings.
As Sanjay found more success in his field, he decided to take on a big gangster named Dharamraj — and it is exactly for this journey that he hired Ram Bharose.
Together, the two men made their way through Varanasi, stopping at all sorts of places — from a food stall to a brothel — before they eventually reached Dharamraj’s location.
Once there, it seems as if “Walter White” is unable to strike a deal with the thugs and so gets kidnapped in the process. Later, he is found by Dayanand and Ram Bharose.
Dayanand then tells them that they have helped bust a major gang and that they will get a reward of Rs. 25,000 for it. He also tells them to not leave the city in the meantime.
As Ram Bharose and Sanjay walk away, they funnily argue about collecting the money in the form of a cheque or cash.
What’s Going on in the Final Scene (With the Suspected Thief)?
As the dynamic duo walks away from our screen, there’s a voice-over that draws our attention to Dayanand’s new ‘plan’ to use Ram Bharose and Sanjay. Then, we’re shown Ram Bharose giving a ride to the suspected chain snatcher as the latter plays music.
Now, just before this quite odd yet funny climax comes, the narrator states that Dayanand has hatched a new plan with Ram Bharose and Sanjay in tow.
So, it is quite likely that owing to Ram Bharose’s rock-solid honesty, Dayanand may have found a way to catch common criminals and thieves without apparent police intervention.
After all, the final passenger in Ram Bharose’s rickshaw has already been established as a dishonest man, even cheating the poor rickshaw driver out of Rs. 5. Then, a cop takes the… unique character to the police station when he is caught stealing a woman’s chain red-handed — only from him to offer a bribe to the officials.
So evidently, whoever this man is, it could be possible for him to be involved with shady or even criminal activities on a grander scale.
Furthermore, before we see Ram Bharose taking his passenger all across Varanasi, Dayanand also recalls the bagwala, mithaiwaala, and vaidji — and the one thing common between all of them is that they lied to Dayanand about seeing Walter White urf Sanjay.
So, it is likely that the new schemes Dayanand has thought of involve Ram Bharose helping the police department and busting criminals in an unofficial capacity.
However, there isn’t a lot of information to go off of, so how exactly Ram Bharose does that is still unclear.
But why else would Ram Bharose accept the thief as a passenger, knowing full well how the latter will do what it takes to save a few extra bucks?
Woh 3 Din, although comedic in its tone, does a wonderful job of expressing the plight of a poor father who is struggling to make ends meet by just pulling his rickshaw. Like most fathers, he, too, dreams of educating his daughter so that she is free to live on her own terms, no matter what the haters say.
It is because of these financial pressures that Ram Bharose accepted Walter White’s offer, and even when he found the bag in his rickshaw, he went straight to the cops to get the matter resolved.
While the three-day trips are an inconvenience to the old man, the fact of the matter remains that Ram Bharose is rewarded for helping Dayanand bust the gangsters — and all of this was possible only due to his honest nature.
So, it would make sense that Dayanand needs someone whom he can truly trust on his team… and who would be better for the job than someone who is familiar with the nooks and crannies of the city?
As far as Ram Bharose is concerned, this new role would be a step up for him, and maybe there are some financial incentives for him in it as well, which would help him make his own dreams come true.
