Imlie 21 May 2023: Cheeni finds Aryan having food at a dhaba and asks why didn’t he inform her before coming here. He offers her food and asks if the reporter came. Cheeni says reporter is waiting for him at her house. Aryan asks can’t she come here. Meethi starts praising Imlie’s qualities and says she learnt everything from the reporter. Aryan asks if the reporter is her mother. Cheeni says she is everything for her and continues praising Imlie. Aryan says lets go and meet her now. Imlie watches toy shop outside her house and thinks she should buy a toy for Cheeni. She checks her piggybank to buy a toy.
Malini tells Anu that she many times explained her that she is not interested in Aryan and still loves Aditya, says she will get Aryan married to any idiot and close the doors permanently for Imlie, be it Preeta or anyone else. Anu says she can think about it later, but how will she stop Aryan from meeting Imlie in Pagdandiya. Malini says Aryan is still in Pagdandiya because of a kid, she will get rid off the kid before she becomes a hurdle. Imlie breaks her piggybank and counts money, which she finds insuffient to buy a toy. She prays Seeta Maiya and asks how will she tell Cheeni that she doesn’t have enough money to either feed her or buy a toy. She feels disheartened and apologize Cheeni for not taking proper care of her.
Malini calls a job applicant Rajat and says he will get a job at Bhaskar Times if he clears her problem in Pagdandiya. He sends Cheeni’s pic to him. Rajat says her work will be done. Cheeni looks at a toy at a toy shop. A lady scolds shopkeeper for letting Cheeni touch a toy. Shopkeeper yells at Cheeni to not touch the toys and spoil them. Cheeni gives them both a befitting reply. She then notices Seeta maiya’s idol and tries to touch it. Shopkeeper stops her and warns not to touch it with her inauspicious hands. Imlie seeks salary from her boss. Boss says she has to deal with Aryan and send him back to the city if she wants her salary.
Shopkeeper pushes Cheeni away. Aryan holds her and asks shopkeeper if the shop belongs to him. Shopkeeper nods yes. Aryan picks a toy. Villagers ask him not to touch this toy as inauspicious and dirty Cheeni touched it. Aryan recalls Imlie’s ordeal. Aryan asks Cheeni which toy she wants. Cheeni says Seeta maiya. Shopkeeper refuses to sell it to Cheeni. Aryan tongue lashes him and villagers for being hypocrite and offers a money bundle to the shopkeeper.
Meethi offers money to Imlie and says all her mud toys were sold today. Imlie notices all her unsold toys and brings it to her. Cheeni gets teary eyed. Imlie says its Meethi’s savings and she should keep it for herself for her hay days. Meethi asks if she can seek money from her boss or arrange it from somewhere, but not her mother. She asks when she can send her money from city every month, why can’t she accept it. Imlie cries that she is 25 years old now and couldn’t do anything for Meethi or Cheeni. Shopkeeper gets greedy and hesitates to sell. Aryan offers him more bundles. Shopkeeper says he can take all the toys. Aryan says price is for the childhood and not toys and warns him thatif he misbehaves with Meethi or any other kids and will buy whole Pagdandiya and even its air. He then offers toys to kids and notices Cheeni already gone, thinks if he can help Cheeni in some way. Imlie heads to meet city man/Aryan.
Cheeni cries recalling villager’s bitter words for her. Rajat looks at her recalling Malini’s order to kill Cheeni if he needs a job at Bhaskar Times. He burns the hut and leaves thinking Cheeni will die in a fire accident. Cheeni panics seeing fire all around her and calls Imlie for help. Aryan and Imlie return to Imlie’s house and seeing the house burning run towards it to save Cheeni. Aryan enters the house first and wraps a blanket over Cheeni. Imlie enters next, drops water on Cheeni. Aryan and Imlie both hold Cheeni’s hand and walk out of house. They then slump and fall down and ask Cheen if she is fine. They are shocked to see each other after 5 years and recall the events from their firs meeting, their marriage, their romance, to their separation.
They both emotionally hug each other. Tu Mere Paas Hai Abhi.. song plays in the background. They both express their concern for each other. Imlie says he has injured himself a lot. He hates himself for letting her go. She asks why did he let her go then. He says his dreams had shattered because of her one dream. He leaves her hand and says his love died after her one mistake. Imlie says she had to repeatedly remind her that even she lost her baby and asks if he will hold her hand. Aryan recalls asking her to hold his hand and share his pain. They get out of their imagination when Cheeni speaks and says they met at last. Aryan asks Imlie if she is that journalist. Imlie asks if he came from Bhaskar Times.
Aryan notices Imlie holding his watch. Cheeni says he told his watch will return to him and addressing Seeta maiya’s idol tells Imlie that she got what always belonged to her. She exchanges watch and idol. Imlie tries to leave with Cheeni. Aryan stops her and says he needs to have an important talk. Imlie says later as Cheeni is tired. Cheeni says she is not, so they can speak. Imlie says may years passed without speaking, she doesn’t mind if another 1-2 nights pass. She takes Cheeni home. After sometime, she talks about the the internal wounds one faces. Cheeni asks why did she cry seeing Aryan. Imlie says she doesn’t know why. Cheeni asks she was eager to meet city man, then why didnt’ she speak to him when she met him today.
Aryan also thinks he was ager to meet her since years and when he met her, he couldn’t speak.Cheeni reveals how Aryan rescued her from monkey mask man and how she saved Narmada’s life with her herbal remedy and how rude Malini was over phone. Imlie thinks she was rounding in a circle since 5 years and fears if Aryan found out who Cheeni is. Aryan thinks Cheeni didn’t say that Imlie is her mother but said she is everything, he doesn’t care how they are related. Rajat calls Malini and informs her what she did. Malini praises him and says now mannerless and arrogant little girl Cheeni will be in a fear and thinking 10 times before speaking arrogantly. Cheeni tells Imlie that someone must have set fire into the hut purposefully. Imlie says it must be an accident. Cheeni recalls villagers bullying her and says they told that she is an illegitimate child and doesn’t have a father. Imlie gets angry and says she will confront villagers. Cheeni stops her and asks her to inform who her father is.
