Ayaan, who came to stop him, watches from behind. Tears roll down his face. He runs and hugs his father.

The screen cuts to black. A title card appears: Post-Credits Scene:

What follows is a montage of agony. Bhaiya Ji, with Mithun's help, trains like never before. He can't do a splits. He throws his back doing a somersault. He vomits after two push-ups. But he remembers his son's words, his wife's departure, Lala's betrayal. He remembers the whistles.

Bhaiya Ji is sitting in Prem Palace again. But now, the theatre is full. Zoya's film is playing. On screen, old Bhaiya Ji says his iconic line: "Jab tak baithne ko na kaha jaaye..."

Mithun, sitting beside him, claps — once, loud.

He looks at the phone, then at Mithun. He says: "Beta... ab main hero nahi, director ban raha hoon."

One night, drunk and angry, he stumbles into Babloo's fight club. A young goon challenges him. Bhaiya Ji, without any camera, beats him — not with flying kicks, but with a chair, a broken bottle, and a raw, ugly headbutt. The stunned crowd applauds.