Bhediya (2022)

Road contractor Bhaskar, accompanied by his cousin Jana, visits downtown Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, on a road construction assignment. There, they are welcomed by local residents Jomin, a friend of Bhaskar, and Panda, who show them around. One night, a wolf attacks Bhaskar on his rear end, and he is immediately rushed to Anika, a local veterinarian. Despite her inexperience, she treats him. The next day, Bhaskar finds himself miraculously cured and notices heightened senses of smell and hearing; he also realises that he can now communicate with animals. Meanwhile, local tribes and residents strongly oppose his project, as it requires deforestation.

Following the deaths of two officials involved in the project due to alleged animal attacks, Bhaskar reveals to his friends that he has become a shape-shifting werewolf ever since being bitten by the wolf, and that he has been committing the murders while having no control over his actions. They decide to chain Bhaskar up at a remote location each night to prevent further attacks. Nevertheless, a police officer discovers the truth and intimidates Bhaskar, but is subsequently attacked and killed by the wolf that bit him. Horrified, Bhaskar and his friends consult a Shaman, who asserts that Bhaskar can only be cured if he is bitten by the same werewolf on a new moon night at the same place. He then goes there with Jana and Jomin and realises that Anika is the werewolf.

Anika reveals that she was bitten by a werewolf over a century ago and has since served as the guardian of the forest. She tells them that she initially intended to kill Bhaskar for his involvement in the project, but chose to spare him upon realising that he possesses kindness and humanity. Anika is subsequently shot and captured by the local police, but Bhaskar transforms into a wolf and comes to her rescue. They subdue the police officers and go to a cliff, where Anika succumbs to her wounds and dies, leaving Bhaskar, who has fallen in love with her, devastated. He announces that the road will be rerouted along the forest's border, thereby avoiding deforestation.

In the post-credits scene, as Jana chains Bhaskar up to contain his transformations, his friends Vicky and Bittu pay him a visit and plead with him to return home, seeking his help with a new issue and asking for his assistance in finding Stree. Bhaskar transforms into a werewolf and suddenly appears in front of them, leaving them terrified.