The Puzzle In Tumbbad

What is special about the movie Tumbbad? Warning: Spoilers ahead - a crucial puzzle piece. I had the opportunity to watch Tumbbad twice at the cinema, and it has undoubtedly become one of my top 5 favorite movies. I immediately wrote about it on my blog, recognizing its rightful place as a cult classic. Besides its exceptional cinematography, captivating story, mesmerizing music, and brilliant acting, what fascinated me the most was that Tumbbad presented its audience with a puzzle to solve. The filmmakers didn't explicitly explain every aspect of the script, trusting the viewers to fill in the details themselves, and it worked wonderfully. For a long time, I pondered over a particular puzzle: If the curse was eternal, how was death possible? In a way, the death of Vinayak's grandmother offered her redemption from the curse. Or did it? No, the answer lies within the movie itself. Despite Vinayak killing his grandmother after she revealed the secret of harvesting gold from Hasta...