Character Relationship Map: Jeevan Mrityu

Characters

• Ashok Tandon (played by Dharmendra) — protagonist

  Ashok is Deepa’s childhood friend and beloved, and becomes a bank manager after college. Framed by his bank colleagues for theft, he is imprisoned for several years. After his release, Raja gives him...

• Deepa (played by Rakhee Gulzar) — supporting

  Deepa is Ashok’s childhood friend and beloved, and the two expect to marry after college. When Ashok is imprisoned, she agrees to look after his mother, but later marries and relocates. She is kidnapp...

• Harishchandra Shroff 'Harish' (played by Ajit Khan) — supporting

  Harish is a wealthy investor connected to the falling Lamington Jute shares. As the market continues to collapse, he urges a frightened investor not to sell, but the decline persists. His actions plac...

• Jagat Narayan (played by Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi) — supporting

  Jagat Narayan is one of the people affected by the apparent campaign against those connected to the Citizen Bank robbery. The story reports that he has already been ruined, making his fate part of Ram...

• Barrister P. Amarnath (played by Ramesh Deo) — supporting

  Barrister P. Amarnath is reported to have gone mad amid the apparent campaign against people linked to the Citizen Bank robbery. His reported collapse adds to the evidence prompting Ramakant to suspec...

• Sameer (played by Roopesh Kumar) — minor

  Sameer is Ashok's former colleague who approaches him after his release from prison. His reappearance connects Ashok's new life to his earlier work at the bank, where the theft conviction and missing...

• Deepa's father (played by Gajanan Jagirdar) — minor
• Ramakant (played by Krishan Dhawan) — minor

  Ramakant suspects that someone is deliberately destroying the people who shared the Citizen Bank robbery loot. He asks who is behind the conspiracy, and the question remains unanswered as the group pr...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Deepa's father → Deepa (father)
• Ashok Tandon → Sameer (Professional Former Colleagues) — Sameer reconnects with Ashok after prison, though the reference gives no further detail about their interaction.

  The plot reference describes Sameer as Ashok's former colleague and says he approaches Ashok after his release.

• Ashok Tandon → Deepa (Romantic Beloved) — Their expected future together is broken by Ashok's imprisonment and Deepa's later marriage and relocation.

  The character profile identifies Deepa as Ashok's childhood friend and beloved, and says they expected to marry after college.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ashok Tandon → Ramakant (Conflict Suspected Conspirator) — Ramakant investigates the apparent attacks on the robbery participants, but the reference leaves the identity of the person behind them unresolved.

  Ramakant suspects that someone is deliberately destroying the people who shared the bank's loot and asks who is behind the conspiracy.

• Ashok Tandon → Barrister P. Amarnath (Conflict Avenger And Target) — Amarnath is reported to have gone mad amid the apparent campaign against people connected to the robbery; the reference does not explicitly establish who caused this.

  The plot reference says Ashok's campaign appears to target people connected to the Citizen Bank robbery and reports that Barrister P. Amarnath has gon...

• Ashok Tandon → Jagat Narayan (Conflict Avenger And Target) — Jagat is among the people ruined in the apparent campaign against those connected to the robbery, though the reference does not explicitly confirm Ashok's role in Jagat's ruin.

  The plot reference says Ashok's campaign appears to target people connected to the Citizen Bank robbery and that Jagat Narayan has been ruined.

• Deepa → Harishchandra Shroff 'Harish' (Conflict Kidnapper And Captive) — Harish abducts Deepa, making her the target of his scheme and prompting Ashok's response.

  The character profile states that Harish kidnaps Deepa.

• Ashok Tandon → Harishchandra Shroff 'Harish' (Conflict Antagonist And Target) — Harish's kidnapping of Deepa brings him into direct conflict with Ashok, who agrees to pay the ransom and fights the kidnappers.

  The character profile identifies Harish as the antagonist who kidnaps Deepa; it says Ashok agrees to pay the ransom and fights Harish's goons.

Story Analysis

After prison and personal loss, Ashok takes a new identity and pursues a campaign amid the unexplained ruin of people connected to a bank robbery.

Plot Progression

1. Work, Conviction, and Loss — After his father's death, Ashok works to support his mother and Deepa and obtains a bank job. He is convicted of stealing a large sum, imprisoned, and later learns that his mother has died and Deepa i...
2. A Second Beginning — Released from prison, Ashok faces taunts about the missing money and is approached by former colleague Sameer. A wealthy benefactor offers him a new identity and charge of a city office; Ashok accepts...
3. Schemes and Financial Pressure — Ashok uses his position to gather information about wealthy men and becomes involved in schemes exploiting business opportunities and financial trust. One plan involving a loan against a mill is expos...
4. The Unanswered Conspiracy — Lamington Jute shares continue to fall as Harish urges an investor not to sell. Jagat Narayan is ruined and Barrister P. Amarnath is reported to have gone mad; Ramakant suspects a deliberate campaign...