Character Relationship Map: Ungli

Characters

• Nikhil Abhyankar (played by Emraan Hashmi) — protagonist

  Nikhil Abhyankar is a bomb-squad recruit raised by Ashok Kale like a son. He stages a false bomb call to meet his girlfriend, then pursues public-minded stunts and infiltrates the Ungli gang as a supp...

• Maya (played by Kangana Ranaut) — supporting

  Maya is one of the four friends who form the Ungli gang and fight corruption through unconventional public interventions. Ricky's sister, she is devastated after his assault and coma, and her anger an...

• Abhay Kashyap (played by Randeep Hooda) — supporting

  Abhay Kashyap is one of the four friends who establish the Ungli gang to challenge corruption. His anger after the injustice surrounding Ricky's assault contributes to the group's formation, and he la...

• Abhay's Mother (played by Reema Lagoo) — supporting
• Shivraman (played by Shivkumar Subramaniam) — supporting

  Shivraman is Ashok Kale's superior, introducing him to the Commissioner and assigning him the task of deciphering the Ungli gang. Later, he pressures Ashok by attempting to arrange a preferred posting...

• Ricky (played by Arunoday Singh) — supporting

  Ricky is Maya's brother and a fitness enthusiast who has a friendly relationship with the four friends. While trying to protect an old man during a scuffle, he is struck and falls into a coma. The fai...

• B.R. Dayal (played by Mahesh Manjrekar) — supporting

  B.R. Dayal is a powerful and corrupt bureaucrat whose influence obstructs a police complaint after Ricky is attacked. His power is used to intimidate witnesses and protect those connected to him, illu...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Abhay's Mother → Abhay Kashyap (mother)
• Shivraman → B.R. Dayal (Power Rival) — Both are linked to competing power structures affecting the investigation and its outcome.

  Shivraman operates within the police hierarchy investigating Ungli, while the plot presents Dayal as a powerful bureaucrat whose influence obstructs j...

• Shivraman → Nikhil Abhyankar (Power Institutional Opponent) — Their positions represent opposing sides of the institutional conflict surrounding Ungli.

  Shivraman is presented as a senior police authority during the investigation of the Ungli gang, while Nikhil is connected to the gang's activities and...

• Maya → Ricky (Family Sibling) — Maya is deeply affected by the violence inflicted on her brother.

  The plot identifies Ricky as Maya's brother. His assault and coma become the emotional reason behind the formation of the Ungli gang.

Story Dynamics

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

• Nikhil Abhyankar → B.R. Dayal (Conflict Exposee) — Nikhil becomes part of the effort to bring Dayal's corruption and influence to justice.

  Nikhil seeks opportunities that raise the gang's fame, and later the gang works with the police to expose Dayal before Dayal and his son are arrested.

• Ricky → B.R. Dayal (Conflict Victim Of Influence) — Ricky's injury exposes the protection surrounding Dayal's family.

  Ricky is struck while defending an old man, and the plot states that people connected to powerful bureaucrat B.R. Dayal pressure the old man against f...

• Maya → B.R. Dayal (Conflict Adversary) — Maya's grief places her in opposition to Dayal's protected power structure.

  Maya's brother is left in a coma after an assault connected to B.R. Dayal's son, while Dayal's influence prevents the old man from pursuing a police c...

• Nikhil Abhyankar → Maya (Alliance Teammate) — Maya becomes Nikhil's ally within the anti-corruption group.

  Maya suggests that Nikhil wants to join the Ungli gang, and she participates when the group admits him under certain conditions.

Story Analysis

A rebellious anti-corruption campaign grows from personal grief into a coordinated exposure of political and police wrongdoing.

Plot Progression

1. The Moral Outlaws — The Ungli gang challenges corruption through surveillance, public embarrassment, and unconventional punishments. Their actions make them wanted by police while winning admiration from ordinary people.
2. The Reluctant Investigator — Nikhil's false emergency reveals his manipulative resourcefulness. At the same time, the police hierarchy begins organizing an investigation into the gang.
3. A Gang Finds Its Cause — Nikhil stages public actions against political privilege and dishonest services. Maya helps the group accept him, after which the story of Ricky's assault explains the gang's emotional origin.
4. Trust Under Suspicion — Nikhil's hidden identity is exposed during preparations for a raid. He defends the gang, while the police system's own corruption forces a reassessment of his loyalties.
5. The Black Mark — The gang and the police use a sulphur-based test on printed notes to expose corrupt officials. The operation brings Dayal and his son to arrest and allows the anti-corruption mission to close.