Character Relationship Map: Badlapur

Characters

• Liak (played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui) — supporting

  Bank robber and Raghu's former friend who is imprisoned for the crime. After fifteen years, he is paroled due to terminal illness and his mother's intervention. He admits to killing Misha and Robin in...

• Jhimli (played by Huma Qureshi) — supporting

  Liak's girlfriend who initially works as a sex worker and is assaulted by Raghu. Years later, she becomes the concubine of a local businessman named Patil. She meets Liak before his death and later dr...

• Koko (played by Radhika Apte) — supporting

  Harman's wife who invites Raghu to lunch. She pleads for her and her husband's lives, but Raghu uses her for revenge by forcing her to strip and scream. She is ultimately murdered by Raghu with a hamm...

• Misha (played by Yami Gautam Dhar) — supporting

  Raghu's wife and Robin's mother. She is shot and killed during the car chase following the bank robbery orchestrated by Liak and Harman. Her death serves as the catalyst for Raghu's fifteen-year quest...

• Harman (played by Vinay Pathak) — supporting

  Liak's partner in the bank robbery who escapes initially. He lives with his wife Koko and denies killing Misha and Robin. He is tracked down by Raghu and murdered alongside Koko with a hammer.

• Patil (played by Zakir Hussain) — supporting

  A local businessman who takes Jhimli in as his concubine. He appears near the end of the story, driving away with Jhimli after Liak's death, leaving Raghu standing alone in the rain.

• Liak's Mother (played by Pratima Kazmi) — supporting

  Her son's terminally ill mother who lives apart from him. She approaches Raghu to plead for her son's compassionate parole, betraying him by giving Harman's name to Raghu in exchange for his freedom.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Liak's Mother → Liak (mother)
• Jhimli → Patil (Romantic Concubinage) — Their relationship is presented as an unequal intimate arrangement.

  The plot states that Jhimli later becomes the concubine of the local businessman Patil.

• Harman → Koko (Family Spouse) — They are married and share a household.

  The plot identifies Koko as Harman's wife, and they live together when Harman is located years later.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jhimli → Harman (Unknown Information Link) — Jhimli is connected to the search for Harman's identity.

  A detective identifies Jhimli as the person who may know the name of the robbery partner, but she refuses to provide it.

• Koko → Misha (Narrative Indirect Victim Connection) — Misha's death indirectly determines Koko's fate.

  Koko becomes the target of revenge because she is Harman's wife, while Harman is connected to the robbery that caused Misha's death.

• Harman → Misha (Conflict Causal Adversary) — Harman's criminal actions directly contribute to Misha's death.

  Harman participates in the bank robbery and escapes during the chase in which Misha is shot.

Story Analysis

A cycle of violence gradually reveals that revenge can destroy the avenger as completely as the original crime.

Plot Progression

1. The Robbery's Deadly Cost — A bank robbery and car theft lead to a fatal chase. Misha's death transforms a family tragedy into the foundation of a revenge story.
2. A Vengeance Takes Shape — The grieving survivor searches for the missing criminal partner through private information. Jhimli refuses to help and suffers a brutal assault.
3. Fifteen Years Later — Time passes, but the old crime remains unresolved. The hidden partner is eventually traced to a household shared with Koko.
4. Revenge Without Mercy — Koko invites the avenger to lunch and pleads for mercy after his intentions are exposed. He humiliates her and kills both Koko and Harman.
5. The Futility Of Revenge — Jhimli's changed life and final encounter with the dying robber shift the story toward moral exhaustion. Her departure leaves the avenger alone with the consequences.