Character Relationships in Kartavya

Pawan Malik (played by Saif Ali Khan) is a protagonist in Kartavya. Police inspector in Jhamli assigned to guard a journalist who is killed in a shootout. After arresting the escaped shooter, a 16-year-old boy named Harpal, Pawan realizes the child is a pawn and promises to protect him. He also shelters his brother Deepak and his brother's wife Preeti at a safehouse to evade village honor killings. Anand Shri (played by Saurabh Dwivedi) appears in Kartavya. Local spiritual guru who instructed 16-year-old Harpal to assassinate the journalist. His men attempt to silence Harpal to prevent him from exposing the murder plot to the police, making him a key antagonist driving the central conflict. Preeti (played by Suraksha Gaire) appears in Kartavya. Deepak (played by Saurabh Abrol) appears in Kartavya. Inspector Pawan Malik's brother who secretly elopes and marries Preeti from a different caste. Their union angers the families and village panchayat, who plan honor killings. Pawan moves him and his wife to a safehouse for protection. Harpal (played by Yudhvir Ahlawat) appears in Kartavya.

Character Relationship Map: Kartavya

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Kartavya (2026) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Dynamics

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

Story Analysis

A police inspector must protect a manipulated child witness and an endangered inter-caste married couple from forces seeking their silence or death.

Plot Progression

  1. The Ambushed Escort
  2. The Child Behind the Plot
  3. A Promise of Protection
  4. Love Against Custom
  5. The Safehouse Burden

Directed by Pulkit

Kartavya (2026) · 6.9/10 · crime, drama, thriller

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