Character Relationship Map: Holiday

Characters

• Captain Viraat Bakshi (played by Akshay Kumar) — protagonist

  Captain Viraat Bakshi is a DIA officer on a 40-day holiday who becomes the central force against a terrorist network. After witnessing a bus bombing, he investigates sleeper agents, protects targeted...

• Saiba Thapar (played by Sonakshi Sinha) — supporting

  Saiba Thapar is a professional boxer whom Viraat's parents initially want him to marry. Although Viraat first rejects her as old-fashioned, he sees her boxing and falls in love with her. Her modern ou...

• Alvin D'souza (played by Zakir Hussain) — supporting

  Alvin D'souza is the Joint Defence Secretary of India and secretly a member of the terrorist group. He supports a plan to frame Viraat and his team as terrorists while recruiting sleeper agents within...

• Mukund Deshmukh (played by Sumeet Raghvan) — supporting

  Mukund Deshmukh is a Sub-Inspector and Viraat's friend who travels with him when the bus bombing occurs. He helps Viraat pursue the terrorist conspiracy and later follows the tracking plan during the...

• ACP Ashok Gaikwad (played by Gireesh Sahdev) — supporting

  ACP Ashok Gaikwad is a corrupt police officer who acts as a mole for the terrorists. After Ajmal escapes from the hospital with his assistance, Viraat kidnaps Ajmal again and interrogates him to ident...

• Lieutenant William Martin Joel (played by Randheer Rai) — supporting

  Lieutenant William Martin Joel is one of Viraat's Army officer teammates. His wedding is important because it brings the officers together on the day the sleeper agents plan to plant bombs. Later, Joe...

• Preeti Bakshi (played by Cherry Mardia) — supporting

  Preeti Bakshi is Viraat's younger sister and one of the women targeted by the terrorist network after its first operation fails. Viraat deliberately places her in the kidnapping plan as a substitute,...

• Mr. Thapar (played by Rajesh Khatri) — minor

  Mr. Thapar is Saiba Thapar's father. He belongs to the family involved when Viraat's parents bring him to meet Saiba as a possible marriage partner. The plot provides no separate action for him, but h...

• Mr. Bakshi (played by Premnath Gulati) — minor

  Mr. Bakshi is Viraat's father. When Viraat returns to Mumbai for a 40-day holiday, he and Mrs. Bakshi quickly arrange for him to meet Saiba Thapar, hoping that the two will marry. His role connects Vi...

• Mrs. Bakshi (played by Gauri Pandit) — minor

  Mrs. Bakshi is Viraat's mother. After his return home during his holiday, she joins Mr. Bakshi in arranging a meeting between Viraat and Saiba Thapar because they want them to marry. Through this effo...

• Mrs. Thapar (played by Indira Krishnan) — minor

  Mrs. Thapar is Saiba Thapar's mother. She is part of the family connection through which Viraat's parents arrange a meeting between Viraat and Saiba, whom they hope will marry. Although the plot does...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Saiba Thapar → Mr. Thapar (Family Daughter And Father)

  Mr. Thapar is identified as Saiba's father and belongs to the family involved in the introduction to Viraat.

• Saiba Thapar → Mrs. Thapar (Family Daughter And Mother)

  Mrs. Thapar is identified as Saiba's mother and is part of the family connection behind the arranged introduction.

• Mr. Bakshi → Mrs. Bakshi (Family Spouses)

  The plot describes Mr. and Mrs. Bakshi acting together as Viraat's parents when arranging his meeting with Saiba.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Mrs. Bakshi (Family Son And Mother)

  Mrs. Bakshi is identified as Viraat's mother and joins Mr. Bakshi in arranging his meeting with Saiba.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Mr. Bakshi (Family Son And Father)

  Mr. Bakshi is identified as Viraat's father; he and Mrs. Bakshi arrange for Viraat to meet Saiba.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Preeti Bakshi (Family Brother)

  Preeti is identified as Viraat's younger sister, and he substitutes her into the kidnapping plan before rescuing her.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Saiba Thapar (Romantic Love Interest)

  Viraat initially rejects Saiba, but after seeing her boxing match, he falls in love with her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lieutenant William Martin Joel → Mukund Deshmukh (Alliance Operational Allies)

  During the ship operation, Joel remains in contact with Mukund as instructed by Viraat, and Joel plants a bomb at the ship's base.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Alvin D'souza (Conflict Adversaries)

  Alvin is revealed as a member of the terrorist group involved in framing Viraat and his team; Viraat later forces him to commit suicide.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → ACP Ashok Gaikwad (Conflict Adversaries)

  Gaikwad is a corrupt police mole who helps Ajmal escape; Viraat identifies him and forces him to commit suicide.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Lieutenant William Martin Joel (Alliance Army Teammates)

  Joel is one of Viraat's Army officer teammates, and he later follows Viraat's instructions during the ship operation.

• Captain Viraat Bakshi → Mukund Deshmukh (Alliance Friend And Operational Partner)

  Mukund is Viraat's friend and travels with him when the bus bombing occurs; he later assists in the operation against the terrorists.

Story Analysis

A holiday homecoming turns into a fight against a terrorist network threatening Mumbai and Viraat's team.

Plot Progression

1. A Holiday Begins
2. Bombs and Betrayal
3. The Officers Strike Back
4. The Hostage Rescue
5. The Ship and the Conspiracy
6. The Holiday Ends