Character Relationship Map: Tejas

Characters

• Tejas Gill (played by Kangana Ranaut) — protagonist

  Tejas is an Indian Air Force officer who becomes a fighter pilot and rises to Wing Commander. After losing Ekveer and members of her family in the Mumbai terrorist attack, she commits herself to servi...

• Aafia (played by Anshul Chauhan) — supporting

  Aafia is a fighter pilot and Tejas's colleague and co-pilot in the Indian Air Force. She flies missions alongside Tejas and is assigned with her to the covert cross-border operation to locate and resc...

• Ekveer (played by Varun Mitra) — supporting

  Ekveer is a civilian singer who forms a close relationship with Tejas during Tejas's fighter-pilot training. He is killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai, along with members of Tejas's family. His d...

• Prashant (played by Vishak Nair) — supporting

  Prashant is Tejas's former coursemate, working undercover under the alias Shikhar Ali when he is captured by a terrorist organisation in Pakistan. While held hostage, he secretly conveys his location...

• Sarqalam (played by Rohed Khan) — supporting

  Sarqalam is one of the operatives leading the terrorist group holding Prashant in Pakistan. The group is planning a major attack in India, and Tejas's rescue mission and counter-terror operation targe...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Tejas Gill → Ekveer (Romantic Partner) — Ekveer is Tejas's emotionally significant civilian partner before his death.

  During training, Tejas forms a close relationship with the civilian singer Ekveer. His death in the Mumbai terrorist attack deeply affects her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sarqalam → Prashant (Conflict Captive And Captor) — Sarqalam's organisation exercises violent control over Prashant.

  Prashant is held hostage and severely tortured by the terrorist organisation led by Sarqalam and another operative.

• Tejas Gill → Sarqalam (Conflict Enemy) — Tejas opposes Sarqalam's terrorist network through rescue and counter-terror operations.

  Sarqalam is identified as one of the terrorist operatives behind the planned attack, while Tejas continues operations to neutralise the terrorist lead...

• Aafia → Prashant (Alliance Rescue Ally) — Aafia contributes to the team responsible for Prashant's evacuation.

  Aafia is assigned with Tejas to the covert operation whose objective is to locate and extract Prashant.

• Tejas Gill → Prashant (Social Former Coursemate) — Their earlier training connection allows Tejas to identify the hostage.

  Tejas recognises the captive in the online video as her former coursemate Prashant.

• Tejas Gill → Aafia (Alliance Teammate) — Tejas and Aafia operate as combat-flight partners during major missions.

  Tejas frequently flies missions alongside Aafia, and the two are assigned together to the covert operation to rescue Prashant.

Story Analysis

A combat pilot transforms personal grief into disciplined service while confronting a terrorist plot through courage, intelligence, and teamwork.

Plot Progression

1. A Pilot Forged by Loss — Tejas enters fighter-pilot training after women gain access to combat roles and develops a close relationship with Ekveer. The Mumbai attacks destroy her personal life but intensify her commitment to...
2. Duty Under Pressure — Tejas becomes a commissioned Wing Commander and joins a frontline squadron with Aafia. Her unauthorized rescue in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands succeeds but brings disciplinary scrutiny.
3. The Coded Plea — A hostage video leads Tejas to recognise her former coursemate Prashant. She deciphers his Morse-code signal and locates him in Mir Ali.
4. Across Hostile Skies — Tejas and Aafia receive approval for a risky cross-border rescue. They evade hostile defences, reach the target, and extract the tortured Prashant.
5. The Final Counterstrike — Prashant reveals the planned attack on the Ram Janmabhoomi temple complex. Tejas helps target the terrorist leadership, disrupts the plot, and returns safely while renewing her commitment to duty.