Character Relationship Map: Crook

Characters

• Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj (played by Emraan Hashmi) — protagonist

  A young man who sells pirated DVDs in Mumbai before changing his name to Suraj Bhardwaj and moving to Melbourne. There, he becomes romantically involved with Suhani and is drawn into conflicts involvi...

• Suhani (played by Neha Sharma) — supporting

  A young woman in Melbourne who picks up Romi at the airport. Suraj meets her while pretending to be Romi, and the two become romantically involved despite his deception and later disagreements. She re...

• Samarth (played by Arjan Bajwa) — supporting

  A man involved in the protest against the Australians after Romi is attacked. He later fakes being in a coma, kidnaps Nicole, and plans to kill her while framing Suraj. He says his actions are driven...

• Joseph (played by Gulshan Grover) — supporting

  Suraj's uncle in Mumbai. After catching Jai selling pirated DVDs, he sends him to Melbourne under the name Suraj Bhardwaj and warns him to avoid trouble with the police. Joseph later sees news of Sura...

• Romi Latti (played by Kavin Dave) — supporting

  An international graduate student from Gurdaspur who receives a scholarship to a university college in Melbourne. Suraj meets him at the airport and impersonates him to leave with Suhani. Romi is late...

• Sheena (played by Smiley Suri) — supporting

  Samarth's sister, whose death becomes the reason he gives for his actions against the Australians. Suhani reveals that Sheena was in love with an Australian and became pregnant; Samarth forced her to...

• Russell (played by Francis Chouler) — supporting

  A man who captures Suhani during the unrest in Melbourne. Suraj warns her about Russell, but she is taken before he can stop it. After Suraj saves Nicole and the news confirms she is alive, Russell is...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Samarth → Sheena (Family Brother) — Sheena's death is the stated source of Samarth's anger and later violent actions.

  Samarth claims that his actions are motivated by the death of his sister Sheena.

• Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj → Suhani (Romantic Love Interest) — Suhani is Suraj's central romantic relationship and emotional anchor.

  Suraj is attracted to Suhani at the airport, later spends a romantic night with her, realizes he still loves her, and reunites with her at the end.

• Joseph → Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj (Family Uncle) — Joseph acts as Jai's family authority and pushes him toward a new identity and life abroad.

  Joseph is identified as Jai's uncle. After catching Jai selling pirated DVDs, Joseph sends him to Melbourne and warns him to avoid trouble with the po...

Story Dynamics

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

• Russell → Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj (Conflict Adversary) — Russell represents the external threat that Suraj must overcome to protect Suhani.

  Suraj tries to warn Suhani about Russell's capture attempt, and Russell is arrested after the final unrest ends.

• Russell → Suhani (Conflict Captor) — Russell becomes a direct threat to Suhani and intensifies the final crisis.

  Suraj warns Suhani that Russell is going to capture her, and the plot later confirms that Russell captures Suhani.

• Samarth → Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj (Conflict Enemy) — Samarth becomes Suraj's principal direct human antagonist in the final part of the film.

  Samarth beats Suraj, plans to murder another person and blame it on him, and later accidentally shoots Suraj during the rescue attempt.

• Romi Latti → Samarth (Alliance Protest Partner) — Romi and Samarth are connected through resistance to the violence affecting the Indian community.

  After Romi is badly beaten on the highway, Samarth and Romi are described as preparing to protest against the Australians.

• Romi Latti → Suhani (Social Acquaintance) — Romi and Suhani have an established connection before Suraj interferes with their meeting.

  Romi meets Suhani at the Melbourne airport, where she arrives to pick him up.

• Jai Dixit / Suraj Bhardwaj → Romi Latti (Narrative Identity Impersonator) — Romi's identity becomes the basis of Suraj's initial romantic deception.

  At the airport, Suraj pretends to be Romi and leaves with Suhani, causing Romi to face the consequences of an identity deception.

Story Analysis

A reckless young man transforms through identity deception, communal violence, hidden family guilt, and a final choice to protect others.

Plot Progression

1. A Stolen Identity — Jai's illegal DVD business is exposed by Joseph, who sends him to Melbourne under a new identity. At the airport, Suraj impersonates Romi and creates the first major deception with Suhani.
2. Violence In Melbourne — Suraj witnesses a racist attack at a grocery store and intervenes with a gun before fleeing the police. His attempts to hide and pursue Suhani become entangled with Romi's injury and the broader racia...
3. Broken Trust — Suraj's dispute with Suhani separates them while protests and attacks intensify. Samarth is badly injured, and the hospital crisis makes Suraj and Suhani confront the danger surrounding them.
4. The Hidden Motive — Samarth's apparent coma is exposed as a deception, and his kidnapping plot creates unrest across Melbourne. Suraj discovers that Samarth intends to frame him and learns the truth behind Sheena's death...
5. Rescue And Reckoning — Russell captures Suhani while Suraj attempts a rescue and confronts Samarth's violence. Samarth dies during the final struggle, Russell is arrested, the unrest ends, and Suraj reunites with Suhani.