Character Relationship Map: Pathaan

Characters

• Pathaan (played by Shah Rukh Khan) — protagonist

  Elite RAW agent and leader of J.O.C.R., highly skilled in combat and espionage.

• Jim (played by John Abraham) — supporting

  Former RAW agent turned terrorist leader, commands Outfit X.

• Nandini (played by Dimple Kapadia) — supporting

  Junior RAW officer, Pathaan's partner in J.O.C.R.

• Dr. Farooqui (played by Prem Jhangiani) — minor

  Scientist targeted by Outfit X for Raktbeej research.

• Raafe (played by Rajat Kaul) — minor

  Arms dealer captured by Pathaan, later works for Outfit X.

• Dr. Sahani (played by Prakash Belawadi) — supporting

  Scientist targeted by Outfit X for his research on Raktbeej.

• General Qadir (played by Manish Wadhwa) — supporting

  Pakistani Army officer seeking vengeance against India, allies with Outfit X.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Nandini → Dr. Farooqui (Professional Operational Contact) — Nandini coordinates the scientific containment effort with Farooqui.

  Dr. Farooqui opens the orb for Nandini at the Indian Institute of Contagious Diseases.

• Jim → Dr. Sahani (Power Captor) — Jim uses Dr. Sahani's scientific expertise for the Raktbeej plan.

  Jim attacks the scientists' convoy and escapes with Dr. Sahani, later forcing him to develop the mutated smallpox virus.

• Jim → Raafe (Power Henchman) — Raafe operates under Jim's command within Outfit X.

  The plot identifies Raafe as Jim's henchman after Raafe is captured by Pathaan.

Story Dynamics

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

• Pathaan → Dr. Farooqui (Alliance Protector) — Pathaan protects the scientific team and relies on its expertise.

  Pathaan attempts to stop the attack on the scientists' convoy, and Dr. Farooqui later helps examine the virus orb.

• Pathaan → Dr. Sahani (Narrative Rescuer) — Pathaan's mission includes preventing Jim from exploiting the scientist.

  Pathaan tries to stop Jim during the convoy attack and later investigates the laboratory where Dr. Sahani's forced research produced Raktbeej.

• Jim → Dr. Farooqui (Conflict Target) — Dr. Farooqui is targeted because of his scientific connection to Raktbeej.

  Outfit X plans to kidnap Dr. Farooqui and Dr. Sahani, and Jim attacks the convoy carrying the scientists.

• Pathaan → General Qadir (Conflict Mission Adversary) — They stand on opposing sides of the central national-security crisis.

  Qadir supports the operation threatening India, while Pathaan works to stop the missile and Raktbeej attacks.

• Jim → General Qadir (Alliance Terrorist Ally) — Qadir's political objective supports Jim's terrorist operation.

  General Qadir signs a contract with Outfit X, which is led by Jim, to pursue vengeance against India.

• Pathaan → Raafe (Conflict Captor And Fugitive) — Their encounter links Pathaan's investigation to Jim's network.

  Pathaan travels to Africa and captures Raafe, who is later identified as Jim's henchman.

• Nandini → Jim (Conflict Agency Adversary) — Nandini opposes Jim as part of the Indian intelligence response.

  Nandini participates in the agency response to Jim's attacks and later reaches his Siberian laboratory with the aim of recovering the virus orb.

• Pathaan → Jim (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Pathaan and Jim are the film's central opposing forces.

  Jim leads Outfit X and repeatedly obstructs Pathaan's missions. Their final confrontation ends with Pathaan taking the detonator and killing Jim.

• Pathaan → Nandini (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate in intelligence operations and counterterrorism missions.

  After Pathaan recovers from a mission in Myanmar, he and Nandini form J.O.C.R. to recruit former agents and soldiers.

Story Analysis

An intelligence agent confronts a former colleague's terrorist plan involving missiles and a mutated virus.

Plot Progression

1. A Pact Built on Revenge — General Qadir responds to the revocation of Article 370 by contracting Outfit X. Pathaan captures Raafe and later helps Nandini establish J.O.C.R.
2. The Scientist Abduction — Jim attacks the scientists' convoy and abducts Dr. Sahani. The agency identifies Jim as a former agent and traces the Raktbeej investigation through ex-agents and financial records.
3. Betrayal in Moscow — Pathaan follows Raktbeej to Moscow but is deceived and captured after the heist. He escapes prison transport and learns that Jim is purchasing Saber missiles.
4. The Virus Laboratory — Raktbeej is revealed as a mutated smallpox virus developed under Jim's orders. Pathaan and the agency recover one orb, but the virus spreads through the Indian facility.
5. The Airborne Showdown — Jim threatens Kashmir and places Raktbeej on a passenger airplane bound for Delhi. Pathaan defeats Jim in an airborne fight, deactivates the virus, and is reinstated as head of J.O.C.R.