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A former teacher turned hostage-taker, Naina is driven by a history of abuse and a demand for accountability. Her calm, calculated planning masks deep emotional scars, and her choices push the boundary between justice and vengeance. Throughout the crisis, she uses the hostages as leverage to extract dramatic concessions from the authorities.

A high-ranking police officer who clashes with her on-scene counterpart during the crisis. She brings experience but also personal baggage from a past relationship with Javed, complicating cooperation. Her focus is on safeguarding civilians while navigating political and procedural pressures.

A deputized officer tasked with negotiating during the standoff. He has to balance professional duties with unresolved personal history, which influences his judgment. Javed is pragmatic, cool under pressure, and wary of letting emotions override procedure.

The Prime Minister who engages directly with Naina, becoming a critical political figure in the resolution. She represents the state’s responsibility to secure public safety while acknowledging the trauma driving Naina’s actions. Her responses shape the timeline for potential concessions.

The school helper who becomes a key hostage victim, illustrating the everyday people caught in the crisis. Her role reaches beyond domestic service to highlight the vulnerability of staff inside crowded, public spaces.

A young child among the hostages who becomes a focal point of Naina’s demands. His safety drives the pacing of the negotiations and exposes the stakes of every choice the characters make.

One of the individuals in Rakesh’s layer of a larger plot, captured by police during the investigation. His involvement helps reveal connections to the broader grievances and the past abuse that frames Naina’s actions.

Naina’s childhood rapist and the danger she confronts. He remains a living trigger for the crisis, and his exposure catalyzes Naina’s final decision and the course of the investigation.

Naina’s mother, who provides crucial background about her daughter's past and the failures of earlier authorities to act. Her perspective adds a generational weight to the quest for justice and the cost of pursuing it.

Naina’s daughter, whose birthday and innocence get entangled in the chaotic standoff. Her safety underscores the personal stakes behind the mothers’ and authorities’ decisions.

Naina’s fiancé and the father of Niharika, whose property becomes a visible trigger for the hostage crisis due to its proximity and public visibility. He embodies the personal life that becomes entangled in political and legal stakes.