“Mahabharat ki ladai ke 14ve din Arjun Kashmakash mein the. Ek din pehle beta khoya tha apna aur saamne khade the Guru Dronacharya aur Arjun ke bete ki maut mein Dronacharya ka bhi haath tha aur Arjun samajh nahi paa rahe the ki apne guru se bhida jaaye ya nahi. Aur phir dharam karam aur kartavya mein Arjun ne yuddh ka kartavya nibhaya aur apne Guru se lad gaya. Hum manushya jhandu prasad hai, dharm karte hain karm choot jata hai, karm karte hain dharm chhoot jaata hai, kartavya tak to kabhi baat hi nahi pahunchti!” Saif Ali Khan’s SHO Pawan Malik explains the law of duty and righteousness in one in all the scenes of Kartavya!
Does SHO Pawan Malik Resolve The Duty Dilemma?
SHO Pawan Malik faces the dilemma Arjuna faced within the Mahabharata, in almost 24 hours with two of his biggest confidantes standing across him – his father and his colleague, played by Zakir Khan and Sanjay Mishra respectively. Now, before we discuss and decode this end, let me warn you that this may reveal the complete climax and suspense of the film.
Should you plan to look at Kartavya, please return and watch the film after which come back here for this discussion. Otherwise, you is not going to understand the most important things, because I cannot discuss the complete story here, and also you may even get to know the ultimate act, which is such a lost bet. So, to warn you again, I might suggest you not read further if you may have not watched the film yet.
Director Pulkit built a really raw and intriguing world with Saif Ali Khan, an SHO in Jhamli, being given the duty of escorting a journalist to her home. But things take an enormous turn when the journalist is killed by a 16-year-old boy despite the police protection! The story unfolds and dives into molestation by Godmen, their abuse of power, and other people’s blind faith on these Godmen. The story crosses paths with caste-based honor killings.
Amidst all of those layers stands Saif Ali Khan’s character SHO Pawan Malik, who finally finds out that two of his closest people betrayed him – his father Harihar and his colleague Ashok. Due to Harihar, Pawan loses his brother and his wife, since they’re brutally killed by Harihar. The ultimate betrayal comes with Ashok, being connected to not one but two betrayals.
SHO Pawan Malik’s colleague, Ashok (Sanjay Mishra), hides his absconding brother and his wife at his place, in order that they may very well be killed by Pawan’s father Harihar and the people of Panchayat. Then again, Ashok joins hands with the Godman Anand Shri, played by Saurabh Dwivedi.
If you may have watched the film, you recognize that Anand Shri was liable for the journalist’s murder, and he used a juvenile boy to kill her! The boy, who’s abused in Anand Shri’s Aashram, did it in exchange for his freedom, and he confesses the identical to SHO Pawan Malik. Pawan makes sure that the boy is rescued from the state because he can be aware that he cannot fight a whole corrupt system.
But finally, when the boy gets killed after Ashok betrays, Saif Ali Khan’s SHO Pawan chooses the trail of duty. Duty of the battlefield! He makes sure to avenge the death of his brother by killing his father, and the death of the young boy by killing Ashok!
Why Did Saif Ali Khan’s SHO Pawan Not Kill Anand Shri?
Nevertheless, Saif Ali Khan didn’t kill Anand Shri, played by Saurabh Dwivedi. He just hands over the evidence against the God-man. While this might look like an unjustified climax for some, it was the one option! A police officer cannot fight a whole corrupt system. He knew Anand Shri was too powerful, and killing him was something that might have been too unreal!
As an alternative, who chooses to walk on the road of duty towards his own and avenge the death of his close ones, identical to Arjun selected to fight his own brothers and Guru Dronacharya within the Mahabharata,and his decisions blur the lines between righteousness (Dharma) and duty (Kartavya).
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