Sarfarosh 1999

Across western India, arms trafficking threads its way through bustling cities and quiet border towns, tying together a web of crime, loyalty, and political tension. In Bahid, Rajasthan, Bala Thakur, a skilled gun handler, supplies AK-47s to the feared Veeran, a notorious brigand whose adivasi gang terrorizes communities. The duo’s reach culminates in a brutal attack as Veeran’s gang boards a bus at Chandrapur, slaughtering nearly everyone aboard the Telugu wedding group. The violence shocks the region and prompts the government to assemble a Special Action Team in Mumbai to追踪 the perpetrators and the supply chain behind the bloodshed.

In Mumbai, the new lead is Ajay Singh Rathod, an Assistant Commissioner of Police whose career has been shaped by the losses and loyalties forged in his past. His path crosses with Gulfam Hassan, a celebrated ghazal singer who, despite his celebrated status, carries the weight of partition trauma. Gulfam, Indian-born but raised with the shadow of Pakistan, returns to India with a complicated history that Navily-fits into the city’s social fabric. At a concert where Gulfam performs, Ajay forms an unlikely bond with the performer, and their friendship deepens as Ajay reconnects with Seema, a woman he once admired from his Delhi days; the two rekindle a romance that threads through the investigation.

Meanwhile, Inspector Saleem is an earnest police officer whose integrity is tested by the corruption and prejudice he faces. When a brutal blunder leads to the death of colleagues, Saleem is sidelined after the High Command questions his role in the capture attempt. The case lands squarely on Ajay’s shoulders, and the younger officer carries the weight of his own family tragedy—his father’s betrayal of terrorists and the violent death of his elder brother, followed by his father’s kidnapping and the loss of his voice. This personal history fuels Ajay’s determination to confront the looming threat.

As the investigation progresses, Gulfam’s public image as a gracious cultural figure masks a covert alliance with Pakistani intelligence, intended to fuel a proxy war with India. Gulfam’s apparent support for Ajay earns him a fragile trust, yet Gulfam’s real motives remain shrouded as the hunt tightens around the gun-running operation. With Saleem’s information and Ajay’s leadership, the team locates Bala Thakur and Sultan, and a high-stakes encounter culminates in Bala Thakur’s death while Ajay is wounded. Sultan escapes, but the team intercepts a lethal arms shipment bound for Veeran, striking a decisive blow to the operation.

Gulfam’s orders push for silence, and Sultan is assassinated on Gulfam’s behalf after his failed maneuvering, with disinformation spread to Saleem’s network that Sultan has fled to Pakistan. While recovering in hospital, Ajay recounts the mission to Seema, then returns to the crime scene with her help. There, a horoscope belonging to Bala Thakur points the team toward Bahid in Rajasthan, renewing their pursuit with renewed purpose. After recovery, Ajay confronts Gulfam in his ancestral home in Bahid, where Gulfam’s attempts to derail the case intensify, drawing the attention of Major Aslam Baig, the Pakistani intelligence operative sent to oversee the matter.

The final push unites the team for a direct assault on the gun-running operation, and they converge on Gulfam’s mansion. The revelation of Gulfam’s betrayal crystallizes Ajay’s resolve to bring him to justice, even as the absence of hard evidence looms large. In a tense sequence, Ajay engineers a trap that leads Gulfam to kill Major Baig, allowing Ajay to arrest Gulfam. Gulfam’s confession reveals the deep wounds of Partition and how hatred was weaponized, a truth that leaves him unable to endure the guilt. He takes his own life, a sacrifice that is quietly hushed up as Mumbai welcomes the crackdown on the terrorist racket.

With Veeran’s whereabouts still a lead, Saleem’s information network remains a critical thread, and Ajay resumes his work with his team, choosing to pursue justice and security in a landscape where loyalties are constantly tested and where personal histories echo across the streets of both Mumbai and the borderlands.