Nandu
is
an
orphan.
At
a
very
young
age,
he
knew
and
saw
the
hard
realities
of
life
and
had
but
no
choice
to
learn
the
guerrilla
antics
of
survival
in
the
concrete
jungle
called
Mumbai.
Entering
the
world
of
crime
was
the
only
path
available
to
him
and
he
had
done
it
almost
relentlessly.
He
turned
into
an
assassin…
he
had
murdered
his
first
victim
at
a
tender
age
of
9.
Nandu
found
his
family,
his
friendship
all
in
one
person,
his
aid
Shekhar.
Nandu
grew
up
to
be
a
cold-blooded
assassin
and
Shekhar
the
getaway
specialist.
Together
they
bonded
and
had
deep
sense
of
understanding;
they
were
each
other's
best
comrades.
The
opposition
leader
Anna
Mhatre
hires
Nandu
for
a
unique
job.
He
wants
Nandu
to
make
an
assassination
attempt
on
him
while
he
is
addressing
a
rally
for
his
election
campaign,
and
Mhatre's
motive
is
to
create
a
sympathetic
wave
so
as
to
tide
over
the
elections
into
an
overwhelming
victory.
Nandu
and
Shekhar
prepare
for
the
job
and
on
the
day
of
the
rally
all
seems
to
be
going
as
planned.
But
just
before
Nandu
is
able
to
lock
his
target,
another
shot
is
fired
leading
to
the
cold
blooded
murder
of
Anna
Mhatre.
Nandu
is
shocked
but
knows
he
must
make
a
quick
getaway
unaware
that
yet
another
horror
faces
him.
Shekhar's
car
is
blown
away
by
a
truck
in
an
accident
and
the
police
are
now
surrounding
and
closing
into
Nandu.
Nandu
with
his
guerrilla
expertise
of
over
the
years
manages
to
make
an
escape
by
leaping
onto
a
running
train.
On
the
train
Nandu
meets
Puran,
a
simple
boy
from
Punjab
who
is
returning
back
to
his
homeland
after
a
long
gap
of
18
years.
Puran
in
his
excitement
of
returning
to
his
family
after
so
long
narrates
his
side
of
the
story
to
Nandu,
and
talks
about
how
his
family
that
still
pines
for
him,
he
shows
him
his
grandfather's
eagerness
to
have
his
grandson
back
in
the
form
of
a
newspaper
ad
and
his
watch
that
he
has
still
treasured,
he
narrates
to
him
about
his
closely
knit
family
consisting
of
3
aunts,
2
uncles
and
their
kids.
He
emotionally
speaks
of
his
younger
sister
now
ready
to
enter
wed
lock
and
Preet,
his
father's
best
friend's
daughter
who
has
been
living
with
them
since
childhood,
whom
Puran
deeply
loves,
and
for
Preet
too
Puran
is
the
love
of
her
life.
The
police
however
have
not
given
up
their
trail
on
Nandu
and
when
the
train
halts
at
the
next
station,
Nandu
discovers
this.
An
officer
spots
Nandu
and
aims
a
shot
at
him
which
accidentally
hits
Puran
,
who
dies
on
the
spot,
his
eyes
imploringly
staring
at
Nandu......
by
the
time
the
police
converge
into
the
compartment
they
find
Nandu
missing.
The
beautiful
quaint
house
is
set
in
the
midst
of
greenery
and
the
pure
air
fills
the
heart
of
one
and
all.
Puran's
grandfather,
Preet
and
his
entire
family
are
eagerly
awaiting
his
arrival.
Nandu
has
decided
to
come
to
Puran's
house
to
break
the
news
of
Puran's
tragedy,
handover
his
treasured
belongings
and
his
second
reason
is
to
find
shelter
for
some
time,
away
from
the
police
who
are
still
thick
on
their
hunt
for
him.
Nandu
arrives
and
is
mistaken
for
Puran.
Emotions
take
over
everyone
as
each
one
comes
forward
to
meet
him
and
Nandu
for
the
first
time
tastes
the
sweet
pangs
of
love
and
care
from
the
family.
Nandu
sees
the
hidden
pain
in
this
family
and
yet
the
strength
with
which
Puran's
grandfather
has
held
the
family
till
date.
His
decides
to
remain
there
as
Puran.
Thus
Nandu
now
Puran
starts
living
within
the
family
as
its
own
member.
He
experiences,
love,
care,
pain
and
goes
through
a
lot
many
emotions
as
he
is
showered
by
so
much
love
from
all
within
the
family.
He
bonds
the
most
with
the
grandfather
and
the
eldest
bhua.
Gradually
he
also
starts
falling
in
love
with
Preet.
Nandu
has
forgotten
his
past
and
becomes
Puran,
helping
the
family
in
all
its
needs
as
if
the
family
is
his
very
own.
The
case
of
Anna
Mhatre's
assassin
is
heating
up
and
a
special
officer
from
the
CBI,
Nandkumar
Rane....
Popularly
known
as
Insp.
Rane,
is
given
the
responsibility
of
this
case.
Insp.
Rane
has
his
own
unique
way
of
functioning
and
his
investigation
leads
him
to
Punjab
to
Puran's
house
where
he
meets
Nandu.
Insp.
Rane
is
now
a
threat
to
Nandu's
existence.
Thus
begins
a
game
of
one
up-man
ship
between
Insp.
Rane
and
Nandu.
Nandu
also
realizes
that
he
is
being
driven
to
a
situation
where
the
only
option
in
front
of
him
is
to
find
out
the
truth
behind
Anna
Mhatre's
murder.
Will
Nandu
be
able
to
come
out
of
the
crisis?
Will
Puran's
family
find
out
the
truth?
Who
is
the
real
killer
of
Anna
Mhatre?
Ek-
The
Power
Of
One
is
a
journey
that
Nandu
undertakes
and
in
the
process
learns
the
true
meaning
of
life.
Story first published: Friday, March 26, 2010, 10:28 [IST]