'Sartaj Singh: a Sikh police inspector in Mumbai.

Katekar: a police constable who works with Sartaj Singh. Shalini, Katekar's wife

Mohit and Rohit are their sons.

Mrs Kamala Pandey: a married woman and airline hostess with a lover, an airline pilot named Umesh.

Kamble: an ambitious police sub-inspector who works with Sartaj Singh.

Parulkar: a deputy commissioner of police in Mumbai.

Ganesh Gaitonde: a notorious Hindu gangster and don, leader of the G-Company in Mumbai.

Suleiman Isa: a much-feared Muslim gangster and don, leader of a rival gang in Mumbai.

Paritosh Shah: a supremely gifted money handler for gangsters, including Ganesh Gaitonde.

Kanta Bai: a businesswoman who deals with Paritosh Shah and Ganesh Gaitonde'.

'Badriya: Paritosh Shah's bodyguard.

Anjali Mathur: a government intelligence agent investigating Ganesh Gaitonde's death.

Chotta Badriya: Ganesh Gaitonde's bodyguard, and the younger brother of Badriya.

Juliet (Jojo) Mascarenas: a television producer/agent for aspiring actors and models…and a high class Madam.

Mary Mascarenas: Jojo's sister who works as a hairdresser.

Wasim Zafar Ali Ahmad: a social worker in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai who has political aspirations.

Prabhjot Kaur, 'Nikki': Sartaj Singh's mother, originally from the Punjab Navneet, her beloved oldest sister.

Ram Pari: the maidservant of Nikki's mother in the Punjab.

Bunty: Ganesh Gaitonde's right hand man and organizer.

Bipin Bhonsle: a Hindu fundamentalist politician whom Ganesh Gaitonde helps get elected to public office.