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The doctor soon finds himself in the crossfire, kidnapped twice—once by terrorists for aiding the police and once by the police for aiding the terrorists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1474\"\u003eParallel to this, the story introduces a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003eyoung Dalit couple\u003c\/strong\u003e, a girl with dreams of becoming a dancer and her soulmate, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003eBheem\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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