qazi states that this project will be impossible due to possible political entanglements. when anita asks him for a solution, qazi states that enlisting the support of subhash nagre (amitabh bachchan) (commonly referred to by his title of sarkar), who he describes as a criminal in the garb of a popular and influential political leader, might help their cause. along with the chief minister of maharashtra, shinde (shishir sharma), they approach sarkar with the idea of this project, who refutes the idea, due to the fact that the power plant will be built in various villages, affecting the livelihood of 40,000 people. however, when shankar (abhishek bachchan) convinces him of the benefits of the project to the state, sarkar agrees to the proposal. shankar advises anita to stay away from qazi, as he is not trustworthy. qazi joins hands with kaanga (sayaji shinde), who wants to become the chief minister of maharashtra but could not as sarkar is the overlord for shinde's political party. shankar and anita begin campaigning in thackerwadi to gain support of local public for the project. during their chat shankar mentions that his toughest decision of life was to kill his own elder brother vishnu, anita tells that her father never saw her as a daughter and was her boss.