tariq larousi, played by nabil elouahabi, is a friend of ronny ferreira (ray panthaki), and is disliked by ronny's father, dan ferreira (dalip tahil). it transpires that tariq is in a secret relationship with ronny's sister kareena ferreira (pooja shah), but the ferreira family discover this after they split up. ronny is stabbed by a gang while trying to protect tariq, and needs to have a kidney transplant. when none of his family are a tissue match, tariq reveals that he is dan's son, and therefore ronny's half-brother. tariq then donates a kidney to him.