Taqdeer

Book excerpt: The story is spoken through the eyes of Hyderabad, where it follows two individuals, Ajith and Rajendra Kumar, whose thirst for power and respect splits the city of Hyderabad into two. Both are victims of their circumstances, where one’s weakness for anger is fueled by betrayal, and the other, who’s an offspring of revenge, fuels his weakness of insecurity. This leads them to a life of crime, creating their version of the mafia to take control of the city. Nicknamed the Boogeyman and the Kingpin of the Hyderabad underworld, both the demons are after each other’s throats, where one’s friends, family and people are affected while the other’s business, respect and power are affected. This battle of ego and power creates an engaging power struggle where it shows the effect/influences of upper and lower classes on both the mobsters, even leading to the loss of oneself and close ones to retain one’s power. This story leads to a first-ever Kurukshetra war in the world of underworld, defining who will be powerful enough to retain their title of the Mafia King of Hyderabad.