Directed by Vysakh, “Khalifa: The Ruler” is a compelling tale about Aamir Ali, his father, Younus Ali, and their enemies, Harris Basheer and Punnavel Raghavan. Aamir Ali lives a peaceful life until it is turned upside down by Basheer and Raghavan. After a refusal from Younus Ali, both Basheer and Raghavan make their lives a living hell. Having no other choice left, Aamir takes the path of his grandfather, Ahmed Ali, i.e. smuggling gold to get out of the mess and live a comfortable life. However, things are not as easy as they seem because Basheer and Raghavan cannot let Aamir take charge of the gold smuggling business. They have to exact their revenge against him by hook or by crook. [Spoilers Ahead]
Why Was Younus Ali Arrested?
Although Younus Ali is the son of Ahmed Ali, the famous gold smuggler hailing from Kerala, India, he tries to steer away from illegal activities. Younus Ali last saw his father when he was sixteen years old, and he did not want to repeat the same mistake as his father; hence, he has grown up to be an honest businessman. However, his life took a turn when party secretary Punnavel Raghavan and the managing director of Calicut Global, Harris Basheer, invited him for a meeting. These two had been in the gold smuggling business for a long time, and they needed different “carriers” to help them smuggle gold from foreign countries into India. They invited Younus Ali because they wanted to use his shipment from Germany to smuggle gold. Raghavan and Basheer told Younus that if he allowed them to use his shipment to conceal their illegal activities, they would, in return, clear off all his debts worth crores. It was a golden opportunity for Younus Ali because he was in desperate need of money; he even mortgaged his own house to pay his pending debts to the government. Nevertheless, he did not bow down to them. He politely refused to help and ended the meeting there. Raghavan and Basheer did not accept his refusal. To teach Younus a lesson, they deliberately implanted gold bars in his shipment from Germany. As a result, while the shipment was being inspected, the customs officers found the gold bars. Consequently, Younus Ali was arrested because he was framed for smuggling gold. His reputation as the son of Ahmed Ali fueled the entire situation further.
How Did Aamir Manage To Bail Out Younus?
After Younus’ arrest, Aamir Ali went to the lawyer to bail out his father, but he was told that he had to pay at least 30% of the value of the seized gold to get his father out of prison. He did not have the money then, but he decided to ambush Raghavan and Basheer’s next shipment to Mysore to steal gold and pay for his father’s bail. As planned, Aamir, along with Samad (Sami), his best friend, and some other members, succeeded in ambushing the gold shipment while it was on the way to Mysore. Aamir took the help of Seitraj Singh (Seittuji) to sell the gold and receive cash in return. Seitraj Singh was the perfect candidate to help Aamir because he was once a business partner of Ahmed Ali. They used to do business together before Ahmed was imprisoned in 2002. When Basheer learned what Aamir did to their shipment, he went straight to Seitraj to convince him to return the gold, but Seitraj refused him. He clearly chose Aamir’s side, which infuriated Basheer. Thus, Aamir was successful in getting his father out of prison.
How Did Aamir Smuggle Gold From Dubai To India?
Aamir learned that since their house was mortgaged, they had to pay at least nine crores to stall the process and settle some of their bills. The Home Minister rejected his father’s pleas because his image was still tainted by the gold smuggling case, even though he was no longer imprisoned. Younus’ company was officially blacklisted. In order to save his family, Aamir started to smuggle gold from Dubai. He sold the textile store that they had and exchanged the cash for gold bars in Dubai. When they were returning from Dubai to India, the customs were sent a tip-off by Basheer and Raghavan regarding the gold Aamir was smuggling. However, the gold was saved because of Aamir’s extensive and exceptional planning. He and Sami took the Indian Airways flight, which landed in Coimbatore at 9:40 a.m. Exactly ten minutes before that, at 9:30 a.m., an Air Oman flight landed in Coimbatore. Immigration and baggage clearance for both happened simultaneously. The customs officers only checked passengers from the Indian Airways flight because of the tip-off. To avoid getting caught, Aamir arranged for four trusted passengers from the Air Oman flight to smuggle the gold inside the washroom. As a result, while Aamir and Sami were being inspected for the gold, the four passengers who were actually carrying the real gold bars slipped off without any notice. Seitraj Singh was amused by Aamir’s plan and called him the rightful heir of Ahmed Ali, leading to the start of Aamir’s gold smuggling business.
Why Does Raghavan Resign?
Seitraj Singh starts to sell the gold that Aamir smuggles, leading to huge amounts of profits. In short, both Aamir and Seitraj flourish in their business. On the other hand, Raghavan and Basheer keep on facing losses because their customers start to buy gold from Seitraj, who sells it at a much lower rate than they do. Basheer confronts Seitraj regarding this and tells him to sell his gold at a fixed rate, but he does not agree. Enraged, Basheer hires a sniper to kill Seitraj Singh and gets him shot in the chest. However, Seitraj, the resilient man that he is, manages to escape death and narrates the entire incident to Aamir. In order to make Basheer and Raghavan powerless against them, Aamir colludes with the Union Aviation Minister (who is also a friend of Seitraj Singh) and successfully busts their next gold smuggling attempt. Inevitably, the entire state of Kerala rises into severe protests against Raghavan, forcing him to resign from his position. However, here is the catch – no investigations were conducted against Raghavan or Basheer after his resignation.
Why Does Aamir Stop Smuggling Gold?
During one of Aamir’s gold smuggling attempts, Vaishnavi, the air hostess who has helped him smuggle gold all this time, gets killed in a car accident by Vinayakan, Raghavan’s elder son. She was about to get married to Rahim within two days, but she could not fulfill her last dream. To get the gold back from Basheer and Raghavan, Aamir traps Vinayakan in an enclosed area and forces his father and Basheer to return the gold to Aamir’s men. After the handover, Vinayakan is told to leave the enclosure without further chaos, but he chooses to shoot at Aamir’s men instead. As a consequence, while Aamir closes the electrified gate of the enclosure, Vinayakan’s car gets in the way, and he gets burned. Everybody thinks that since that accident, Vinayakan is dead, but he is not. Although he suffers 60% burns all over his body, he is saved, but with a disfigured face. When Younus Ali receives the fake news about Vinayakan’s death, he suffers a major panic attack that leaves him paralyzed. He could not believe that it was due to Aamir that Vinayakan was dead. Hence, Aamir stops smuggling gold and moves to London.
Why Is Sami Arrested?
After Aamir stops smuggling gold, Sami starts to live in Dubai, but he becomes careless and reckless. He spends all the money from their joint account and does not take care of their business. Aamir warns him, but he does not listen. When he freezes their joint account, Sami begins to smuggle gold on his own, but he gets caught. At that moment, Basheer makes him a massive offer for a drug trafficking deal. Basheer has carefully planned this trap to get Sami caught and bring Aamir back to India. However, Aamir learns of his plan, and he rats out Sami to the DRI, which leads to his arrest in Kerala.
What Happens To Aamir In The End?
In order to bring Aamir back to India, Basheer sends his men to his house and gets Younus killed. When Aamir receives the news of his father’s death, he immediately returns to India, but gets arrested because he is accused of Vinayakan’s death. After performing his father’s funeral, he is imprisoned with Sami. Soon after, there is an intentional power cut during which Aamir is taken to a different chamber. Here, Aamir learns about the truth of Vinayakan, and Basheer and Raghavan’s plan to kill him. He does not let them succeed as he ruthlessly fights against them and kills Basheer. However, he does not kill Raghavan because he believes that Vinayakan’s suffering is enough to make him repent for the rest of his life. Later, his men leave Vinayakan in a court area, proving to everyone that he is alive. Basheer’s car is left in a pond with his dead body in it to make it look like he died in an accident. Aamir starts to live a peaceful life with his family, but one day he gets a call regarding his grandfather, Ahmed Ali’s release from a prison in Nepal. In the end, Aamir reunites with Ahmed Ali, who tells him that his men have killed Raghavan and his family.
