Aafrin Dalal

A young Parsi. As the primary earner for his family, Aafrin works in the lower rungs of the Indian Civil Service. This summer changes Aafrin's life forever as he finds himself being used as British propaganda to destabilise the growing independence movement.

Nikesh Patel plays Aafrin Dalal.

History
Aafrin Dalal works for Ralph, to the disgust of his sister Sooni, a nationalist who supports Mahatma Gandhi. An Unknown assassin later fires at Ralph but Aafrin steps in and takes the bullet and Alice Whelan insists on breaking protocol by accompanying him to hospital.

Following the shooting a curfew is imposed whilst Ralph's assistant Ronnie Keane brings in a journalist, to raise Ralph's profile, though Ralph directs him towards Aafrin, still lying injured in hospital. Alice goes to see if she can help Aafrin's family whilst Ralph visits the gunman, nationalist Chandru Mohan, in prison only to get attacked by him. Ralph offers Aafrin, now fully recovered, a promotion whilst Sooni canvasses for independence though her meeting is brutally interrupted and she is arrested.Aafrin asks Ralph to secure her release, which he does, as well as requesting Aafrin and Alice to say the same thing at the inquest on Chandru Mohan.Alice volunteers to help at the orphanage, where Leena tells her that many of the children are not orphans but mixed race, rejected by their parents, and they observe Aafrin with his secret lover Sita.At the inquest Aafrin and Alice obey Ralph's request but afterwards Aafrin finds an interesting document.

Believing Ralph only wants Madeleine Mathers as a mistress and not a wife Eugene announces that they are returning to Chicago, prompting Ralph to ask Aafrin if he should propose.

The Viceroy comes to visit and Aafrin is invited to a dinner in his honour. Here he learns that the authorities are looking for the - possibly fake - certificate linking Chandru Mohan to Gandhi's Congress Party which Aafrin stole.