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From the utopian, conflict-free planet of Elysium, where beings exist as fluid energy forms, comes PK, a highly analytical alien anthropologist on a critical mission of emic immersion. His goal: to understand the paradox of human civilization—a species of immense artistic and technological potential, yet perpetually divided by self-destructive social hierarchies, caste discrimination, and institutional decay. To truly grasp the raw, chaotic nature of social injustice, he must live it from the inside.
His chosen vessel is Advocate Rajesh, a renowned Delhi-based lawyer from an upper-caste Brahmin family, celebrated for championing Dalit rights and fighting caste-based atrocities. Rajesh has just been assassinated in a suspicious car accident, his body mangled on a rain-slicked highway. In a daring act of interstellar science, PK uses a neural-resurrection device to rebuild the body and integrate his own consciousness, becoming PK/Rajesh.
Now, this alien observer must walk in a dead man’s shoes, navigating the perilous and byzantine labyrinth of the Indian legal system, where justice is often delayed by endless adjournments, bribes disguised as “chai-pani,” and corrupt judges like Vikram Singh. He must also step into the fractured life Rajesh left behind: a wife, Meera, clinging to Hindu rituals; a cynical son, Arjun, disillusioned by the system; and a daughter, Priya, trapped in a loveless intercaste marriage.
As PK/Rajesh delves into Rajesh’s landmark cases—defending a Dalit family evicted by upper-caste landlords, challenging powerful politician Ramesh Yadav—he finds his logical approach baffled by the emotional, illogical, and deeply entrenched corruption of the system. He misreads human cues, mistakes grief for joy, and grapples with legal norms where files are “lost” for a price. But as he bonds with a sharp, lower-caste colleague, Lena Gupta, and feels the flicker of Rajesh’s residual memories, a dangerous thing happens: his analytical detachment begins to crack, replaced by a surge of very human empathy and outrage.