Pintu Character Analysis in In Custody

Pintu is Mr. Jain’s nephew, who accompanies Deven to Mirpore under the guise of helping him edit the (completely worthless) tapes of his interviews with Nur. Just like Mr. Jain’s other nephew (Chiku), Pintu is lazy, rude, and completely incompetent. In fact, Dhanu ends up doing his job for him. But Pintu still insolently demands payment from Deven when the project is over, even though Mr. Jain appeared to offer his services for free at the outset.

Pintu Character Timeline in In Custody

The timeline below shows where the character Pintu appears in In Custody. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...the tapes to play and calls over a boy who looks covered in motor oil (Pintu) to help. The boy gets the machine to work, but the tapes are a disaster.... (full context)

...nobody in Mirpore can help him edit the tapes, but Jain offers to send grease-covered Pintu, who is also one of his nephews. Deven reluctantly agrees. He and Pintu take the... (full context)

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...to throw out the trash, which is rotting. Struggling to contain his rage, Deven points Pintu to Manu’s bed, then he goes and takes a bath. The following day, Deven receives... (full context)

...also completely empty, Deven gets to work correcting exam papers and editing the tapes with Pintu and Siddiqui. Unsurprisingly, Pintu doesn’t actually know how to use the recording device, and Siddiqui... (full context)

Pintu approaches Deven to demand his pay, and Deven gives him some loose change. Then, Dhanu... (full context)