Ever since School of Lies has been released on Disney Plus Hotstar, it has been buzzing on social media. School of Lies is getting massive praise from fans as well as critics for its impeccable storyline and brilliant acting by not only veteran actors but also child artists. School of Lies is a suspense thriller starring widely acclaimed Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur along with Varin Roopani, Divyansh Dwivedi, Aryan Singh Ahlawat, Hemant Kher, Parthiv Shetty, Adrija Sinha, and Aalekh Kapoor. Directed by Avinash Arun, School of Lies is inspired by a true story set in a fictional Dalton Town revolving around a student named Shakti Salgaonkar who went missing from River Isaac boarding school. Following that a plethora of ugly truths and scandals get unearthed by the Police during their pursuit to find Shakti. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assumes that you have already watched the Hotstar Specials series and have multiple questions related to School of Lies true story or School of Lies Season 2 or what exactly happened to Chanchal? To know the answer continue reading-
School of Lies True Story
It is pertinent to mention here that the makers have termed School of Lies is based on a true story, however, have not revealed which particular case or school they are talking about. Now, coming to School of Lies storyline, it mostly revolves around the Police hunt and investigation to find Shakti Salgaonkar who goes missing from the Boarding School. While most of the students inform that Shakti has a field from the school, his mother believes that his only son has been kidnapped. As a result, the Police try to grill the students over Shakti's disappearance but since many of them were minors they could not interrogate them. The series keeps the suspense till the last and showcase how students of the Boarding school lie to the Police and Shakti's parents due to a deep nexus between seniors and the Housemaster.
To be precise, two senior students, TK and Vikram, find themselves in the middle of the investigation because they belong to the same house as Shakti, i.e., Rajpath House. That also ropes in Sam Sir since he’s the House Master. And these three characters lead us into a larger conspiracy that involves a large sum of money, illicit sexual relations, and a gardener named Bhola. Notably, housemaster, Sam Sir was having an illicit sexual relationship with TK and Vikram. While TK was a bit rebellious, Vikram was sensitive and emotional.
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What happened to Shakti?
Well those who haven't watched, they are advised to leave this page if they don't like spoilers. Shakti was accidentally killed by Vikram. Shakti was trying to flee from the school and meet his 'bunk mate' Chanchal (Bhola's son) when Vikram and TK spotted him. In order to teach Shakti a lesson, Vikram physically pushes him to he ground and as a result his head was smashed resulting in death. In order to keep Shakti's death a secret, TK asks for Bhola's help. From Bhola, TK and Vikram used to buy weed. Vikram and TK promise to pay him money if he takes care of Shakti's dead body. And, therefore, Bhola chops Shakti's body into pieces in order to remove the evidence.
However, Chanchal also goes missing in the meanwhile. As a result, Bhola starts to find his son Chanchal everywhere. Also, the Police find out about Chanchal and they start to find Chanchal's father Bhola. When Bhola calls Vikram, he secretly goes to meet him to tell him that he does not have money. However, Vikram panicked and reveals that he mistakenly pushed Chanchal hinting that Bhola's son might also be dead. However, the makers haven't shown Chanchal's death, therefore it is a possibility that Chanchal might be alive and he appears in School of Lies Season 2.