Unlike its predecessor, which chronicled the rise of gangster Shiv Prakash Shukla (based on real-life don Shri Prakash Shukla), Rangbaaz Phir Se takes a sharp left turn into the raw, rust-belt heart of Western Uttar Pradesh. The season introduces viewers to a new protagonist-turned-antagonist: Surya Prakash Singh, alias "Sarju," a power-hungry wrestler who becomes the most feared name in Bulandshahr’s illegal mining and gun trade.