Betrayed, alone, and abandoned by his mother, Harami (Jackie Shroff) comes in contact with Hajibaba, who offers to take care of him and gives him a respectable name, Vishwa. Hajibaba runs an impromptu orphanage, amongst his children are Dalal (Kiran Kumar, Dalal's brother Chotey (Tej Sapru), and Shiva. When these young men grow up they are friends, however, since Hajibaba openly favors Vishwa over the others, this angers Dalal and his brother. Dalal kills Hajibaba and frames Vishwa, who is found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. He comes out of prison an embittered man, out to avenge the death of Hajibaba and his prison term. He will go to any lengths, and will not hesitate to sacrifice everything and everyone his wife (Suman Rangnathan), his friend Shiva (Sharad Kapoor), even his child.