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Kalicharan lives a middle-class life with his unmarried sister. He meets with a young woman,both fall in love with each other, and get married. Since Kalicharan is a honest man, who refuses to accept nor give any bribes, which brings him in the bad books of gangster Bhawani Singh. When Singh puts pressure on Kalicharan, there is a showdown, the police are involved, resulting in the arrest of Kalicharan. In prison, a new Kalicharan is born - who calls himself Kaalia - and whose main motive is the destruction of Bhawani Singh. When Kaalia is discharged from prison, he finds out that Bhawani is now a Member of Parliament, he accordingly plots to kill him and does succeed. What Kaalia does not know is that Bhawani has a brother in Pratap Singh, a man known for his ruthlessness, his power, his contacts within the police and Ministerial staff, and who will not rest until he has finished killing Kaalia, his wife, and sister.
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Kalicharan lives a middle-class life with his unmarried sister. He meets with a young woman,both fall in love with each other, and get married. Since Kalicharan is a honest man, who refuses to accept nor give any bribes, which brings him in the bad books of gangster Bhawani Singh. When Singh puts pressure on Kalicharan, there is a showdown, the police are involved, resulting in the arrest of Kalicharan. In prison, a new Kalicharan is born - who calls himself Kaalia - and whose main motive is the destruction of Bhawani Singh. When Kaalia is discharged from prison, he finds out that Bhawani is now a Member of Parliament, he accordingly plots to kill him and does succeed. What Kaalia does not know is that Bhawani has a brother in Pratap Singh, a man known for his ruthlessness, his power, his contacts within the police and Ministerial staff, and who will not rest until he has finished killing Kaalia, his wife, and sister.
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