Gangaa's (Amitabh Bachchan) father is murdered by his uncle, Thakur Hansraj Singh (Amrish Puri). His property is usurped, and he and his mother are rendered homeless. He vows vengeance. Years later, as an adult, Ganga meets and falls in love with Jamunaa (Meenakshi Sheshadri). Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty), also meets Jamunaa and falls in love with her, after having a run in with Thakur Singh. A nauch girl, Saraswathi (Jaya Pradha), falls in love with Gangaa too, who saved her from Thakur's son. The movie is about the series of events that prevent Gangaa from being with Jamunaa,the series of misunderstandings between friends, and the evil attempting to thwart all their lives.