
RajkumarShamsherSinghistheonlysonofthelocalMaharaja,andhasbeenbroughtupasabrat,andnowheisanirresponsible,alcoholic,andwomanizingadult,whowantseveryonetobowdownbeforehimandhisprincelyrank.Onepriestrefusestodoso,andShamsherpummelshimmercilessly,invainthough.Frustrated,heasksthepriestwhatheshoulddowithhismundanelife,andthepriesttellshimthatheshouldrepent,sacrificeallhispalatialpleasures,andlivethelifeofasimpleandordinaryman,andhencelearnthetruemeaningoflife,foratleastsixmonths.Shamsheragreestodoso,andarrangesanaccidentwithhiscar,whichplummetsdownamountain,explodesandisblowntosmithereens.EveryoneinthepalacebelievesthatShamsherisdead.Hegoestoanearbyvillage,andablindwomantheremistakeshimforherlong-lostsonandstartscallinghimSajjanSingh.ShamsherdecidestoplayalongasSajjan.<br/> TwocorruptpalaceofficialsspotSajjan,andnoticehissimilaritytoShamsher,andconspirewithhimtoposeasShamsherforaheftysumofmoney,towhichSajjanagrees.Whenheaccompaniestheofficialsbacktothepalace,heisshockedtofindthathisfatherhasre-marriedamuchyoungerwoman,Ratna,andshortlyaftermarryingher,hasdied,leavingthepalaceanditsmanagementtoherandhergreedybrother.Shamsherdecidestorevealhistrueidentity,buttheofficialsthreatentoexposehimtohisnew-foundblindmother,andShamsherknowsthatheistrappedinthebodyofSajjanSingh,forcedtoposeasnoneotherthanhimself.






