
TheAfghankingdomofBaharistanisruledbyajustandkindSultanAliRizwanMohhamadDokeerKhan(ShammiKapoor).AlliswellinthelandexceptthattheSultanseeminglycan'thavechildren.Anevildevil-worshippingVazir(AmrishPuri)seekstousurpthethrone,revivehisfauladishaitan(ahugedemon-likefiguremadeofstone),andtakeovertheworld.TheVazirinstructshismaidstostrangleeverychildborntotheSultan.Finally,however,asparkofdivineintervention(presentedliterallyasasparkwhichdescendsfromtheheavensandentersthewomb)rendersthenextnewbornsonimmunetothepoisonsandstrangulationsadministeredbythemaids.ThisShehezada(prince)eventuallybecomesAjooba(miracle).<br/> TheSultanandhiswifeMalika(AriadnaShengelaya)kickoffcelebrationsthroughouttheland.ThegoodcourtmagicianAmeerBaba(SaeedJaffrey),recentlyreturnedfromhistravelstothe"landofHind"(i.e.,India),presentsamagicswordtotheSultan.TheSultanthrustsitintoapillar(verifyingitskeenness),andAmeerBabapronouncesthatitmaybedrawnoutofthestoneagainonlybyamemberoftheroyalfamily(ratherliketheExcalibur).<br/> Soonafter,theSultanprivatelydiscusses"traitors"withAmeerBaba.TheVaziroverhears,eventuallytricksAmeerBaba,stealshisNecklaceofImmortality,throwshimintothedungeons,attemptstomurdertheSultanandhisfamilyandtakeoverthethrone.TheSultanescapeswithhiswifeandchild.Afterapitchedbattleinvolvingmagiccarpetsandstormsandships,theSultanismissing,Malikaisblinded,andtheyoungShehzadaiswashedashorebyadolphin(whomheeventuallythinksofashismother)toablacksmith.Thisblacksmithadoptsthekid,trainshiminalltheworldlyandmartialarts,andthuscreatesAjooba.Inthemeantime,theVazirblamesAmeerBabafortheSultan'smurder,takesoverthethrone,andbeginsravagingtheland,alwaysutteringhissloganShaitanZindabaad(LonglivetheDevil).<br/> Ajoobaisamaskedriderinblack(ratherlikeZorro)whothwartstheVazir'slackeysastheypillagethelandsandharassthecitizens.HisplainselfisAli,anordinaryrestaurateur,andhischumisHasan(RishiKapoor).TogethertheyfoiltheVazir'sevilschemes,raidhiscaravans,andwootheirgirls.Ajooba,asAli,fallsforRukhsana(DimpleKapadia,actuallythedaughterofAmeerBaba,returnedfromHindtorescueherimprisonedfather),whileHasan'saffectionsarefortheVazir'sShehzadiHenna(Sonam).<br/> AjoobainflictsconstantpainupontheVazir.TheVazireventuallyraiseshisfauladishaitanandplansanall-outattack.TheRajaofHind(DaraSingh,inaspecialappearance)bringshisforcestoaidAjooba.Theresultingwarbringsallthecentralcharacterstogether.<br/> Severalquestionsareessentiallyresolvedintheensuingwar.Theclimaxisapanoramaofdemons,magicalhorsesanddonkeys,afull-scalecombatbetweentheVazir'sarmyandtheHindarmy,enchantedswords,andafinalrevelationaboutthetrueidentityofAjooba.






