Year: 1986
Runtime: 154 mins
Language: Hindi
Director: J. Om Prakash
A young man named Swaroop arrives in Bombay, only to be mugged and left without shelter. A stranger steps in, giving him a place to stay and a job, unaware that this benefactor is a notorious gangster. As Swaroop settles in, he gradually becomes drawn into the criminal world that his patron controls.
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Bhagwaan, a villager new to the city, turns to crime to survive and joins Shambu Dada’s gang. He vows to refrain from violence against women. When a widow named Shanti hangs herself after suffering violence at the hands of Shambu, Bhagwaan adopts her orphaned baby, Govinda, and commits to changing his life.
Twelve years pass, and Bhagwaan, now known as Bhagwaan Dada, transforms the crumbling slum into a safer neighborhood while raising Govinda. He rescues Swaroop, a naïve newcomer, and takes him under his wing after giving him a job. Swaroop tries to save Bijli, a woman attacked by Shambu’s gang, but is beaten and the duo are rescued by Bhagwaan. Bijli, who is actually a scam artist, gets sheltered by Bhagwaan and his family.
Shambu seeks revenge and tries to frame Bhagwaan for murder. Vijay, an inspector aware of Shambu’s crimes, helps Bhagwaan set a trap. Shambu is caught and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Bhagwaan invites a journalist Madhu to a celebration in Shantinagar, where Swaroop’s attraction to Bijli becomes evident. At Madhu’s birthday party, Bijli confesses her love for Swaroop. Meanwhile, Shambu escapes prison and vows revenge.
Inspector Vijay reveals Bijli’s past, leading Bhagwaan to angrily expel her. Later, Bhagwaan and Swaroop learn Bijli’s true story of sacrificing her reputation to save her sister Ginni and also learn of Bijli’s real identity as Geeta. They find her, and Swaroop’s mother welcomes her. Ginni also gets sheltered by them.
Preparations for Swaroop and Bijli’s wedding begin, but Bhagwaan grows worried when Govinda and Madhu go missing. Bhagwaan finds a terrified Madhu, who reveals that she and Govinda were kidnapped by Shambu. Govinda bravely fought to save her but was left mutilated and dying. Govinda dies in Bhagwaan’s arms, having sacrificed himself.
Bhagwaan vows revenge and keeps Govinda’s death a secret to avoid disrupting Geeta and Swaroop’s wedding. During the wedding, Bhagwaan fights Shambu, ultimately killing him but getting mortally wounded. He blesses the couple with his blood before dying and also reveals Govinda’s death when the couple asks how they will console Govinda. Swaroop and Geeta pledge to continue Bhagwaan’s legacy.
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