Virasat

Shakti Thakur travels back from London after completing his studies and reunites with his girlfriend Anita in his ancestral village. He faces opposition from his family who disapprove of their relationship and his modern ambitions. The return rekindles memories of a divided village and the looming family feud.

Shakti tells his father he wants to sell his share of the family property and open a chain of restaurants. Raja Thakur urges him to stay and uplift the village with his education. The disagreement foreshadows the widening rift between the two camps.

Shakti and his friend Surkhiya break open an old temple against Bali Thakur's orders to look around. Bali's men ignite a brutal riot between the rival village factions. In retaliation, Surkhiya loses a hand, and Raja Thakur's men burn homes belonging to Bali's supporters.

To prevent further escalation, Shakti, with his father's permission, opens the temple legally for everyone. Bali Thakur responds by hiring goons to sabotage a dam that protects part of the village, escalating the conflict. The looming flood threatens lives and livelihoods.

Explosives planted by Bali's goons damage the dam, flooding half the village and causing numerous deaths including infants. Shakti is deeply saddened as he witnesses the destruction. He captures one of the goons, but the man refuses to name Bali for fear of his family's safety.

Shakti and Raja Thakur invite both sides to a village panchayat to resolve the standoff, but accusations fly and no clear truth emerges. Bali Thakur relentlessly attacks Raja Thakur, and the elder dies of a heart attack that night. Shakti inherits the responsibilities of the village head.

With a long stretch of land closed, villagers fear long detours and isolation. Shakti negotiates with the landowner to reopen the route, despite Bali's looming threat. To secure peace, he arranges a marriage between the landowner's daughter Gehna and a prosperous villager from the same village.

On the wedding day, the groom flees in fear of Bali; Shakti agrees to marry Gehna instead. Anita returns to learn the truth and understands the circumstances, choosing to leave. Shakti begins a new life with Gehna while accepting the change in his personal relationships.

During the village festival, Bali Thakur plants a bomb that causes deaths on both sides of the feud. Shakti protects the innocent BalI family and helps them escape, while Birju Thakur begins to reconsider his enmity with Shakti. The violence once again tears through the community.

Shakti tracks Bali Thakur and asks him to surrender to the police to prevent further bloodshed. Bali refuses, blaming Shakti for his misfortunes and tries to kill him. In the ensuing struggle, Shakti accidentally decapitates Bali and, facing a chorus of blame, surrenders to the police to end the cycle of violence.

With Bali's death and Shakti's surrender, the cycle of violence ends and the village begins to heal. Shakti takes over the duties of village head, guiding the community toward unity and social progress.

The film closes with the message that education is a tool to uplift uneducated people and to bridge divides. Shakti's actions embody the ideal, illustrating how knowledge can transform a fractured community.