Maqbool is a story of passion, power, selection, brooding crime and ever berating self-punishment. The tale reveals the politics of lust and passion as Mian Maqbool, the mafia gang's lieutenant and right hand man of the don Abhai, falls in love with the don's and saga of massacre unfolds.
Abetted by the mistress Nimmi, who also loves Mian and goads him to take his godfather's place in the hierarchy of the gang and her bed, Mian plots and plans to usurp Abbaji's power and kingdom. Maqbool is torn between his loyalty for his mentor and his love for Nimmi. With further aid from the two cops Purohit, who also provide comic relief to the dark tale, Maqbool unleashes mayhem of crime and gore, shaking the very roots of the closely knit mafia family.
As circumstances spiral out to control, so does Maqbool's sense of discretion. But does Maqbool, a hard man to the harsh underworld have the gift to fight it anymore?