Arjun Singh comes from a very poor family. He lives in a small and shabby tenement with his mom and sister. Despite of his circumstance, he is honest and helpful. This puts him into conflict with Bhaiji, a notorious gangster.
In order to teach Arjun a lesson, Bhaiji orders people in this community to stop interacting with Arjun and his family, and as a result the three are alienated. His sister is raped, and his mother passes away. Then Bhaiji has Arjun captured and chained. But Arjun manages to escape, only to find that he has been framed for murder and is arrested by the police.