- Jailed for robbing his brother's unscrupulous employer, a simpleton has a transformation while in prison, emerging with a violent mission for revenge.
- Kaalia - A name that spells terror in the minds of people, and the police but Kaalia was not always like this. Years ago he was a mere simpleton. Living simply in a shanty ch awl with his elder brother, Shyamlal, Bhabhi (Sister - in - law), whom he adored and their daughter Munni. Apart from them there is no one else in Kallu's little world until one day, an enemy in the guise of Shahani Seth appears. Shahani shatters the happiness in Kallu's life. That same day the young Kallu dies, and the dreaded Kaalia is born, Kaalia's main motive in life becomes wealth, and to destroy Shahani. This path of violence leads Kaalia to inspector Raghubir Singh's jail. Outside of jail, Shahani starts reclaiming his power, and inside jail, Kaalia clashes with Raghubir Singh.—gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
- Shamu get both his arms cut in a work related accident. His younger brother Kallu goes to his employer Shahani Seth to ask him to compensate for this loss but Shahani Seth refuses to. Out of desperation Kallu attempts to steal money from Shahani's house but is instead caught, his brother passes away and he goes to prison. After his release from jail years later he changes his name to Kaalia with an only objective of destroying Shahani Seth.—gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)
- Shamu works in mill of Sahani Seth and faces union issues he is the only earning member of the family while his younger brother Kalu is irresponsible.Shamu looses his hands while working in the mill and Sahani refuses to compensate him further leading to Shamu's death.Kalu in frustration burns his mill and gets arrested where he meets some smart crooks in jail who train him in the world of crime but he has Jailor Raghuveer Singh in his way.After coming out of the jail Kalu now calls himself Kaalia and only mission is to destroy Sahani Seth.Kaalia returns home where Shamu's wife feels he was working abroad all the time and wants him to marry soon.Kaalia meets Shalini who is also victim of Sahani Seth and both fall in love.As Kaalia's name starts becoming bigger in crime world Raghuveer feels the worst is yet to happen.—alex.mjacko@gmail.com
- Slacker Kallu's life gets turned around after his brother, Shamu, loses his arms & job in a work-related accident. Kallu goes to the employer, Shahani, and begs him for some money for medical treatment, but Shahani refuses to do so. In desperation, Kallu breaks-in Shahani's house, and is arrested and sentenced for 9 months in jail. In jail Kallu learns various skills from hardened convicts, and comes out as Kaalia, a person who has only one purpose in life - to get even with Shahani - by hook or by crook. And this time Kaalia is not alone, he has support from his convict friends, and other underworld elements. But Kaalia had not counted on the tenancity of Jailer Raghuveer Singh, who is determined to clip Kaalia's criminal wings, before he takes flight.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
- Kaalia (Amitabh Bachchan) lives with his older brother Shamu (Kader Khan), sister-in-law Shanti (Asha Parekh), and their little daughter Munni. He is intelligent but spends his time idly playing with the neighbor's kids (with tall tales of Mukhtar Singh). Kaalia is a coward and avoids confrontation at every opportunity. Shamu is disgusted that Kaalia is not doing any productive work and is whiling away his time for nothing.
His older brother gets into an accident while at work at the mill and loses his arms. Shamu was leading a strike to replace older machines with new ones at the factory, but the boss Shahani convinces the workers to continue working in exchange for 2 months of bonus. Shamu loses his job and needs money for his treatment/operations. Kaalia was already helping around the house by earning a few bucks, but didn't have that kind of cash. Kaalia begs his brother's boss, Shahani Seth (Amjad Khan), for monetary help, but he refuses. Kaalia breaks into Shahani's safe to get the money, but it proves to be too late as Shamu dies. Shahani then throws Kaalia in jail for nine months, where he meets the men that teach him crime.
After his release, Kaalia is a different, stronger man. He and his prison accomplices (who are also free now) steal the gold that the boss had been smuggling at the mill. Then he burns down the mill as retribution for his brother's death. He goes to jail again, this time for two years. His accomplices lie to his sister-in-law by telling her that he is in America earning money for her and her daughter. They move from poverty to riches.
In jail, Kaalia meets the jailer Raghvir Singh (Pran), a smart, ethical, strong man, whose daughter was kidnapped by one of the prisoners as a child. Raghvir prides himself on reforming even the most hardened criminals in his jail. After Kaalia is released from prison (Raghvir arranges an early release in exchange for Kaalia's good behavior in prison). Kaalia returns home to Shanti and Munni who think he is returning from America. Shanti finds Kaalia's revolver, but Kaalia is able to convince her that it is legit. Kaalia steals a royal diamond necklace that Shahani also had his eyes on. this only fuels their rivalry further. Shahani tasks his 2IC Rawat (Sudhir) to retrieve the diamond from Kaalia.. A search of the apartment reveals nothing as Kaalia was keeping the diamond on his wrist band.
Rawat deploys petty thief Shalini (Parveen Babi) to seduce Kaalia and steal the diamond from Kaalia. Shalini meets her mother, who tells her that she is adopted.. Rawat manages to take the diamond from Shalini, but Raghvir arrives and rescues her before Rawat can kill her. Meanwhile Shahani figures that the diamond that Shalini stole from Kaalia is a fake. Meanwhile Shalini gains consciousness and leaves without meeting Raghvir. Shalini's step sister Rina (Kushboo Sundar) studies at the same school as Munni. Shalini can no longer support Rina as she has left the life of crime. Thats when Kaalia arrives and agrees to support Rina as Munni is good friends with Rina. Shalini is indebted to Kaalia and they fall in love. Kaalia continues to raid Shahani's gold smuggling operations and continues to cause huge losses to him.
Kaalia gets engaged to Shalini and Raghvir attends the function. Raghvir knows Kaalia is still into a life of crime and vows to bring him down. Meanwhile Shahani meets Shanti and tells her that Kaalia is a convict of law. Shanti promptly leaves house. Kaalia convinces her to stay by promising to leave the life of crime. Kaalia calls Shahani for a meeting. Rawat intercepts the call and tries to kill Shahani as he goes to meet Kaalia. Shahani understands Rawat's intentions, corners him and kills him. He leaves Rawat at the meeting location with Kaalia. When Kaalia arrives, the police find him with the dead body and arrest him for murder.
Shahani then kidnaps Kaalia's niece Munni and forces Shanti to testify against Kaalia at a murder trial. Shalini finds from Shanti that Munni is abducted by Shahani and informs Kaalia. He is found guilty for a murder he didn't commit and escapes from prison to find his niece. At first, the warden (Raghvir) chases him and imprisons him in chains. Kaalia escapes again but once Raghvir knows the true story, he decides to help him. They go to the Shahani's place and not only find Munni, but also the sister-in-law about to die. Kaalia has no choice but to indulge Shahani to save Munni and Shanti's lives.. Raghvir intervenes, but Shahani uses Shalini as hostage... Shahani reveals to Raghvir that he was the one who had kidnapped his daughter 20 years ago and now it is the grown up Shalini. They fight with him, Shahani gets beaten up, and Kaalia finally chops Shahani's arm off.
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