Plot

King Azad gets locked in a dungeon by the British general Dyer who wants to take over his kingdom. Years later, Azad's son decides to put an end to Dyer's tyranny and comes to his father's rescue.

British intelligence comes over to India and loot all its wealth and carry it over to there country. Once they were being challenge by a brave king name Raja Azaad Singh, one day he happen to confront them and take them over to Lady Elena where some justice was being thought to them but they turn back and attack Azaad Singh on his back and he was wounded on his left arm. He contact Dr. Harry and was again attack but this time he sent away his wife and new born baby son by putting a mark on his arm. Fearing that the baby may fall into the British arm his mother decides to leave him into an orphanage. Later on the boy grows up and was called Mard with intelligence to protect his own country, a woman name Jamuna and her husband brought him up. On a chance encounter he happen to meet up with beautiful and charming Ruby on a mischap and later on found out it was Dr. Harry's daughter, on a strange incident both Ruby and Mard falls in love. But her father had other plans for her to marry slave master and stone hearted Danny who harasses Ruby and Mard alot but soon he meet up with a slave and later on found out that it was his mother. He happen to meet up with another slave too later in which he had to fight and the two found out that it was father and son because of the mark on Mard's arm since childhood. They had to fight in order to impress the British. But because of a horse name "Badal" and a wonder dog name "Moti" they were able to eliminate the British and saves the country's future.—hEmRaJ (gavin_coolhgr@hotmail.com)

Raja Azaad Singh attempts to avenge the killings of his subjects and the looting of India's treasury by revolting against the British authorities but unfortunately he gets out-numbered, is captured and separated from his wife and a new-born baby boy. His son, Raju grows up with Jamuna and her husband. Years later Raju rides a horse-cart with a loyal dog named Moti; while his parents are slaves in the British camp. Raju has several run-ins with an head-strong Rajkumari, Ruby - the daughter of Dr. Harry, now Mayor within the British reign. Raju's identity stands expose in the eyes of British soldiers who ruses with the divide and rule method by instigating father and son to fight with each other in an open arena.—gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Raja Azaad Singh rules over his people with compassion and fairness, and as result this region prospers. His wife, Durga, gives birth to a son, and there is considerable jubilation amongst his subjects. Then the British decide to take over his region, Azaad fights bravely, but he is outnumbered, both he and Durga are taken prisoner and made to work as slaves. Loyal subjects assist in getting their son out of the region, where he is adopted by a kind woman Jamuna and her husband. Years later, while Durga, who has lost the use of her vocal chords, and Azaad are still slaves, their son, now named Raju, drives a horse-carriage (tonga) with a horse named Badal and a loyal dog named Moti; woos a proud and snobbish Rajkumari named Ruby, the daughter of Britisher Dr. Harry. When the British find out about Raju's royal blood, they enmesh Azaad and him in web of lies of deceit, forcing them to a combat with each other in an open arena. Watch how father and son unknowingly fight each other, knowing fully well that only one of them will survive to tell this tale.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Early 20th century, when India is part of the British empire. British soldiers plundering an Indian fort and taking its riches by air to England. They are stopped by the valiant Raja Azad Singh (Dara Singh). Raja manages to lasso the light aircraft, subdue several English soldiers and recover the stolen jewels. Raja's wife Rani Durga (Nirupa Roy) gives birth to a baby boy. The Raja carves the word Mard into the newborn's chest. (His words, Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota, is a tag line throughout the movie.) The British commission conducts an investigation, led by a liberal Englishwoman, Lady Helena. Lady Helena is a close confidant of Raja Azad Singh and is supportive of the Raja and of India becoming independent.

The English officers General Dyer (Kamal Kapoor) and Inspector Simon (Bob Christo) conspire with a sniveling, weak willed local doctor Harry (Prem Chopra) to capture Raja. Harry sedates the Raja; weakened thus, the Raja is captured and imprisoned in a dungeon. Rani Durga escapes on the Raja's faithful steed Bahadur. But she is shot, and the horse brings the baby Mard to a local orphanage for safekeeping until Rani Durga can recuperate and reclaim him. The wife of a poor blacksmith spots the baby in the orphanage, eventually adopts him. When Rani Durga returns, she is shocked to find him gone and she loses the ability to speak. The penniless Rani Durga eventually becomes a washer woman. The traitor Harry is appointed mayor of the town for his part in the capture of the Raja.

Raju (Amitabh Bachchan) grows up to become a strong youth. His day job is to run a Tonga. One day, he happens across an arrogant and oppressive young woman who blithely runs her car over an old lady. Raju gives chase and compels her to apologize to the old lady. The young woman is of high birth, and her bodyguard Zybisko (Manek Irani) engages Raju, but Raju fends him off quite easily. The young woman turns out to be Ruby (Amrita Singh), the daughter of mayor Harry. Ruby apologizes. she is charmed by Raju. He refuses her advances. But she eventually falls in love, changes his heart, and invites him to her birthday party.

Harry and General Dyer continue their relentless quest for power. Their first move is to demolish the Slum (slum colony) in front of Harry's mansion. Raju rallies the Slum dwellers to oppose the demolition crew and picket Harry's mansion. Harry arrests Raju and is about to execute him when Lady Helena arrives on the scene. Lady Helena stops the demolition (citing lack of documentation), reprimands Harry, and releases Raju. Harry tries to buy off Raju, but Raju douses the cases with liquor, sets it afire, and uses the soot to blacken Harry's face. A frustrated Harry tries to have him shot, but Ruby intervenes, professes her love for the Tonga Wallah (Tonga driver), and threatens to completely disavow her father if any harm should befall him. Unable to subdue or subvert Raju, a frustrated set of cronies (Harry, Dyer, Simon and others) fret and fume.

Danny (Dan Dhanoa) the son of General Dyer. Danny is every bit as corrupt, cunning, and avaricious as his father and his cronies. Danny runs the nefarious operations beneath the outwardly clean, lordly and manorial life of General Dyer and mayor Harry. There are 3 such operations. First, there is a secret blood camp; slum dwellers that are infirm, aged or otherwise unfit are secretly abducted and their blood (all of it) is involuntarily extracted to supply British war campaigns elsewhere. Second, there is a slave labor camp where, again, slum dwellers are put to work (with no pay) on various civil and construction projects for the British empire. And finally, there is Raja Azad Singh, still imprisoned, and a champion for the slum and for the workers in the labor camps. His primary duty is to turn, a massive flour mill; this mill is the only source of food for the camps. (Rani Durga, it turns out, is a washerwoman in one of these camps.) The camps grow in size, and Raja Azad Singh secretly plans to have them revolt; this becomes a growing concern for Harry.

Harry and General Dyer decide the best way to remove Raju from the picture is to announce the engagement of Ruby and Danny. Ruby strongly opposes this and runs off with Raju. Danny gives chase with his men, and even tries to kill Ruby, but eventually brings her back to Harry. Harry is truly enraged. Danny plans to kill Raju. As the first step in the plot, Danny captures the blacksmith, burns his hovel, murders his wife, and puts the blacksmith in a slave camp. (As she lays dying, she reveals to Raju the story of Raju's birth. Raju cremates his foster mother and writes out a letter for his real mother, which he immerses into the river along with the ashes of his foster mother.

The river carries his note to the camp where the blacksmith finds it and reads it out to Rani Durga, who immediately recalls her story. The blacksmith stages a stick-up to facilitate her escape, and she is ultimately reunited with Raju. The blacksmith, however, is killed.) Danny learns of Raju's lineage. Realizing Raju will attack the camp to free the blacksmith and Raja Azad Singh, Danny plays the second step of his plot and lays a trap. Raju enters the dungeon to rescue his father. But it turns out that Raja Azad Singh has been replaced by a masked impostor (Simon), and Raju is captured.

At this point, Danny devises a fatal final step. He announces a gladiatorial sword fight between Raju and Raja Azad Singh where the winner will go free. Prior to this fight, he takes steps to ensure father and son are truly bloodthirsty for the other. Raja Azad Singh is brought to a blood camp where he sees Raju (actually a masked impostor) extracting blood from innocent citizens and swearing loyalty to the British; the Raja is incensed and swears to finish him off in the contest. Concurrently, Danny sends word (through Ruby) that the fighter opposing Raju will be a masked impostor and not the real Raja. Raju, in turn, announces he will not let his opponent leave the ring alive. And Danny forthwith arranges to have the real Raja fight Raju.

The contest begins on the next day, and father and son are soon in a crazed sword fight. The duel takes a turn when the Raja spots the word Mard on Raju's chest, and Raju notices one of his blows drew blood from the Raja's cheek. They quickly discover the truth and keep up the appearance of a death duel until the Raja hoists Raju off the arena and into the viewing gallery. Raju plunges his sword into General Dyer, killing him instantly.

Danny is infuriated. He orders his tanks to finish off Raju and the Raja. (Lady Helena and Rani Durga are strapped to the tanks, with British soldiers holding them at gunpoint.) Raju and the Raja seize horses and escape, with the tanks in hot pursuit. After a long chase and fight, Raju and the Raja overpower the tanks, rescue the ladies and engage the villains in combat. After a hard sword-and-gun fight, Harry, Danny and Goga are drowned in quicksand, and Raju and his father return victorious. The film ends with Raju and Ruby coming together and being reunited with Raju's real parents, on the dawn of India's independence movement.