Plot

In 1920s India, a young stable boy bonds with a spirited horse. Amid rebellion and tyranny, his quest to ride the majestic animal becomes a journey of courage, awakening him to the country's fight for freedom.

Set in 1920s India, produced by RSVP and Guy In The Sky Pictures. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the film stars Ajay Devgn, Aaman Devgan, Rasha Thadani, Diana Penty, Mohit Malik, and Piyush Mishra. A young stable boy discovers a kindred spirit in a spirited horse named Azaad. As their lives intertwine against the backdrop of rebellion and tyranny, the boy's quest to ride the majestic horse Azaad turns into a journey of courage, awakening him to his own power amidst the country's fight for freedom.

In the battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap with his 9000 soldiers faced a Mughal army of 40,000 soldiers. Maharana Pratap had the most majestic stallion on the battlefield. The horse was strong and able to leap across valleys and cross a storming river in the middle of a flood. He was fearless and was named Chetak.

In 1920, India's central province, Govind (Aaman Devgan) lives under the harsh rule of Rai Bahadur (Piyush Mishra) and his family. Govind is a stable hand but is not allowed to touch the horses and is only allowed to clean the stables and other odd jobs. Govind is severely punished for the perceived transgression of riding Rai Bahadur's horses (the horse went berserk when Govind was cleaning him, and Govind rode him only to bring him under control), a privilege reserved only for the upper class. This incident highlights the stark social inequalities prevalent in the region.

Govind's life takes an unexpected turn when he inadvertently splashes Holi colors on Janaki (Rasha Thadani), Rai Bahadur's daughter. The Rai Bahadur family had stopped celebrating all Indian festivals such as Holi or Diwali and yet Janaki would step out in the main market wearing pristine white clothes on every Holi, as if daring the people to put color on her.

Thinking he might get more punishment Govind runs away only to be found by the rebel crew lead by Vikram Singh (Ajay Devgn) (leader of the rebels).

Parallel to Govind's story is that of Vikram, a local rebel fighting against the injustices inflicted by Rai Bahadur. The rebels stopped the British from taking away villagers for their slave labor projects elsewhere in the empire. Vikram also had a majestic steed under his command, named Azaad. Rai Bahadur and his son Tej actively helped the British get their slave labor by forcing the villagers out of their homes, and work in colonies such as Trinidad for Rs 8 per month.

Vikram has a reward of Rs 1000 for his capture, dead or alive. Govind is instantly attracted to Vikram's horse Azaad. Vikram allows Govind to ride Azaad, but Azaad simply throws him off. Vikram was a villager once and he had rescued Azaad as a foal, after he was prematurely born. The foal was born under British custody, and they wanted to kill him as the foal was weak. The British officer sold the foal to Vikram for Rs 5. Hence Azaad owed his life to Vikram.

Vikram's former girlfriend Kesar (Diana Penty) is forcibly married to Rai Bahadur's son Tej (Mohit Malik). Vikram and Kesar were in love, but Tej had his eye on Kesar. Tej abducts Kesar, and punishes Vikram by hitting him with lashes till Kesar agrees to marry him. Despite her forced marriage, she secretly maintains contact with Vikram, meeting him even after years have passed.

Meanwhile, Tej is training himself for the upcoming Ardh Kumbh horse race. In this race, 11 villages race for the grand prize. Lord Cummings orders Rai Bahadur to arrange for 400 more slave labor in exchange for marrying Janaki to his son James.

Vikram finds that again, entire villages are being emptied and being prepared for a voyage to Africa to work as slaves. Vikram decides to attack. Vikram is eventually betrayed by a member of his own group who had already informed the British of the impending raid on the slave caravan. The British forces are well prepared and even hide a machine gun inside the caravan, which they open up as Vikram and his troops attack. Vikram is left fatally wounded in the attack when he saves Govind and escapes the British. Before his death, he entrusts Govind with the responsibility of caring for Azaad, a magnificent horse.

Initially, Govind faces significant challenges in bonding with Azaad. Azaad starts trusting Govind when he saves Azaad from a pack of vicious hyenas. Govind meets Kesar and informs her how Vikram was betrayed and killed. After meeting Kesar, Govind goes to Janaki's room and realizes that Janaki has feelings for him. Govind hides Azaad in a priest's cottage near the jungle and steals grass from Rai Bahadur's stables to feed him. Janaki finds Govind stealing supplies for Azaad and threatens to report him unless he runs a horse race with her.

Janaki arrives to race with Govind at a spot outside of the village, but Azaad refuses to let Govind get on top of him. Govind tells Janaki the story of how he got Azaad. Janaki tells Govind that Azaad needs a master and not a friend.

With the help of Janaki, who shows kindness and understanding towards Govind, he gradually earns the horse's trust. This shared experience also fosters feelings of love between Govind and Janaki, bridging the gap between their social classes.

James (Andrew Crouch), the son of a British official Lord Cummings (Dylan Jones), attempts to buy Azaad, but Govind refuses, valuing the bond he has formed with the animal. Rai Bahadur warns Govind's father to hand over the horse or ask the villagers to settle their debt which is cumulatively worth Rs 11,000. Govind decides to win the Ardh Kumbh race and use the winning to settle the debt. Rai Bahadur agrees to the terms and adds that if Govind loses the race, the entire village will be shipped to Africa.

The traitor who betrayed Vikram, once again betrays Govind and finds his location by luring his sister. This defiance leads to Govind being lashed again, and Rai Bahadur resorts to extreme measures, and James attempting to forcefully ship Azaad to England for training.

Govind, with the help of Janaki, manages to rescue Azaad just as he is about to be taken away. Together, they escape and participate in a local horse racing competition. Despite facing numerous obstacles, including Tej Bahadur attempting to injure Azaad during the race, Govind perseveres and wins.

The stakes of the race were incredibly high: if Govind had lost, the workers in his village would have been forced into exploitative labor in factories. Govind's victory not only saves his community from this fate but also symbolizes a triumph against oppression and injustice, bringing down the landowner's exploitative plan.