The screenplay was written by Ramanand Sagar.[3][4] The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban.[5]
Plot
Chandrashekhar, shortly called Chandar, lives and works on a ship with his sister Savitri, they are raised by the ship's captain. Now, Chandar becomes busy for Savitri's marriage and fixes in a decent family. Before marriage, Savitri is abducted by Senapati Durjay Singh; to save her honour, she kills herself in front of Chandar. Enraged Chandar vows to take revenge on Durjan, but is captured by his goons and jailed in a fort, where he meets his long-lost mother. There he learns of his past as he is the son of Mangalsen, who was the faithful Chief Minister under Maharaja Vikram Singh, who was killed by none other than Durjay. To save the Prince and Princess, Mangalsen took them with him, on the other side his wife took their son and daughter to escape by boats, however, Mangalsen managed to escape while his wife failed and was captured by Durjay's goons, leaving her children on the boat, separating them from their parents. Now, Chandar hits upon a plan to meet his father and take revenge on Durjay. However, his mother dies in jail and Chandar manages to escape, and ends up on a ship, which transports him to the arrogant Princess Mandakini, who wants Chandar as her slave for a lifetime. On the other side, Mangalsen, who now becomes Sardar, trains the villagers, along with Princess Padma and Prince, to fight against the evils.
