Ekta Sohini

Raghu and his elder brother are struggling to find a proper job in Mumbai. Raghu finds peace in a pav-bhaji stall put up by him with the help of his best friend, Dedh Footiya. However, a brawl between them and a customer complicates things.

Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error. SPOILER: Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar (Sanjay Dutt) and his best friend Dedh Footiya (Sanjay Narvekar) struggle to find work in Mumbai. They decide to run a pav bhaji stall.But fate steps in when Raghu accidentally kills a customer who turns out to be the brother of a notorious gangster, Fracture Pandya and end up in the Mumbai underworld. Vitthal Kaanya (Ashish Vidyarthi), a rival gang lord, offers Raghunath and Dedh Footiya protection and later hires them both as hitmen. Raghunath becomes a respected hit man, with Dedh Footiya as his accomplice. With Raghunath in his gang Vitthal Kaanya hits a peak in the Mumbai underworld. He is protected by a politician who uses Raghunath for his needs. While BabbanRao (Home Minister) relies on Raghunath, there are some others who despise Raghunath, and are just waiting in the sidelines to see when Raghunath makes an error. Raghunath does so, and hence becomes an embarrassment for BabbanRao. Soon Raghunath is on the run, both from the police, and BabbanRao's men. Raghunath knows now that he must protect his wife, parents, and family, as they too are in danger. Then Raghunath comes to know that the police have been ordered to kill him in an "encounter", and Raghunath now realizes that there is no escape from this harsh reality. Unable to save himself from police, Raghu comes back to his home and asks his mother to shot him down for a graceful end of life. His mother does the same and his wife doesn't stop her from doing this. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com School drop-out Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar is a slum dweller whose attempts in locating a job are fertile. His father furnishes him with cash so that he can start a small food business; one day he witness his friend getting bullied by a male customer; unable to stand this he intervenes and a scuffle ensure leaving the male dead. Raghu's life is threatened when the male ended up being the brother of a gangster named, Bandaya. To get away from the fear of Bandaya; Raghu's friend arranges his stay with a gangster named Vitthal Kaanya who introduces him to crime so much that when Vitthal is murdered by Bandaya; Raghu takes over as the leader of the underworld criminal gang, killing Bandaya and thus making a name for himself by dominating the city of Bombay. He frequents a brothel and is fascinated by a prostitute, Sonia who he marries and who is expecting his child. Raghu find that he can put his family right by working as a hit-man for a politician named Babbanrao Kaddam, who promises to take care of his needs. —gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com) Raghunath Shivalkar and his best friend Dedh Footiya run a fast-food stall to make a living. One night, a customer manhandles Dedh Footiya to the extent that Raghu in defense of his friend kills the customer. Things go further downhill when they realize the slain was a brother of gruesome crime boss Facture Bandya. Initially given refuge by Bandya's rival Vitthal, Raghu's second act of self-defense promotes him, to his own horror, to a crime lord status with patronage of Maharashtra state's corrupt Home Minister Babanrao Kadam. However, one fault from Raghu makes him the target of the law enforcement, directed by Kadam himself to protect his political standing. With time running out and nobody he can trust, Raghu must ensure safeguarding his family before they are made to pay the price of his deeds and therefore exposing what is "the reality" of the criminal circuit of Mumbai. —ankit-singh92 Suleiman is Bombay's chief criminal don. All the rackets somehow or the other are linked to him. He has recruited a hitman named Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar, who has made a reputation for himself. While Suleiman relies on Raghunath, there are some others who despise Raghunath, and are just waiting in the sidelines to see when Raghunath makes an error. Raghunath does so, and hence becomes an embarassment for Suleiman. Soon Raghunath is on the run, both from the police, and Suleiman's men. Raghunath knows now that he must protect his wife, parents, and family, as they too are in danger. Then Raghunath comes to know that the police have been ordered to kill him in an "encounter", and Raghunath now realizes that there is no escape from this harsh reality. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Aman (Sanjay Dutt) is a lame orphan who is adopted by a wealthy family. Their son Akash (Salman Khan) and Aman grow up as brothers. Akash is a womaniser whereas Aman turns to writing poems with the pen name Sagar. One of Aman`s female fans Pooja Saxena (Madhuri Dixit) corresponds with Sagar. Akash meets her and falls in love at first sight. Aman asks Akash to pose as Sagar. Thus Pooja and Akash fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Akash discovers that Aman loves Pooja and he is the real Sagar and confronts him. Pooja witnesses the confrontation and goes away, upset with both of them. Who does Pooja choose forms the crux of the story.