Ravidas lives in a village in rural India. He is the son of Chediram who is of highly respected in the village. Ravidas falls in love with Jyoti. Their love becomes known in the village. Because of differences of caste, the villagers are opposed to Ravidas marrying Jyoti. Chediram commits suicide due to the shame his son has brought upon him. Ravidas is a gifted poet, but he cannot fulfill his dream of being recognized as a great poet, his poems being published and shown to the world, because he lives in a village.
Sunny Deol
as Ravidas
Poonam Dhillon
as Jyoti
Prem Chopra
as Kishan Lal
Bindu Desai
as Sukhdai
Shreeram Lagoo
as Chediram
Dharmendra
as Sher Singh
Om Shivpuri
as Thakur
Satyendra Kapoor
as Guptaji
Kiran Vairale
as Pushpa
Dulari
as Mausi
Jankidas Mehra
as Jankidasji