Satpal Singh sneaks in, snatches his nephew up and throws him off the castle parapet. Meenakshi, meanwhile, has gone into labor again-she’s having twins! The midwife carelessly leaves the first-born on top of a dresser when she’s informed. When Satpal hears the news, he remembers the astrologer’s prediction. Roopmati and Meenakshi give birth to sons within minutes of each other. Pratap Singh goes off to war leaving his wife in her brother’s care. Satpal comes to Meenakshi’s new home with his pregnant wife Roopmati (Chand Usmani), and she welcomes them with open arms. Meanwhile, her father has discovered her brother’s perfidy against her, and has banished him from his kingdom. When she soon after discovers that she is pregnant, he asks her to keep the baby’s parentage a secret for the sake of his own honor, and she readily agrees. When she tells him that she had already married another man and wants to remain faithful to his memory, he agrees not to touch her. She wakes up from her trance to a new new husband: The King of a neighboring state, Pratap Singh (Pradeep Kumar) agrees to marry her despite this. She faints, is found by palace guards, and taken home in a catatonic (no pun intended) state. Meenakshi follows and finds a bloodied and mauled body wearing Jwala’s cloak. Their post-connubial bliss is interrupted by a tigress, and Jwala goes after it.
As his reward for saving her life, she agrees to marry him right there. Jwala loves the Rajkumari, and has even carved a life-sized statue of her which sits in his house. The princess’ father has been looking for a husband for her, but has already rejected Jwala’s proposal since he is not of royal lineage. A passing hunter and Samurai expert named Jwala (Pran) rescues her with the help of his falcon, Sheroo the Wonder Bird. An astrologer has predicted that Meenakshi’s eldest son will kill Satpal, and he’s taking no chances. The princess of a Rajput kingdom, Meenakshi (Indrani Mukherjee), is out hunting one day when she is set upon by villains sent by her jealous brother Satpal Singh (Jeevan). It’s a costume epic that doesn’t know what costume to wear a period piece without a period! Dharmendra is dressed as a Roman gladiator, Jeetendra wears a matador outfit, Zeenat lounges in 50’s Hollywood lingerie…the list goes on and on (as do my screen shots). And best of all, the costumes and sets are a veritable Halloween party! The story is a Manmohan Desai fairy tale, replete with separated children, near misses, and absurd coincidences. Against all reason, against all logic, against all standards of film appreciation (not that mine are very high), I loved this movie.
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