: Sardar becomes a feared and philandering gang leader, slowly dismantling Ramadhir’s empire while managing his own complex household politics. He is caught between two wives: the fierce Nagma Khatoon and the submissive yet influential Durga .

: The film is credited with catapulting then-emerging talents like Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Huma Qureshi, and Rajkummar Rao into mainstream stardom.