Shamu is hurt on the job and his employer, Shahani Seth, refuses to pay up. Shamu’s outraged younger brother, Kallu, is caught breaking into Shahani’s house and sent to prison. While behind bars, Kallu develops a powerful new identity, Kaalia.

Another powerful addition to Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Angry Young Man’ onscreen personas, Kaalia is a classic eighties masala movie with a social message at its heart. Leading lady Parveen Babi lights up the screen and R. D. Burman’s music gets the feet tapping!