In 1941 British colonial India, Shahid Khan is robbing trains under the guise of legendary bandit Sultana Daku. He is discovered and banished. After independence, Ramadhir Singh takes over some of lucrative coal mines but they struggle without British managers and money. He hires Shahid Khan as muscle to keep the workers in line. He overhears Shahid's plan to murder him for the mines. He kills Shahid and tries to kill his family. The son Sardar Khan is rescued and raised alongside his cousin Asghar. Decades later, Sardar is told of the murder and vows revenge. Sardar uses daring, intimidation and his criminal ways to take on the powerful magnate Singh as one of the most feared crime lord.

I can definitely see the comparison to the Godfather movies. I really love some parts of this movie. Shahid Khan could be a movie all by himself. In fact, I would preferred his story to be expanded into either part I or a prequel of sorts like in Godfather II. Sardar is a very compelling character. I'm a little confused with some of the family melodrama. The story feels a little rushed covering a long timeline. The whole movie feels like a vast long story being crammed into a space that is too small. If this was Godfather, this would be twice as long in length. This is great brutal violent overwrought material. This is good but it's not quite Godfather epic great.