 An evil devil-worshipping Vazir (Amrish Puri) seeks to usurp the throne, revive his ""fauladi shaitan"" (a huge demon-like figure made of stone), and take over the world.The Vazir instructs his maids to strangle every child born to the Sultan.Finally, however, a spark of divine intervention (presented literally as a spark which descends from the heavens and enters the womb) renders the next newborn son immune to the poisons and strangulations administered by the maids.