 The dacoits of Chambal, had some heinous characters like Lukka Singh Thakur, who not only looted, but were party to feuds amongst the ruling class to their own benefit, and one such feud was the killing of Feroz Khan's family as bounty for Kamal Singh Thakur, played by Kamal Kapoor, who supplied arms to the dacoits.After getting his brother killed by dacoits, he wanted to get his nephew sacrificed at the altar of Goddess Durga, the main deity of rural Madhya Pradesh, and hands him over to Dilawar Singh.Dilawar Singh does not kill the child, dissuaded by his wife, who warns him of such Blasphemy, and thus they leave the village to bring up the child as their own, who is no other than Feroz Khan, called Ajnabi, or stranger throughout the movie.