Based mostly on an incident from the Mahabharata and in addition made as a play on a Girish Karnad titled Fireplace within the Rain. The movie options Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo look as Lord Indra. Jackie Shroff performs the principle lead within the movie as Puravasu the pinnacle priest, Raveena enjoying the function of his untrue spouse in love with Yavakri. Nagarjuna performed Yavakri the priest's jealous rival and Prabhudeva as a demon who kills Yavakri. Whereas Milind Soman performs the youthful brother of Jackie Shroff as Aravasu, the feminine lead reverse Milind is performed by Sonali Kulkarni.
