Atishbaz is an action drama. The movie is set in British India, and follows the story of a man named Shamsher Singh (Shatrughan Sinha), who leads a poor lifestyle with his widowed mother and sister, Asha. Shamsher falls in love with Reshma (Anita Raj), and wants to get married to her. However, he has to face the wrath of Reshma’s other suitor, Jagga. Shamsher kills Jagga and is arrested. Later, on his release, his mother cuts off all ties with him, and he finds his sister in a poor condition working as a bar dancer. Will Shamsher be able to make everything right again?