Chauraha is an action drama. The movie revolves around a man named Amar (Jackie Shroff). At the age of twelve, Amar was accused of killing his teacher and was sentenced to jail. Years later, Amar returns after completing his time in jail. It is then, he runs into Kalinath (Sadashiv Amrapurkar), a pimp, and recognizes him as the actual murderer of his teacher. Amar sets out to take revenge and teach Kalinath a lesson. However, with his criminal record, will Amar succeed in his mission or end up in much bigger trouble?