Badshah (1963)

This masterfully crafted drama depicts the transformation in the life of a thief and murderer, who begins caring for a lost child after saving his life from snake bite.

Ram Lal Seth is a devious businessman, who takes assistance from Ustad, a hired gun to all his dirty work and take charge of all his illegal activities. However, when Ustad becomes very domineering and charges a tremendous amount for his next job, Ram Lal decides to betray him and informs the police of his location.

Ustad anticipates Ram Lal's betrayal and knives him to death. The police try to hunt him down and shoot at sight, but the wily Ustad escapes and goes into hiding.

Ustad arrives in a place that has been completely destroyed by a storm. He finds a young child crying as it is lost, alone and afraid. True to his past nature, he decides to take all the gold ornaments from the child, which the child hands over the complete love and trust. Just as two studies about to leave, a snake comes to attack the child and Ustad saves his life. Some kind of protective emotion arises in a heart that never felt anything before and with the rise of the new dawn, Ustad begins to care for the child.

As his biological parents agonise over his loss and search for him, Ustad begins take on the role of a parent and love blooms in his heart. Will Ustad be able to outrun his past or will it return to haunt him? How will the young boy's future unfold?