Threatened by the extremely patriarchal laws and denied with the legal custody of her son Sudhir, Saudamini becomes a pirate declaring war on the state, and especially on its tyrannical minister of justice, Durjaya. She attacks a royal ship and captures Durjaya, inadvertently also taking Princess Nandini as hostage. In captivity, Durjaya declares his love for Nandini but she falls for a shepherd boy who turns out to be Saudamini's son Sudhir. Durjaya's men capture Saudamini.