The film revolves around Durga Singh (Rakhee), a poor woman whose husband is murdered by the villainous Durjan Singh (Amrish Puri) because he opposes the village Thakur. Durjan subsequently kills Durga’s sons, Karan (Salman Khan) and Arjun (Shah Rukh Khan).
The film follows the story of two poor brothers, Karan and Arjun, who are brutally murdered by their evil uncle, Thakur Durjan Singh (played by the late ). Their heartbroken mother, Durga (played by Rakhee Gulzar ), desperately prays for their return. Through a divine miracle, the brothers are reincarnated in different parts of the country. As they grow into adults (again played by Salman and Shah Rukh), fate brings them together, their past life memories resurface, and they reunite with their mother to take revenge on the uncle who killed them. Karan Arjun Filmyzilla