Shakuntala, who belongs to the lowest caste in Indian culture, grows up in poverty. She makes the early decision to work hard in her studies in order to elevate herself and her lot in life. However, when she is 12 years old, the village chief viciously rapes her; she is left humiliated and dishonored and is powerless to seek justice. forced into an unhappy marriage with a drinker, the union falls apart. However, disaster strikes once more when the Chief and a group of people gang rape her. After being saved by the rogue bandit Nadeem, she learns how to exact her own revenge. With a gun in hand, she wants retribution for everything that she and countless like women have been through. Though terror and dread are conjured up by her moniker, this is only the beginning of her quest for justice and vengeance.
