The film follows a similar trajectory as Shakespeare's original play. Omi is the protagonist set to gain power in politics after marrying Dolly, the daughter of Advocate Raghunath Mishra who strongly desires for the pair to not be together. This new power from authority in politics as well as in love seemingly builds up in Omi, as he is on the road to having all he desires. However, it is his appointing of Kesu over Langda that changes the course of his life forever.
Langda is more experienced and qualified than Kesu to succeed Omi now that he is going on into politics. But, Omi chooses Kesu regardless of these facts. A deep jealousy stirs up from within Langda who then sets out to destroy everyone who has seemingly turned their backs on him. He creates a scenario that makes Omi believe that Kesu and Dolly are betraying him by having an affair. This is played out in the film through the MMS sex scandal that was created to maintain power for Omi's political ally. But, we see how the use of this scandal, Omi's own tactic turns against him as Kesu's visits to Dolly, set up by Langda, stir rage within him.
Langda's misstep is that he involves Indu to steal a kamarbandh that belongs to Dolly. It is an intimate item that will cause Omi to believe the lie that Langda has weaved. And thus, it provides the hard proof Omi needs in order to fulfill Omi's desire: for him to kill his own wife, which Omi does on their wedding night. Once Omi discovers the truth and he commits suicide and Indu, once she discovers what Langda has caused her to become part of, kills him. Langda overreached in his revenge and the very thing that was able to provide him with it, his lies, became the very thing that took his life as Indu discovering the truth cannot let Langda llive for what he has done. Thus, Langda's revenge comes crashing down on his own head.
