Jung Da Maidan

Jaswant lives a middleclass lifestyle with his sister Laddhu and widowed mom in a village in Punjab India He is friendly with Thanedar Kishanchand and is aware that both Laddhu and Kishanchand are attracted to each other He discusses this alliance with Kishanchand and with his approval arranges their engagement and also prepares himself to propose marriage to his sweetheart Shammu who lives with two brothers Dharmu and Teju and Dharmus wife The village they live in has an annual Kabootar pigeon competition Jaswant wins but his competitor Tarhu is angered provokes him by shooting his Kabootar dead and has his friend a corrupt Thanedar Succha Singh arrest Jaswant take him to the Police Station and beat him up severely When Succha finally lets go of Jaswant Tarhu and his dad Jhaildhara are unhappy