Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal.

When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs. He also introduces a bus thus taking away business from the horse-carriage drivers. This angers the community and they ask Kundan to reconsider, and he flats refuses - but agrees to withdraw the bus provided Shankar races it with his horse-carriage.

Watch the action unfold as Shankar unites a divided village, and how he sets about to keep his faith in winning this race between man and machine.

The best part of the newly coloured 1957 flick is to be able to see the legend in colorful wardrobe. Whether it holds charm for the multiplex going generation, we will figure out by next week.