Indrajeet is the story of a dutiful Police Officer and a very noble human being who spent all his life for the cause of the poor and getting justice for them. In performing his duties he even got separated from his love. Indrajeet (Amitabh Bachchan) and Shanti (Jaya Prada) were in love and they were going to get married. But fate took a different turn Indrajeet had to arrest Shanti`s father Seth Din Dayal (Saeed Jaffery) for abetting the murder of Union Leader Chandu (Suresh Chatwal). Shanti was unaware of her father`s involvement in black deeds so she got her father released through the recommendations of a Minister Sadachari (Kadar Khan) who was a family friend. This irked Indrajeet and he did not hesitate to choose the path of separation and sacrificed his life`s happiness for the sake of his duty.