During the prehistoric Indus Valley Civilization, in 2016 BC, the evil greed of a man, Maham (Kabir Bedi) is about to destroy one of the oldest cities in the world, Mohenjo Daro. A young indigo farmer, Sarman (Hrithik Roshan), enters this city and meets Chaani (Pooja Hegde), the daughter of the Priest, predicted to be the Origin of a New Society. Sarman, in his attempt to win Chaani's love, uncovers secrets nobody was ever supposed to know - about Chaani, about Mohenjo Daro and about his own past!