Jawan is an action thriller following Azad (Shah Rukh Khan), a jailer who recruits female inmates for vigilantism to expose corruption. Azad and his team hijack a metro, kidnapping the daughter of arms dealer Kalee (Vijay Sethupathi), to force government reforms and farmer debt relief. The plot reveals Azad is the son of Vikram Rathore, a soldier wronged by Kalee.