‘ Kushti' is set in a village in North India, notorious for its obsession with wrestling where the trusteeship of the village temple is decided by an annual wrestling match. This match has been fought for the past many years by two fierce opponents, Jiten Singh (Om Puri) and Avtar Singh (Sharat Saxena).
Both want to win the prestigious and lucrative trusteeship of the village temple against the other.
Avtar Singh has a young and beautiful daughter Ladli (Nargis). She is a big fan of Salman Khan. One day, Chander (Rajpal Yadav), the new postmaster arrives. He has come to take charge of the old post office in the village, which has been closed for some time.
Chander meets Laadli and falls in love with her instantly. However he is scared to approach her as he finds out that he is the daughter of the ferocious ex-wrestler, Avtar Singh.
Chander in the process of sorting of letters for dispatch from the letterbox, Chander finds a letter addressed to Salman Khan, Super star, Mumbai. He opens the letter and finds out that the letter is sent by Laadli.
He decides to play a mischievous game and Laadli ends up thinking he is Salman Khan's best friend.
The rest of the movie is all about Chander trying to woo Laadli, and getting approved by her father.
But the main highlight of the film is a fight sequence between the seven- and-a- half feet Khali and the 5 feet tall Rajpal Yadav.
How Chander wins his love in the ‘Kushti' ring against The Great Khali forms the climax in the film.
The movie is produced by Venus films and is directed by Rajeev Kumar. It will be releasing on May 14.