The film begins with a preamble stating it is based on the real-life
Bhatta Parsaul protests. The story opens in
Bikaner,
Rajasthan, where Rajaram Solanki, an elderly farmer and poet, loses his land to local developer Raghunath Bharadwaj through forged mortgage documents. Despite his daughter-in-law Varsha’s protests, the legal system ignores her for gender prejudice. Devastated, Rajaram writes a final poem and commits suicide. A few years later, the two "Jollys" -
Jagdish Tyagi (from Meerut) and
Jagdishwar Mishra (from Kanpur) are both practicing as advocates in Delhi. Their identical nicknames cause constant friction and professional rivalry. When an NGO representing 40 protesting farmers from Parsaul approaches Tyagi, he spitefully redirects them to Mishra, believing the case to be a low-paying burden. However, Tyagi’s wife Sandhya, an activist, later convinces him to take up the case for Janki, Rajaram’s widow,
pro bono. The conflict centers on industrialist Haribhai Khaitan’s "Bikaner to
Boston" project, a massive infrastructure plan supported by MLA Iqbal Singh Shekhawat and DM Avik Sengupta. To suppress the legal challenge, Khaitan’s aide Shrivastav hires Mishra to represent the corporation. The case is presided over by Justice Sunderlal Tripathi, who is exasperated to find both Jollys in his courtroom again. Mishra initially wins a dismissal of Janki’s complaint, earning him a lucrative position within Khaitan’s circle. However, a confrontation with Janki changes Mishra’s perspective. He learns that Khaitan had previously tried to bribe Janki to silence her. When she refused, Khaitan’s machinery spread malicious rumors of an
extramarital affair between Rajaram and Varsha, leading to Varsha’s suicide. Stricken by guilt and encouraged by his wife Pushpa, Mishra switches sides. In a symbolic act of defiance, the two Jollys disrupt a corporate car race on the project’s new racetrack using camels. The case is reopened as Tyagi and Mishra join forces to represent Janki and the 40 villagers. Khaitan retaliates by flying in elite London-based lawyer Vikram Ray Chaudhary. During the proceedings, the Jollys' lack of polish initially makes their case crumble, but Justice Tripathi, citing the
spirit of the law, grants them an extension to fix their affidavits. Tensions escalate outside the courtroom. The district administration attempts to forcibly clear Parsaul. While the Jollys advocate for
Satyagraha, MLA Shekhawat orchestrates a
False flag operation, having a sniper shoot DM Sengupta to justify a police massacre. The resulting violence leaves nine villagers dead and Tyagi severely injured. In the final hearing, Vikram Ray Chaudhary delivers a technocratic defense, arguing that for India to become a global power, the judiciary must protect industrialists and that the poor must make "sacrifices" for progress. Mishra counters by exposing the "Bikaner to Boston" project as a financial scam, funded by high-risk loans from
nationalized banks and supported by biased economic reports. He details how Khaitan uses middle-men like Bharadwaj to defraud farmers. The climax occurs when Tyagi enters the court with a surprise witness: DM Sengupta. Having survived the assassination attempt, Sengupta testifies about the bribes he received and confirms the bullet that hit him came from Shekhawat’s rifle. Tyagi delivers a scathing closing argument, showing photos of the homes of the wealthy elite and asking why their properties are never "sacrificed" for national progress. Justice Tripathi rules in favor of the farmers, declaring the land acquisition illegal under the
Land acquisition act. He orders a judicial inquiry into the deaths and the police violence. The film concludes with the Jollys being celebrated by the villagers to the chants of "
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer) and asks viewers to thank farmers for their next meal. ==Cast==