Maharaja Hari Singh rules Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Princely State expected to accede to Pakistan during the partition in 1947. But Hari Singh dreams of a Switzerland-like status for his Himalayan kingdom. Meanwhile, popular leader Sheikh Abdullah rallies for freedom and the Poonch is in western Jammu revolt, telegramming Jinnah for help; soon, fearsome kabail is are carving a swath of savagery and destruction through the kingdom towards Srinagar.