The film is set in the 1970s and 1980s in the KGF mine, located in Karnataka, India. The story revolves around Rocky (played by Yash), a young and ambitious miner who dreams of becoming the ruler of the KGF mine. The mine is owned by the British colonial government and later by the Indian government, but it's controlled by the ruthless and cunning Garipai (played by Anant Nag).