Mahadji of Chaskaman gets impressed with the bravery of his friend Balaji Ballal’s son Bajirao. Balaji arrives with his family at Mahadji’s house for the ‘Ashtami Puja’ where Bajirao meets Kashibai.

Protected and pampered as a child, Kashibai rises to the challenge and proves to be an able administrator when her husband Peshwa Bajirao sets out to expand the Maratha empire.