Shikhar is a film that shows what happens when those who want to get rich at any cost come up against those who hold dearly to their traditional Indian values.
Shridhan Vardhan (Jawed Sheikh) is one such person who leaves his position as an industrial magistrate in the lucrative business world to become a social activist. He becomes known as Guruji and begins teaching the ways of tradition, while longing to see the uplifting of the tribal people in the Sahyadrris.
Gaurav Gupta (Ajay Devgan), on the other hand, falls into the first category mentioned. He is a man who has actually sold his soul to the world of riches. He dreams include usurping the Vardhan Empire. In doing so, Gupta will have to face Guruji and his unshaken faith in traditional values.