Dabangg 3 switches between past and present to follow the origin story of Inspector Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan). In his youth, Chulbul falls in love with a girl named Khushi (Saiee Manjrekar), but she is brutally murdered by a ruthless criminal named Bali Singh (Kiccha Sudeep). Years later, Bali re-emerges as a powerful mafia don, forcing Chulbul to launch a fierce personal crusade to dismantle Bali’s illegal empire and avenge his tragic past while protecting his family.