A local of Maharaja, Khande Rao (Karan Panthaky), is threatening the British interest in Maharaja. This comes only two years after Napoleon is destroyed by Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of Wellington sends Sharpe (Sean Bean) to investigate the matters in Maharaja and the mission begins. While Sharpe is in Maharaja a general’s daughter gets abducted by an Indian Warlord. Sharpe tries to rescue the generals daughter while fighting off the sexual advances of a Regent; Madhuvanthi (Padma Lakshmi). Madhuvanthi takes an interesting liking to Sharpe. Sharpe is in a bad position he wants to save the kidnapped daughter of the general but there are obstacles in his way.