The history of the gypsy Aleko who couldn't forgive the betrayal of his wife.

The Eastern Kingdom. Princess Shirin is ill with a fatal disease. A mysterious stranger appears in the palace and offers to heal the princess, but in return, her sister, Queen Mehmené-Banu, must sacrifice her beauty and become ugly... The queen agrees, and Shirin recovers. As time passes, the sisters meet the handsome artist Ferhad...