Najma and Salim are in love, but their relationship is platonic, as Salim believes women like Najma should be financially independent and not depend on men. Meanwhile, Sarju and Shabnam are in love and wish to marry, but Shabnam’s father has arranged her marriage to a much older, wealthy man. During an engagement ceremony, Sarju, devastated, must try to convince both Shabnam’s father and her future husband to let him marry Shabnam, with life-changing results.