Shankar (Anil Kapoor) and Urmila (Juhi Chawla) are in love but are afraid to tell the truth to her strict and old-fashioned father, retired police-officer Abhayankar (Amrish Puri). Shankar moves to Urmila’s parents house as a tenant to win their heart. Meanwhile, Abhayankar makes plans to marry Urmila to his friend’s son Chanakya (Sajid Khan). Casual lies told to impress Urmila’s father backfire and cause him to suspect Shankar’s motives. Unable to resolve their problem, the two lovers seek the help of family friend Rashid Khan (Anupam Kher). Abhayankar finally accepts Shankar but how they make him do so is shown in a gently and humorous manner which is typically Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s.