[1][2] Anand Mathur lives a middle-class lifestyle along with his sister, Asha, and retired Magistrate and widower father in Bombay's suburbs and studies in Mithibai College of Arts.
He wins the college's annual singing competition, angering his nearest rival, Rama Kumar.
He subsequently learns that Asha is in love with Rama's brother, Vinod, and arranges their marriage.
After the marriage, he discovers that Vinod, Rama and their aunt, Leela, had expected a huge dowry, and on receiving none are now pressuring Asha to get some money and a fridge.
Then one day they learn that Anand has embezzled money from his employer, Vijaya Bank, Santa Cruz Branch.