Chaddha (Amrish Puri) & D'Souza (K.Vishwanath) are two childhood friends. Though both belong to two different communities they share a very cordial relationship. Even their sons Jaasi (Govind Namdeo) & Moses (Anand Desai) were good friends. Trouble arises when one of D'Souza's sons and Chaddha's daughter fall in love & much against their families will; they marry each other and run away from their homes. Ever since then, both families hate each other and to solve this Raja (Anil Kapoor); the son of the eloped couple arrives with his friend to his home town.

Though his uncles hate him, his grandparents, aunties and uncles love Anil Kapoor but none go against the word of Govind Namdeo and Anand Desai; hence Anil Kapoor & his friend find accommodation in the house of a loud, frightful Ghooman Singh (Kadar Khan). Later, both of his aunts appear before him with marriage proposals and to avoid any more, he says he is married to a Hindu-Christian like himself. Here comes Shilpa Shetty, posing as Anil Kapoor's wife and convinces the rest; causing Anil Kapoor to suffer a bit. However, when Anil Kapoor' gives her the duty of a wife, she reveals that she is the real child and only daughter of the eloped couple and asks Anil Kapoor why he is acting as the grandson of Amrish Puri & D'Souza. Now it is his turn to reveal his truth and the director plots this very carefully.

Anil Kapoor struggled on his way to get a job after getting First Class in B-Com studies. Next to his rented out house; which he shared with his friend, was a ladies hostel which featured Florance (Kirti Reddy). As she and her group were trying to find a good tune to a song for a contest, Anil Kapoor indirectly helps her and Anil Kapoor falls in love while she treats him as a good friend. As he was about to notify Kirti Reddy, of his love for her, she notifies Anil Kapoor of her love for Ranjit (Vinay Jain). Hearing their plan to marry without their parents consent because of her parents elopement issue, Anil Kapoor decides to pose as the son of the eloped couple.

Now, both Anil Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty carry out this mission and when Anil Kapoor is seen helping out the lovers in their ways of marrying, Kirti Reddy's father gets notified of this and so the news as fire gets spread quickly and both families now think they have run away and want to kill the members of the other. Meanwhile, Anil Kapoor has rejoined the friendship of the aunts and the grandparents so the uncles and the lovers is his main concern. He does this at once in style. After the marriage, the truth of Anil Kapoor's appearance is revealed, and when Anil Kapoor is asked to marry Shilpa Shetty, he replies a "no" for a good reason.