简介：Thefilmopensin1925,duringtheBritishruleinIndiaattheheightofIndianindependencemovementisthetaleoftwoDelhifamilies,thatofNawabBadruddinandGulshanRai.Thetwofamiliesaresoclosethattheyvirtuallysharethesamehouse.TheNawab'sdaughter,HusnBano,hasanaffairwithayoungmannamedHamid&getspregnant.WhentheNawabattemptstoarrangehermarriagewithHamid,hefindsthatHamidhasdisappeared.AmritRaiandhiswifeSavitriassistHusnwiththebirthofababyboy,Dilip,andevenadopthimandgivehimtheirfamilyname.YoungDilipisacuteyoungchild,theappleoftheBadruddinandtheRaihouseholds.Husnthengetsmarriedtoanotheryoungman,Javedandmovestoanotherlocation.Inthemeantime,whileparticipatinginaprotesttoforcetheBritishtoleaveIndiatheNawabgetskilled.Yearslater,HusnBanoandJavedreturntoawarmwelcomebytheRaifamily.ThenshemeetsDilip-nottheDilipshehadleftbehind-thisDilipisfascist,aMuslim-hater,whohasjoinedforceswithotherextremists,inordertoforceMuslimstoleaveIndiaandevengototheextentofburningbuildingsandkillingthem.HowcanHusnandDilipadapttoeachotherwithsomuchhateanddistrustbetweenthem?…