Ajay (Shahrukh Khan) is a young boy whose mother is very ill. Ajay vows revenge on the man who made her so.15 years later. Ajay still takes care of his mother, who is a mere shell of a human. He catches a ride to Bombay with his old friend Vicky Malhotra, whose parents, he learns, recently died in a plane accident.At the Chopra household. Babulal, the head servant, has no short-term memory to speak of. Seema, the daughter of the immensely wealthy Madan Chopra, is in love with Ajay - they've been meeting secretly for weeks. When she's late to meet him, they fight and then make up Priya confides to Seema that she is in love, and promises to introduce Seema to her lover. Shortly before they are supposed to meet, she and Vicky take a drive. When Vicky refuses to let her drive, she plays a trick on him so she can take over the wheel. But she is intercepted by a band of thugs, and Vicky saves her. However, due to the spectacle caused by the scuffle, they must go to the police station, where Priya runs into an old schoolchum, Inspector Karan. This all takes so long that she misses their meeting with Seema. The Registrar's office is closed for lunch. They walk up to the roof to wait. Ajay pushes Seema to her death, after which he mails her suicide note. Shortly thereafter, he drives Priya by the spot so she sees her sister's body.Priya asks around - Seema's friend Ravi tells her he has a photo of the boy - she waits outside his hostel for him to fetch the photo, but before he can bring it out, Ajay kills him (though not before having made him sign a suicide note in which Ravi admits that he killed Seema)Ajay "dies" and the avenger is born in his place - he's all Vicky now. It's time, he decides, to exact revenge. six months have passed since Seema's death. Madan invites Vicky to marry Priya, and makes him an equal partner in Seema Enterprises. Flashback: Vicky / Ajay's history. Madan came to Ajay's dad (Sharma) to beg forgiveness after having spent three years in jail for stealing 5 lakh from Sharma's company. When Sharma remained unmoved, Mrs. Sharma (Ajay's mom) interceded on Madan's behalf, and Sharma gave Madan his job back. Madan then worked up through the ranks. Sharma, in recognition of his hard work, gave him a 5% partnership in the company, a boon which Madan considered pitifully small. When Sharma went to oversee his plantations in Assam for the season and left things in Madan's hands, he made the mistake of giving Madan power of attorney - which Madan then abused in order to take over all of Sharma's companies. When Sharma returned, Madan kicked him out of his house and propositioned his wife, who cursed him. Priya and Vicky / Ajay run into Anjali in a jewelry store. Anjali says that Vicky looks familiar to her. Back in her room, she sees a photo of that long-ago party and realizes that Vicky was Seema's secret lover. The engagement party - we realize that Karan's in love with Priya. (SONG: CHUPANA BH

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a story about human relationships. Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) is a London based immigrant. He, along with his wife Lajwanti (Farida Jalal) and two daughters Simran (Kajol) and Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) have been living in London for the past several years. A true Indian at heart, Chaudhry Baldev Singh is a man of great morals and has tried to imbibe the very same in his daughters. He has brought them up with the belief that they are strangers in this foreign land and are here purely for financial reasons. They will all return one day back to Punjab, back to his roots, his land, his culture, one that he so strongly believes in. Simran like any other girl dreams of this perfect man and waits for him to walk into her life. She realises soon enough at the mere futility of her dreams as her marriage has already been arranged to her father's best friend's son Kuljeet (Parmeet Sethi). Raj Malhotra (Shah Rukh Khan), another London based immigrant is the regular rich spoilt brat brought up in lap of luxury. He is true playboy at heart. He shares a beautiful relationship with his father Dharamvir Malhotra (Anupam Kher). They are more like best friends. Raj and Simran along with other friends meet on the Eurail. They go through an entire gamut of emotions. From initial hatred, to being acquaintances, to friendship and finally falling in love. They realise their true feelings for each other only when they part at the end of the trip. Raj is a aware of Simran's pre-planned marriage and feels there is no hope. Simran confides in her mother about her feelings for Raj. She tells her that she can't see life without him. Chaudhry overhears the conversation and gets furious. He makes an impulsive decision to leave for Punjab overnight. Meanwhile Raj is motivated by none other than his father who tells him that if he truly loves Simran, he has to go and get her. The second half of the film takes us to Punjab, to Chaudhry's entire family. A family that consists of his mother (Achla Sachdev), his brother (Lalit Tiwari), his unmarried sister (Himani Shivpuri) and his best friend Ajit singh (Satish Shah). In search of Simran, Raj lands up in Punjab. Does Raj manage to win over the entire family? Does he manage to win over Chaudhry Baldev Singh? And does he finally manage to take his 'dulhan' (bride) away?