▁love ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁core ▁and ▁do ▁everything ▁to ▁protect ▁her . ▁She ▁is ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁sharp - mind ed ▁but ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁sacrific es ▁Bad ki ▁is ▁making ▁for ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁An up am ▁K her ▁as ▁Sh iv sh ank ar ▁Sah ay : ▁A ▁former ▁econom ics ▁teacher , ▁Sh iv sh ank er ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁an ▁unf air ▁dismiss al ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁and ▁his ▁bit tern ess ▁grows ▁and ▁grows . ▁As ▁the ▁family ▁s inks ▁into ▁pover ty , ▁he ▁does ▁nothing ▁to ▁help . ▁He ▁bu ys ▁lot tery ▁tick ets ▁thinking ▁he ▁will ▁win ▁and , ▁more ▁important ly , ▁bring ▁back ▁his ▁days ▁of ▁glory . ▁He ▁res ents ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Bad ki ▁was ▁not ▁born ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁v ents ▁out ▁his ▁fr ustr ations ▁on ▁his ▁loved ▁ones . ▁His ▁disappoint ment ▁in ▁Bad ki ▁continues ▁when ▁she ▁goes ▁to ▁M umb ai , ▁thinking ▁she ▁will ▁achieve ▁nothing . ▁ ▁K unal ▁Kap oor ▁as ▁V iva an ▁Var ma : ▁Having ▁lived ▁all ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁big ▁city , ▁V iva an ▁has ▁no ▁idea ▁how ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁India ▁lives ▁or ▁functions . ▁When ▁he ▁meets ▁Ch ut ki , ▁he ▁dismiss es ▁her ▁cit ing ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁girl ▁with ▁no ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁his ▁advert ising ▁ag ency . ▁He ▁changes ▁his ▁mind ▁when ▁he ▁comes ▁face - to - face