▁Mand ha ari ' s ▁role ▁is ▁parallel ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Fri ar ▁Laur ence ▁in ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁success ▁all ▁over ▁India ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁hit . ▁Sa ud agar ▁got ▁director ▁Sub hash ▁Gh ai ▁his ▁only ▁Film fare ▁Best ▁Director ▁Award . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁starts ▁with ▁Mand h ari , ▁an ▁old ▁cri pp led ▁man , ▁telling ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁two ▁friends ▁to ▁some ▁k ids . ▁In ▁the ▁story , ▁Raj esh war ▁Singh , ▁a ▁land l ord ' s ▁son , ▁and ▁Ve er ▁Singh , ▁a ▁poor ▁boy , ▁become ▁friends . ▁They ▁are ▁n aught y ▁k ids , ▁calling ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁Raj u ▁and ▁Ve er u ▁respectively . ▁As ▁the ▁du o ▁grow ▁up , ▁Raj u ▁dec ides ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁sister ▁Pal ik anta ’ s ▁marriage ▁arranged ▁with ▁Ve er u . ▁Ne ither ▁his ▁sister ▁nor ▁Ve er u ▁have ▁any ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁marriage . ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁luck ▁would ▁have ▁it , ▁a ▁girl ' s ▁marriage ▁is ▁dis rupted ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁in - la ws ▁demand ing ▁dow ry . ▁Ve er u ▁steps ▁in ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁by ▁marry ing ▁her . ▁While ▁Raj u ▁is ▁shock ed ▁by ▁this ▁development , ▁his ▁sister , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁secret ▁cr ush ▁on ▁Ve er u , ▁commits