The character of Urmila Bhatt is an extremely irritating one, and she is plastic with her cliché dialogues and victimising attitude. There are scenes which are realistic and charming, but there are such which are overdone and unconvincing. How can Rajesh Khanna's and Shabana's son be so mature at 14, fighting with other guys like a superman (my least favourite scene in the film shortly before the end of the film), romancing a young girl and singing a song with her (the voice of the singer who sings for him is way ahead of the boy's age). The general portrayal of the story is fine, but the film is marred by several problems of credibility and overblown emotions. This film is about an accidental separation of a young couple. Does Abhinandan hate his father? Does he ride his Rajdoot-Bobby motorcycle from Bombay to Nasik? What happens when Neema and Arun come face to face, after many years in common grief, worry and concern for the well being of a loved one is to be watched.
The thread of the story begins to unravel when Abhinandan comes to Bombay for higher education. Meanwhile, Neema feeling wronged and cheated by Arun thinks he has remarried and has a new child. Divorce court judgment leaves Arun dissatisfied and resentful and he does not meet his son for years. She and Abhinandan live a life of genteel poverty on the charity of another brother. Neema sells her jewelry to support her brother's education, without any return on her investment.
Neema leaves her matrimonial home together with her son Abhinandan. Things come to a head when she sees her husband eating sweets from the hand of a beautiful woman doctor in a restaurant. Tensions escalate between Neema and Sujatha, even as Arun struggles financially to meet the needs of his family. Losses in business result in the sale of their palatial home, and Arun together with his wife (Neema - Shabana Azmi) move to a smaller house. Arun takes on the responsibility for the care of his step-mother (Sujatha) and step-sisters on the death of his father.