Ajay (Avinash Wadhawan) is a rich, spoilt brat who falls in love with Asha (Farheen), who has holds all the responsibilities of her family on her shoulders. Vijay (Akshay Kumar) is a middle-class man searching for jobs who loves Aarti (Ayesha Jhulka).

Ajay and Vijay hate each other. Aarti's father gets Vijay a job in the same company where he was working, unaware of the fact that it's Ajay's father's company. Ajay tries to get him fired, but fails every time.

It is revealed that Ajay and Vijay are half-brothers. Ajay's father, Vishwanath Kashyap (Navin Nischol) left Vijay's mom Nirmaladevi (Rakhee Gulzar) to marry Ajay's mom Lalita (Anju Mahendru) for money. He tells the truth to Ajay and asks him to promise that he will find his half-brother and his stepmother and will give them equal share in the property.

Meanwhile, Vijay realizes that Ajay is his half-brother and seeks revenge for his mother. He join hands with Ajay's rivals in order to destroy Ajay.

He overhears Ajay's conversation with his mom where he says that he wants to give half of his property to his half-brother and stepmother whom he is trying to find for so many days. Vijay realises his mistake and forgives Ajay.

Some goons attack Ajay's mom and the boys take revenge on Bhogilal (Paresh Rawal) who killed Ajay's grandfather. Both brothers unite after so many years. The story ends with Ajay's mother dying and asks Nirmala Devi to accept both her sons. The live together as a family then.

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