Mahendra Pratap marries Geeta, but asks Devilal, her first son, to leave the house. Later, Geeta gets arrested for murder due to her husband's false testimony and gives birth to another son in prison.

A man tries to become a better son after his intended bride rejects him and he learns he was adopted from a poor family.

Premi makes a living by selling poems to Benni and falls in love with a courtesan, Laila Jaan. However, he leaves her after finding the truth about her but tries to get back with her. After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas's life spirals downward as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to alleviate the pain

Meena and Raja, who are in love with each other, decide to marry. However, when her father's employer asks for Meena's hand in marriage, he accepts his proposal and ruins his daughter's life.

Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.

Ravi promises his father on his deathbed that he would tend to their poor neighbour Chaurangilal's family throughout his life. Ravi strives to keep his promise, but Chaurangilal is a spendthrift and schemes to usurp Ravi's wealth. Meanwhile, Ravi marries the woman he loves from a humble and honest family, much to Chaurangilal's dismay. But after her unfortunate death, Ravi is coerced to marry Chaurangilal's daughter. What will happen to Ravi post a second marriage remains to be seen.

An angry slum-dweller is arrested, found guilty, and institutionalized.

Shankar takes the blame when one of his brothers is accused of a murder. However, when he returns from jail, he realises that his brothers are trying to create a rift in the family.

A poet (Sanjay Dutt) and his best friend (Salman Khan) fall in love with the same woman (Madhuri Dixit).

Indrajeet, a retired police officer, sets out to take revenge on his ex-lover's brother and friends for murdering his adopted daughter and son-in-law.