Naive and simply impressionable Vidya Bhalla would really like her husband to be a dashing hero, one who shouldn't be afraid of anyone, one who can simply bounce into a fireplace to rescue somebody, one who is robust & romantic. She sees all of those qualities in Shiva Sathe (Jackie Shroff), the son of Havaldar Purshotam Sathe, whose solely dream is to see Shiva turn into a Police Inspector. Vidya informs her dad, Prithviraj, that she has discovered her dream man, the Bhallas and the Sathes meet and get the couple formally engaged.