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In 1950, 19-year-old Lata Mehra attends the wedding of her older sister, Savita, to Pran Kapoor, a university lecturer. Lata’s mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, says that it is time for Lata to be married as well, which Lata dismisses as she intends to concentrate on her studies in English literature. Nevertheless, Mrs. Rupa Mehra begins to put out feelers to her friends and family, for a suitable boy for Lata.

While preparing for exams at Brahmpur University, Lata is approached several times by a boy her own age named Kabir. The two begin meeting in secret, and after a short while Lata feels she is in love with him. Wanting to know more about him, Lata asks Malati, her best friend, to try and find out information about him. Shortly after, Malati telephones Lata and informs her that Kabir, whose last name is “Durrani”, is Muslim. Lata is horrified, realizing her mother would never permit her, a Hindu, to marry a Muslim boy. Mrs Rupa Mehra learns of Lata’s meetings with Kabir and confronts her, making plans to immediately bring Lata to Calcutta, where her older brother Arun lives. The next morning, Lata sneaks out to meet Kabir and desperately begs him to run away with her, but he refuses, saying that it would be foolish to do so. Feeling heartbroken, Lata agrees to go to Calcutta with her mother.

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