It is directed by Rakesh Roshan and stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit in their second film together, Amrish Puri, Himani Shivpuri, Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf and Kunika. Mohnish Behl is featured in a guest appearance. Hrithik Roshan, director Rakesh Roshan’s son, worked on this movie as an associate director.

Shankar (Shahrukh Khan) is a mute man, raised by the powerful Raja-Saab (Amrish Puri) who treats him like a slave. The elderly Raja-Saab, who is a ruthless and cruel man with a large appetite for young women, wants to marry Gauri (Madhuri Dixit), a vivacious young girl. Gauri, however, wants to see a picture of her future husband first, so Raja-Saab sends her one of Shankar. Gauri falls instantly in love with him and the wedding proceeds. However, before the ceremony is completed, she discovers that it’s not Shankar whom she has married and faints; Raja-Saab orders the priest to continue with ceremony, even though the marriage would be invalid while Gauri is unconscious. Gauri refuses to give Raja-Saab her body, so he imprisons and tortures her. When her brother Ashok (Mohnish Behl) comes to save her, Raja-Saab kills him. Moments before he dies, Ashok makes Shankar promise him to save his sister; Shankar and Gauri, who have already fallen in love by this point, flee Raja’s mansion.