<P> Amit Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan) recites one of his poems at a college / university where he meets fellow student Pooja (Raakhee), and they fall in love . But Pooja's parents arrange for her to marry an architect, Vijay Khanna (Shashi Kapoor). A heartbroken Amit returns home and joins his father's business - a construction company - and later marries Anjali (Waheeda Rehman), who secretly has a daughter named Pinky (Neetu Singh) from a pre-marital relationship . Amit and Anjali have a daughter, Sweetie . In the meantime, Pinky is adopted by childless couple Dr. and Mrs. R.P. Kapoor . </P> <P> Spanning over to the next generation, Pooja and Vijay have a son, Vikram (Rishi Kapoor), also known as "Vicky", who falls in love with Pinky while they are at a party, and the two plan to get married . When Pinky learns of her adoption and the identity of her real mother, she tries to get close to Anjali . While Anjali eventually acknowledges her existence and secretly showers her love on her reunited daughter, she does not reveal the relationship to her husband, fearing for her marriage . The situation is further complicated by Vicky's attempts to stay close to Pinky and Sweetie's romantic interest in Vicky . </P> <P> This sets in motion a chain of events that unites old flames as friends . </P> <Ul> <Li> Amitabh Bachchan as Amit Malhotra </Li> <Li> Raakhee as Pooja Khanna </Li> <Li> Shashi Kapoor as Vijay Khanna </Li> <Li> Waheeda Rehman as Anju Malhotra </Li> <Li> Rishi Kapoor as Vicky Khanna </Li> <Li> Neetu Singh as Pinky Kapoor </Li> <Li> Naseem as Sweety Malhotra </Li> <Li> Simi Garewal as Shobha Kapoor </Li> <Li> Parikshit Sahni as Dr. R.P. Kapoor </Li> <Li> Iftekhar as Mr. Malhotra </Li> <Li> Deven Verma as Ram Bajaj </Li> </Ul>

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