Set in 1990 in Ahmedabad, Naina Agarwal is a 16-year-old girl. Her mother died when she was young and she grows up neglected in a conservative family. Naina's father, Rakesh Agarwal, has an orthodox mindset, supporting only his son Arjun's dreams, and neglecting Naina. Meanwhile, Sameer Maheshwari studies at a boarding school in Nainital, but gets suspended and returns to his maternal grandfather, Jaiprakash Maheshwari, in Ahmedabad. His mother, Vishakha, comes to Ahmedabad to get him back to Delhi but Jaiprakash refuses to let Sameer go, believing Ahmedabad would help him. Sameer has a very bitter relationship with his mother due to her remarriage. Sameer joins Naina's school.