Saare Jahaan Se Mehenga

Plot Summary

The protagonist, Puttan, is a middle aged man. His family consists of his father, Nagpal , his much younger wife Noori and his brother Gopal who is 20 yrs younger to him. Puttan works in the local Animal Husbandry, delivering baby cows, while he himself has no kids. Nagpal is always unhappy with Puttan because of this. He has all his hopes pinned on Gopal to continue the family lineage. Gopal is unemployed, barely getting through with studies, is a good for nothing Romeo - stalking his heartthrob, Suman. Puttan is the sole bread earner with Noorie assisting through her Beauty Parlor. The family is always on tenterhooks because of rising inflation. One of Puttan's friends comes up with an idea to deal with Mehngai, which Puttan writes off at first but upon reflection he discovers the merit of the idea. He convinces everyone in the family about it and then goes on to implement it. What started out as a great idea turns into a nightmare! What was to bring them relief from Mehngai, gets them close to prison! A potentially happy situation turns into a messy situation, with complexities in relations, conflict with authorities leading to a climax full of serious emotions. Rather than the idea helping them, it lands them in all sorts of complications. Rest of the story is all about what happens with Puttan and his family ? Do they come out of mess or go even deep down serious troubles.