Manjula lives a poor lifestyle in rural Maharashtra, India. She is befriended by wealthy Daulatrao Deshmukh, married to Rukmani, who is unable to bear him children. Both Manjula and Daulatrao get intimate, and soon she gives birth to a son, Madhavrao. When villagers, led by Rukmani`s brother, Narayan, find out that she has given birth out of wedlock, they humiliate and force her to leave the district. Manjula brings up Madhavrao on her son, making a living as a dancer/singer. Years pass by, Madhavrao has grown up, is in love with a dancer/singer, Bakula, and works in the theatre troupe run by his mother. An ailing Daulatrao manages to convince Rukmani to accept Manjula and her son as the sole heir to his estate, and she agrees. Manjula and Madhavrao re-locate to live with the Deshmukhs, much to the chagrin of Narayan. Many problems arise after Daulatrao passes away, namely, Madhavrao is not permitted to see Bakula anymore nor meet anyone from the troupe; Manjula detests the old way of...

Dr Ram marries a widowed nurse from his hospital tragedy strikes when her dead husband comes to their house as Ram's patient.

Nageshwar Patil is a self proclaimed king, of a village that he terrorizes, and is feared by all. In the village live a happy couple, Namdev and his wife Durgabai. They are always there for the people who need their help. However, their blissful existence is suddenly brought to a halt when Nageshwar eyes a piece of land owned by Namdev. Namdev is subsequently killed leaving behind a distraught widow Durgabai. Fear of invoking Nageshwar's wrath; the villagers turn a deaf ear to her cries. Alone, devastated and unable to forgive the brutal killing of her husband, Durga now seeks vengeance. Like a wounded tigress, Durga sets out looking for Nageshwar armed with a rifle in one hand as she vows to avenge the killing of her soul-mate.

Smita gets married to wealthy Shree Deshmukh, who lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, Dinkar; mom, Nalini; two brothers: Ravi & Ramakant, and their wives: Rajni & Ragini.

Kamal lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mom in Padgaon, Maharashtra, India. She is an excellent student and was awarded the best chess player. When she returns home her mother wants her to get married to Arjun Maane Patil of Adgaon Village to which she consents. The marriage takes place and Kamal re-locates to live with Arjun and his parents, who own acres of farm-land, but are unable to grow anything due to poor monsoons and Arjun`s lack of interest, as he wants to utilize this land to build a school. Kamal takes it upon herself to plant a variety of chilies, tomatoes, ginger, etc. and even markets them. With the money coming in, she is encouraged by her in-laws to dig a well with considerable success. Arjun is however dissatisfied. He finds out through a local politician, Tatya, that the State Government has reserved some seats for women to preside on the local council. Generally Tatya hand-picks people to sit on this council, and when he meets the seemingly demure and ...