The film follows (Shah Rukh Khan), a shy, mild-mannered office worker for Punjab Power. After a series of tragic events—where his former professor's daughter, Taani (Anushka Sharma), loses her fiancé in an accident and her father to a heart attack—Suri marries her to honor her father's dying wish.
: Reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes describe it as a "timeless classic" with a soothing musical score.