Raj Malhotra (Salman Khan) and Priya (Rani Mukerji) are members of high society. They meet, get married and soon afterward Priya gets pregnant. Very early in the pregnancy, Priya trips miscarries and becomes permanently infertile. On Dr. Balraj Chopra (Prem Chopra)'s advice, they decide to look for a surrogate mother mother to bear Raj's child. The surrogacy is concealed from their conservative family. Raj meets Madhubala a.k.a. Madhu (Preity Zinta), a prostitute who agrees to have Raj's baby, in exchange for money. After some much-needed behavioural grooming and an image makeover, Madhu meets Priya — who will be left unaware that Madhu is a prostitute—and the three depart for Switzerland together to carry out their plan.