Despite being born with a silver spoon is his mouth, Raju grows up to be illiterate and naive. Courtesy, Raju's cunning stepmother, Laxmi, who is hell bent on acquiring Raju's wealth. However, Laxmi meets her match when Raju marries an educated girl, Saraswati. What ensues is a war of wits between the shrewd Saraswati and Raju's devious stepmother.