Aarti Shukla (Kriti Kharbanda) an intelligent girl, meets Satyendra Mishra (Rajkummar Rao), a clerk in the Excise Department, on her parents persistence who are trying to fix an arranged marriage for her. Aarti finds Satyendra's off-traditional views convenient, while Satyendra is mesmerized by Aarti's beauty and as a consequence both of them fall in love with each other . On the night of marriage, Aarti comes to know that she has cleared the PCS Exam and if she gets married, her in-laws won't let her pursue the dreams that she has. On her sister's and maternal uncle's provocation Aarti decides to run-away from her house without informing Satyendra or his family, who is shocked to know about the incident and is left heartbroken. Later her uncle manipulates Satyendra's family to return dowry money. Satyendra's family undergoes hard time with loss of face in the society, and mother selling all her jewellery to repay money to Aarti's family.