After the Indian Government ordered troops into the Soni Darbar in Amritsar, angering Sikhs worldwide, leading to the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during 1984, followed by violence against the Sikhs, and instructions to Police to hunt down and apprehend all suspected terrorists. Karnail Singh was one such suspect, who claims that he has had no hand in any terrorism activity, but is nevertheless pursued by the Police, leaving his widowed mom, Kartar, and sister, Parsan, to fend for themselves by running a Dhaba and being subjected to harassment at the hands of Inspector Ujagar Singh, while the village Mukhiya wants Parsan to get married to a much older Narang Singh. Parsan's problems are resolved when Indian Army Captain Nihal Singh intervenes, and marries her, even though her mom, beaten senseless by the Police, passes away on the day of the marriage. Months later, Nihal must re-locate to Siachen

A Jatt boy falls in love with a Khatri girl. Their greedy families want them to marry partners from wealthy families, making things worse for both of them.

Frustrated by the peer pressure, bullying and dictates of culturally obsessed father, the immigrant's son Rob-the protagonist struggles and finds his identity in the Western world.

Yaar Pardesi is the story of two NRI girls and their foreign friend who reach India, befriending Kukku who they believe is a taxi driver. Through their journey, the girls face romance and are wooed by Kukku's friends who are interested in them upon hearing that they have come from Canada. Do Kukku's friends genuinely love the girls or are their intentions something related to settling in Canada? What follows is confusion and a lot of drama.

Punjabis live larger than life.