It is a story about how two young and lovable hearts visualize a perfect future together But destiny has other plans, as Pooja bows to the wishes of her parents and marries Vijay (Shashi Kapoor). How Amit drifts away from his poetry in an futile and unsuccessful attempt to leave behind his memories of Pooja by getting married to Anjali (Waheeda Rehman ) How picture perfect is the life of Pooja and Vijay together is what a part of Kabhi Kabhie is about.
Spanning over to the next generation and how Pooja & Vijays son Vicky (Rishi Kapoor) and Anjalis daughter Pinky (Neetu Singh) from her relationship prior to Amit – And Anjali & Amits daughter Sweetie (Naseem) come together, and a chain of events bring together old lovers as friends, some 20 years later is what forms the rest of Kabhi Kabhie.