Both Raj and Simran are late getting to the train departure, and Raj pretends they are locked in the compartment. She begs him to allow her "a month of my own life" to travel before obediently marrying a man she's never met. In front of him the women comply, but he has no idea what happens when he is not home (wearing miniskirts, listening to rock music, dancing.) The next morning, he finds Simran in traditional robes, praying sweetly before a household altar. He has always insisted that his wife and daughters keep to Indian traditions rather than assimilating. Chaudhry is furious at the boy with no honor. Then he leaves money for the beer and runs off with it, tossing the aspirin down. Raj convinces Chaudhry that he has a headache and needs aspirin, pleading for aid to a fellow Indian. He stiffly replies that the store has closed. As Chaudhry locks up his store for the night, Raj and his friends pull up and beg to buy beer. Raj and his friends are planning the same type of trip. Her friends plan to tour Europe by train after graduation, and she desperately wishes to go but knows her father will object. Simran is horrified but Chaudhry is oblivious. The next day Chaudhry receives a letter from his old friend Ajit ( Satish Shah) in Punjab, saying that since Simran is grown it is time she married Kuljeet ( Parmeet Sethi) as was agreed when the two were born. Raj makes jokes until he learns he is the one! His father, millionaire Dharamveer Malhotra ( Anupam Kher), plans for Raj to start working for him, but Raj smoothly manipulates him into allowing a month long holiday first. He arrives breathless and slides in next to his friends, just as they are announcing that one candidate will not receive his degree. He wakes up on a pool raft realising he is late for his graduation ceremonies. Scenes show Raj Malhotra ( Shahrukh Khan) winning at all types of male pursuits - rugby, bowling, swimming, etc. Daughter Simran is getting ready to graduate from school, and has begun thinking about her future and a possible man in her life, though she doesn't have someone in mind. Despite living abroad for more than 20 years, he still feels that Punjab is "home".