席邓兰小姐(希里黛玉 Sridevi 饰)以铁腕手段和决断性经营将企业扭亏为盈,但她的管理风格却充满了傲慢和自大。她独断专行,不容置疑,对待员工和竞争对手都表现出高度的自信和骄傲。席邓兰小姐被描述为典型的“女强人”,她坚信女性可以在商业和社会领域取得与男性相等的成功。她是极端的女权主义者,可能主张女性在各个领域都应该获得平等的机会和待遇。 尽管在事业上取得了巨大的成功,席邓兰小姐与自己的父母关系复杂。他们既爱她又害怕她,席邓兰小姐似乎对自己的婚姻问题不感兴趣,尽管年龄适婚,但她自负地认为没有男人足够匹配和驾驭她。Laadla (The Beloved Son) is the story of Raju (Anil Kapoor) who lives with his disabled mom (Farida Jalal). One day Raju on his way to a job interview saves the life of a rich textile mill owner (Anupam Kher) who offers him a job in his factory which is run by his ambitious daughter Sheetal (SriDevi). Sheetal's competitive attitude and open insults result in her making several enemies in her industry. Raju works as a mechanic in the mill and confronts Sheetal several times to get the workers proper treatment. Raju's fairness for workers result in him being elected as the union leader. Raju meets Kajol (Raveena Tandon), who also works in the textile mill, and they fall in love. Raju saves Sheetal's life during an attempt by a competing textile mill owner (Prem Chopra) to eliminate her. Sheetal wants to win over Raju and makes an offer to marry him. When Raju turns her down she forces his mom to agree to the marriage. Raju accepts his mom's wishes and decides to sacrifice his love for Kajol. Sheetal expects Raju to move in with her after their marriage and live in luxury, but Raju refuses and continues to work in the mill. Tension arises between Raju and Sheetal, when she fires Kajol out of jealousy. Also labor issues cause the workers to go on strike. The competing mill owner plans to take advantage of the situation and hires hoods to set the mill on fire. Raju in his attempt to stop the fire is mistakenly arrested. Raju's mom goes to Sheetal's house to clear matters but is insulted and told to leave. The bad guys kidnap Sheetal. Will Raju be able to save Sheetal Will Sheetal find out the truth.