Anari No.1 is the story of two men, who by a strange quirk of fate, look identical to each other. One is a millionaire called Rahul Saxena with a family consisting of loving parents, a scheming uncle and aunt - both of whom secretly keep plotting to gain control over the family fortune. Our second hero Raja is a waiter in a 5-star hotel. He is an orphan & dreams of becoming rich man someday. Trying to help him, albeit unsuccessfully, is another millionaire businessman KK (Kader Khan). KKs daughter is in love with Rahul. Unfortunatly KK keeps mistaking Rahul for Raja, thereby creating a comedy of error. Sapna dreams of marrying a rich man. She meets Raja and mistaking him to be the millionaire Rahul, falls in love with him. Raja also reciprocates thinking her to be a millionaires daughter.
The truth revealed one day when they realize that Raja is a duplicate of Rahul Saxena. Rajas best friend Sattar concocts a plan to kidnap Rahul & plant Raja in his place so that they can obtain his fortune. A series of hilarious events later, they succeed in kidnaping Rahul and Raja goes to his house there he meets Rahuls mother who loves her son very much. Raja who has always yearned for a mothers love feels guilty about deceiving her, at this point enters our villian, Tiger - a ruthless killer kidnaps Rahul Saxena. Raja feels responsible & putting his own life at risk, decides to save Rahul.
Anari No.1 is a film with Govinda at his comical best, it is a complete family entertainment with comedy, romance, drama all bound together by an emotional thread & is a must see for everybody.