Aashik Aawara is a romantic musical drama. The movie revolves around a young boy named Jai (Saif Ali Khan), whose parents were killed by a bandit. One day, Jai gets hold of the cargo containing gold belonging to a large smuggler, and now he is on the run from police and the smuggler. While on the run, he falls in love with a beautiful girl named Jyoti (Mamta Kulkarni), but little does he know that Jyoti is the daughter of the bandit who killed his parents. Will Jai still be able to be with Jyoti after learning about the truth?