Aulad is a family drama. The movie follows the story of a young man named Anand (Jeetendra), who falls in love with a street dancer Devki (Sridevi), and marries her. They meet another newly married couple, Yashoda (Jaya Prada) and Vicky (Vinod Mehra), and become friends with them. Devki delivers a baby boy and names him Krishna, meanwhile Yashoda is pregnant. Things take a complicated turn, when Devki goes missing and is nowhere to be found. On the other hand, Vicky dies in an accident and out of shock, Yashoda has a miscarriage. Anand feels bad for Yashoda and to keep her going, he gives his baby to Yashoda. However, after some time Devki returns and Anand faces a dilemma as the truth about her child may leave Devki saddened. Will Devki be able to bear the separation from her only child?