Sapna Suhane Ladakpan Ke is essentially the story of Gunjan, a young, free spirited, urban teenager (17 years of age) who is thrown into the world of bereavement with her mother Sneha being diagnosed with cancer and succumbing to the fatal illness. Gunjan has the option to move to Australia with her businessman father but her maternal aunt Shail decides to take her to Banaras where she lives along with her husband Dayal, her younger daughter Rachna and two young sons.