Subeer Kumar (Amitabh Bachchan) is well on his way to becoming Indias number 1 pop singer. He has no intentions of getting married, but when he goes to visit his Durga Mausi (mothers sister), he falls in love with Uma (Jaya Bachchan) ,a religious and simple girl.He is enchanted by her voice and marries her.He returns to Mumbai, where he announces that he will never sing without Uma . However,he encourages Uma to sing alone.Soon she becomes more popular than him and from here on the seeds of jealousy begin to grow.The major difference between Uma and Subeer is that she sings for herself, whereas he sings for the public. It is the difference between geet and sangeet. This is the root for problems that crop up later in their lives, and based on this the movie is named Abhimaan. Jaya Bachchans performance is stupendous in the movie.