Amrita Singh played the role of Kavita Malhotra who is the mother of Krish Malhotra(Arjun Kapoor). Kavitha Malhotra is a Punjabi matriarch, obsessively protective of her son, bigoted and prejudiced but completely unaware of it. As a respite from her abusive husband, her hopes and dreams are rested on her only son Krish that he will marry someone from within the Punjabi community with a fat dowry she can then boast of.She hopes this would elevate her social standing that always gets questioned due to her estranged relationship with her husband.