Yeh Hai Jalwa is the story of happy-go-lucky Raju (Salman Khan). Street-smart and worldly-wise, Raju's life takes a turn when he finds out he is the illegitimate son of seriously rich, UK-based businessman Rajesh Mittal (Rishi Kapoor). Raju of course sets off to London to claim his rightful place in the Mittal family and a happily married Rajesh Mittal living with wife, Smita (Rati Agnihotri) and daughter, Rinkie (Rinke Khanna) is rudely confronted with a grown up illegitimate son. While Raju is busy trying to make a place for himself in his adamant father's heart, he also finds a soulmate in Sonia (Amisha Patel), the daughter of Mittal's most trusted advisor.