meena mckenzie, played by sudha bhuchar, is the sister of gita kapoor (shobu kapoor). meena and gita's husband, sanjay kapoor (deepak verma) do not get along with each other, so when gita suspects sanjay of having an affair in 1993, meena is the last person she expects; she discovers their infidelity by catching them in bed together. the kapoors separate for a while and the mckenzies marriage ends, while gita refuses to see her sister ever again. however, gita eventually forgives sanjay, and in 1995, meena constructs a ploy to make contact with her sister again.