ismail is invited by a nawaab to demonstrate his culinary skills and make the best hyderabadi biryani and haleem and bring it over. he is desperate for money and out to impress the nawaab, he prepares a special biryani and haleem and tells his wife, pasha bi, to hand it over to the delivery boy he would send. she is told that he recites a poem (sher) for her to recognize him. the delivery plan is overheard by salim, the beggar, who is outside the cook's home. he calls over javed and gives him new clothes and tells him to go as the delivery boy and recite the sher to pasha bi, to get the biryani and haleem pack. the plan works and successfully dupe pasha bi and eat the entire biryani meant to be delivered to the nawaab. the cook realises and catches the beggars.