This drama focuses on a young couple of different nationalities -an Indian boy and a Pakistani girl.

The film begins with the capture of an Indian army officer (Ashutosh Rana) who is taken to Pakistan. The officer's younger brother, Sunny (Kapil Jhaveri), crosses the Indo-Pak border to rescue his brother. He comes across Rukhsar (Saloni Aswani). During a fire incident, he manages to save her life.

Subsequently love blossoms between the two wherein Rukhsar finally asks Sunny to marry her. At this juncture, Sunny reveals his identity and motive, which shocks Rukhsar. But his mission concerns her father (Amrish Puri), a man of great principles and morals who is the brigadier in Pakistani army. The love of Rukhsar and principals of her brigadier father come face to face, which forms the highly charged climax of Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa.

The supporting cast includes Prem Chopra in the role of a Pakistani religious extremist and Mukesh Rishi as a killer. The film has seven melodious songs composed by Saawan Kumar's favorite music director Usha Khanna (who returns after a long hiatus of time) while the director himself pens the lyrics. Cinematography by Harmeet Singh and hard-hitting dialogues by Shyam Gupta form the other highlights of the film.