The story follows Mini, a young girl, and her friendship with Rahman, a fruit seller from Kabul known as a Cabuliwallah. Mini enjoys talking to Rahman during his visits to sell fruits. However, he is later imprisoned for stabbing a man who did not pay him. Years later, after his release, Rahman visits Mini again but finds that she has grown up and is about to be married. Though their circumstances have changed, the story shows that bonds of friendship can overcome differences in background.