Apne Paraye deals with the problems of the joint family system. Chandranath, an unemployed young man, his wife and children live jointly with their rich cousins. The rich cousins wives ridicule Chandranth and his family. Finally Chandranath gets fed up and leaves with his family for their ancestral village. There they repair their old dilapidated house and try to live on their meager means. However, the rich cousins are still not satisfied and they want to take away the village property share too. Chandranath bears all the brunt till one day the rich cousins realize Chandranath's worth, as he has developed the joint village property for their interest. The family once again comes with the fold of the joint family system.