Mahesh Dattani in his plays has thrown light on the carnal issue prevailing in Indian society. He is evidently dexterous in representing sociaty as well as individual with all its weaknesses and strengths. His plays cover crucial and key areas where individuality is murdered by social demands. However, Dattani has attempted to redesign the roles of individuals. His notion of individual social roles is not based on gender but the inner instincts of an individual. Dattani’s every plays address a different issue faced by an individual character and that particular character finds him/herself in a tug of war between the social demands and his/her inner instincts. This paper investigates and will try to spell out the conflict between the social demands, familial duty and an individual’s inner instincts.