In this absorbing tale, millionaire's son Ajay (Pradeep Kumar) balks when his father wants him to wed the volatile daughter (Shashikala) of an exceedingly rich business mogul. After skipping out on the proposed union, Ajay meets with an accident -- and meets the love of his life, Nilima (Meena Kumari), in the process. Meanwhile, the woman Ajay scorned is plotting revenge, and a man (Ashok Kumar) with his sights set on Nilima enters the picture.