 Rich and wealthy zamindar Thakur (Sujit Kumar) is very arrogant, alcoholic and a womanizer. He has his munimji (Kanhaiyalal) procure women for him frequently. In order to get even with Rajoo (Rajendra Kumar), Thakur asks his munim to get Rajoo s sister, Gauri (Kumud Chhugani). He and Gauri meet, and has slowly Gauri trusting him, then he marries her in an isolated temple with the munim posing as a priest. Subsequently, Gauri gets pregnant, and she and Rajoo go to the Thakur so that he can marry her, but the Thakur denies ever knowing her, leave alone marrying her, and munimji supports the Thakur. Gauri and her family are devastated and leave the village. Gauri gives birth to a baby boy, and Rajoo arranges for Gauri to re-marry, however, on the day of the marriage she runs away. Rajoo s love life with Paro (Mumtaz) is on hold, and Rajoo s mom is awaiting the return of her husband, so with Gauri running away they have now to re-locate again. Rajoo returns to the Thakur to avenge his sister, instead he is arrested by the police and jailed, leaving his mother, nephew, and Gauri to fend for themselves.