Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends him off to join the police force. The older becomes a mechanic. Jagatpal has a tight hold on the boys, even when Ram is an adult, he still gives all his wages to his uncle and is only allowed to keep a few rupees for pocket money.
Amitabh Bachchan
as Police Inspector Balram Singh
Dharmendra
as Ram / Bholuram
Rekha
as Shobha
Zeenat Aman
as Madhu
Ajit Khan
as Jaggu / Chowdhary Jagatpal Singh / Baba
Prem Chopra
as Chandan Singh
Amjad Khan
as Suleiman Seth
Sujit Kumar
as Daku Satarawala
Helen
as Tara Bai
Urmila Bhatt
as Saraswati
Utpal Dutt
as Prof. Saran
Ranjan
as Thekedar Bhanwari
