In India, girls from their very birth are taken for a liability upon their parents; thus the mothers of the nation are looked down on in their own homes. Kamala represents such afflicted Indian girlhood. She is the daughter of Judge Ram Pershad who is illiterate and has orthodox views about girls. She stands first in the Matriculation Examination and has an ardent desire for studying in college in order to become a doctor. Judge Ram Pershad is totally against college education for girls. It is his faith that any money spent on the sons alone is money well-spent merely because they are sons and will stand by him in his old age. Kamala is determined not to bow before injustice, but to secure her rightful place in society. She makes an all-out bid to join college with the contrivance of Dr. Ratanlal, a close friend of her father. In college, she comes across Shyam, who helps her in many difficult situations.
Vyjayanthimala
as Kamala
Shammi Kapoor
as Shyam
Om Prakash
as Ram Pershad
Raj Mehra
as Ratan
Nana Palsikar
as Biharilal
Tabassum
as Biharilal's wife
Purnima
as Janaki
Randhir
as Kamala's neighbour
Achala Sachdev
as Shyam's mother
Leela Mishra
as Ram Pershad's mother
Mohan Choti
as Shyam's friend
