Vasantasena, a courtesan who dances at the King Palaka's court hides in Charudatta's house while running away from the amorous attentions of the king's brother-in-law. She falls in love with Charudatta, though he is married and penniless.
Rekha
as Vasantsena
Shashi Kapoor
as Samsthanak
Amjad Khan
as Vatsayana
Shankar Nag
as Sajjal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Teacher of Aryak
Shekhar Suman
as Charudutt
Neena Gupta
as Madanika
Anuradha Patel
as Aditi
Anupam Kher
as Samsthanak's friend
Annu Kapoor
as Masseur who is trying to be an ascetic
Kunal Kapoor
as Aryak