The Kapoor family consists of Kishorilal, his wife Lajjo, son, Prakash, and daughter, Geeta. Kishorilal and Geeta toil hard to ensure that Prakash gets a good education so that he can study in America, return home, and repay the loans that the family has taken. Prakash does get to complete his studies, he also travels to America, upgrades, and returns home to be employed as Kishorilal's boss. Then Prakash gets married to Reena, who comes from a wealthy family, and moves in with them. Geeta confides in Reena that she has met a young man by the name of Ranjit, both are in love and want to get married. The entire family is overjoyed, but their joys are short-lived when Ranjit's dad, Mayadas, asks him to get married to the daughter of a wealthy man, when he refuses, he is asked to leave.
Shashi Kapoor
as Ranjit
Hema Malini
as Geeta K. Kapoor
Ashok Kumar
as Kishorilal Kapoor
Nirupa Roy
as Lajjo K. Kapoor
Premnath Malhotra
as Bajrang Bahadur
Aruna Irani
as Reena P. Kapoor
Helen
as Rita
Govardhan Asrani
as Jumani
Sujit Kumar
as Prakash K. Kapoor
Madan Puri
as Mayadas
Piloo J. Wadia
as Clerk at Lord's Shoes
Kumari Naaz
as Sheela Jumani
