The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
Mala Sinha
as Husn Bano
Shashi Kapoor
as Dilip Rai
Rehman
as Javed
Manmohan Krishna
as Dr. Amrit Rai
Indrani Mukherjee
as Meena
Tabassum
as Rekha Rai
Deven Verma
as Sudesh Rai
Nirupa Roy
as Mrs. Savitri Amrit Rai
Leela Chitnis
as Meena's Mother
Ashok Kumar
as Nawab Badruddin
Rajendra Kumar
as Party Leader (cameo)
Shashikala
as Dancer (cameo)
