Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, LalitaPawar, Usha Kiron, Madan Puri and Manmohan Krishna.

Shanker, played by Rajendra Kumar, lives a poor lifestyle along with his elder sister, Usha, and a younger sister, Asha, in a town called Baksar. Both he and Usha attend the same college. One day a student, Ram, attempts to molest Usha, Shanker intervenes and kills the fellow student to protect his sister's honour. Shanker is arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to 14 years in jail. Due to his good behavior, he gets discharged after 10 years, returns home and on the way there rescues an elderly woman, who had fallen from the boat, meets her daughter, Shobha, played by Mala Sinhaand both fall in love. With his criminal record will he be allowed to marry Shobha ? Moreover, their lives will soon be shattered whenShanker makes a life-altering discovery in Shobha's house. What will happen when the truth will be revealed? can he ever find forgiveness or acceptance?