An unemployed Deepak (Pradeep Kumar) saves Aarti (Meena Kumari), a hardworking & dedicated doctor, from drowning, and the two eventually fall in love with each other, although she is already engaged to Dr. Prakash (Ashok Kumar). Aarti''s father firmly disapproves of this relationship, but Aarti & Deepak get married & moves in with deepak''s family. Dr. Prakash is humiliated & vows to avenge this.