An inheritance melodrama about Kunwar (Mahmood), the son of zamindar Himmat Singh (Sethi). Kunmar marries Shobha (Suraiya) and is disinherited, forcing him to affix the military throughout WW2. When he's reported lacking and presumed useless, a repentant Rana invitations Shobha to stick with him. Nonetheless, it's Kanta (Nadira), a younger girl betrayed by Rana's villainous secretary Kailash (Yakub), who arrives on the home and his mistaken for Shobha. Masquerading as Shobha, who lives close by in absolute poverty, Kanta strikes in, inflicting an ethical dilemma and producing suspense since she may very well be caught at any second.
