The Bombay police is baffled at a series of robberies being committed in homes of prominent people, with the thief leaving a swastika and stealing only one set of jewellery instead of everything in the safe. Their investigation takes them to bring in a notorious burglar, Tony, who denies having anything to do with these robberies.
After the untimely death of her father and step-mother, Sonia is orphaned and lives with her aunt and paternal uncle (Mrs. and General Rajpal Singh). Sonia is plain-looking as her real mother, and often invites unappreciative, taunts, and critical remarks from her aunt and cousin-sister, Sheela. Sheela has a boyfriend, Dev Kumar Mehra, and she plans to marry him. Fed-up of hearing frequent taunts and adverse remarks about her plain-looks, Sonia challenges Sheetal that she will make Dev fall in love with her.
The tragic-comic story of Chhalia, a naive, simple-minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life; and falls in love with a young woman named Shanti, only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband, Kewal, and adopted son, Anwar. He puts all he can in an effort to locate Kewal and re-unite the family.
유명한 영화감독 신하는 부유한 집안의 딸 비마와 결혼했다. 하지만 비마의 집안에서는 여전히 신하의 출신과 직업을 하찮게 여기고, 그의 결혼 생활은 위기를 맞는다. 비가 내리던 밤, 신하는 우연히 샨티를 만난다. 신하는 샨티의 매력을 알아보고, 그녀를 다음 영화의 주인공으로 발탁한다. 샨티는 단숨에 스타가 되고, 외로웠던 신하와 샨티는 서로에게 의지하는데, 신하와 샨티의 관계는 곧 세상을 떠들썩하게 만들고 만다. 인도 영화의 황금기를 선도했던 거장 감독이자 배우였던 구루 두트의 마지막 연출작이다. 감독의 자전적 이야기를 담고 있기도 하다. (ⓒ Films Sans Frontières(France)/(재)영화의전당)
