The Kapoor family consists of Kishorilal, his wife Laajo, son, Prakash, and daughter, Geeta.
Kishorilal and Geeta toil hard to ensure that Prakash gets a good education so he can study in America, return home and repay the loans that the family has taken.
Prakash does get to complete his studies, he also travels to America, upgrades, and returns home to be employed as Kishorilal's boss.
The family is overjoyed, but their joys are short-lived when Ranjeet's father, Mayadas asks him to marry the daughter of a wealthy man.
Her mother has lost her vision in a fire, her father has died, and a deadbeat Ranjeet considers criminal activity to stay alive.