The film stars Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu and Lalita Pawar in pivotal roles.

[1][2] The film, made under the Anupam Chitra production banner had music by Shankar–Jaikishan, with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra.

Pyarelal (Raj Kapoor), a simple-minded and extremely naive young man, was orphaned at birth, and now lives with Fatima (Lalita Pawar), a Muslim landlady who treats him like her son.

Once, he sets on a journey and meets a young woman with whom he falls in love, Kamini Gupta (Saira Banu).

Sir Mayadas (Kamal Kapoor), the person who brought her up happens to be Pyarelal's real father.