Bedi set the story in the economic turmoil of the post-partition North India, also experiencing a collapse in human values, fractured social fabric and growing cynicism towards the state.
[2][3] The film starred Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Jayant, Brahm Bhardwaj, Rashid Khan, and Vijayalaxmi.
[6] Girdhari (Balraj Sahni) is a small-time clerk in a post office, where he handles money orders.
One day after work, he sets out to buy toys for his children but loses the 100-rupee note in the pocket of his coat.
Unable to find the money for household essentials, he plans to commit suicide, but misses the train.