The film stars Uttam Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen.

His mother sends him to his sister's (Vidya Sinha) place (in a city) so that he can go to a good school.

Initially, Babla likes both school as well as his sister's home very much and becomes a good friend with Pappu (Master Tito), his classmate.

But Babla gets reminded of the harsh reality of life when his sister and brother-in-law start scolding him for his disinterest in studies and complaints from the school regarding his so-called irresponsible behavior (like making fun of teachers, singing in the classroom, etc.).

In the morning, finding the old woman still sleeping, he picks up a coin from her container and goes off to drink water.