[2] Shakuntala (Suchitra Sen) and her husband Ajay (Shekhar) elope and move into a new house together.

The landlord Mahadev Chaudhary (David) helps the couple move to the rented house, which is the main protagonist of the film.

While Shakuntala makes the house into a beautiful home, her husband gets busy with work.

The couple hears the sound of a violin in the night and asks the tea-stall owner about it in the morning.

The other members are his elder widowed daughter-in-law (Nirupa Roy) and younger college-going son Bhanu (Kishore Kumar).

Bhanu is finishing college and simultaneously looking for a job, while his old father manages the expenses.

Although there is sadness in the home, Bhanu, with his wit and humour, maintains a light atmosphere for his sister-in-law.

Note: This part of the movie features a song by Kishore Kumar, "Munna Bada Pyara, Ammi Ka Dulara".

The child is also attracted by the music and when he finds out about Pagla Babu from the tea-vendor, he insists on meeting him.

Uma is shocked to realize that Pagla Babu is none other than Raja (Dilip Kumar), her ex-lover.

Ironically, Raja, who is on the verge of dying, pumps life into the child and fills his dark world with hope.