[1] Thakur Narendrapal Singh (Nazir Hussain) is a generous and kind-hearted landlord and zamindar.

Distrusting his son and his new wife, Roopa (Ameeta), he asks a village laborer, Sunder (Raaj Kumar) who is honest, loyal and hardworking, to marry his daughter.

In this manner, Sunder and Kalpana marry, and soon Roopa gives birth to a daughter Meenakshi (Baby Shakila).

The Thakur asks Sunder to marry Savitri (Nutan), who is the daughter of his childhood friend, the local Collector (David).

In a fight clash, Savitri gets seriously injured and lands in hospital hanging between life and death.