City-bred Ramu is involved in petty crime. When his close friend Gopal asks him to go to the village and look after his mother and sister Chanda, Ramu does so. After coming to know both mother and daughter, they decide to re-locate to the big city to be together with Gopal. In the process, Ramu and Chanda fall in love with each other. Chanda wants Ramu to give up his life of crime, but will his crime partners allow Ramu to lead a normal life?
Acting
Dev Anand's smolder vs Nutan's quiet strength — chemistry for days.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched streets that dream of being Hollywood noir.
Direction
Mukherjee squeezes maximum tension from simple moral choices.
Director
Shankar Mukherjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1957 was peak 'social problem' cinema in India — filmmakers smuggled class commentary into masala entertainment like moral contraband.
Nutan was only 21 here but already commanding the screen like a veteran — this was the year before she won her first Filmfare for 'Seema'.
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