Plain-clothes Inspector Dharam Dev is hot on the tracks of notorious underworld don, Durgaprasad, alias "D.P." But Durgraprased is not only elusive, but shrewd and cunning as well, and spreads of web of lies and deceit, and entraps Dharam in it, and a result of which Dharam himself becomes a suspect for murder, and is arrested.
Direction
Vijay Anand's playful camera never stops moving, ever.
Costume
Dev Anand's wardrobe deserves its own Filmfare award honestly.
Acting
Kabir Bedi's villainy drips with theatrical menace.

Director
Vijay Anand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dev Anand was 53 playing this young hotshot inspector, and honestly? The delusion is inspirational.
This was Parveen Babi's rise-era glamour before her later reclusive legend status took hold.