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Radha earns a living begging in order to support herself and her crippled and ailing father. They live in a small tenament, under the constant threat of eviction by their landlord for unpaid rent for several months. One day, while begging, Radha meets a young man, Nirmal Chander, who would like to see her improve her status by getting employment, he even goes to the extent of assisting her find work in a mill. He subsequently invites her over to meet his mother, and asks her to marry him, to which she agrees. Nirmal also seeks the permission of her dad. When he goes to get her to make arrangements for their marriage, he finds her and her dad gone. His attempts to locate her are in vain. Then after several months he finds her living in a small dilapidated hut with a young man named Mastram and a child - she calls her own - but claims that she is unmarried. Who is the biological father of this child? Where is he located?

Probably the best ever acting performance by Agha in the role of Mastram. With very philosophical quotes and very practical thoughts of a poor man with fair wisdom, he impresses a lot! The songs are the finest and always hummable.

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The music of the movie rates 10/10 for me. The fit of the songs in the story line is &quot;forced&quot; in many places like most Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not detract from the rating on this factor. The social message of the movie also deserves the top rating; it was very appropriate for those times. Almost 70 years later today, a child out of wedlock does not seem to be such a big deal in the urban lifestyle. The lead performers acted their parts very well, esp., Dev Anand; Agha&#39;s role went beyond the usual comedian sidekick in Bollywood movies; that factored highly in my rating. The court scene near the end: The judgment was based on the self-defense argument; then, what was the point of the long speech by Lalita Pawar? Again, no worse than the theatrics in any other court scene in Bollywood movies; therefore, I did not derate the movie on this factor. Many loose ends: How could people find Agha&#39;s (Mast Ram&#39;s) abode so quickly: Dev Anand chasing Usha Kiran; the police hunting for her. After his car crash, how did Dev Anand survive and come back into the main story? Was his song with Usha Kiran a spectre? Was his admonishment to Lalita Pawar (mother) a ghost voice? Given that the movie was based on a successful novel, I did not understand why the storyline had so many loose ends. I suppose, in the interest of time, the moviemaker left these details to the viewers&#39; imagination. On the whole, even after being used to the modern technology of modern movies, I enjoyed this 70-year old movie very much.

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