- A rich young man woos a proud girl against her father's wishes.
- Rajiv has come of age; his now-dead father had built up a flourishing business and had become a millionaire, and his widowed mother wants to keep him on the straight and narrow. The best way would be to find him a good wife to encourage him to settle down, but he is having none of it and runs off to the family's summer house in Srinagar to enjoy life. But en route he must stay overnight at a country inn because of a bridge collapse. Mr Mohan is staying there for the same reason, with a group of girls he is taking to the fair in Srinagar. Rajiv must sleep under the stairs, and during the night Champa spills some water on him; they talk, but she keeps her distance. The next day they meet again by chance, and when she sees he is driving a big car, she is cool with him; when she thought he was poor, he was attractive, but now that she thinks he is rich, she is put off. He tells her that he is the driver for a rich man, and she talks to him some more. At Srinagar, he finds that his valet has hired out his house for the season to some girls, and he has to find accommodation in the town. The romance between Champa and Rajiv develops, to the chagrin of the nasty Mohan, who himself has designs on her. Champa's father Dinu is persuaded to forbid Champa to go to the fair with Rajiv, as she had planned. But Rajiv is not so easily thwarted, and dressed as a female in purdah, he gets a lift on the truck that is taking the girls. A song and dance number on the back of the moving truck then takes place. Mohan persists in alarming Dinu, who is blind, about Champa's intentions, and it emerges that Dinu is not the natural father of Champa, but that he kidnapped her as a baby from a rich Delhi merchant. The name of the merchant was ... well, walls have ears and that must remain a secret for now. Who can the merchant have been?—Hazel Freeman
- Wealthy, pampered Rajivlal is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. She would like him to get married and starts receiving proposals from all over the country. She meets with and interviews various prospective brides, and picks one for him, only to have him reject her. To escape her wrath, he runs off to their bungalow in Kashmir with his friend Chander. Upon arrival, he finds that his Estate Manager Bholaram has made a hotel out of their bungalow and has even rented out some rooms for the season. He confronts the Manager, and both compromise. He meets Champa, who sells flowers for a living, and both in love. They plan to marry, but surprisingly, Champa's dad, Dinu, is opposed to this marriage. To complicate matters even more, Rajivlal finds out that he is not the son of Rani Maa, and he goes about to find his real identity. It is now up to Rani Maa to find out why Dinu is refusing to permit Champa to marry Rajivlal, and who his real parents are.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
- Wealthy and pampered Rajiv Lal (Shammi Kapoor) is the only son of widowed Rani Maa. At the silver jubilee anniversary of the mill that his father, the late Sanjiv Lal opened, he announces a bonus of 5 lakh rupees to be distributed amongst the workers, annoying his mother. A servant at the house, Karuna (Mridula Rani), suggests marrying him off to stop his immature antics, to which Rani Maa agrees (Although Karuna supports Rajiv saying that his generous heart is a sign of his future stature). Rani Maa's manager, Shyamlal, arranges for her to meet some girls, as she insists that Rajiv will marry a girl of her choice. Rajiv returns home and sees all the girls - he correctly surmises that his mother wants him to marry, and he pretends to be a mute who walks with a limp in order to chase all the prospective suitors off. His plan succeeds, although he is in a dilemma as his mother is furious at him. One of his friends Chander (Anup Kumar) suggests that he should go away to their bungalow in Kashmir - after all, Rani Maa never goes there.
Upon arrival in Kashmir, he finds that his estate manager, Bholaram (Dhumal), has made a hotel out of their bungalow and has rented out some rooms for the season. Rajiv tells the tenants that he is Seth Rajiv Lal the owner of the bungalow, although when he meets Bholaram, the latter informs him that Rani Maa had called him, and told him not to let Rajiv stay at the bungalow, should he come. Rajiv manages to convince Bholaram to tell Rani Maa that he is not there. Bholaram tells the tenants in the house that Rajiv is mad, and in his madness, thinks that he is the real owner of the estate. Meanwhile a group of girls have rented rooms via Bholaram and their caretaker is Rama (Tun Tun). when Chander arrives, he tells everyone that Chander is the Rajiv Lal, the real owner of the estate.
The next day, Rajiv meets Champa (Sharmila Tagore), a girl who sells flowers for a living. He buys her flowers for 20 rupees when they are priced at 5, and tells her that he is not the owner, but the driver. Soon enough, after a few misadventures (her dad explains to Champa a man paying Rs 20 for rs 5 flowers must have an ulterior motive and orders her to return the money. But Rajiv explains that he truly loves her and she believes him), they fall in love and decide to marry, but there are a few obstacles. First of all, Mohan (Pran), the forest manager, has loaned out some money (Rs 800) to Champa's father, Dinu (Nazir Hussain), and he insists on marrying Champa if Dinu cannot repay the debt. Mohan had seen Champa roaming around with Rajiv and got pissed when she ignored her. Things become complicated when Mohan tells Dinu that he knows that Dinu is not Champa's real father, and he blackmails Dinu into getting Champa married to him, or else he will let out the secret to Champa, which Dinu is really afraid of. Dinu confides in his friend that Champa is a daughter of a rich household & gives the address of the house from where he abducted Champa as a child (where his sister works) (Dinu is blind and doesn't know that Mohan is overhearing the conversation). Mohan travels to Delhi and meets Karuna and mentions that the girl abducted by Dinu (her brother) may still be alive. He injures Karuna while running away. Mohan returns to Kashmir to pressure Dinu to marry Champa to her, telling him that now he knows the full truth of the matter. Champa still continues to meet Rajiv on the sly, but all of that comes to an end when three girls, who are tenants in his house, reveal in her presence that he is not the driver, but the owner of the estate. Feeling betrayed, Champa runs off. Before Rajiv can go after her, he receives a trunk call from his mother, and he is informed that Karuna is seriously ill.
After telling Bholaram to explain everything to Champa, he leaves for Bombay, and finds Karuna on her deathbed, with Rani Maa at her side. Karuna tells Rajiv that he is not the real son of Rani Maa and that his biological father is none other than her brother, Dinu. Many years ago, Dinu had sold him off to Karuna for alcohol, and Rani Maa had taken him in. But Dinu ran out of money as he spent everything on booze. Soon after, Rani Maa gave birth to a baby girl and Karuna offered to return Rajiv back to Dinu, but Dinu (who wanted Rajiv to inherit the vast wealth of the house) abducted her, intending to kill her so that Rajiv will be the sole heir to Rani Maa's wealth. However, on the way, Dinu tripped and fell, and loses his eyesight, so he does not kill the girl. Rajiv is shocked at the revelation, but more so is Rani Maa, who had assumed that her baby girl was still-born. Before Karuna can say who the girl is, she dies. Shyamlal informs the two that the day Karuna fell ill, a man from Kashmir (Mohan) had come to see her and asked about Rani Maa's girl, but Karuna hadn't told him anything. Rajiv and Rani Maa head back to Kashmir to find out who the girl is, and Rajiv, acting on a tip from Bholaram (Mohan had bragged to Bholaram while being drunk, that he knows who the daughter of Rani Ma is), goes to confront Mohan.
He beats Mohan unconscious, and Mohan's friend tells Rajiv who the girl is - Champa. He goes to find her and finds out that she will marry Mohan in a few days. Dinu returns home and Champa questions him. He lies to her at first, but when Rajiv drops a hint that he is the son that Dinu had sold all those years ago, the latter hugs him and admits that Champa is not his daughter. Rani Maa comes in and finds Champa, and the two embrace. Mohan arrives with his goons and decides to forcibly marry Champa. Dinu tries to stop him, but Mohan beats him badly. The goons tie Rajiv up and then take Rani Maa and Champa to the wedding venue forcibly. Back at Rajiv's bungalow, Chander (Anoop Kumar), Rajiv's friend, and Shyamlal decide to go after them and see why they are taking so long. Rajiv manages to escape from his captors, but Dinu is still unconscious. He meets with Chander and Shyamlal on the way and tells them to get the police while he goes after Mohan. He breaks into Mohan's hideout and stops the wedding ceremony. A fight ensues, and Mohan runs off, Rajiv hot on his tail. The police arrive soon after and arrests all of Mohan's goons. Meanwhile, Rajiv and Mohan get into a fight, and the police come to take the latter away. The film ends with a shot of Rajiv and Champa, happily married, driving away in his car.
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