Belonging to a family that has a grandfather addicted to alcohol, Mohan Khanna (Raj Kapoor) too is addicted to alcohol, compounded by the fact that he is enamoured with a woman, Miss Reeta (Nishi), who is using him to extort money and vengeance from his Judge father, Kundan Lal Khanna. The only person who is really interested in the welfare of Mohan, in a practical way, is an aged and recently hired servant of the family, who has just been released from prison for killing two people.
Raj Kapoor
as Ram Das Khanna
Mala Sinha
as Shanta
Mubarak
as Kundan Lal Khanna
Leela Chitnis
as Mrs. Rajni Khanna
Nazir Hussain
as Dharam Das Khanna
Maruti
as Shankar
Ramesh Kapoor
as Diwan
Dhumal
as Munshi Totaram
Keshav Rana
as Ram's Friend
Nishi Kohli
as Rita Bakshi