Set in the early 1960s in a large Indian city. The story of three orphaned children, the eldest of whom, Debu, is twelve years old. Debu does his best to earn money so that his brother and sister do not become homeless vagrants. With the help of kind people, Debu manages to provide for his brother and sister, as well as himself.

Sarosh Irani
as Devesh Sharma / Debu

Aziz
as Mohan Sharma / Mannu

Honey Irani
as Tunni

Ashok Kumar
as Khan

Manmohan Krishna
as Madhavlal Sharma

Gautam
as Dr. S.K.Gupta

Anubha Gupta
as Mrs. Gupta

Chaman Puri
as School Headmaster

Lalita Kumari
as Manju

Jeevan Kala
as Kiran