The movie also features Rajesh Khanna, Nasir Husain, Bindu and Prem Chopra.

Synopsis

Madhvi (Asha Parekh) is an orphan living with her maternal uncle, who arranges her marriage with someone she does not know, so she runs away to her lover, Kailash (Prem Chopra), only to find him in the arms of another woman, Shabnam (Bindu). She returns to her maternal uncle, only to find him dead. She then runs away from there, and meets with a friend, a widow and her child at a railway station. The three travel together by the same train. Unfortunately, the train meets with an accident, killing the widow instantly, leaving the child with Madhvi. Madhvi assumes the identity of the dead woman, Poonam, and travels along with the child to her in-laws. She is welcomed with open arms. She finds out that her uncle had arranged her marriage with Kamal Sinha (Rajesh Khanna). Kamal is angry and bitter at the manner his to-be wife treated him, even without knowing him. Kamal is attracted to Poonam, and makes it known to his family, who are shocked. Then Shabnam and Kailash re-enter their lives, making Madhvi look like an imposter, turning her in-laws against her; and Kamal’s love turns to resentment.

Cast

Shakti Samanta has said that he cast Asha Parekh, because he was “confident” that he could extract a “convincing performance from her.” She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award, the only win for the film. He soon cast her in his underrated film Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)).

• Asha Parekh as Madhavi
• Rajesh Khanna as Kamal
• Prem Chopra as Kailash
• Bindu as Shabnam
• Nasir Husain as Dinanath