Raj Kumar Saxena (Raj Kapoor) comes to Bombay armed with Honesty, Integrity
and his Degree along with a whole lot of dreams and aspirations of amking ot in
thiscity of opportunities. Raj was to find out that his values and beleifs had
no worth in a city like Bombay where the social system allowed profiteers, black
marketers, and other species of "420's" to make fortunes. In teh course of
drifting from one job to another Raj meets the beautiful Vidya (Nargis). Though
very poor herself, this school teacher shared Raj's philosphy on life and tehy
start to share their dreams.