The story deals with Verma family consisting of two brothers, Vijay and Sharad, Vijay's wife, Ganga, and their daughter. Sharad is unmarried and is studying in college while Vijay runs the household on his income. In college, Sharad meets with Punam and both are attracted to each other. Ganga and Vijay get them married but permit them a married life only after they complete their studies, which they do. They are devastated to learn that Punam cannot be a mother, so Ganga lets Punam mother her child. Soon Sharad gets a job, which gets him to relocate to another city, and there are tearful good-byes. Punam decides to keep Ganga's child with her. But Ganga has been kind to Punam and Sharad for a reason, and now the time has come for payback. Later on, as time progresses Sharad earns well and lives in a bigger bungalow with drivers and servants. When Ganga asks for some money to renew the temple floor Sharad refuses
Jeetendra as Vijay Verma
Reena Roy as Ganga Verma
Govinda as Sharad Verma
Meenakshi Sheshadri as Punam Verma
Laxmikant Berde as Champaklal
Sulabha Deshpande as Bua
Sushmita Mukherjee as Roopmati
Tej Sapru as Raghunath
Anjan Srivastav as Punam's Dadu
Dalip Tahil as Rangraj