Plot
Nina (Nargis) is the rich and spoiled daughter of a rich businessman (Murad). One day while horseriding she loses control of her horse and is rescued by a young man named Dilip (Dilip Kumar). Dilip instantly takes a liking to her and starts to frequently visit her house where he entertains her with his singing along with Nina's friend Sheela (Cukoo). Nina's father dislikes this and tries to make Nina realise that spending so much time with Dilip is not wise as Dilip could misunderstand her friendship with him for love. On the day of Sheela's birthday party, Dilip realises he has fallen in love with Nina and tries to tell her. However tragedy strikes when Nina's father dies of a heart attack that same day and this leaves Nina devastated. Dilip comforts her and Nina gives him the responsibility of looking after her father's business and staying in a spare room at her home.
Dilip tries to confide in Nina about his feelings for her but is shocked by the arrival of Nina's fiance Rajan (Raj Kapoor) who has returned from London. Dilip is shocked that Nina never mentioned that she was already engaged and in love with Rajan. Rajan and Nina eventually get married and Dilip shocks Nina when he finally reveals his true feelings for Nina on the same day of the wedding. Nina is shocked by Dilip's revelation as she only thinks of him as a good friend. Dilip tries to leave but to avoid any suspicion from Rajan he stays. A few years pass by and Rajan and Nina now have a daughter. On Rajan and Nina's daughter's birthday, Dilip arrives with a present. Nina tries to secretly tell him that she does not love him and that he should leave, unaware that she has said all this to Rajan. Rajan accuses Nina of having an affair with Dilip and Dilip decides to clear Rajan's misunderstanding. He confronts Rajan and tries to convince him he is wrong about Nina. In a fit of rage, Rajan hits Dilip on the head and walks out taking his daughter with him. Nina comes to Dilip's aid and tells the doctor to save him as he is proof that she has not cheated on Rajan. When Dilip awakens he is half mad and tries to molest Nina insisting she really is in love with him. Nina shoots Dilip killing him instantly and is then imprisoned.
Rajan testifies against Nina in court about her affair with Dilip and how she killed him to hide her infidelity. While Nina awaits for the judge's verdict, Rajan tells his daughter, she is not coming back and tears up the doll that Dilip had given her on her birthday. Inside the doll he finds a letter Dilip had written for Nina. In the letter Dilip had written that Rajan is the fortunate one who she loves and he has realised this now. Upon reading the letter, Rajan realises he had been wrong about Nina's infidelity and that Nina only loved him. The judge sentences Nina to life imprisonment and Rajan and his daughter come to see her before she is taken away.
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