Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.

Raju informs the police about a group of bandits, even though he is in love with the chief's daughter. The police set out to kill the clan and it is upto him to save the bandits and his love.

一位年青人带着诚实的信念来到孟买发展。不过，他发现自己所相信的诚实、认真，在这个大城市里是毫无价值，每个人都希望可以走歪路来致富。年青人认识了一位贫苦的老师薇亚，他们相恋，一起分享彼此梦想。但是当他玩牌诈赌的天份被人发掘之后，他决定换下小丑的面具，成了一个精于算计的市僧商人，挤身上流社会替大财主干些没良心的诈骗生意。但昔日街头的伙伴和他心爱的女老师最后让他良心发现，揭发了大财主的不法行为。

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

女孩Radha与男孩Sunder和Gopal两小无猜地长大，成年后，Sunder参加了空军部队，Gopal到英国去攻读法律，学成归国后成为了一名律师，两个长大的男孩都爱上了Radha。而Radha只爱Gopal，当Gopal得知Sunder也喜欢Radha后，他为了成全好友，以沉默回答了Radha。Sunder随部队去作战，不久，传来他牺牲的消息。这时，Gopal才没有负疚感地与Radha相爱并准备结婚，但就在这时，Sunder回来了，Gopal再一次退让了。Radha与Sunder结婚了，婚后，Sunder发现了一封写给Radha的信，失去理智的Sunder逼问这封信是谁写的，Radha决定收拾东西出走，Gopal来了，他告诉了Sunder实情，两个昔日的好友，面对友情和爱情都陷入了深深的痛苦中，最后，为了能让Sunder和Radha幸福地生活下去，Gopal开枪自杀了……

印度孟买的罗士通饭馆来了个醉汉，因为无钱付帐，他将一张彩票作抵押卖给了服务员纳姆德、杰吉、拉古、达姆。这张合买的彩票中奖，随之而来的是杰吉被杀，纳姆德遭陷害，达姆和拉古发了财，合伙办起了一家高级饭店。达姆的儿子维基在国外爱上了一个叫阿夏的姑娘，她正是杰吉的女儿，著名的歌唱家。阿夏回国后，遭流氓拦劫，被纳姆德的儿子琼尼救下，二人相爱了。维基回国后对阿夏痴心不改，琼尼不忍，决心牺牲自己的爱情，而终被阿夏识破，二人终成眷属。曾遭拉古和达姆陷害的纳姆德被一姓段的毒品贩救起并带到香港，后为段办事回到印度，并想借此洗清自己的罪名。这引起了拉古父子的不安，他们策划要将纳姆德父子、达姆父子都斩尽杀绝。经过一场激烈的搏斗，正义最终战胜了邪恶。

At the behest of his father, Raj writes letters to Chandra, a prospective bride. However, unbeknownst to him, it is Neelu, Chandra's sister, who responds to his letters and falls in love with him.