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Najma (Zeba) is a pretty young orphan
girl who lives with her aunt – Begum Sahiba (Bibbo) at Murree. Begum
Sahiba has two daughters, Seema (Tarannum) and Dolly (Rozina). Seema is
studying at Lahore. One day Begum Sahiba asks Najma to go to Lahore to
bring Seema back.
When
Najma meets Seema at Lahore she refuses to return because she has an
illegitimate child from her relationship with Sohail, whom she loved and
who has gone abroad for higher studies. Najma still insists Seema to
return and promises to arrange a care taker for her son.
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After their return to Murree, Begum
Sahiba writes a letter to her late husband’s friend Khan Bahadur Wajahat
Ali (Zahoor Ahmad) at Karachi offering proposal for one of her daughters
to his son Nasir (Waheed Murad).
Nasir
is a young smart chap who enjoys club life and spends most of his
evenings dancing and singing there.
Ko ko
koreena meray khayalon main chhai hay ek surat matwali si
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Nasir’s late night return makes his
father angry. He informs Nasir about the letter from Begum Sahiba and
orders him to leave for Murree to choose one of the girls as his bride.
Nasir agrees to go on the condition that he will take his friend Shahid
(Nirala) along.
On
their way Nasir asks Shahid to interchange their identifications.
Therefore when they reach Murree, Nasir introduces Shahid as Nasir and
he becomes his secretary. Shahid is welcomed and one of the best rooms |
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is allocated to make his stay comfortable
whereas Nasir is asked to stay in the servant quarters. Shahid later
informs that he has fallen in love with Dolly.
Najma
arranges with an old lady – Khala (Rajni) to look after Seema’s child.
Khala’s nephew tries to flirt with Najma but she does not encourage him.
Nasir
does not approve any of the two girls but he is inclined towards Najma.
He first thought she was a house maid because she was always |
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busy in chores. But when he came to know
that she was Begum Sahiba’s niece, his sympathy towards Najma increases
manifold.
Nasir
tries to get free with Najma but she is very reserved. Once when she was
riding a hand rickshaw for shopping, Nasir chases her and sings:
Zindgi
apni thi ab tak urte baadal ki tarah
With
the pace of time both become friendly and their intimacy soonconverts
into love. On the other side Shahid in every matter acts |
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unwisely and after every such incident he
wants to return back to Karachi but Nasir always cools him down. He
tells Shahid that Dolly is in love with him and that he should at least
sing a love song for her. However as Shahid has no singing talent, Nasir
playbacks for him:
Betaab
ho udhar tum bechain hein idhar hum
Begum
Sahiba now wants to finalize the marriage proposal for one of her
daughters so she makes a phone call to Nasir’s father asking him to come |
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to Murree. This news makes Shahid nervous
and once again he starts packing to return but Nasir assures him of some
alternate arrangements. He makes a phone call from outside to Begum
Sahiba and speaks being Nasir’s father telling her that he would come to
Murree to attend Dolly’s birthday.
Nasir
then takes Najma to the park to inform her that he needs to go to
Karachi for couple of days due to some urgent work. Najma gets upset and
wants to leave but Nasir sings:
Akele
na jana hamain chor kar tum |
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Nasir disguises himself with a beard and
turban to look like Khan Bahadur and arrives at Begum Sahiba’s house
where everyone greets him. After the dinner Nasir being the father
requests Najma to sing a song. Najma first refuses but then sings
Akele
na jana hamain chor kar tum |
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Next day when Nasir is still acting as
his father, the real father arrives. Everyone is surprised to see him
and they are further shocked when Nasir’s true identity is revealed.
Khan Bahadur gets very annoyed but Nasir explains him this was the only
way he could observe both the girls independently. But he has found
Najma better than the two. Najma is however very upset assuming that
Nasir has deceived her but Nasir assures her of his true love.
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Meanwhile a house servant notifies Begum
Sahiba about the suspicious meeting of Najma with Khala who is the care
taker of Seema’s child. Therefore when Khan Bahadur proposes Najma for
Nasir, she calls upon Khala who comes along with the child. When Begum
Sahiba asks her who the mother of the child is, Khala hands over the
child to Najma. She is taken by surprise and leaves the room with the
child. Nasir does not believe all this and asks Najma to refuse the
blame but Najma does not deny.
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Najma is expelled from the house and she
takes shelter at Khala’s small cottage. Nasir and his father leave for
Karachi. Nasir is so upset that he drowns himself in alcohol. Shahid
takes him to the club but he is so much distressed that he cannot enjoy
and sings:
Jab
pyar main do dil miltay hain main soachta hoon
Khala’s
nephew keeps on bothering Najma on various occasions but Najma manages
to avoid him.
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Nasir’s declining health condition is
unbearable to his father. He advises Nasir to get married with Seema so
that he could travel for pilgrimage. He writes a letter to Begum Sahiba
proposing Seema for Nasir. When Seema came to know she goes to Najma to
explain new turn in the story. Najma also recommends her to marry Nasir
because she has also heard about Nasir’s ailing health. Finally Seema is
married to Nasir.
One day
Khala’s nephew brings sweets mixed in drugs after eating that. Khala
goes into deep sleep. He then tries to fulfill his evil desires with
Najma but she vigorously hits his head with a log. He faints with
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head. Najma scared, escapes with the
child. She goes to Nasir’s house and was about to leave the child at his
doorsteps that Nasir arrives and he condemns her on it. Seema however
takes Najma inside the house. Najma tells her that she has committed a
murder and cannot look after the child anymore. Seema forces her to
stay.
Najma
starts living at the servant quarters. Nasir disapproves it. He is more
furious when he observes that Seema is spending most of her time with
the child. Once when the child is sick, Seema stays late night at the
servant quarters. Nasir arrives in anger and slaps on Najma’s face for |
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spoiling his marital life. He takes Seema
inside the house. Najma while swinging the cradle sings:
Meri
qismat bata hay meri kiya khata
Meanwhile Seema’s lover Sohail returns from abroad. While arranging
Seema’s wardrobe, Najma finds a framed picture of Sohail. She goes
downstairs with the frame when Nasir appears. The frame drops from
Najma’s hands which Nasir lifts. Just as a coincidence Sohail also
entersthe house. When Najma sees Sohail she calls his name and runs |
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towards him to take him out of the house.
Nasir believes that he is Najma’s lover and father of the child. He goes
to Seema and tells him about it. When Seema knew that Sohail is back,
she goes to his house requesting him to forget her now. Sohail expresses
his desire to take the custody of the child.
Sohail
visits the house repeatedly to meet his son. Nasir also observes this.
This becomes intolerable for him and he leaves the house. During his
absence Seema celebrates the first birthday of her son which. Sohail
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attends. Seema sings
Oont pe
betha mera munna oont ke peechhay bachchay
When
the song finishes Nasir appears with the Begum Sahiba who is very angry
and orders Najma to leave at once.
Sohail
writes a letter to Seema and when the servant is taking it to Najma,
Nasir gets hold of it. In anger he takes the letter to Sohail and asks
him never to visit his house to meet Najma. But when Sohail tells him |
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that he only comes to meet Seema, Nasir
does not believe it. Sohail asks him to read the letter where he has
asked Seema to return his child. Nasir reads and at last all the facts
are reveled to him.
Nasir
goes back to his house and tells Najma that he has found out the truth.
He takes her to Begum Sahiba explaining how Najma has sacrificed for the
dignity of the family. However when Nasir is not around, Begum Sahiba
requests Najma to do more for the sake of the family and leave the house
to save Seema’s marital life.
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That night in the dark, Sohail comes to
Nasir’s house to kidnap his own son but Nasir wakes up and they fight
each other. Seema enters the room. She has committed suicide by
consuming poison. In her final words she requests Nasir to marry Najma
and gives custody of the child to Sohail.
Najma
while going out takes a taxi which is coincidently driven by Khala’s
nephew who is still alive. He tries to kidnap Najma who screams. A
nearby police office follows them on his motorbike. At railway crossing
when taxi stops, Najma manages to run away but Khala’s nephew follows
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moment train arrives and police office
cannot follow them. When train passes by, he looks around and only finds
Najma’s scarf and some documents at the corner of the bridge. He assumes
that Najma has jumped into the river and died. With the documents he
finds Nasir’s address and informs him about Najma’s death.
This
news makes a great impact on Nasir and in a out of mind condition he
goes to Murree. He sees Najma’s shadow everywhere. Finally he gets
seriously ill. Shahid goes out in the snow storm to bring the doctor. At
one corner he sees Najma walking on the crutches. Shahid tells her about |
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Seema’s death and Nasir’s condition. He then requests her to return.
However when they arrive home, Nasir has already gone out once again in
search of Najma. She also goes out and calls his name. The storm is
getting worst. With no clue where to find Nasir, she starts singing:
Akele
na jana hamain chor kar tum
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Nasir listens to her voice and runs
towards her and they finally meet each other. |
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