Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1978
This list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 30 are hits and rest flops.
All the films except Shalimar and Phool Khile Gulshan Gulshan are regarded as classic films
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 30 are hits and rest flops.
All the films except Shalimar and Phool Khile Gulshan Gulshan are regarded as classic films
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- DirectorPrakash MehraStarsAmitabh BachchanVinod KhannaRakhee GulzarWhen a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanSanjeev KumarShashi KapoorAn engineer visiting a town, has a brief affair with a local girl and walks off, leaving her with a child. The son grows up to avenge his deserted mother. Vijay is the angry young man playing the son.
- DirectorChandra BarotStarsAmitabh BachchanZeenat AmanPran SikandDon, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.
- DirectorAshok RoyStarsShashi KapoorRandhir KapoorZeenat AmanTwo boys grow up together in an orphanage and become best friends, swearing their undying brotherly devotion to each other. Unknown to them, a dark secret related to their past may hamper this bond.
- DirectorDev AnandStarsDev AnandAjit KhanPran SikandSamir Sahani lives in India with younger brother Veer wife Rama his daughter and parents.In order to support his family he works in London and dreams of bringing his family there.Samir has Mr Barns as his godfather in London and soon he purchases a pub in partnership with Gurman.British officer Martin and Indian origin officer Kashyap convince Samir to help them in taking action against illegal migrant workers.But what Samir does not know is that the racket is run by Gurman,Slivia (daughter of Barns) and Bansi.When Samir finds about it Gurman attacks him and Samir is termed missing by the cops.Veer then travels to London to find his missing brother on the flight he meets Gauri whose forced to marry Gurman.Veer saves Gauri from marrying Gurman and tries to locate Samir but the British officers ask Veer to surrender with Gauri as there is a missing complaint against her.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsSanjeev KumarVidya SinhaRanjeeta KaurAdam & Eve live a worry-free life in paradise. They are instructed not to eat an apple. One day they cannot resist the temptation, and both take a bite out of it. Nature takes offense and expels them from heaven. They are forced to live on Earth as ordinary human beings - together with the apple that has followed them. Now Adam is called Ranjeet Chaddha, a Sales Manager, and Eve is called Sharda. Both meet, fall in love, and get married. Both live in perfect harmony and soon become parents of a baby boy. Then one day Sharda sees signs of a lipstick on her husband's kerchief, when she questions, he clarifies and Sharda is satisfied with his explanation. What Sharda does not know that Ranjeet is carrying on with his pretty Secretary, Nirmala Deshpande, who he has convinced that his wife is seriously ill, is dying, and will marry her after her passing. Watch how hilarious events unfold and prove that Ranjeet is a liar and a two-timer, watch him repent... but hold it! Not for long!
- DirectorS. RamanathanStarsSanjeev KumarShabana AzmiRakesh RoshanTony's daughter Mary gets intimate with a college friend. When he refuses to marry Mary even on Tony's insistence, he is killed by mistake. Shortly after this, the police come looking for Tony, to charge him with murder, and Tony disappears. Mary gives birth to a daughter, Lily, and lives with Dr. Shambhunath and his wife. Years later, Tarun Kumar enters Mary's life and identifies himself as Tony. Mary is delighted and relieved. Unfortunately for Tony, Police Inspector Lawrence also recognizes him, and it is then Tony must decide to run away again or face arrest and imprisonment.
- DirectorPramod ChakravortyStarsDharmendraHema MaliniPrem ChopraThis is the story of a eccentric young man, Ashok (Dharmendra) who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla (Sulochana), and she decides to leave him. But he persuades her to come back, and he decides to relocate and not cause any more trouble for Sarla. On his way he has a skirmish with the a princess Rajkumari Seema (Hema Malini) who he teaches a lesson to respect the poor and food grown in the fields. When he arrives in the city, due to his misfortune, he lands a job at a factory run by the Rajkumari, and immediately gets in to the bad books of Prem (Prem Chopra) to whom the Rajkumari is engaged to be married. The Rajkumari also decides to teach him a lesson for the humiliation she suffered at his hands. But things work out differently, and Ashok ends up saving the life of the Rajkumari, and she falls in love with him. This jeopardizes the plans that Rajkumari's uncle (Ajit) has for her and her bethrothed Prem, and a horrifying scheme is concocted to stop the love and possible future relationship of Rajkumari and Ashok.
- DirectorK. BapaiahStarsJeetendraMoushumi ChatterjeeRakesh RoshanBelieving that Saroj is taking advantage of his younger brother, Vijay, a crime reporter, marries her and abandons her soon after. Meanwhile, Laxmi, the daughter of Vijay's mentor, secretly loves him.
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsJeetendraRishi KapoorReena RoyThe lover of a girl attempts to kill her husband who, according to the girl's horoscope, is going to die within a few days. Why is the lover not ready to wait and why does the girl foil his attempts though she loves him?
- DirectorVijay SadanahStarsRandhir KapoorZeenat AmanAshok KumarThe theft of Devi Maa's statuette jeopardizes the lives of a noble family.
- DirectorHarmesh MalhotraStarsShashi KapoorSulakshana PanditRanjeet BediIn seeking to avenge his father's murder, a young man puts an entire village at risk of retribution.
- DirectorRamesh BehlStarsRakhee GulzarAmitabh BachchanRandhir KapoorAmit is employed as a lecturer within a university and wholeheartedly loves Suman opting to get marry to her soon. Their only short-coming in life is Amit's younger brother, Raju, who they allow too much liberty to spoil him which gets him into serious trouble prompting Amit to intervene which gets him killed. A guilt ridden Raju comes across Amit's look-alike, Shankar; thinking that his brother has returned; Raju attempts to make amend by bringing Shankar into Suman and his life without knowing that Shankar is a wanted criminal who is using this route to escape from the authorities.
- DirectorS.M. SagarStarsAshok KumarParikshit SahniZarina WahabKindly Dr. Gupta (Ashok Kumar) is preparing to retire, and hopes to marry his daughter Jyoti (Zarina Wahab) to his associate Dr. Anand (Parikshit Sahani). Anand does not have time to romance, or assist Dr. Gupta on his large egg farm, so he hires a college friend as property manager, Mukesh (Vijayendra). Jyoti is entranced by Mukesh, and against her fathers wishes decides to marry him. Mukesh has his eyes set on the good life, but unknown to Jyoti he is already married to Geeta (Sarika), whom he abandoned with a child when he found out she was Anpadh (illiterate). Dr. Gupta has an accident one night, injuring a woman named Geeta and brings her home to recuperate. He teaches her how to mingle with high society, dress and eat properly, and ensures the education of her son. In return for his decency and compassion, Jyoti prepares to marry Dr. Gupta. When her father arrives for the festivities, he recognizes Mukesh.
- DirectorSaawan Kumar TakStarsNutanVinod MehraShreeram LagooAsha lives a poor lifestyle along with her widowed dad, is in love with aspiring doctor Raj Kumar, and hopes to marry him someday. When Raj announces that he is traveling abroad to study, she decides to wait for him, but her father, on his deathbed, makes her promise to marry Simla-based Gopal Chopra, who is the son of his friend, Shyamlal, to which Asha agrees. The marriage takes place and soon they become parents of three daughters, Basanti - a tomboy, who excels in self-defense; Barkha an aspiring dancer, and Bulbul who wants to be a professional piano player and is on medication as she has a hole in her heart. Gopal gets a promotion and re-locates to Bombay but continues to remain in touch with his family. Then the past is re-visited when Raj, now a doctor, comes to live in their neighborhood. He meets with Asha, and decides to teach Bulbul piano lessons, while his brother, Advocate Anand, romances Basanti. Their idyllic lives are shattered when Raj is arrested for killing a man named Mangatram who was blackmailing Asha for hiding a secret from the rest of her family.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsAshok KumarRakesh RoshanBindiya GoswamiTwo old people get married and their children from their previous marriages now have to live together under the same roof. Clashes and hilarity ensue.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsNutanAsha ParekhVijay AnandA woman raises the illegitimate son of her husband along with her own, treating them both equally. But her decision to hand over the property matters to the illegitimate son is met with hostility by her own revenge-minded son.
- DirectorHiren NagStarsSachin PilgaonkarRanjeeta KaurMadan PuriA young man must deal with a broken engagement ceremony, while his to-be fiancée waits to be treated for blood cancer.
- DirectorManik ChatterjeeGulzarStarsVinod MehraRekhaPrema NarayanVikas and Aarti's happy life is ruined by a gruesome incident causing a psychological distance between them. Will they be able to overcome the stigma and rekindle their love?
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsShatrughan SinhaReena RoyPran SikandAn honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates.
- DirectorDasari Narayana RaoStarsSanjeev KumarJeetendraVinod MehraOur story has three married couples: One couple, who are happily married, are Tripathi (Sanjeev Kumar) and his wife Mary; the second couple are Geeta (Shabana Azmi) and Vinod (Vinod Mehra), who live in Vinod's mom's house. Their's is an unhappy marriage with Vinod spending a lot of time with Leena (Prema Narayan), and frequenting late and all-night parties. His wife patiently awaits his return every night; And the third couple is that of Shobha (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Vicky Kapoor (Jeetendra), their's is a seemingly "happy" marriage, with Shobha being a very jealous and possessive woman. One day when she sees her husband and Radha (Tanuja) together, she thinks they are having an affair, and starts to ask questions. Suddenly their lives are turned upside down, when Vinod decides to leave the house; Shobha leaves her husband; and Tripathi tries to make amends but looks like these two couples are unable to compromise and adjust to married life.
- DirectorSamir GangulyStarsDharmendraMoushumi ChatterjeePrem ChopraRaajkumar Kakkar, a poor young man who resembles Rana Shantidas, a wealthy man, impersonates him and enjoys his credit to have all facilities. He falls in love with Shanti, a rich girl and discloses his true identity. The rich father refuses to accept him, but Shanti marries him. Rana Shantidas, who is in fact being blackmailed by his minister, swaps places with Raajkumar. The latter finds himself the target of a bloody pot. He, however, boldly fights against all odds to help Rana Shantidas get rid of the blackmailing Diwan.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsShatrughan SinhaReena RoyBindu DesaiPran Nath lives a poor life-style with his wife and young son, Sanju. On 12Dec, Sanju's birthday, the police raid his house, find stolen jewelery that belongs to his employer, he is arrested, tried in court, found guilty, and sentenced to 3 years in prison. On the way to the prison, there is an accident and all travelers are killed. His wife and Sanju re-locate, but Sanju is abducted by Chinaramu, & trained to be a criminal at a young age. Years later, Sanju has grown up, is now known as Shankar, has no knowledge of his parents' whereabouts, and is a career criminal. He comes to the rescue of a village belle named Champa and both fall in love. They find out that Champa's brother, Birju, is in jail, arrested for murder. Both know that Birju is not guilty, and swear to find out who the killer is. Before they could anything, Shankar himself is arrested and held in a cell - and the charge is cold-blooded murder of a pregnant woman named Seema. Watch what happens when Champa finds out that Shankar may have been two-timing her, leaving the onus on her alone to get evidence to free Birju.
- DirectorAnil GangulyStarsShashi KapoorSanjeev KumarRakhee GulzarDr. Sunil Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti. Although they have been married for several years, they do not have any children. Aarti did get pregnant once, but failed to conceive. Aarti decides to travel to take a break in their Khandala bungalow, which is also in the neighborhood of Aarti's sister Vidya, her son, Raju and her husband's house. Since her bungalow is being decorated by Vinod, whom she remembers as her fellow collegian, both spend considerable time together. When Vinod finds out that Aarti is basically alone most of the time, he proposes to her - but Aarti rejects him, a physical tussle ensues, Aarti grabs a revolver, a shot is fired, Vinod falls down the stairs and dies. Vidya assists Aarti in disposing off his body. A few days later, Sunil joins them in Khandala and brings home a male who claims that he has lost his memory - the male is none other than Vinod - and Sunil's diagnosis is that Vinod will gradually regain his memory. Watch what happens when Vidya and Aarti find out and the steps they take to prevent this from happening.
- DirectorRam MaheshwariStarsMala SinhaRaaj KumarJeetendraBrash, outspoken, and aethiest Shanker lives in a small village with his son, Mohan, and his devout wife, Durga, who is expecting another child soon. Shanker and Durga are incompatible, as Shanker believes in living for the moment, and making the most of it, while Durga believe that present actions will come back to haunt later in life, and as a result arguments take place daily. One day Shanker decides to leave and takes Mohan with him, leaving a pregnant Durga alone. Subsequently, Durga gives birth to a baby boy, Ajay, and re-locates to another place, as she can no longer afford to live there. She is looked after by a Catholic priest. Shanker and Mohan take to crime in the big city, and soon amass a huge fortune and immense wealth. Years go by, both Mohan and Ajay have grown up. Mohan and Shanker operate a crime syndicate, partnering with Keshavlal, a notorious gangster. Ajay operates a publicatin called Karmayogi, in which he publishes news and information about crime and criminals, and does an expose on Keshavlal. Mohan and Shanker want a bigger stake in the share, which Keshav agrees to, but arranges for Shanker to get killed, and blames it on Ajay. When Shanker is killed, Mohan swears to avenge his father's death and begins the trek of locating and killing Ajay.
- DirectorRavi ChopraStarsJeetendraNavin NischolMoushumi ChatterjeeOrphaned at an early age, Vidya, her brother, Raja, live a poor lifestyle with their maternal uncle. While the uncle is out of town, the responsibility of looking after the household is on Vidya's shoulders. Raja takes to petty crime, and runs away from home. Vidya takes on the job of a maid-servant in the house of a wealthy family. While attending to her chores, the wealthy family's alcoholic son, Anand, molests her, and wants to be intimate. After a struggle Vidya is able to shake him off and run away - out from the house - into the street, where she is hit by a speeding vehicle. She is taken to hospital by the owner of the vehicle, Advocate Sunil Kapoor, where she finds out that she has lost her vision. Traumatized with the accident, unable to see, and locate her missing brother, Vidya is devastated, There is no visible sign of anybody coming to assist her. Will Vidya and Raja ever meet again? What has happened to Raja?
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsShashi KapoorRekhaParikshit Sahni
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsAshok KumarVinod MehraMithu MukherjeeAfter the death of their parents, Kamla Gulati and her elder brother live together and assist each other. Soon her brother gets a job and they move up in life. Then Kamla elopes with a young man and leaves her brother without informing him of her whereabouts. Shortly thereafter her pregnant body is found lifeless, abandoned by her boyfriend. Now Gulati is the President of an organization, and has promoted young Vinod Thakur as it's Vice-President. Gulati goes for a holiday in Panchgani and upon arrival at the local Circuit House meets with a young woman who identifies herself as Vinodini T. Gulati, the daughter of T.N. Gulati. He starts treating her as his sister and becomes very protective toward her. When he finds out that a young man named Amol Palekar alias Ramu is attempting to woo her, he forbids her to see or have any contact with him in any way, as he fears that she may end up like Kamla. He is headed for several surprises as he will soon find out that Vinodini is not who she claims to be, that, in fact, she is married, and her real husband is attempting to free her from the clutches of Mr. Gulati, by hook or by crook - even enlisting the services of local goon Pandu Dada - who has been known to kill in order to get his way.
- DirectorSatpalStarsRajesh KhannaRekhaMoushumi ChatterjeeRam Kumar Verma is an honest albeit unsuccessful Insurance Agent. His poor performance and a quick settlement for Renu and her mom gets him transferred to Madhya Pradesh. During the train journey he comes across Nathu Singh, and thinking that Nathu is an emperor of sorts, gets him to insure himself for Rs.5 lakhs, to which Nathu Singh agrees. Ram Verma returns to his company and is heartily congratulated by his Manager and the General Manager even throws a party for Ram. Subsequently, the Manager realizes that the person Ram has insured is actually a wanted dacait and thug commonly known as Daku Nathiya, wanted by the police dead or alive. Fearing the collapse of the insurance company, the Manager coerces Ram to return to Madhya Pradesh and get Nathiya to cancel his insurance policy. Ram, in the interest of the insurance company, readily agrees and on the way to meet Nathiya, ends up saving Nathiya's son from a burning house, thus earning Nathiya's and his woman, Champa's gratitude. Ram finds out that Nathiya was otherwise known as Nathu Singh, a honest villager, with a beautiful wife, and a son Chander. A rich village lord, Thakur Ajit Singh, rapes and kills Nathu's wife, and as Nathu is unable to get justice, he turns into Nathiya, the dacait. Ram only wants Nathiya to cancel the policy, so that he can return home, and promises not to inform the police. Nathiya agrees to cancel the insurance policy and let Ram return home. But Sambha is not pleased with the favors being showered on Ram and rebels, and forces Nathiya to keep Ram prisoner. When Nathiya is injured, Champa asks Ram to bring in a medical doctor, and Ram brings Renu, and ultimately both Ram and Renu are also held by Sambha, while Nathiya lies unconscious. Meanwhile the police have launched a dragnet to capture Nathiya dead of alive. Will Ram and Renu return home to Ram's mother and sister, Sarla and his best friend Babu Khan? Will Nathiya and Champa survive the police dragnet?
- DirectorRamesh AhujaStarsVinod KhannaShabana AzmiAruna IraniDr Vidya Bushan devotes his life to a temple after his wife is killed and son is kidnapped buy Zalim Singh and someday hopes to unite with his son.Years later a wounded bandit Sher Singh comes to the temple Vidya Bushan nurses and takes care of him and also hides Sher Singh from cops and tells the villagers that he is Amrit.Amrit (Sher Singh) is thankful to Vidya Bushan for nursing him he meets village girl Shalu and falls in love with her but his true intentions are to loot the treasure hidden in village which is under guidance of Vidya Bushan.Sher Singh's boss Zaalim Singh sends him a message asking him about the whereabouts of hidden treasure and tells that if he is unable to find about it he will have to return back in ten days.Upon reaching the temple Vidya Bushan asks Sher Singh to give life of bandit and he has change of heart.But Sher Singh is unaware that Shalu is waiting to revenge her fathers killer whose none other then Sher Singh.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsDharmendraHema MaliniMithu MukherjeeA new Sanskrit teacher (Dharmendra) comes to teach at a girls' school. The chemistry teacher (Hema Malini) becomes annoyed at his style of teaching. He falls in love with her and tries to win her over.
- DirectorRaj KapoorStarsShashi KapoorZeenat AmanKanhaiyalal ChaturvediRupa (Zeenat Aman) grew up being cursed as "unlucky" in her birth village. Her mother died during childbirth, then a kitchen accident leaves half her face disfigured. This is an artistic exploration of beauty and disfigurement, society's values, and, more importantly how a girl, teenager, and bride was treated during the times. Rajeev (Shashi Kapoor), the stereotype male engineer, falls in love with Rupa, who has a divine singing voice and the unscarred left cheek. When he sees the scarred cheek after marriage, he heads off into a tizzy and continues nightly dalliance with his mistress--the beautiful cheek. Little does he realize that his wife and mistress are two faces of the same person.
- DirectorR. ThyagaraajanStarsMithun ChakrabortyAbhi BhattacharyaShreeram LagooOrphaned Bijli works on a farm owned by widowed, wealthy and arrogant Avinash Rai. She has no one to call her own save and except for her pet goat, Ramu, who often comes to protect her from molesters like Mangal. She then meets with Vijay Rai, both fall in love and decide to get married much to the chagrin of Avinash who asks Vijay to leave. The couple and Ramu re-locate to a distant farmhouse where they live a harmonious lifestyle. Avinash then arranges Radha's (his daughter) marriage and does not invite Vijay, but Vijay and Bijli show up, and what they witness during this ceremony will change their lives forever.
- DirectorB.R. IsharaStarsShashi KapoorRekhaPremnath MalhotraConcerned over the rising death of low-caste people in a remote town in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns this task to Inspector Ravi Kapoor and instructs him to go incognito to investigate these deaths. Upon arrival, Ravi is received by Collector Rahu Nath, to whom Ravi introduces himself as a Horticulturist. Thereafter Ravi lives in a small house that was owned by a man named Mohandas, who had died under mysterious circumstances. Mohandas' children, Tulsi and her brother live there now. Ravi and Tulsi fall in love with each other, Ravi offers them all possible protection if Tulsi and her brother help him with the investigation, to which Tulsi agrees. Before Ravi could take any steps he is arrested by the local Police Inspector Thakur and lodged in a cell. And the only way he can get out by revealing his identity - which can seriously jeopardize the entire investigation.
- DirectorBabbar SubhashStarsShashi KapoorHema MaliniAshok KumarInspector Verma is rudely shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a dacoit. He takes up the challenge of reforming his son and making him a law-abiding citizen.
- DirectorAshokStarsRajendra Kumar TuliShashi KapoorRakesh RoshanHiralal's gang now seeks revenge against the family of devout Harnam Prasad which comprises his wife; Kamini Kaushal as Kaushalya Prasad and three sons. They sabotage the picnic bus of his two sons, Ram and Laxman, leading it to being thrown off a cliff and burnt, wherein people assume both to be dead
- DirectorAravind SenStarsShashi KapoorShabana AzmiShatrughan SinhaNavendhu Kumar lives a poor lifestyle with his handicapped father, Mohan, housewife mom, two unmarried sisters, Leela and Rajni, a younger brother, Kundan, and a sweetheart in Meena. He works for Avinash Gupta, however, when differences occur, he is framed by Gupta for breaking and entering, arrested by the police, tried in Court, and exiled from the town for a period of 12 months. After he leaves, the family is almost destitute and are exploited by Gupta. Then some months later, a young man, Anand, comes to visit them, informing them that Navendhu has sent him. He gives them some money for day to day expenses, gets some clothes for everyone, and a wheelchair for Mohan. He arranges the marriage of Rajni with her boyfriend, Ajay, despite strong opposition from Gupta, and falls in love with Leela. What the Kumar family do not know is that Anand is a fugitive on the run from the police in Bombay, and he harbors a dark secret that will change their lives forever.
- DirectorSunil DuttStarsSunil DuttReena RoyVinod KhannaAfter Birju is framed in the rape and murder case of his lover, Ganga, by an evil Bhairon Singh, his sibling, Ramu, a soldier, returns from the war and decides to avenge his brother's honour.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRajesh KhannaZaheeraRaj KapoorRanjit was a badminton player and his family once lived a good life.Ranjit now cant feed his family as he has turned handicapped and feels of attempting suicide. One morning Ranjit tires to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train from a bridge.Next he is seen walking without a stick and meets a man called captain who tells him that he has died and is now a ghost and ask's him why did he commit suicide.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsRajesh KhannaNeetu SinghVinod MehraA young man fights spies to defend his country.
- DirectorKrishna ShahStarsDharmendraZeenat AmanRex HarrisonSir John Locksley, the greatest jewel thief, decides his most prized possession, the Shalimar Ruby, should be passed on to a worthy successor. He invites the best rival jewel thieves to his island estate to participate in a deadly contest.
- DirectorSikandar KhannaStarsRishi KapoorMoushumi ChatterjeeAshok KumarAware that his grandson has acquired all the bad habits of a rich and spoiled brat, including womanizing and alcohol, Lala Ganpat Rai, instructs his lawyers to make it conditional that he, Vishal, not receive any money or property from his estate unless he fulfills either of two conditions. One: That he marry a woman of Rai's choice, Shalini, who shall inherit half of the property; and in order for Vishal to inherit all of the property he must re-locate to their farmhouse in a village, cultivate a piece of land, and grow some crops on it within one year. Needless to say, Vishal is enraged at this, and neither of the two conditions are acceptable to him. However, he reconsiders this, and he and half a dozen friends travel to the village, set a comfortable albeit accommodations, and attempt to cultivate the land. Things do not go as planned, as Vishal and his friends are accused of molesting and raping a village belle, which leads to her suicide. His friends, noticing the changed atmosphere, disappear, leaving Vishal alone to carry out the mammoth task of cultivating the land on his own, without help or support, and angry villagers who may expel him from their village. It looks like Vishal is on his way of losing everything he had ever hoped, prayed, and taken for granted.