"On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy husband to pretend that all is well to keep the family's honor intact."
Meena Kumari
as Zeenat Jahan Begum
Pradeep Kumar
as Yusuf
Ashok Kumar
as Nawab Sikander Mirza
Johnny Walker
as Achchan
Lalita Pawar
as Naziran Bai
Kumari Naaz
as Suraiya (as Naaz)
Helen
as Courtesan
D.K. Sapru
as Nawab Mirza Sultan (as Sapru)
Balam
as Mir Qurban Ali
Mirza
as
Mushraf
Altaf
Qamar
Durrani
Indira Bansal
as Shafugupta Begum (as Indra Bansal)
Rajan Haksar
as Nawab Pyare Miya
Shahid Bijnori
Leela Mishra
as Kariban Bua (uncredited)
Kedarnath Saigal
as In the crowd (uncredited)
Karekar
Makeup Artist
Narayan Rao
Costume Design
Sahir Ludhianvi
Lyricist
Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction
M. Sadiq
Director
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Producer
Farzand Ali
Krishan Malik
Special Effects
Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer
Tabish Sultanpuri
Dialogue
K.K. Mathur
Main Title Designer
Nariman A. Irani
Cinematography
Moosa Mansoor
Editor
Story
Screenplay
Ishani Ghosh
Sound
Arun Kumar Guha
Production Executive
Badri Prasad
Choreographer
Pandhari Juker
Manna Dey
Sound Editor
Production Controller
Roshan
Music
Lata Mangeshkar
Mohammed Rafi