"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)
M. Sadiq
Director
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Story
Screenplay
Tabish Sultanpuri
Dialogue
Producer
Roshan
Music
Nariman A. Irani
Cinematography
Moosa Mansoor
Editor
Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction
Farzand Ali
Makeup Artist
Pandhari Juker
Karekar
Ishani Ghosh
Sound
Sound Editor
Krishan Malik
Special Effects
K.K. Mathur
Main Title Designer
Narayan Rao
Costume Design
Asha Bhosle
Playback Singer
Manna Dey
Sahir Ludhianvi
Lyricist
Lata Mangeshkar
Mohammed Rafi
Production Controller
Arun Kumar Guha
Production Executive
Badri Prasad
Choreographer