Rahul Dev Burman

Set against the historical backdrop of the "Quit India Movement" during India's struggle for independence, this romantic story portrays the martyrdom of freedom fighters and the sacrifices that common folk as well as the elite were willing to make in the national cause. The turbulence of August 1942 was remarkable for the violence meted out by the British to curb the momentum the independence movement had gained.

A gallant hotel manager is discrete about a drunk daughter of a politician, and they fall in love and have a daughter. Their differences cause them to separate. They meet again years later when she is an established politician and is caught on a front page cover story in the arms of another man-- the same hotel manager she fell in love with years ago. Now she has to win back the trust and vote of her people.