"Naseem lives a poor lifestyle with his widowed mom in Lucknow, India. He is well-known for his poems, and gets invited to a contest hosted by Nawab Naseemuddin who has offered a reward of Rs.5000/- to the winner."
Rajendra Kumar
as Naseem Baig
Waheeda Rehman
as Mehroo
Rehman
as Nawab Mirza
Nazir Hussain
as Jafferbhai Godiwala
Manmohan Krishna
as Hakim Dinanath
Johnny Walker
as Sultan
Rashid Khan
as Bannemiyan
Minoo Mumtaz
as
Malika
Murad
as The doctor
Vijaya Choudhry
Pratima Devi
as Naseem's mother
Ramesh Chalsani
Producer
Wajahat Mirza
Dialogue
Poonam Bhai Shah
Production Design
Pravin Talsania
Naushad
Music
K.S. Rangachar
Set Decoration
C.L. Kavish
Screenplay
Mahesh Kaul
Director
Moosa Mansoor
Editor
S.U. Sunny
Hirlal N. Patel
Story
V. Jadhav
Art Direction
Faredoon A. Irani
Cinematography