| Director | Raja Nawathe |
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Gopal Joshi (Bharat Bhushan) likes to sing. His father, Narsin Joshi (Om Prakash), the royal astrologer, scolds him for singing and wants him to become an astrologer.
His neighbor Malaya, the son of the royal musician, is scolded by his father for being lesser than Gopal in singing. They both are competing in a music competition, the winner of which will become the royal musician.
On the day of the competition, however, Malaya gives Gopal some holy water, which contains poison, ruining Gopal's singing ability. First he loses the competition, and then his voice completely.
A dancer named Gopi (Nimmi) helps him regain his voice. However, their friendship and love is perennially star crossed with barriers thrown in their way at every turn. Due to a misunderstanding, Gopal does not meet Gopi when he committed to. When Gopal runs away, he meets Lehri Baba, who teaches him singing, giving him his confidence back. However, Lehri Baba passes away after it is revealed that he is Gopi's father and Gopi was stolen from him 12 years back. On Gopal's return, the couple faces continuous societal obstacles, misunderstandings, and ongoing conflict with Malaya.
In the tragic climax, Gopal sings a final masterpiece for a deity, ignoring the mandate to sing for the empress first, and then sacrifices his own tongue to avoid singing again. Outside the temple, he finds Gopi's dead body and they both die on the temple steps.