| Director | J. Om Prakash |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama film |
| Country | India |
Deepak (Jeetendra) is a truck driver who gives a lift to a famous singer Aasha (Reena Roy) when her vehicle breaks down. They become friends. Deepak is already in love with Mala (Rameshwari), whom he marries. Aasha wishes him well calling him "dost" (friend), even though she has fallen in love with him.
Deepak has an accident, and everyone believes that he is dead. His grieving mother tells a pregnant Mala to go away. Mala goes home to her father, but he dies. An upset Mala jumps from a bridge into the water. She is saved by members of a temple community but has lost her eyesight. She gives birth to a daughter and names her Deepamala, thus combining her and her husband's names.
Deepak is also alive. when he comes home his mother is overjoyed. She tells him of Mala's suicide and he becomes depressed.
Aasha re-enters Deepak's life and helps him overcome his depression. They then get engaged and also get acquainted with Deepamala, now a little girl, selling little God statues on the street. They are completely enchanted by her, though they don't know that she is Deepak's daughter.
Aasha meets Mala and offers to pay for her eye operation, so she can regain her sight. She also invites her and Deepamala to the wedding.
Mala regains her eyesight and goes to Aasha's wedding. Shocked to see Deepak, she leaves immediately, not wanting to disrupt Aasha and Deepak's life together. Mala's silent admirer (Girish Karnad) however tells Deepak that Mala is alive and that Deepamala is his daughter.
Aasha cancels the wedding, calls Deepak "dost" (friend), and tells him to reunite with his wife and daughter. Aasha goes back on stage to sing her signature song "Shisha Ho Ya Dil Ho, Aakhir Toot Jata Hai," which translates into "Whether it's glass or a heart, it will inevitably break."