By the time we learn to live, life is gone.

Manoharlal and his wife Shanti lose their son Raja in a train accident. He is saved by an elephant and taken to a circus. A girl named Rita tries to lure Raja but fails and gets Ranjeet to kidnap him.

A rich and wealthy couple, Shankarlal and Parvati (Sanjeev Kumar & Raakhee) are appalled at the problems of the world...

The story is on narcotics and their illegal smuggling and involvement of the staff of big industries ,who are harassed by rising prices and low wages.The story opens with Zarina Wahab being forced into narcotics smuggling by her brother-in-law Sujit K