Paying Guest

(1957)

Ramesh (Dev Anand), goes looking out for rented accommodation in the metropolis, but nobody is prepared to entertain a young bachelor. Ramesh disguises himself as an old bearded man, shoulders drooping with age, and manages to land himself as a paying guest in the apartment of a retired man, who has a young daughter, Shanti (Nutan). And of course, the secret is out before long, and both fall in love. Ramesh starts working with a very renowned advocate, Dayal (Gajanan Jagirdar), whom Shanti's friend, Chanchal ( Shubha Khote), had married as he was immensely wealthy. In no time, she starts feeling lonely as the old man was oblivious of the needs of the young woman. Chanchal starts wooing Ramesh. Prakash (Yakub), Shanti's good for nothing and drunkard brother-in-law, starts blackmailing Ramesh and Chanchal, and in the process, Dayal is killed...