Samay Bada Balwan

Uttam (Sohrab Modi) is a rich cotton merchant who lives in a mansion with his wife Damyanti (Mehtab). Uttams younger brother Ram (Sailesh Kumar), who is engaged to Seth Dhanichand's (Wasti) elder daughter Gauri (Shahida), also lives with them. Damyantis opportunistic brother, Dwarkadas (K. N. Singh) is in partnership with Uttam.

Uttam loses his merchandise in a fire and becomes financially destitute, though continuing to live in the big mansion. Rams engagement is called off by Dhanichand. Dwarkadas breaks off his partnership with Uttam and gets his son engaged to Dhanichands younger daughter. Uttam attends the engagement ceremony but is humiliated and accused of stealing money. He is also beaten up on his way home by some thugs sent by Dwarkadas.

The film the n follows Uttams slow rise back again financially while Dhanichand and Dwarkadas now face poverty.