Solva Saal

Laaj (Waheeda Rehman) whose father has arranged for her to get married to a friends son, takes a family heirloom pearl necklaces and elopes with her beau Shyam to Bombay. On the train, a crafty journalist named Pran (Dev Anand) overhears the lovers plans and follows them in search of a story. Then Shyam gets off the train and runs off with the necklace.In pursuit of Shyam and to recover the necklace its Pran to the rescue. What follows is a song-filled caper of intrigue, adventure and romance, all set in one eventful night.

Laaj is helped by Pran, first on the railway track, then when Laaj, depressed tries to commit suicide by jumping into the sea. a brief interlude with the taxi drivers who put them on the track of Shyam, with twists and turns the necklace is retrieved and Laaj reaches home in time before her father wakes up and notices her absence, young Laaj is wiser by the events of the night realizes that her Beau was only interested in her wealth, She agrees to go with her Father to send him off at the airport and also to meet up there with her Fathers friend and his son to whom her father would like her to get married.A rather subdued Laaj waiting at the airport with her Father when he notices his friend and his son coming up to meet them, he tells Laaj there is the boy i want you to marry, i like him a lot but i want you to see him and decide Laaj looks up towards the person her father pointed out, and suddenly she breaks out into a smile. Live is worth living after all.