- Kailashnath is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of young ladies for him, but is disappointed with them, as he feels they are too modern, speak English, and listen to foreign music. He feels that Ramesh will be better off marrying a non-English speaking lady, preferably from a small village. But the predicament of Ramesh is that he is already in love with Ramola, a very well qualified, English speaking Doctor, and he knows fully well that she will not be approved by his dad. So Ramesh, Ramola and Lalaji concoct a plot, making Ramola masquerade as a naive, non-English speaking village belle, with hilarious and unpredictable results.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
- Kailash Pati (Utpal Dutt), a very devotional widower, lives a retired life spending time complaining about the ways of the new generation. To save his only son from getting spoiled, he decides to get him married. In this endeavor, he meets educated and westernized girls. Disappointed, decides he would get his son married to girl who does not speak English and is traditional in all ways. If Ramesh tries to marry a girl of his choice, then Kailash promises to leave the house.
His son, Ramesh (Farooq Shaikh), on the other hand, is in love with a well-educated girl, Dr. Ramola Sharma (Deepti Naval). Ramola is an MBBS and the niece of Ramesh's boss Om Prakash (S.N. Banerjee), whom he respects very much. Ramesh first meets Ramola when she comes to visit Om in office and Ramesh mistakes her for a job applicant. Ramola accidentally breaks a clock from Om's marriage days and knows that he is very sentimental about these things. Ramola takes the clock to Ramesh for repairs as he loves to tinker with gadgets. Ramesh is fixing the clock and wins Ramola's trust. Mansukhlal (Deven Verma) is Ramola's cousin brother. Ramola and Ramesh start dating. eventually Ramola admits that she loves Ramesh.
Torn between Father and his Love, Ramesh goes to Lalaji (Saeed Jaffrey) & wife (Lalita Kumari), his father's friend for help. Lalaji suggests tricking Kailash Pati, by portraying Ramola as a daughter of village pundit. Lalaji convinces Om and Ramola to go along with this deception for the sake of a young love. Lalaji also tutors Ramola on Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Lalaji then ensures that Kailash meets Ramola as Rama, in the village. The trio succeed in tricking Kailashpati to believe that Ramola is indeed an innocent girl who does not know English and is well versed in Indian tradition. They are married and then starts a storm of events to live the lie.
Ramola is the dutiful wife and daughter in law much to Kailash Pati's joy who believes that it is all because of her upbringing in a village atmosphere. Ramola is constantly on her nerves and feels guilty of her masquerade. She doesn't know how to cook, and Kailash think she is an expert cook. So Lalaji and Ramesh constantly have to get food from outside to keep Kailash in the dark. Ramesh encourages Ramola to win Kailash with her dedication and stay the course.
Kailash sends Ramola and Ramesh to live with Om, in the village, as per tradition. They plan to celebrate their honeymoon instead. Meanwhile Om misses Ramola and decides to visit her in Bombay. Kailash decides to take Om back to the village with him the next day. Ramesh and Ramola reach the honeymoon hotel and place a call to Lalaji, who tells them that Om and Kailash are on their way to the village. Ramesh and Ramola also rush there, and the situation is managed.
Ramola tries to get close to Kailash and it is clear that Kailash loves her like a daughter. Ramola is still guilt ridden and is getting bogged down in the weight of this daily lie. Ramola is now pregnant. Lalaji advises Ramesh to get a transfer to Poona to get Ramola away from the stifling guilt feeling she has in the house, which might have a negative impact on the baby.
As luck would have it, Kailash decides to visit Ramesh and Ramola in Poona. She is finally exposed when she has to use her training as a doctor to save Kailash Patil's life, while he was having a heart attack. Kailash Pati realizes that he has been deceived by her and Ramola decides to leave the house.
Finally, Kailash Pati's friend Lalaji and son explain him the circumstances and show him the wrong beliefs about educated girls that he had been harboring for so long. Things are finally reconciled, and they start living their lives together.
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