 The house belongs to a Muslim, Ehsan Ali (Iftekhar), who has been a friend of Harnam Singh since long.Harnam Singh and Banto hide at the house during the day, but at night are discovered by Ehsan's son and are asked to leave immediately.On their way the next morning they meet Nathu and his wife in the forest and they all go together to a gurudwara where Jasbir and several other Sikhs have taken shelter.