ramprasad dashrathprasad sharma (amol palekar), a qualified ca, is looking for a job. he and his sister ratna (manju singh) have no relatives or acquaintances except dr. kedar (david). dr. kedar tells him about bhavani shankar's (utpal dutt) firm known as urmila traders. ramprasad is shown to possess many qualities. he is very good in accounting, is fond of sports and music, is a very good singer and also a very good actor (which he uses to get the job at shankar's office).