The sole dream of Ramu, eldest son a family of migrants, and Uma to build a happy life together is burdened by a pile of obstacles on their way due to economic upheaval in post-partition Calcutta.
During WWII an army doctor is brought a drunken Anglo-Indian woman, whom he'd once loved, for treatment.
The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
A wealthy industrialist, despite his wealth, drinks alone at night. His wife, deprived of love, meets a past love interest, leading to unfortunate events.