Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.
Having been unjustly accused of having an affair, a dutiful and loving wife is thrown out of the house by her husband and forced to abandon her baby. When mother and child are eventually reunited, the mother faces an uphill struggle to regain the love of her daughter.
When a CID inspector infiltrates a smuggling ring he discovers that his ex-girlfriend is involved.
