After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
Sita
Abhiram as an adult
Ishwar Chakraborty
Koushalya
Haraprasad
Little Sita
Hari Babu
Benimadhab
Gurudev
Rambilas
Baul singer
Mukherjee
Akhil Babu
Manager
Binu
Kajal Didi
Music teacher