Bahu Beti

Shanta, a widow who wants to question the orthodox society, falls in love with Shekhar, a poet. In her quest to fight the system, Shanta's father-in-law, a retired judge, supports her.

Ashok Kumar

(Judge)

Mala Sinha

(Shanta)

Joy Mukherjee

(Shekhar (as Joy Mukerji))

Mehmood

(Mahesh)

Mumtaz Askari

(Savitri)

Dhumal

(Nemak Das)

Achala Sachdev

(Mrs. Kaushalya)

Mukri

(Kadam)

Ashish Kumar

Ratnamala

(Shekhar's Mother)

Chaman Puri

(Dhanpat Rai)

Anoop Kumar

(Gurudas)

Neelam

Shah

Prem Chopra