Synopsis:
Savitri (Waheeda Rehman) gave up her son, Arjun (Amitabh Bachchan), to keep a promise to her dying husband. Savitri brings up Raja (Shashi Kapoor), while Arjun is raised by his grandfather (Om Prakash). In order to make a man out of him, he sends him to the city, where Arjun finds a job in a hotel owned by Raja. At the hotel Arjun meets and falls in love with a co-worker, Poonam (the wonderful Smita Patil). Raja has grown up believing Savitri is his mother, but when attempts are made on his life, he is led to believe that she is the person behind the attacks. A heartbroken Raja returns to the hotel where he meets Arjun and soon they become friends. When another attempt is made on Raja''s life at the hotel, Arjun decides to find out who is behind the attacks against his friend. Is it Savitri who is trying to kill Raja, so she can inherit everything? Or is it Nisha (Parveen Babi), Raja''s love interest and cabaret dancer who will do anything for money?