Anita

Neeraj [Manoj Kumar] and Anita [Sadhana Shivdasani] are deeply in love and dream of a life together, but their romance collides with a sharp class divide. Anita is a millionaire, while Neeraj holds an ordinary job, a contrast that makes her father, Mr. Bihari Lal, a wealthy, powerful figure, wary of the match. When he rejects the engagement, Anita bravely asks Neeraj to marry her in a civil ceremony. They head to the courthouse, but her father storms in, warning Anita not to sign and hinting at serious consequences if she goes through with it. The couple parts angrily, and Anita returns home under the watchful eye of her father, who pushes her toward a different suitor—Anil Sharma [Kishan Mehta], a sharp business tycoon.

Neeraj tries to reach Anita, but she construes his efforts as interference and tells him to stay out of her life. Yet a letter from Anita, delivered after their separation, stirs Neeraj’s suspicions and rekindles his desire to uncover the truth. He journeys to confront the mystery, only to learn that Anita has apparently taken her own life. The shock of the suicide drives him to search for answers, convinced that something darker is at play.

His investigation leads him to the very place where Anita’s death was supposed to have occurred, where a friend counsels him to take a break and clear his mind. On a respite-filled vacation, a strange sequence unfolds: at a picnic, Neeraj sees Anita again, this time as a saffron-clad saint named Maya. The sight unsettles him because he realizes he had previously glimpsed Maya Jogan (also played by Sadhana Shivdasani), a figure who, in the film’s history, is said to have died twenty years earlier. The mystery deepens when he encounters Maya once more in a moving train coach en route to Mumbai, blurring the lines between living memory and rumored tragedy.

Anita reaches out with a note, asking Neeraj to meet at a hotel so she can reveal the full truth. To stay out of the spotlight and away from the police, Anita instead arranges to speak with Neeraj at his home. There, she guides him to a hidden, secret building where a startling confession unfolds: Anil Sharma [Kishan Mehta] admits to killing his lover, who happened to be pregnant, and disposing of her body in a river, staging what appeared to be Anita’s suicide. The revelation unleashes a tense pursuit as the police close in, and Anil is killed in an ensuing encounter.

With the danger behind them, Neeraj and Anita find their way back to each other and share a heartfelt reunion. The film leaves viewers with a sense of justice served and a fragile hope for a future together, despite the past’s shadows. Across its twists and revelations, the story weaves themes of love against wealth, the search for truth, and the resilience of two hearts determined to stand by one another. Maya’s haunting presence and the dual performances by Sadhana further enrich the tale, as the couple confronts deceit, memory, and the possibility of a new beginning.

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 11:02