Classmates Laaj Waheeda Rehman and Shyam elope to Bombay with Laajs necklace which they hope to pawn to pay for their travels On the train a crafty journalist named Pran Dev Anand overhears the lovers plan and follows them in search of a story When Shyam snatches the necklace and runs off its Pran to the rescue What follows is a songfilled caper of intrigue adventure and romance