Ram Joshi is a Brahmin poet, who through his love of poetry and dance starts associating with the tamasha artists. He falls in love with the tamasha dancer Baya. The film follows his descent into acoholism and his redemption from it through poetry.

Against a backdrop of social conservatism, a pure-hearted woman's life becomes a sacrifice to others' rigid traditions and deceitful plots, as she struggles to prove that true integrity—like a Lotus Flower—can bloom untouched even in the deepest mud.

A wealthy, scheming rival attempts to halt the marriage of Prakash and Rani through blackmail, but the young lovers and their friend execute a cunning counter-scheme to expose the plot and ensure a double wedding.

A young girl who is forced to marry an aging lawyer. She is implored to find a young husband before her would be husband snuffs the idea out.