Manju loves Mohan but due to a twist of fate, she gets married to an ailing elderly man. However, when she meets Mohan after her husband's demise, it is simply to witness another tragedy. A convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine - the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance of the figurine is the subject of this tale of star-crossed lovers whose destiny is moulded by society's rigid rules and the villainy of a scoundrel.