Starcast: Aradhana, Brahm Bhardwaj, Mohan Choti, Daya Devi
Plot: Shankar lives a poor lifestyle in
Bombay along with his pregnant
wife, Maya, five sons and a
daughter, Radha. He works in
a mill, earning a mere Rs.137
per month. Radha has injured
her foot and needs treatment
but before that Maya gives
birth to their 7th child, a son,
Chotu. Their childless
neighbors, Ranu and Sunderlal,
want to adopt Chotu, but Maya
refuses. Then when Shankar
takes Radha to the nearest
Government Hospital for free
treatment, he is told to admit her
as her condition is serious,
which is does. Hoping that
Radha will come home soon, he
is horrified when he is
subsequently told that Radha's
foot may have to be amputated.
Fearing the worst, he decides
to abandon Radha, and tells his
family that Radha has passed
away. Watch what impact this
news has on Maya, the rest of
his sons, and on Radha herself.