Raj kapoor is a bullock cart driver.waheeda is a village dancer.
one night raj kapoor is asked to carry waheeda as a pasenger to a village fair forty miles away.....................as they travel together Raj kapoor sings to passtime and tells she the story of the legend of mahua.
as the journey progresses ,she is mesmerized by raj kapoor innocence and his simple philosophy of life........................
Raj kapoor sees waheeda(she)as an angle of purity......................................
won national film award.