A Suitable Boy

In newly independent India, literature student Lata looks towards the future. Her mother, Rupa, hopes her daughter will soon marry, but Lata wants to find her own path.

Lata wants a romantic relationship with Kabir, but she knows her mother would disapprove. Glamourous singer Saeeda continues her affair with her much younger lover, Maan.

Concerned by Lata's growing friendship with poet Amit Chatterji, Rupa enlists help to find her headstrong daughter a husband, with shoemaker Haresh the best candidate.

While Haresh is preoccupied with his job, competition for Lata's hand grows as Kabir reenters her life. Maan returns to Brahmpur but his reunion with Saeeda is cut short.

As the general election approaches, Maan helps his father campaign. While Kabir remains desperate to make amends, Lata finds herself courted by Amit and Haresh.

Maan turns himself in, but his disgrace has a disastrous effect on his father's political campaign and the entire Kapoor family. Lata makes a decision about her future.