Madhusudan Chaudhary lives in a small fishing village in West Bengal India along with his wealthy but aging paternal uncle who trusts him and lets him handle their estate and business. Madhusudan is in love with Dr. Anand's sister Rekha and everyone expects them to get married soon. Madhusudan's vices are drinking and having a good time and this is what is held against him when a woman named Champa confides in Rekha that he had been intimate with her and as a result got her pregnant. Rekha confronts Madhusudan but he denies everything however Rekha disbelieves him. Angry he goes in search of Champa only to find out that she is not to be found anywhere in the village.