Raj kapoor is a bullock cart driver.waheeda is a village dancer. <br />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. <br />as the journey progresses ,she is mesmerized by raj kapoor innocence and his simple philosophy of life........................ <br />Raj kapoor sees waheeda(she)as an angle of purity...................................... <br />won national film award.