Chronicling the comedic escapades of Bombay-based alcoholic Murli Manohar as he uses a forged document to secure employment; falls in love with, Chandra Kripalani, the Manager's Secretary; then fools her into believing that he is an abstainer, and the real alcoholic is his elder brother. He subsequently loses his job, but Chandra does not give up on him - she not only arranges an introduction with her Poona-based dad, Mangaldas, but also finds employment for him in Indore - not realizing that soon he will be arrested for violating Prohibition Legislation, as well as assaulting her in public.