Chitralekha is an Emotional-Romantic Family Drama Film crafted with excellence and written by Kidar Nath Sharma. The story revolves around the life of Samant Bijgupt (played by Pradeep Kumar)- A Kind-Hearted man- whose marriage was arranged with Yashodhara (played by Shobhana)- A beautiful girl- but he fells in love with Chitralekha (played by Meena Kumari)- A Sweet girl and talented singer and their affair cost jealousy to her father. Yogi Kumargiri (played by Ashok Kumar)- A Simple man who also fell in love with her- has been told by her father to relocate to another city, leading Bijgupt to marry Yashodhara.