Bhubaneswar based Sagar comes to his uncle's village and meets Smita. They fall in love and plan to marry. But they have to part as Smita is from an upper caste and Sagar from a lower caste. Smita's father disapproves the proposal and things get bitter. Sagar attempts every time to meet Smita, but fails. After a lot of struggle, one day Sagar sneaks past Smita's home and meets her. He consoles her and asks her to come along with him and elope. Smita agrees, but the next day they get caught. What happens next, forms the rest of the story.
