Sudarshan is a poet who meets Shobha and falls in love with her. When he asks her to marry him and she refuses, he leaves a note saying he will kill himself. In reality, he has become invisible rather than died; with Professor Mathur's help, he becomes visible again and marries Shobha.
Manmohan is one of the three Sharma brothers who run a garage. He repairs Renu's car after she arrives seeking help, later pursues her to recover his fee, and gradually falls in love with her. When he and Renu are captured by Raja Hardayal Singh's men, his danger helps bring the brothers into the final confrontation.
The younger brother of Ashok who runs away after being harshly punished for stealing. He becomes a pickpocket in Bombay under the name Raja, lives with Rani, shelters Laxmi and Munna, and is later revealed to be Ashok's brother.
Kishore is a gambler and trickster who makes money by deceiving people. After his mother confronts him, he decides to find work and takes a job in Mumbai, where he continues to woo Asha. He later fights Anantram aboard an airplane and lands it after the pilots lose consciousness.
A Punjabi young man from Jalandhar who comes to Delhi and pretends to be Tamilian Anand Kumaraswamy to find a place to stay. He falls in love with Janaki but conceals his real identity, later believing she has died. His father opposes the match, but Anand ultimately marries Janaki when the truth is revealed.
Shyam is Ashok's childhood friend who comes to town disguised as the wealthy, elderly Rai Bahadur Ganga Prasad, claiming to be Ashok's estranged father. He helps Ashok win Ramlal's approval for marriage to Nirmala, but Ramlal also arranges Malti's marriage to Shyam, believing him to be Devraj's son. His deception is exposed, and he is arrested with Ashok before the misunderstandings are resolved.
Kishore is a good-hearted man from a wealthy Zamindar family who helps poor people. After traveling to Bombay to stay with his cousin Raj, he is framed by Raj for a murder and forced to flee. With Nirmala's help, he proves Raj's guilt and marries her.
A Brahmachari living at an ashram, Sunder arrives at Meena's home ready to marry her because her late father had selected him as her groom. After Meena rejects him in favor of Manohar, he tries to change his lifestyle to resemble Manohar's, hoping to win her over, and later takes her to meet his mother.
Bhanu is Madhav's younger, college-going son, who searches for work while helping sustain the household. He uses wit and humor to lighten the sadness of his widowed sister-in-law's home, but becomes desperate after failing to find a job and clashes with his father. After surviving a dose of adulterated poison, he learns he has found work in another city.
Kishore Kumar has 215 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Signature works include Tu Yaa Main, Sholay, Anari. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
