Character Relationship Map: As You Please

Characters

• Shashi (played by Sabita Devi) — protagonist

  Shashi is Seth Bansilal's niece and accompanies him on his trip to Kashmir. There she meets Sumant, and the two fall in love. Their relationship is part of the romantic story that reaches a happy reso...

• Sumant (played by Motilal) — supporting

  Sumant is an unemployed young man who wins the first-prize trip to Kashmir in a crossword competition. A misunderstanding leads him to occupy a room booked for Seth Bansilal, and he is later blackmail...

• Manjri (played by Khursheed) — supporting

  Manjri is a girl staying at the hotel in Kashmir who blackmails Sumant. Her actions add to the comic complications surrounding Sumant and Shashi's developing romance; the misunderstandings are eventua...

• Seth Bansilal (played by Mazhar Khan) — supporting

  Seth Bansilal takes part in a crossword competition while posing as an ordinary man named Govindlal, and wins the second-prize trip to Kashmir. He travels there with his niece Shashi. When Sumant mist...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Shashi → Sumant (Romantic Lovers) — Their romance is the central emotional resolution.

  The plot states that Sumant and Shashi fall in love and are united after the misunderstandings are cleared.

• Seth Bansilal → Shashi (Family Uncle And Niece) — They are relatives who travel together.

  The plot identifies Shashi as Seth Bansilal's niece, and she accompanies him on the trip to Kashmir.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Shashi → Manjri (Conflict Romantic Obstacle) — Manjri's actions obstruct Shashi and Sumant's developing romance.

  Manjri's blackmail of Sumant occurs while Sumant and Shashi are falling in love, complicating their relationship before the misunderstandings are clea...

• Seth Bansilal → Sumant (Conflict Contest Rivals) — They compete indirectly through the crossword contest.

  Both Seth Bansilal, posing as an ordinary man, and Sumant take part in the crossword puzzle competition, winning different prizes.

• Sumant → Manjri (Conflict Blackmailer And Victim) — Manjri creates a direct personal obstacle for Sumant.

  Sumant is black-mailed by Manjri while staying at the hotel.

Story Analysis

A crossword victory leads to a comic Kashmir hotel mix-up, romantic complications, blackmail, and eventual reconciliation.

Plot Progression

1. Contestants Chase Kashmir — Seth Bansilal, disguised as an ordinary man, and Sumant enter the crossword competition. Their different prize results send both men toward Kashmir.
2. A Room Goes Astray — Seth travels with Shashi and arrives at the Kashmir hotel alongside Sumant. A misunderstanding gives Sumant the room booked for Seth, forcing Seth into cheaper accommodation.
3. Love Amid The Comedy — The hotel complications create repeated comic situations while Shashi and Sumant grow closer. Their attraction develops within the same confusing setting.
4. Blackmail At The Hotel — Manjri enters Sumant's story and blackmails him. Her pressure adds a serious obstacle to the romance and intensifies the existing misunderstandings.
5. Truth Restores Love — The misunderstandings are finally cleared after the hotel complications and blackmail. Shashi and Sumant end the story united.