Ramanand is a grocer and a moneylender, whose main priority is his business. He is known for building up his business on the maxim that the customer is always right. He is clever and cunning and always puts his business above his pride. Azam Khan, on the other hand, is filled with pride. He is short-tempered and arrogant. His pride costs him all that he owns, and he is tricked smartly by Ramanand.