Sunil Dutt as Bhola

Saira Banu as Bhindu

Mehmood as Master Pillai

Kishore Kumar as Vidyapathi aka Guru

Om Prakash as Bhola's Uncle

Dulari as Bhola's Aunt

Sunder as Pandit Jankiprasad

Agha as Bindu's Father

Praveen Paul as Bindu's Mother

Mukri as Banarasi (uncredited)

Keshto Mukherjee as Calcuttiya (uncredited)

Raj Kishore as Lahori (uncredited)

Jankidas Mehra as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Moolchand as Huzoori / Kunwarji's Servant (uncredited)