Chitchor 1976

Pitamber Chaudhri, headmaster of a school in Madhupur, India, has a daughter named Geeta Zarina Wahab. Geeta is a typical village belle—naive, playful, and always in the company of a neighbor’s young boy. At home, Geeta’s mother Dina Pathak and Geeta’s father A.K. Hangal help shape a warm, if sometimes old-fashioned, family backdrop as they await a potential match.

Meera, Pitamber’s elder daughter who lives in Mumbai, informs Pitamber of the arrival of a young engineer who could be Geeta’s match. The family warmly welcomes the visitor when he arrives by train, and Vinod, the newcomer Amol Palekar, quickly wins them over, even teaching Geeta to sing.

A letter from Meera soon arrives, revealing a twist: the engineer Meera had planned to send has not yet arrived. Vinod is an overseer who happened to come early because his boss Sunil Vijayendra Ghatge was delayed. This news disappoints the family, who ask Geeta to stop seeing Vinod and to turn her attention to Sunil, the engineer they were expecting. But Geeta cannot forget Vinod.

Sunil is fond of Geeta and agrees to the engagement, which is quickly arranged. When Vinod hears of the engagement, he prepares to leave the village before the ceremony. Geeta rushes to the train station to catch him, but the train leaves. Disheartened, she is driven back home by Sunil. To her surprise, Vinod is waiting at the house, and all misunderstandings are cleared: Geeta and Vinod are to be engaged.