Dil Ek Mandir 1963

Sita, Meena Kumari, is married to Ram, Raaj Kumar, who is diagnosed with cancer. Ram is admitted to a hospital where he is to be treated by Dr. Dharmesh, Rajendra Kumar. Dr. Dharmesh is Sita’s former love, and both of them feel uncomfortable to interact in front of Ram. Sita worries that Dr. Dharmesh may not give her husband a fair treatment because of his love for her. When she mentions this to him, he promises that he will try his best to save her husband. Ram overhears the conversation and later suggests to Sita that she should marry Dr. Dharmesh after his death. Ram is to undergo a major surgery under Dr. Dharmesh, which will decide his fate. Dr. Dharmesh is seized with a feeling that he can’t afford to fail in this surgery, as it might seem that he was biased due to Sita. He works hard for the preparation of the surgery, without proper food or sleep for a long time. Dr. Dharmesh’s mother, Achala Sachdev, watches the toll the work takes on her son. Finally, at the end the surgery takes place. Dr. Dharmesh comes out from the operation theatre and tells Sita that the operation was successful and her husband is safe. He takes a couple of steps forward and collapses. Long days of hard work for the preparation of the surgery take their toll, and he dies on the spot. The last scene shows Ram and Sita at the inauguration of a hospital built in Dr. Dharmesh’s memory. Dr. Dharmesh’s mother inaugurates his statue and everybody places flowers there.