Noor Jehan
— as Zeenat
Lala Yaqoob
— Akhtar Hussain (as Yakoob)
Karan Dewan
— Liyaqat Hussain (as Karan Diwan)
Dixit
— Hakim
Majeed
— Sharafat Hussain (as Majid)
Himalaywala
— Liyaqat's Brother
Agha Salim Raza
— Salim Raza
Laddan
Aga
Sainger
Nazir
— Nazeer
Amir
Munee Aga
— Young Akhtar
Shah Nawaz
Naseem Jr.
— Sahida (as Nasseem)
Shanta Rin
— Hakim's Wife
Bibboo
— Jamila - Akhtar's Sister
Leela Mishra
— Liyaqat's Mom (as Lila Misra)
Chanda Bai
Amir Banu
— Amir Banoo
Jillo
— Jilloobai
Shashikala
— A qawwali dancer
Shyama
— A qawwali dancer