Rhoma’s father, Subrata, a businessman living in Bandung, expects his son to be an Economics graduate. Rhoma instead pursues his love of music, which is considered lowly by his father. This often causes conflict between them and Rhoma is finally thrown out of the house. So Rhoma travels to Jakarta and calls himself Budi. He lives with a group of street musicians and when one of his friends is seriously ill and needs money for medical treatment, his father rejects his call for help. So he grabs the bag of Ani, who is looking after his father’s paperwork. Budi pays for his friend’s treatment and returns the important papers to Ani. Budi’s friend dies, but Ani and her parents sympathise with him. Budi is hired as a personal driver for Ani. Love grows between them. Meanwhile, Subrata follows his wife’s suggestion to match Ani to Rhoma, with the hope that Rhoma’s attitude will change after marriage.

Subrata (Rachmat Hidayat), pengusaha dan ayah Rhoma (Rhoma Irama) di Bandung, mengarahkan putranya untuk menjadi lulusan ekonomi. Rhoma mengikuti sambil mengejar hasrat bermusik. Musik ini dilarang oleh Subrata, untuk sering konflik dan puncaknya ketika gitar favorit Rhoma dihancurkan oleh ayahnya dan dia dikeluarkan dari rumah. Kemudian Rhoma pergi ke Jakarta dan mengaku sebagai Budi. Dia tinggal dan bergaul dengan kelompok bernyanyi. Ketika salah satu temannya sakit parah dan membutuhkan banyak uang, dan permintaan bantuan ayahnya ditolak, Budi mengambil tas Ani (Yatie Octavia) yang disuruh oleh ayahnya untuk mengurus surat-surat rumah.