Four men, each peculiar in his own way, embark on a quest to reason with the estranged wife of the protagonist. This film is considered to be Ghatak's autobiographical film.
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After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
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Nita es una bonita joven que vive con su familia, refugiados del este de Pakistán, en los suburbios de Calcuta. Shankar, su hermano mayor, aspira ser cantante. Nita aplaza su matrimonio con el científico Sanat para ayudar a su familia, que necesita dinero para pagar los estudios de los hermanos más jóvenes. Cuando su padre y su hermano menor sufren un accidente, ella se convierte en el único sostén de la familia, pero la enfermedad que padece no deja de empeorar.
