Tridib Mukherjee
A well-off Indian family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle class perspective on the world.
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son (Soumitra Chatterjee) who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
Seetaram
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth.
Udayan's Father
Transcurridos diez años, los dos héroes se han casado con sendas princesas y cada uno ha tenido un hijo, pero sus vidas son mortalmente aburridas. Un día, reciben una invitación para visitar el Reino de los Diamantes, que está gobernado por un cruel tirano que desangra a sus súbditos con onerosos impuestos y los hace trabajar como esclavos en su mina de diamantes. Además, le ha encargado a un científico que fabrique una máquina capaz de lavar el cerebro de los habitantes del reino. Por su parte, el profesor Udayan trata de incitar a la gente a la rebelión contra el tirano; el rey reacciona cerrando las escuelas y ordena que la máquina "lavacerebros" empiece a funcionar.
