Mantoria's mother
A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver who promises her parents a huge amount of money. The girl is snatched away by her father-in-law and raped by him. But she is punished for his crime.
Meeta
O jovem e cínico médico americano Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) decide largar a carreira e ir para a Índia. Lá ele reencontra uma razão para viver ao se deparar com a triste realidade de milhões de pessoas vivendo na mais absoluta pobreza, com atendimento médico precário, oprimidos por um gângster que domina a cidade de Calcutá.