The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven. It deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter-related stories.
Ramanath's mom
Лакшми, беременная жена честного лесничего Ананда, живёт со своим мужем и двумя сыновьями Чандером и Сураджем. Вместе с ними живёт преданный слуга вдовец Дхиру и его сын Раджу. Однажды Ананд и Дж.К. находят правительственный фургон, гружёный золотом. Ананд прячет золотые слитки и Дж.К. стреляет в него и ранит. Тяжелораненный Ананд возвращается домой и просит свою семью покинуть дом. Лакшми с сыновьями, слугой и Раджу бегут из дома. Но Дхиру застрелен, и в результате Раджу воспитывается Лакшми, у который впоследствии рождается дочь Аша. Годы спустя Лакшми живет жизнью вдовы. Чандер становится адвокатом, а Сурадж инспектором полиции. Раджу стал вором, грабя тех, кто наживается неправедным путём. Сурадж узнает правду о Раджу, и вся семья покидает его. Вскоре после этого Чандер и Сурадж начинают работать на Дж.К. Чандер спасает от виселицы Ракеша, сына Дж.К., обвинённого в убийстве Рамаканта…
Jamuna
Sapna is a poor orphan woman, who lives with an elderly lady whom she calls her aunt. She is a petty thief and is arrested on several counts of theft.
After having completed his master's with honors, multi-millionaire Shekhar Verma decides to travel to Rambagh, Poona, to work incognito in his dad's friend's, Shankar Saxena's office. He gets the job, goes to rent a room with his childhood friend, Bhagwandas, and his wife, Leela, where he meets with a young woman named Seeta Mathur, who is their neighbor. Shekhar also gets to meet Shankar's daughter, Raadha. Then Shekhar's cover is blown when his dad, Raj Bahadur Verma, comes for a visit. It is here that both Shankar and Raj Bahadur will finalize Shekhar's marriage with Raadha. But is marriage what Shekhar is really after, especially with Raadha?
Sucha's mistress
The film depicts the life of a truck driver Sucha Singh and his wife Balo. Balo has to get Sucha Singh's food ready every day, walk a long distance through the fields and wait for him on the highway as he drives past the village. He leads an independent life, playing cards with his friends and spending time with his mistress, and comes home only once a week. However, he expects his wife to play the traditional role of a devoted wife. One day Balo gets late, trying to save her sister from the advances of a lecherous villager. Sucha Singh is angry, and drives away without his food. She decides to wait for him until nightfall.
