The Damned Rain

However, Kisna being inherently stronger than his peer farmers, albeit aloof, is often annoyed by the overt and misplaced concern of his wife.

Pawning jewelry, Kisna purchases cotton seeds from Nagpur City, intending to sow them when the rains arrive.

The seeds fail to germinate, due to the late arrival of the monsoons and this is the only time in the entire movie Kisna contemplates suicide, by consuming pesticide.

Meanwhile, Kisna, with his indefatigable spirit, goes to a bank in the city, takes a loan and installs a bore-well in his farm, despite the perpetual pessimism of Patil.

The bore-well itself doesn't work to its potential due to the erratic power supply, typical of the hinterlands of Vidarbha.