[1][2] It involves the psycho-social conflict of characters that leads to unusual circumstances and raises unsolved questions.

The story is built around members of a lower-middle-class family living in an urban slum.

Poverty is the part of their lives and the insecurity that comes with having to worry about whether their house might collapse is ever-present.

Krishna falls in love with Kamala, a domestic worker to a rich family, and the two marry.

The film portrays the psychology of the newly wedded couple who are powerless to do anything about the physical distance that is imposed upon them because of his mother's constant presence in their shared room.