It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt in lead roles, supported by Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar and Tarun Bose.

Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh,[1] the film explored the situation of caste in India.

It's also a story of the intense emotional conflict a mother faces in fully accepting an adopted daughter.

Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family.

Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being untouchable by birth feels uncomfortable.