Bhaskar decides to visit his hometown village after forty years and as he walks through the ruins of his old ancestral house, the events unfold in his memory.

His father, Narayan Deshpande (played by Sadashiv Amrapurkar), was a freedom activist during Indian independence movement and is now struggling to accept the corrupt systems present in the post-independent India.

Bhaskar's uncle, Madhav, (played by Ravindra Mankani), a widower, hopes to find the hidden treasure he thinks his ancestors must have left behind inside their old house.

Saraswati, Bhaskar's mother (played by Uttara Baokar) is a wise woman who has changed herself with the times and accepted the loss of status and riches that entailed the land reform in India, unlike her other family members.

When Bhaskar returns to his village after forty years and decides to build a hospital, he is supported by Sopana who has now become the Chairman of a sugar factory and by Krishna's granddaughter, Kalyani (played by Devika Daftardar), who is also a doctor now.

[5] Gowri Ramnarayan of The Hindu criticised the films for being too long, "overloaded with messages, unevenly structured, stagily concluded" but also appreciated it for "its sincerity, teamwork in the cast", and "vivid evocation of the past with smells intact".