Pramod has lost his accounting job. He and his wife, Radhika, have no idea how to go on — they have an apartment to rent and a new baby to support. Pramod assures his wife that he'll find something, but even so, sleep eludes him that night. The next morning, Pramod goes to temple and then to Shambhuda, Radhika's corpulent, rich brother. The older man assures him he will do his best to find Pramod something, so he leaves cheered. But as the weeks go by, Shambhuda's promised opportunity never materializes. The shame begins to mount — news of his joblessness has spread throughout their extended families — and Pramod begins to spiral, snapping at Radhika and sleeping less. When she suggests they sell their land in a village and open a shop, he explodes. One day, Pramod meets a servant woman in a park. She is married to a carpenter, but her husband is working in their village. Before he knows it, she has invited him back to her apartment and their affair begins. From this point onward, Pramod gives up on finding work entirely. His in-laws stop talking to him, and Radhika becomes sick with worry. After a few weeks, the extended family has dinner together. While the men gamble, one makes fun of Pramod's unemployment. Shambhuda defends him, and the ensuing fight reveals some dirty secrets. One man embezzled 50,000 rupees from his office, and Shambhuda himself has had police inspectors murdered. Pramod flees to his housemaid. They speak for a while, and something in her demeanor inspires him -- what good, she asks, will it do to beat up the whole world? He runs home to his wife, reconciles with her, plays with his baby girl, and declares that he would be happy to start that shop with her after all.