故事发生在一个偏僻而又贫穷的村庄之中，妮塔（Supriya Choudhury 饰）出生在一个人口众多的大家庭里，妮塔的父亲读过一点书，自认为是文化人，所以不屑于外出去做那些普通的工作，一直赋闲在家。哥哥将成为歌唱家当做是毕生的志愿，整天醉心于音乐之中，完全不问世事。妹妹爱慕虚荣，整天就想着怎么打扮自己，不务正业。弟弟则个性火爆，刚刚工作没多久就因为打架斗殴受了伤，只能在家休养。
如此一来，全家人的重担都落在了妮塔的肩上，为了养活一大家子人，妮塔不得不没日没夜的外出打工赚钱，久而久之，妮塔患上了肺结核，当然，妮塔不可能有钱有时间去看病的，她的病情就这样一天天的越来越严重。

Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo " was the legendary Ritwik Ghatak's last film, starring the writer/director himself as a learned man whose wife leaves him because of his insufferable alcoholism. Forced from his home, he wanders through the countryside and meets unusual folks along the way. The film, adventurous and revolutionary, is a exceptional mix of images that challenge the limits of narrative storytelling. Made two years before the director´s death, the film is also a personal and desparate last attempt to confront the separation of his beloved home country.