SYNOPSIS

An old man dependent on his family members, grapples with an existential crisis. At some point, regarding an important family decision, he realizes his unimportance. This realization leads him to withdraw from the family and become rebellious and aimless. Brief Synopsis/Plot An old man (Torab Sheikh) lives in a small shack with his family in the slum near the railways. Having no work at old age, he spends most of the day in the hut and survives on the earnings of his family members. Due to his dependence on the family, he suffers from an existential crisis and feels useless. Since his physical inability prevents him from getting to work, he wants to rid himself of this inferior feeling by getting to work. Despite his son’s (Jamir) prohibition he often assists one of his neighbors (Nizam) to drive a wheelbarrow and deliver goods to earn some money. His opinions are less cared, and no longer receive much attention in family decision making despite being the head of the household. After being threatened with eviction, at one point his family decides to wed his daughter (Lalu) to a gangster (Mojid Mia) without informing him so that he could not interfere. Already, with no income, he feels unnecessary; and after learning about his daughter’s marriage he becomes angry and insulted. This incident makes him realize his unimportance, leading him to instantly leave the house and get lost. Only then the family members start realizing his absence!

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

There is no doubt that the existential crisis is the most dominant crisis among all creatures. And every day, every moment we fight to keep our existence alive and keep us relevant. In the family or society, if one is treated increasingly insignificant or unimportant if only just because they are not contributing for time being or become old enough to contribute is very insensitive and unfair; especially if the older family members are treated unimportant who once cared for us and raised us. There comes empathy, showing respect and being compassionate to them. Failing to respect and value a human being today, may lead to the same fate tomorrow for all of us. One slowly may become unwanted; however at some point we realize their absence, and in fact the value of their presence. Therefore, this film speaks about not making a human being irrelevant or unimportant if just they are not contributing. I believe it’s very imperative to put lives, creatures and humans at the centre of our care. All of us will become irrelevant at some point, but that doesn’t make us worthless.