Un village du Bengale en 1942. Les privilèges d'un couple de brahmanes sont tout à coup remis en question lorsque la pénurie de riz, due à la guerre, s'installe.
Indra and Radha's love is short-lived when he decides to go abroad. Soon enough, Radha's life takes an ugly turn when her child with Indra, born out of wedlock, dies and she is accused of murder.