Two Generations

One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man before he came to be associated with the dominating patriarch roles that have become iconic in Bengali cinema the film is a tale of the love relationships and ideals of two generations Nutubihari is an idealist who has given up his love for Kalyani for the sake of his beliefs He marries Bimala and becomes a lawyer fighting for the rights of the poor against the feudal lords Meanwhile Kalyani comes to ask refuge after she becomes a widow and is inexplicably accepted by Bimala with a lot of warmth As the years pass Kalyanis daughter Mamata and Nutus oldest son Arun fall in love and wish to get married However the newfound fame and fortune turns his head and Nutu begins to resemble all the ideals and vices that he had always despised On the other hand in an ironical turn of events Arun comes to occupy the position once held by his father highlighting the generational conflict of ideals