Calcutta in the early 1960's. Bhambal supports his wife Arati, his parents, and two children. Money is tight, so Arati goes to work. She's successful and enjoys it, but this untraditional step throws the household into chaos: her in-laws initiate a "cold war" of silence and disapproval. When Bhambal loses his job, her working is essential; he loses self respect, and the gulf between them widens. Arati questions whether to keep her daughter in school. At work, her friendship with Edith, a Euro-Indian who smokes, swears, and uses lipstick, brings Arati close to impertinence with her genial boss. Her job is imperiled, she acts impulsively, and who will understand her actions? 工作的女人。《大都会》：我奋斗，只因我爱你。感受雷伊作为编剧的强大。又一个全能女性。从阿普到英雄 :印度电影大师雷伊的现实主义时期。 巴汉宝（Prasenjit Sarka 饰）知道自己并不是一个成功的男人，他不仅要赡养妻儿，还要负责父母的养老，一大家子人将日子过得抠抠搜搜。为了补贴家用，巴汉宝的妻子阿拉提（贾雅·巴杜里 Jaya Bhaduri 饰）不得不外出打工赚钱，哪知道聪慧热情的阿拉提一下子就在职场获得了认可，事业经营的有声有色，虽然家里的经济情况因此而有所缓解，但巴汉宝的心里十分的不是滋味，妻子在外面抛头露面如鱼得水，让他觉得自己脸上无光。 某日，巴汉宝因为一场意外而丢掉了工作，彻底沦为家里蹲，他和妻子之间的平衡被彻底的发破了，夫妻之间的关系濒临崩溃的边缘。
