Sandhya Joshi's mom had wanted her daughter to study, at least complete her graduation in Commerce, before getting married. Her husband, however, thought otherwise and before Sandhya could complete her education, he got her married to Madhav Desai, the first ever man to enter Sandhya's life. The marriage takes place and Sandhya moves in with Madhav and his mom. Madhav makes it clear that he wants a child from her, however, years roll by without the couple conceiving. The second man to enter Sandhya's life is Lakshman, who she hires to do the cooking and housekeeping. The third man is Anirban H. Pandopadhyay, a violinist, who lives in a rented apartment. Sandhya does not know that soon she will be arrested by the police for killing one of the three men in her life. Watch as events unfold to see who was killed and what possessed Sandhya to kill him.
Acting
Jaya Prada's simmering restraint as a woman cracking under polite surfaces
Direction
Manjrekar's surprisingly controlled hand before he went full jingo
Director
Mahesh Manjrekar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Mahesh Manjrekar's attempt at serious domestic thriller territory after Viruddh, before he pivoted to directing jingoistic action vehicles.
The film's treatment of infertility shame and the 'incomplete woman' trope reflects brutal 2000s middle-class Indian attitudes rarely explored in mainstream cinema then.
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