Rajaram, a middle-class clerk, is secretly in love with his neighbour, Sandhya, but is too shy to disclose his love. He is shocked when his smooth-talking friend comes visiting and soon woos Sandhya.

Sai Paranjpye’s immense empathy shines through in her inspired take on the hare and the tortoise allegory. Featuring the charming trio of Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, and Deepti Naval, this witty account of day-to-day life in a lower middle class tenement of Mumbai leaves you with a wide smile.