Young bachelor Manik Mulla, a railway mail service employee, stays in an old part of Allahabad. His friends gather in his house to listen to his realistic – surrealistic – moralistic stories, which lead to polemics – social, political, literary discussions. The film provides an interesting study of how a work of literature is transformed into a film that reflects on multiple aspects of life.

Cast: Rajit Kapoor, Sujata Kaango, Raghubir Yadav, Pallavi Joshi, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Amrish Puri, Veerendra Saxena, Himani Shivpuri, Rupal Patel, Neena Gupta, Lalit Tiwari, Siraj Ahmed, K. K. Raina, Anang Desai, Mohini Sharma, Prita Mathur

Director: Shyam Benegal