When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.

The Branches of the Tree

A bookshop in Calcutta's park street. Executive Bipin chowdhury noses around for his favorite diet of mystery fiction. Flipping through titles, he notices a man's fixed stare on him. 'Don't you recognize me, Mr. Bipin chowdhury ? ' The man asks. 'No, I don't,' replies Bipin curtly. The stranger is amazed- 'It was I who arranged for your sight-seeing trips in Ranchi October '95, the evening tea sessions with your friend, Dinesh. Your aversion for mental hospitals, because they reminded you of your demented brother. Remember?' 'I was in Kanpur during that period, and I've never been to Ranchi,' rebuts Bipin brusquely, brushing past the intrusive man. Yet, two friends reaffirm the '95 Ranchi vacation. Dinesh and the unemployed Chuni. Terrified that he is developing his brother's streak of lunacy, Bipin visits Ranchi to ragain his memory. Instead, he returns defeated and convinced of a mental disorder. Out of the blue, the resourceless Chuni arrives with a miraculous antidote, puzzling Bipin more than his mystery novels.