丈夫去世后，马哈詹夫人照顾着四家机构，与两个儿子--莫汉医生和他的妻子玛雅、苏巴什·马哈詹律师和他的妻子萨维特里以及他们的女儿拉妮--一起过着舒适的生活。萨维特丽并不快乐，因为她希望自己能有一番事业。当她得到一份在遥远的桑加姆瓦迪（Sangamwadi）一家女子感化院担任院长的工作时，她终于有机会证明自己在社会服务方面的能力。虽然拉妮和苏巴什以及家里其他人都反对她去，但她还是下定了决心。

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.

A remote, backward village sacrifices five women to appease the evil spirit in a tree.