简介：Acircularstory,toldinflashback,inwhicheternalrepetitionisonlyinterruptedbydeathintheformofarelentlesslylinearrailwayengine.Thefilmopensatarailwaycrossingwhereamanisabouttokillhiswifewhenthenarrativespinsintothepastviaasong.ThecentralstoryisoftheunhappyloveaffairbetweenKasturi,theHarijan(Untouchable)daughteroftherailwaylevel-crossingguardDukhia,andPratap,theBrahminsonofthegrocerMohan.Atfirst,rumorandmobviolencearedeployedtolethaleffectinordertomaintaina'traditional',oppressivemorality.Later,whenthemainprotagonistsareabouttoconformandmarryselectedpartners,rumorandmaliciousnessagainintervenetotriggerrenewedviolenceuntiltheon-rushingtrainoffatestopsthestrife.…