简介：Basedonthecirca2ndcenturyBCEto2ndCenturyCE,Sanskritplay"Daridra-Charudatta"bythefamousIndianplaywrightBhasa,"Utsav"faithfullyfollowsBhasa'sstory-line.Vasantasena,acourtesanwhodancesattheKingPalaka'scourthidesinCharudatta'shousewhilerunningawayfromtheamorousattentionsoftheking'sbrother-in-law.ShefallsinlovewithCharudatta,thoughheismarriedandpenniless.Theyhaveanaffair.Meanwhile,therightfulheirtothethrone-KingPalaka'sbrother-escapesfromprison.Whileheisbeingpursuedbytheking'stroops,Charudattahelpshim.Theking'sbrother-in-lawstranglesVasantasenawhensherefusestosubmittohimandleavesherfordead.WhenCharudattatriestohaveherjewelspawned,heisarrestedforhermurder.Whathappenstohimandtheothercharactersconstitutesthefinalpartofthefilm.…