在这部大都会剧情片中,Bhambal是这个印度家庭的一家之主，承担着抚养全家的重任，这个家庭中还有妻子Arati，父母和两个孩子。由于经济拮据，妻子也不得不出去工作。结果出人意料妻子取得了成功并乐在其中，但对于这个传统的家庭来说却引发了巨大的争议，导致全家陷入了冷战当中。
一天，一个突发事件让Bhambal丢掉了工作，妻子的工作成了全家唯一的经济来源，丈夫颜面无存，两人之间的隔阂加剧，Arati也开始犹豫是否该让女儿继续上学。工作期间，Arati和一位欧印混血儿成为了好朋友，Edith既会抽烟也会抹口红，还把Arati介绍给了善良的老板认识。Arati的工作没有保障却一直很努力地过着，有谁能明白她的苦心呢？
Calcutta in the early 1960's. Bhambal supports his wife Arati, his parents, and two children. Money is tight, so Arati goes to work. She's successful and enjoys it, but this untraditional step throws the household into chaos: her in-laws initiate a "cold war" of silence and disapproval. When Bhambal loses his job, her working is essential; he loses self respect, and the gulf between them widens. Arati questions whether to keep her daughter in school. At work, her friendship with Edith, a Euro-Indian who smokes, swears, and uses lipstick, brings Arati close to impertinence with her genial boss. Her job is imperiled, she acts impulsively, and who will understand her actions?
《大都会》：我奋斗，只因我爱你。从阿普到英雄 :印度电影大师雷伊的现实主义时期。
