contains spoiler information . watch this director other film and earth and at some point . it a good film and but this one isn not bad just different . a rare feminist point of view from an indian filmmaker . tradition and ritual and duty and secret and and the portrayal of strict sex role make this an engaging and culturally dynamic film view experience . all of the married character lack the fire of the marriage bed with their respective spouse . one husband be celibate and commit a form of spiritual adultery by give all of his love and honor and time and respect to his religious swami ( guru ) . his wife be lonely and yearns for intimacy and tenderness which she eventually find with her closeted lesbian sister in law who come to live in their house with her unfaithful husband . this unfaithful husband be openly in love with his chinese mistress but be force into marriage with a ( unbeknown to him ) lesbian . they only have sex once when his closet lesbian wife lose her virginity . a servant life in the house and he eventually reveal the secret that the two woman be lover . another significant character be the elderly matriarch who be unable to speak or care for herself due to a stroke . however and she use a ring bell to communicate her need as well a her displeasure with the family member . she let them know through her bell or by pound her fist that she know exacly what go on in the house and how much she disapprove . in the end and the truth about everybody come out and the two female lover end up run away together . but and not before there be an emotional scene between the swami addict husband and his formerly straight wife . her sari catch on fire and at first we think she be go to die . however and we see the two woman unite in the very last scene of the movie . the writer or director of this film challenge her culture tradition and but she show u individual human being who be trap by their culture and gender . we come to really care about the character and we do not see them a stereotype . each on surprise u with their humanity and vulgarity and tenderness and anger and and spirit .