Bishorjan

A young Hindu woman refuses to attend Durga Bishorjon with her son, signaling a heavy burden she carries. The festival's joyous rites unfold around her as she grapples with memory from her past. The scene sets up the tension between communal celebration and personal pain.

During Durga Bishorjon, idols are immersed in the Ichamati River, a waterway that marks the border between East Bengal and India. The grand celebration sits at odds with the division it underscores. The river becomes a visual metaphor for distance between people who share an ethnicity.

In the wake of the partition, Bengal is split into East Pakistan (Bangladesh) and West Bengal, and border tensions rise. People drift apart as new national lines harden old friendships. Padma, a Hindu widow, lives in a village on the Bangladeshi side with her aging father-in-law.

One day, Padma rescues a West Bengali Muslim man, Naseer, who nearly drowns in the river during Bishorjon and she cares for him. To avoid suspicion, they pretend he is her cousin and keep him hidden. Naseer's illegal status sets the stakes for their fragile alliance.

Ganesh, a middle-aged jamidar and Padma's admirer, grows suspicious of Naseer and begins watching him. His concern is driven by fear of Naseer's true identity and possible illegal residency. The watcher becomes a looming threat to their precarious arrangement.

Padma and Naseer develop a deep, forbidden bond as they navigate their perilous situation. Naseer reveals that he did not drown and hints at his ties to the black market, complicating Padma's loyalty. Padma's empathy clashes with fear for safety.

Padma's father-in-law dies, leaving her more exposed in a world where Ganesh and Naseer circle her. Naseer worries about Padma's safety as a young widow in the village. The loss deepens her isolation and dependence on fragile alliances.

Padma resolves to send Naseer back to India and seeks Ganesh's help. Ganesh confesses his love and offers to wait for her, and Padma agrees to marry him to secure his aid in smuggling Naseer to West Bengal. This alliance marks a strategic turn in their dangerous game.

The night before Naseer's departure, Padma drinks and vents her pain to Naseer. They give in to their feelings and make love, intensifying the emotional stakes. The moment seals their fateful entanglement.

The next day, Padma bids a tearful goodbye to Naseer and sends him away with a gift for Ayesha. Ganesh takes Padma to his house as Naseer leaves, signaling a pivot in her loyalties. This marks her entry into a new, complicated marriage.

Padma marries Ganesh, a marriage cemented on Bijoya Doshomi. She refuses to go to see Bishorjon in Ichamati, signaling a personal distance from the festival and from her past.

Her little son leaves with Ganesh, and the final reveal shows that the child is Naseer's son due to a shared birthmark. The birthmark becomes the crucial hint that ties their fates together. The film closes on the note of a complicated inheritance and unresolved cross-border ties.