Maguni is a bullock cart driver, who has won the hearts of the people of Khalikote township. One day the news spread that people would no longer ride in Maguni's cart, because the Singh family plans to ply a motor-bus in the town. When Maguni heard this he laughed smug in the knowledge that people would not desert his cart for the bus. However, people did prefer the bus, much to Maguni's grief. Maguni woke hours earlier, to have his cart ready and waiting before daybreak, but people still took the bus. Maguni and his beloved bullocks were reduced to starvation. And then one day, the townsfolk had to force open the door of Maguni's mean little hut to recover his corpse.

Mammo is a nickname given to Mehmooda Begum by her sisters. She marries a man from Lahore. After Partition, she and her husband automatically become Pakistani citizens. Although childless, her marriage is a happy one until her husband's death. Over property matters, Mammo is thrown out of the house by her relatives. She comes to India to stay with her only kin, her two sisters. Unable to extend her visa she has to go back - political priorities defeat humanitarian ones!

Ambi comes to Kumbakonam from Delhi and is shocked to see Vembu Iyer, his Vedic scholar father unable to recognize his own son. Ambi learns from his mother that Vembu Iyer has retreated into silence ever since he heard about his son's unhappy marriage. Gradually the old man's self-guilt begins to surface.

KOf Indian origin, Francis Massey believes that he is closer to the British colonialists. Self-assured Massey dresses like a British bureaucrat. When the new Deputy High Commissioner arrives, he finds Massey to be a corrupt person. Massey is dreaming of marrying a tribal girl Saila, some day.

The film Maya Bazaar is an array of three films.

Smriti…. (Memories)

Smriti is the story of a young widow Kuhu, who is engulfed by the memory of her husband. So powerful is this obsession, that when she takes on a lover, that man slowly starts changing into her dead husband. The story of Kuhu’s memories and loneliness is narrated by Nishit to his lady friend when they meet in a bar.

Satwa (Soul )

Satwa is the story of Dhritin, a painter who lives in a big house with his step mother. While looking at a set of photos of old Calcutta clicked by his friend Shomok, he sees the photo of the girl who frequents his dreams. When asked, Shomok says it’s his sister Bonolata, who lives far away. Dhritin goes to Shomok’s country house in Nijhumpur, where the caretaker Kalida tells him about Bonolota who got drowned in the pond. Dhritin feels the presence of Bonolota in the house and slowly starts getting obsessed with her. His obsession grows to such extent that one day he creates her out of thin air and stays with that created image of Bonolota.

Bhobisshot (Future)

Bhobisshot is about Mahesh, a professor of Mathematics and Harinath, a professor of Philosophy. Mahesh is an atheist and Harinath is a believer. The argument goes on and through various incidents they come face to face with the only truth of life, which is death.

In an isolated village in pre-independence India Subhedar (Tax Collector), the agent of colonial power, arrives with his brand of soldiers and the aura of authority. At the village celebration in his honour he spots a dusky, beautiful, spirited woman Sonbai whose husband is away to the city to work.

Subhedar desires Sonbai. Sonbai snubs his advances. Escapes from his clutches and takes refuge in the local spice factory where she works with other women, grinding chilies and spices. The old watchman of the factory realizing the situation, bolts the giant gates of the factory and refuses to surrender Sonbai to Subhedar's soldiers.

For the Subhedar this is a challenge to his authority, and affront to his ego, he has to have the woman at any cost. He summons the owner of the factory and the village headman and demands Sonbai like a tax. Otherwise he will destroy the entire village. The village gets totally polarised. Is a woman's honor worth all the trouble?

With the Subhedar stuck on his demand, the women inside the factory defiant and the men outside scared of the consequences, the stage is set for a final confrontation.

Naseem literally means the morning breeze. It's the name of a young girl who lives with her family in Bombay. The year is 1992. This was a year when India, as a nation, went through traumatic times. A mosque was demolished and the riots, slaughter and savagery that followed have left wounds that will take years to heal. Naseem is the intimate story of a young girl and her grandfather in those terrible times.

After his wife's death, the husband recalls their first meeting and marriage. She was much younger than him. She used to pawn some things to an antique shop to make a little money. The husband is increasingly intrigued by her mindset. As things develop, he finds out that she was an orphan living with two aunts. The film explores their complex life in a manner unusual for Indian cinema.