The first of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, speaks more explicitly about politics. Even after the colonial rule in India ended, the colonial symbols remained as status symbols. Ranjit cannot get a middle-class job just because he cannot get hold of a suit. Frustrated, he destroys a Western looking mannequin in a shop window, the symbol of aspirations and out-of-reach for the middle-class reality. The narrative is in a humorous way, as the mishaps and his frustration accumulate over a single day.