Vishnu the oddjob man in a Bombay apartment block lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold the warring housew... » 

Vishnu the oddjob man in a Bombay apartment block lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold the warring housewives on the first floor the lovesick teenagers on the second and the widower alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close. Vishnu the oddjob man in a Bombay apartment block lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold the warring housewives on the first floor the lovesick teenagers on the second and the widower alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close. «