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Set in a sprawling old house at the turn of the 20th century, this drama by Vijaya Mehta was adapted from a screenplay that she also directed. Rao Saheb is the master of a large household, and he has fairly revolutionary ideas for his era. He likes many things Western, including Mozart's music, and he occasionally lapses into English. Normally his eccentricities would be taken in stride, but when he starts to treat the wife of one of his workers as an equal to the men around her, people are scandalized and react accordingly.