Story

Munni is a Sunni Muslim girl living in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh. She is in love with Jamaal, a lower caste Shia Muslim who is vehemently opposed by her family. One night Jamaal and Munni elope running away to another village. They get married and Jamaal partners with a transporter called Pandit, leases his auto rickshaw for employment. Jamaal and Munni conceive a daughter called Umair.

One day, one of the relatives of Munni spots Jamaal on the bus stand. He informs his family, who then take the oath to kill the couple. A few days later Jamaal learns that a group of men came to enquire and realizes that they may be relatives of Munni who might come to avenge their dishonor. Then, he sees a group of men coming. Sensing danger, Jamaal asks Munni to run away with the child. Munni runs away but hears her husband being chased by men. She realizes that her husband might be killed.

Alone, deserted and with the child in her arms, Munni walks on the highway, then Pandit approaches her and insists Munni to stay at his home as her life was in danger. Munni accepts his proposal.

Pandit sees smitten with lust for Munni. He rapes her. Pandit uses her for sexual pleasure then takes her to another village where his family lives. There she discovers that Pandit is already married.

Pandit keeps her in his house and introduces her as a servant. He threatens that he will kill her daughter if she were to complain. For the sake of her child, Munni accepts her fate and becomes a mistress of Pandit. Pandit exploits abuses and humiliates her. He uses her to please his friends and bosses and makes her a prostitute.

Each day, Munni prays her child to grow up and rescue her from the bondage. As the child turns seven years, while playing in a field where a construction is happening, Umair falls into 40 feet deep bore well. Trying to locate her child, Munni searches all night. Pandit hardly cares about the child who has fallen in the bore well.

The in charge of the construction company offers Pandit 13000 rupees to keep quiet about the fallen child. Pandit locks Munni in the house and goes away.

Was the child saved? Was the life of Munni redeemed?

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