Ratan Deb

After completing her MBBS, Irin unexpectedly arrives at a remote, network-less tea estate in Sylhet, where healthcare depends mostly on paracetamol. Her friend Mithu, an aspiring artist and architecture student, joins her from Dhaka. There, they discover the harsh realities of tea workers’ lives and meet Nandini, a bright girl who dreams of becoming a doctor. Together, they help her chase that dream.

In rural Bangladesh, young Kajal struggles with their gender identity while living with their mother Kohinoor and terminally ill grandmother. The sudden return of Kajal’s long-absent father, Javed, disrupts the fragile household, creating conflict between him and Kohinoor. Tensions deepen as Javed disapproves of Kajal’s cross-dressing and demands they be sent to boarding school, prompting Kajal to run away. Found ill but later recovering, Kajal learns Javed has left again, leaving only a bicycle as a parting gift. With their grandmother near death and their mother overwhelmed, Kajal defiantly pedals through the open fields wearing red lipstick—embracing a new chapter of self-discovery.