widow

Pagglait is about a newly married widow, Sandhya, who comes to terms with the unexpected death of her husband. As she craves for pepsi and chips in the isolation of her room, Sandhya cannot yet fathom the reason for her listless indifference to the situation, while outside her in-laws shed tears preparing for their son’s 13 day Shraadh ceremony ( a sendoff for the peaceful departure of the deceased soul in hindu customs). As Tayaji (uncle) explains, during this period, the soul sheds all its earthly bindings and takes on a new body to undertake the journey to the underworld.