Crisscross 2018

Suzy is a freelance graphic designer who can’t seem to land steady work, and when she does, payment is rarely on time. As a single mother, she fights to put food on the table and ensure her son gets a good education, all while wolves and vultures circle her day and night, testing her resilience at every turn.

Meher is an aspiring actress taking small roles and auditioning for better parts, often facing humiliation in the process. She also carries the heavy responsibilities of a widowed mother and a sickly brother, with money that never seems to arrive when she needs it most, forcing her to juggle dreams with survival.

Miss Sen stands as a successful, independent businesswoman whose ruthless ambition fuels her career—but it also strains her personal life. She has separated from her husband and daughter, and as her business faces a storm, a sequence of wrong moves culminates in a shocking revelation that explains the eerie downturn in her world.

Rupa is a timid middle-class housewife living under the weight of constant abuse from her in-laws. Her mother-in-law’s blame over infertility, her husband’s frequent bickering, and the unwanted advances of a troublesome brother-in-law create a hard, isolating reality. Everything shifts when she learns she has a terminal disease, forcing a reevaluation of her life and future.

Ira is a successful and independent photojournalist who must navigate the pressures of a demanding career while maintaining a caring but priority-heavy relationship with her boyfriend, who wants to marry her, adding urgency and tension to her choices.

The five women’ stories run crisscross through the tapestry of Kolkata, intersecting in ways that ripple across each other’s lives, reshaping what they endure and what they dare to dream.