Movie Story : In present-day Lucknow, a stingy, elderly man named Mirza Chunnan Nawab clings to a crumbling old mansion while his tenants pay next to nothing in rent. Among them is Bankey Rastogi, a sharp-witted and opportunistic young man who sees the decaying property as a way to get ahead. Their constant bickering over money, the house, and who truly holds the upper hand becomes a sharp satire of greed and class.