Ghosh re-tells the story of Nalak and Buddha as he plays his new game.

Intellectual unrest of a promising filmmaker compels him to act like a child. He along with a kid plays hide and seek, whereas a troupe of people engrosses this amusement- Monisha Koirala (Prasenjit’s Wife), Raima Sen (a costume designer) and Shankar Chakravarthy( director’s friend).

A pupil named Abhirup (Akashneel Dutta Mukherjee) gets excited when a director (Prasenjit) chooses him for his film. He forces the maker to run off as his parents disagree. Raja (Prasenjit), hungry to see the exact Nalak quickly gives in. Thus, ‘Khela’ by Rituporno Ghosh starts on the screen.

Shila (Monisha) portrays a suffocating interior of a hermit’s home. She decides to walk off as bitterness grows in their relationship. Raja almost a loner like Buddha overlooks the whole matter and gets busy with his craft. Abhirup, chosen to play the role of Nalak gradually discovers an idol in Raja during shoot. Intensely influenced Nalak opts to stay back with his master rather going back to his mother.

According to the story of Nalak- after spending a whole day in Search of Buddha disappointed Nalak finally gives up. He returns to his mother leaving a lotus as an offering to Buddha. Nevertheless, Ghosh is a director who is never satisfied with the established characters and pens down to re-shape. Therefore, the twist in the story arrives.

As the kid falls sick during the shoot, the director packs-up without shooting a scene. Hence, he settles down for less. He takes the unwell child to his wife to heal. Thus, the follower brings his master back home and returns to his too. Slowly the viewer finds out a Nalak in the mature creator. Last but not the least, the caterpillars, collected by little Nalak for his director transform into colourful butterflies as the characters reconcile. Alike the lotus those butterflies are bestowed upon their wish to move on.

• Disappointents- Raima assists the story to a good extent but the screen gets drenched with her tears. Chanting of Mantras in the background while zooming slowly into two kids having ‘foochka’ on a street was quite similar to Ekta Kapoor’s. Ananya has done a good job but unfortunately, her voice never gels with Monisha’s persona. Hiding a child for nearly two months for a film-shooting in a media aware society was very much ‘filmi’.