Mrs. Iyer and her infant son are traveling to Kolkata with the help of photographer Rajah. When religious tensions flare up and the bus travelers become stranded under martial law, she makes a choice to save him that entwines their lives.

Rahul Bose
as Jehangir "Raja" Chowdhury

Konkona Sen Sharma
as Meenakshi S. Iyer

Bhisham Sahni
as Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Surekha Sikri
as Najma Ahmed Khan

Sunil Mukherjee
as Bungalow caretaker

Anjan Dutt
as Cohen

Esha Chauhan
as

Kalyan Ray
as

P.P. Bajaj
as

Rahul Mulani
as