They called the neighborhood Bodhon Lane because of the first lantern that had been lit there, decades ago, when refugees arrived after the river swallowed a village. The lamp was said to call people out of sleep and into truth. By morning, lovers confessed, thieves returned what they'd stolen, and mothers found missing children. The lane kept its light, though the original lamp had been replaced three times and the truth had learned to speak with different voices.

The primary antagonists are ( Indrasish Roy ), a ruthless local rowdy, and his father Satyaprakash Chowdhury ( Loknath Dey ), a powerful and corrupt local MP. Key Themes