Sultana, a small town prostitute and her pimp Khudabaksh migrate to the metropolis; bringing with them their dreams and meagre belongings. Sultana goes about her bright and artful seductions but their business still collapses. Sultana’s loneliness and despair get objectified in her desire for a ‘salwaar’ that she needs to complete her black ensemble for the observance of mourning for Moharram.
