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fishermen earn their bread by dint of hard labor, going deep into the
sea. Mahadev is one of them. He lives with his mother and eight-year-old
daughter, Sumati. On one of his forays, he catches along with the fish,
some seashells and an oyster. The shells are cleaned and given to his
daughter, who worships them because her grandmother told her it would
ward off evil.
Seeing the oyster, Sumati is filled with joy. But there is a surprise
in store for her when her father breaks the oyster to reveal a shining
pink pearl. Sumati keeps it in the prayer room. It is supposed to bring
the family good luck. To prove the point, Mahadev wins a lottery.
Lalita and Nitu are Sumati's friends. Lalita's father, Bhabesh, is a goldsmith,
a greedy man with a shady reputation. He wants the pearl at any cost and
hires goons to kidnap Sumati. Mahadev agrees to give them the pearl in
order to get his daughter back. But the pink pearl brings Bhabesh nothing
but bad luck. Lalita falls seriously ill. Bhabesh himself slips from a
high embankment and breaks his hip. And so he decides to return the pearl
to Mahadev and begs his forgiveness.
Mahadev decides to get rid of the pearl to avoid more problems. This causes
great anguish to Sumati as her father is determined to throw it into the
sea. But then, a miracle occurs.
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