Sucha Singh est chauffeur de bus dans le Pendjab. Tous les jours, sa femme Balo lui prépare son déjeuner.

The film depicts the life of a truck driver Sucha Singh and his wife Balo. Balo has to get Sucha Singh's food ready every day, walk a long distance through the fields and wait for him on the highway as he drives past the village. He leads an independent life, playing cards with his friends and spending time with his mistress, and comes home only once a week. However, he expects his wife to play the traditional role of a devoted wife. One day Balo gets late, trying to save her sister from the advances of a lecherous villager. Sucha Singh is angry, and drives away without his food. She decides to wait for him until nightfall.

De vrouw van buschauffeur Sucha Singh wacht elke dag lange tijd bij de halte met zijn brood. Als haar jongere zus wordt aangerand is ze te laat bij de halte en rijdt Sucha woedend door. Ze blijft bij de halte wachten tot de nacht valt.