Story Plots In Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Learning A Masterpiece | Under Lens

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda can be divided into seven main plots/subplots. Some of these are fiction/gossip, some of these reflect reality and some are half-truth half-fiction.

Jamuna and Tanna’s love: Jamuna and Tanna are in a very delicate relationship. Sometimes it seems to be mutual and sometimes it seems to be Jamuna’s obsession. Jamuna, in her adolescent age, needs an emotional support. Tanna provides her solace. But when Tanna recedes away she needs someone else.

Jamuna and Manek’s romance: When Jamuna is alone, she seeks comfort in Manek’s company. For her Manek is nothing more than an escape route. What Manek looks out for in this relationship. Is it for real or he is imagining himself in someone else’s shoes? Even with this ambiguity, Jamuna’s weakness is exposed.

Jamuna’s marriage: From the outset, Jamuna’s marriage is a compromise with the situation she is in after her relationship with Tanna ends. But her need for emotional support is still there. Ramdhan, in a tricky way, provides her comfort. What exactly happened between the two is unknown to others and this part of the story is largely based on gossips and Manek’s imagination.

Tanna’s astuteness: Tanna’s sincerity towards his father and relationships acted as the background for the entire film. He turns down marriage proposal for the sake of his father who hardly gives him a damn. He takes up responsibility and shows immense character. He even turns down Jamuna’s adulterous advances at a later point.

Lily’s voyeurism: Lily was in a complex situation – between a broken relationship and a marriage. She is not in a state of mind where she can conceive the idea of new relationship. While the groom is at doorstep, she doesn’t know what to do. The wave of fresh air, though for a moment, allows her to get rid of the mental block and embrace new future.  

Satti’s life: Perhaps the only story which had no element of fiction. A poor girl who devotes herself to Manek falling for his goodness. However, as circumstances dictated Manek’s frailty, a typical middle class attribute, she despite of being most deserving gets nothing in the end.   

Manek’s Epilogue: Manek, in the story, evolves as a weak character. In the end he accepts his helplessness with grace and ponders what would have happened otherwise. At that juncture, he meets Satti again. His past haunts his present and he realizes how gross his mistake was. The subplot ends on a open note. We don’t know what Manek does in the end? Does Satti gets a better life? Though a small but a defining ray of light is there. That’s what Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda means. The weakest link but the greatest hope.