Kamli

The story of Kamli revolves around two women, Sakina and Hina living in a remote village, bound together in a relationship through Saqlain, a man missing since 8 years. Sakina’s reluctance to accept that her brother is no longer with them and her rigid idea that their lives must continue in the same way forever conflicts with Hina’s quiet discontent with an unfulfilled marriage with Saqlain and her loneliness as her youth flies by. Alas, Hina has no home other than Sakina’s overprotective abode and she finds escape in the fascinating stories Sakina narrates to her and in a late night radio show they both listen to. On the other hand, Sakina, blind herself, finds in Hina, a companion to look after, control and depend on. Sakina uses her moral/religious superiority to defend her odd family dynamics in front of the society.
Hina often strolls off to a nearby forest for a break from the mundane stillness of her life, finding solace in solitude and nature. Her forest catharsis turns upside down when she meets Amaltas, a mysterious, wandering photographer. Amaltas brings a sudden bolt of passion and hope in Hina’s life.
On another front, Zeenat, a melancholic artist and her unsympathetic husband Malik Nadir are the rich landlords of this village. Zeenat’s inability to conceive, her frustration with her dysfunctional marriage and her creative self-contempt paralleled drives her to a point where she starts orchestrating her husband's second marriage with Hina. It is a plan she must execute and she must convince Sakina that its time to let Hina go.
An unsuspecting Hina begins imagining a life with Amaltas as they fall in love. She starts distancing herself from Sakina ever so little, who in turn, starts smelling lies and secrets on her. Sakina doesn’t react until Zeenat comes forward with her proposal. It is then that Sakina feels deceived and decides to punish Hina, accusing her of disobeying God and dishonoring the family.
However, once Sakina calms down, she realizes that the arrow has already been shot and that it may be difficult to keep Hina anchored anymore. She decides to tell Hina about Saqlain’s death, a secret she has kept hidden all these years. She declares that she would allow Hina to marry Malik Nadir but only after completing the traditional period of mourning for widows, during which she locks her up.
Hina is torn and driven mad by the despair of losing Amaltas, the grief of Saqlain’s death, Sakina’s betrayal and the fear of Zeenat's plan materializing. With the little resolve she has still left in her, she decides to fight destiny and the decisions imposed upon her but is met with the most unfortunate end.