Qala

QALA (Triptii Dimri) is from a renowned musical family and she has a nice voice, but her singer mother won't give her the time of day. That dynamic sets in motion a tragic outcome for all involved. All Qala wants is her cruelly withholding mother's praise and approval. Soon Mom (Swastika Mukherjee) discovers a poor young singer named Jagan (Babil Khan), who sings with passion and lives for music. Mom takes him in and calls him her son even though he's of a lower caste. Qala grows increasingly frustrated by the rejection. Just as he's about to record for a famous film music producer, Jagan falls ill and seems to permanently lose his voice. Tragedy ensues. Qala makes the recording instead, her mother kicks her out, and the producer sexually exploits the now homeless girl. Fame and wealth come but Qala becomes more and more depressed and isolated, weeping before recording sessions and still desperate for her estranged mother's approbation. We finally learn that Qala has reason to feel guilty about a terrible deed she did.