 The film showcases a day in the life of a six-year-old child, Pikoo, in the backdrop of his mother's extramarital affair.Satyajit Ray was approached by the freelance producer Henri Fraise to make a film.Ray said in his biography that, when Henri Fraise approached him to make a film, he briefed Ray by saying "[...] you can place your camera at your window and shoot the house next-door—we will accept that."