A married woman abandons her husband. She wanders in the night through the city. One of her points of solace is an old church where the nuns are in a spiritual world of their own. They follow one another in the long passage chanting their prayers. There is a shadow of doubt on the face of the wandering woman. Will she go back? The film tries to capture the mood of the place that ultimately influences the woman to shape her future.

A man leaves his house. Another applies for leave in his office. A third finishes his tea. Another gets himself shaved. All four are fresh entrants in the world of crime; kidnapping to be more precise. But the father of the kidnapped boy refuses to pay up. The son has already played this trick before and collected good ransom. The father does not believe this time it is a real thing. The kidnappers get desperate. The son has an idea. The plot thickens.

The city is in the grip of communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims. An old Hindu man and an old Muslim man, unknown to, and independent of each other, are searching for their lost sons. After a night long futile search, while returning home, they come across a pool of blood on a bridge and sit down beside it, brooding.

Ambika has just come to know that she has failed once again, and she will not be given any more chances. At first, Ambika is relieved to get away. She leaves the city for her home in another city. The chaotic state of her mind and the fear of facing her parents, makes her spend the night out in the city, which at first, provides her with a sense of release. But very soon the city takes over and her confusions return even more intensely this time.

A cynical young man and a romantic young woman encountered each other on a night bus journey. Each spins a story around the other. It turns out that she is going to meet someone, she has never seen before. He is apprehensive. She herself is not so sure...

Barkha returns to her parents house. Her arrival brings some relief and confusion in Chaman's life. Chaman, now in her mid-twenties is stuck in a small town milieu. A third childhood friend, Rekha is waiting to get married. And there is a skein of wool, that has to be knitted fast to make Barkha's husband happy.

Madhu and his mother go to Naik wada for 'Haldi Kunku'. Naik bai insults Madhu's mother. Madhu's mother pawns her jewelry and performs a big Haldi Kunku inviting Naik bai. She completes her revenge by offering her Haldi Kunku with the entire ritual and shows her that she is also capable of doing it richly. The next year when Madhu's mother is invited, life is not the same any more...

When Suman has to go to her mother's house, Bharat asks her to write which she refuses saying that he doesn't know how to keep it to himself. Bharat promises to find the right place for it. She is adamant but writes nonetheless and Bharat has to keep his promise now. And so begins his search for his corner in the space that belongs to many.

A small lodge in Pune. Managed by a stern landlady, it houses an old man on the verge of becoming senile. Caught in a time wrap, he is slowly losing touch with reality. He is alone and everyone around him seems to have had enough of him. As time stops for him, for the rest of them, life goes on.

Set in 1930, the film is about young Mathura , a child widow who is brought back to her maternal home. It is the story of her coming to terms with the changed reality and her trying to find her own voice in the face of uncertainty. 'Dwijaa' is loosely adapted from 'Magey Valoon' (Looking Back) an autobiography of Dr. Mathutai Athaley.