Rajkamal firmly brings homosexuality to the forefront, a bold move for his time. Priya and Shirin, both queer, form part of a muddled psychological and emotional nexus that overwhelms Nirmal’s inner world. He is likened to Goethe’s Mephisto, Shakespeare’s Othello and Bronte’s Heathcliff for his bestiality. Nirmal’s violation of Kalyani’s daughter, Priya, reinforces his own confused identity and his ineptitude of connecting with women in a healthy manner.