The Music Room is less of an examination of a single rich man than of a dying Bengali landowning class, itself a symbol for what was about to vanish from Indian culture in the post-Independence drive toward modernisation. An intensely moving portrait of a highly-detached man whose passion for music and its attendant quest for respect from his peers is his eventual undoing as he ultimately sacrifices both his family and wealth whilst trying to retain them.
Synopsis: An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.