Coming from Ray during a period when he was doing the Apu trilogy and Jalsaghar, this is a bit of a letdown. It's a modern fable with elements of magic realism, as a just-laid-off bank clerk finds a stone than turns iron into gold. Even though the movie is very simple, it's pleasant to watch and has a few moments of elegance. The Shankar score is nice, too. I didn't care for the humor, though. It isn't as grating as Indian comedies usually are, but it still isn't that funny most of the time