Now if you know anything about Bombay, you will not be surprised to know that Kini's landlord, Laxmikant Shah, was trying to get Kini out of the flat. Trying to evict tenants has become almost the prime function of landlords in this city. For tenants rarely leave rented premises voluntarily. The laws and the backlog of cases in our courts favour them. The infamous and quite foolish Rent Control Act prevents landlords from raising rents.
Tenants pay the same rent for decades.
Real estate is so expensive in the city that they cannot think of moving. So if the landlord wants his flat back, he cannot get it easily. Thus, he often resorts to threats and violence to get rid of his tenants. So it was with Kini and Shah. Now let's add some spice to this equation.