Anand lives in Mumbai and returns to his native village after the death of his father. His mother, his discreet accomplice, tries to protect him from the family traditions. In the emotional turmoil stemming from this grief, he gradually grows closer to his childhood friend Balya, who is also single. Director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's largely autobiographical debut film, Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), is a discreet and sensitive perspective on grief and the quietly radical act of being queer in rural western India.
