The century-old Hotel Calcutta run by an Englishman, is under threat from land sharks who want to raze it and build a shopping mall. As the staff stare at uncertain times, a monk turns up at the hotel and prophesies that the hotel will still stand only if a wall of stories can be built. Peter Dutta-the manager-though a little unsure, is ready to give it a shot and begins looking for a storyteller. A painter, who has just stepped into the bar volunteers to tell the first story.