If Amitabh-Tabu relationship is taken for the main-plot ,Amitabh--Sexy rapport is aptly esteemed as the sub-plot. One is subtly complementary to the other. The 64-year old Buddha falling in love with a 34-year old woman ,when tormented by his ungoverned emotions, takes emotional respite to the little girl of his grand-daughter age who, by her talks, philosophises his imperatives. When the news of her end reaches Buddha, he is as helpless as one in a fast moving boat without the boatman.