家住加尔各答的梅格拉偶然得知她的祖母数十年前在东孟加拉（东巴基斯坦）的祖屋中被服侍多年的佣人谋杀，于是她决定只身前往孟加拉国首都达卡，展开一次寻根之旅。在她的故乡，她将面对谋害祖母的凶手的家人。电影讨论了孟加拉分裂及移民的历史问题，讲述了梅格拉在人性和现实之间面对的心理考验。 Meghla finds out her grandmother had been killed in her ancestral home in East Pakistan by a trusted retainer of the family. Many years after the tragedy, Meghla goes back to Dhaka to trace her roots and faces the murderer's family who now occupy her house. 'Maati' traces Meghla's trials with truth and humanity, while tackling issues of migration, human displacement and relationships.