In India, unfortunately prejudice has taken deep roots in the form of an obsession with fair skin, especially with regards to women. 'Pinky Beauty Parlour' is an engaging, entertaining, simple, poignant and ultimately tragic tale of the repercussions this obsession for fairer skin has on a human mind, families and society in general. It is a touching journey of two sisters lives, Pinky and Bulbul, who run a beauty parlor in the by-lanes of Banaras, the holiest of cities in India. The story starts one morning when Bulbul's body is found hanging from the ceiling fan in the parlor. As Inspector Jata Shankar and the somewhat slow Constable Sami Akhtar, starts the investigation in their own quirky ways, we enter a unique colorful world of a beauty parlor, and are drawn into a complex and engaging story of inter-mingled loyalties and insecurities. Also leaving a timely message for the audience to take home and chew on.