Exposing the hypocrisy , insecurity and selfish, motive -driven psychology of the so-called educated , liberated upper class, Mukhosh Nritya makes an ironical comment on their lofty claims to reform and uplift society. The play unfolds the variegated life stories of three college friends, who meet after many years. Noe middle -aged and well settled in their respective lives, they belong to the upper echelons of the society.

Riya is a housewife who spends her days in idle, self-centred activities, concerned only with her own beauty, leisure, and entertainment. Manisha is a feminist and social activist, bearing the mighty burden of women's emancipation on her shoulders.