Mumbai- once a cluster of villages connected by the sea, is being reshaped with modern bridges and land reclamation projects. This development demands a sacrifice- the burial of the old world with its indigenous people- the Kolis, who lived in deep harmony with the sea. Their ways of living- their fishing practices, and their ferry transportation system which connected these villages are rendered obsolete.

Lost Songs Of Sundari follows the Koli myth of a legendary ferryboat, and its ferrywoman- who guided people across creeks, long before these monstrous bridges existed. Through the perspectives of a woman recounting Sundari’s tale, an aging ferry operator who runs the Versova-Madh ferry, and a young child witnessing the changes, the film explores how progress, while practical, has disconnected a community bound by tradition and the sea. Now, Sundari lives on only in songs and stories, her memory overshadowed by urbanization, and soon that fate awaits the Koli community itself.