Inside a posh Mumbai high-rise, the Maliks pride themselves on how well they treat their domestic help Nancy. They have fed, clothed and educated her. But Nancy aspires to a life of her own.

When she suddenly runs away to get married and returns to ask for her job back, the polite facade of the household shifts. Outside, a strike by sanitation workers chokes the building.

Who is truly in control when the invisible pillars of a household decide to crumble? Name, Place, Animal, Thing is a story of family, loyalty, class, and belonging inside a modern Mumbai apartment.