The Cloud and the Man is the story of Manik - a loner by nature and asocial by choice. He lives with his ailing father who is nothing more than an alarm clock to him. Manik leads an uneventful life which revolves around his plants, his strays, a spider, ants and the house lizard. Manik's father passes away one day and Manik is served a month's notice to vacate the rented house. Just when the world around him starts to fall apart, Manik meets someone that would change his life for good. He meets a cloud. Initially mistaking the cloud as a stalker, Manik soon discovers his folly. What unfolds is the most unique love story between a cloud and a man. The surreal romance brings out a new Manik in him and propels him into a roller coaster journey of faith, betrayal, belief and warmth.