As the monsoon rains loom in director Mira Nair's romantic drama, Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah) and his extended family reunite for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter Aiditi (Vasundhara Das) in New Delhi. As wedding preparations proceed, five stories intersect, highlighting different aspects of love and crossing boundaries of class and continent. The long-guarded secrets that emerge threaten to tear the family apart.