A Cambridge-educated writer's dream is to write a novel about India, in all it's vividness. One day, this writer, Kishen, returns back to India for his brother's wedding. He was planning on returning to England soon, but his brother's wife, Naina, caught his eye. At first, he excuses the lengthening of his stay to himself by believing that his interactions with Naina were helping him get the real vividness of India that he wanted to write about, but deep down, he may be developing feelings for Naina. It doesn't help that Naina's mother likes to put a little something in Kishen's food. This "poison" is most likely an aphrodisiac. Kishen's brother, Shiv, is having an affair, at least that's what Naina believes. One day, when Kishen and Shiv go out together for a meal, Shiv denies that he is having an affair, but does concede that if he did, it would be understandable, given how stifling the household is. Around the same time, Kishen is thinking about returning to England. His mother is supportive of this and asks for the application to be sent. However, after the application still hasn't come, Kishen realizes that Naina has been holding onto the application. She doesn't want him to go, and once she expresses this to Kishen, he rips up the application, a clear sign that he has feelings towards her. After Kishen's mother grows sick, Shiv suggests a doctor from England. The plan is for Kishen and his mother to go together to England. Naina is very much against this, explaining that the customs in England are different than that of India and there very well may be a chance that Kishen's mother dies on the trip there. Although Kishen has been holding onto the plane tickets dearly, he ends up ripping them up right in front of Naina's eyes.