When Chand (Preity Zinta) journeys from India to Canada to marry a man she has never met, her dreams of a new life seems to be coming true. Chand's idyllic world is shattered when her arranged marriage takes a sudden violent turn. Trapped between tradition and the desire to be happy, Chand retreats into a parallel mythical world. But when myth and reality collide, Chand's new life changes for ever as she is forced to chose between duty and freedom.