On the eve of the monsoons‎,‎ in a remote indian village‎,‎ kavita gives birth to a baby girl‎.‎ But in a culture that favors sons‎,‎ the only way for kavita to save her newborn daughter‎'‎s life is to give her away‎.‎ It is a decision that will haunt her and her husband for the rest of their lives‎,‎ even after the arrival of their cherished son‎.‎Halfway around the globe‎,‎ somer‎,‎ an american doctor‎,‎ decides to adopt a child after making the wrenching discovery that she will never have one of her own‎.‎ When she and her husband‎,‎ krishnan‎,‎ see a photo of the baby with the gold‎-flecked eyes from a mumbai orphanage‎,‎ they are overwhelmed with emotion‎.‎ Somer knows life will change with the adoption but is convinced that the love they already feel will overcome all obstacles‎.‎