Born and raised in New Jersey, Krishnagopal Reddy (Deep Katdare) is handsome, athletic, and adventurous. The only son of immigrant Indian parents, he is driven by the need to fit in and shortens his name to ‘Kris’ while striving to become the best ‘American’ he can be. Accepted into the engineering program at the local State University, Kris eagerly departs for college in the hopes of finally living a normal ‘American’ life. During a college party, he falls for a beautiful Indian girl named Nina Shah (Purva Bedi). What follows is the story of a young man who learns about the intricacies of friendship and the frailty of the ties that bind us.