Meenakshi Iyer is riding aboard a bus with her nine-month old son, Santanam. With them is a Muslim named Raja Chowdhary, a wildlife photographer who was introduced to her through a common friend before boarding the bus. Because Meenakshi is traveling alone with her infant, Raja takes on the responsibility of looking after her and everyone on the bus assumes them to be a couple. When the bus is stopped by an angry mob of Hindu extremists on the prowl for Muslims, a chill runs down Raja’s spine. Born and brought up in an orthodox Brahmin family, Meenakshi is frightened to learn of Raja’s religious background and tries to distance herself from him. But fate has other ideas …