Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Dreams Across Borders
Two strangers pursue different reasons for going to Canada. Their meeting at the passport office and reunion at the airport establish an uneasy connection.
Key Events
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Citizenship Marriage Ambition — A Jat villager hopes to marry a Canadian woman and obtain Canadian citizenship.
Location: Punjab village
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Fashion Study Dream — A modern woman plans to travel to Canada to study fashion design.
Location: India
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Passport Office Meeting — The two future housemates meet while completing passport paperwork.
Location: Passport office
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Pretended Hand Injury — The villager pretends to have an injured writing hand because he cannot understand English.
Location: Passport office
A Costly Shared Home
Quarrels and deception complicate the pair's encounters. A robbery leaves the woman without enough money, forcing her into a cheaper shared apartment.
Key Events
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Airport Reunion — The pair unexpectedly meet again at the airport.
Location: Airport
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Repeated Quarrels — Their relationship becomes argumentative because of the villager's repeated lies.
Location: Various public places
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Search For Accommodation — The woman searches for suitable accommodation after arriving in Canada.
Location: Residential neighborhood
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ATM Robbery — Two thugs rob the woman while she withdraws money from an ATM.
Location: ATM
The Failed Marriage Scheme
A Canadian visitor creates a possible route to citizenship, leading to a proposal plan. The plan collapses when she leaves for social service, and both tenants are evicted.
Key Events
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Forced Shared Apartment — After losing her money, the woman moves into a cheaper apartment shared with the villager.
Location: Shared apartment
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Canadian Visitor Arrives — A Canadian woman arrives at the house as the property owner's step-daughter.
Location: Shared house
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Marriage Proposal Scheme — The woman encourages the villager to propose to the Canadian visitor.
Location: Shared house
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Social Service Departure — The villager abandons the proposal plan after learning that the visitor will leave for social service in Africa.
Location: Shared house
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Eviction From House — The property owner throws both tenants out of the house.
Location: Shared house
Saving Apna Chulha
The pair find work at separate restaurants and discover the owners' separation and financial crisis. They cooperate to reunite the couple and protect the business.
Key Events
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Separate Restaurant Jobs — The pair begin working at two different Apna Chulha restaurants.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurants
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Marital Separation Revealed — They learn that the restaurant owners are married but currently separated.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurant
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Bank Repossession Threat — The bank threatens to repossess the restaurant because six property payments remain unpaid.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurant
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Reconciliation Plan — The pair devise a plan to reconcile the separated owners and save the restaurant.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurant
Love And Return
Their unspoken affection is threatened by the woman's fiancé. After a painful misunderstanding in India, the truth allows the villager to make a final proposal.
Key Events
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Restaurant Marriage Repaired — Their reconciliation allows the restaurant's financial problem to be addressed.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurant
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Unspoken Romance — The pair gradually fall in love but refuse to openly acknowledge their feelings.
Location: Apna Chulha restaurant
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Fiancé Arrives — The woman's fiancé arrives to take her to India for their planned marriage.
Location: Restaurant
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Journey To India — The villager travels to India hoping to bring the woman back into his life.
Location: India
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Apparent Marriage Loss — He believes the woman has married and is left heartbroken.
Location: India
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Truth About Separation — The former fiancé reveals that he and the woman separated and that she is still single.
Location: India
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Final Proposal — The villager runs to propose to the woman after learning that she remains unmarried.
Location: India
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Happy Ending — The couple reunite and live happily ever after.
Location: India
Jatt is a mischievous lovable sort of a guy whilst Juliet is the typical Punjabi modern day girl. Sparks fly when their paths cross on their way to Canada due to their different outlook on life. But as faith brings them together time and time again their hatred for each slowly turns into friendship only to realize its true meaning when they get separated. Will life give them one more chance to prove their love for each other or will they continue to be at loggerheads?