Saurabh Pal

Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots — unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.

When professional ambitions clash with personal feelings for a modern-day couple, a love story from a bygone era may offer some wisdom.