"Widows are bad luck. Everyone knows that!"

An unexpected phone call shatters Indian immigrant Tasneem Zain’s idyllic family life in Sydney, Australia. Her husband has been in a terrible accident. Doctors aren’t sure if he’ll make it. When Ali dies, Tasneem’s social status changes overnight and she becomes a social pariah. She's also expected to live out the rest of her life alone.

But life has something unexpected in store for Tasneem.