خلاصه داستان : داستان این اقتباس، درباره‌ی پزشکی است که متوجه آلودگی شدید آب‌های مقدس یک شهر می‌شود. با این حال، به دلیل وابستگی اقتصادی مردم به این آب‌ها، هشدارهای او نادیده گرفته می‌شود.

Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.

خلاصه داستان : گوگول آمریکایی الاصل، پسر مهاجر هندی، علیرغم عدم تمایل خانواده اش به کنار گذاشتن روش های سنتی خود، می خواهد در میان هموطنان نیویورکی خود جا بیفتد....

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.