名為何物？譬若玫瑰：任改其名，其香如故。名字變作米杜與謝茜，羅密歐與茱麗葉的現代愛情悲劇，超越文學的翩翩想像，沾上現實的點點鮮血。一宗母親對「逆婚」女兒處以死刑的新聞，令荷里活導演泰森辛回歸出身的印度土地，以電影叩問榮譽謀殺的駭人傳統。放下極繁主義奇幻奢侈的筆觸，取旁遮普邦民族風格，首尾以詩歌詠頌不屈愛情；可惜羅密歐只是詩人的麥加，種姓階級差距與貧富懸殊的障礙一日未破除，或許只有於死亡裏，愛情才能成為信仰。

In 1996 Punjab, India, Canadian-born Jassi falls in love with Mithu, a rickshaw driver beneath her social status. Their attraction is pure and unconditional, but is it strong enough to fight the dictates imposed by Jassi’s family and Punjabi society?