1953年,年轻的考古学家Varun Shrivastav来到印度Manikpur的一个村庄探索古庙并住在当地一位地主的家里。地主的女儿Pakhi爱上了这位举止优雅的年轻考古学家,二人很快大得火热。但Varun最后还是做出了选择,他不辞而别离开了地主女儿Pakhi。Pakhi郁郁寡欢决定忘记他开始新的生活。直到有一天,当二人在机缘巧合下重逢,心碎、背叛、救赎大戏渐渐拉开大幕。就如最精彩的欧·亨利小说《最后一片叶子》中写的那样,世事无常,猜得到开始,想不到结尾。The year is 1953. A visiting archaeologist called Varun Shrivastav comes to the village of Manikpur in West Bengal to excavate the temple grounds of the local Zamindar. With knowledge and experience beyond his young demeanour, Varun greatly impresses the Zamindar and his family. Especially Pakhi, the Zamindar's feisty and only daughter, who finds herself irrevocably drawn towards him. But Varun isn't all he seems on the surface. And as the simmering attraction between him and Pakhi leads to a tender and deep love, he is forced to choose between her and his past. Making his choice, Varun disappears. Pakhi struggles to move on with her life, determined to forget him and their relationship. Until one day, when he returns under the most extraordinary circumstances. Inspired from O. Henry's "The Last Leaf", Lootera is the uplifting story of two lovers. Of heartbreak, betrayal... and ultimate redemption.