PARDESI RE, written-produced-directed by Kewal Krishna, is all about Indians who depart from their motherland for lucrative opportunities abroad. “With PARDESI RE, I've tried to convey that you may get all the comforts on foreign soil, but what you don't get is your mother and motherland. In a nutshell, PARDESI RE is a bloodless patriotic film,” Kewal Krishna states.

Prabhakar (Ashutosh Rana), the protagonist of PARDESI RE, is a folk singer from Allahabad. He shoulders the responsibility of supporting his younger sister and elder brother, who comprise his only family. Life goes on as usual until one day he meets Ragini (Shruti Ulfat).

A group of NRIs in London invite well-known singers from India to perform in London every year. This year, their theme is folk singing and they send across Ragini, an FM RJ, to contact a famous folk singer and extend an invitation for the show on their behalf.

Ragini meets the singer, but realises that he doesn't deserve the honour. The man comes across as someone who's very greedy and thirsting for money. Ragini plans to return to London, but chances upon Prabhakar. She happens to overhear Prabhakar whilst he's singing a devotional song in a temple. She looks at him as a perfect son of the soil and extends her invitation to London.

However, Prabhakar refuses the invitation on grounds that he doesn't want to leave his motherland. But, later, he is forced by circumstances and personal constraints to accept the offer.

In London, Prabhakar stays with the President of the NRI group, called India Club. He is accorded with all necessities of life with perks, but is still not a happy man. That's because he sees that the President of India Club, despite living stylishly, has no time to spare for his family.

During this stay, Prabhakar meets Diya (Shama Sikander), the Club President's daughter. On further interaction with her, Prabhakar learns that Diya doesn't think highly of Indians. Prabhakar decides to confront Diya and during a debate, succeeds in showing Diya the true picture.

Diya subconsciously loses her heart to Prabhakar. On the other hand, even Ragini is impressed with Prabhakar's love for his motherland and finds herself drawn emotionally towards the talented singer. But before she could express her feelings, Diya proposes to Prabhakar.

Diya has never been to India. Hence, Prabhakar insists that she must at least make one visit to her motherland. Prabhakar also convinces Diya's father to come along, as he hasn't been to India for a very long period.

Once they touch Indian soil, the father seems to gather immense fascination for his native land and wishes to stay back forever, but Diya does not share the same enthusiasm. She wants to go back to U.K. What happens next?

PARDESI RE is slated for release in August 2002.