Life is not easy. And is not permanent. But the experiences and emotions that we acquire through our lives are unique to each person. It is these that go on to define our personalities and thereby influence the decisions that we will make in our lifetime.

Sometimes, by quirk of fate, a decision that we make goes on to entwine other people's lives and destinies with our own. Then we are compelled to play along passively as our lives unfold before us!

Rewa, Dhruv, Sia and Saahil are four such people, whose lives got entangled at various levels due to a twist of fate. Rewa and Sia were best of friends, having known each other since they met in kindergarten. They were similar in so many ways... and yet different too. While Sia was ambitious and career oriented, Rewa was more of romantic, looking forward to a blissful life with a husband and children.

Her dreams crystallized in Dhruv, whom she fell in love with and married. Everyone expected Sia to follow suit, especially Saahil, who had proposed to Sia three times already. But Sia was clear - just like men need to be settled in their careers before they get married, so too should women. Saahil would have to wait...

Filhaal is all about how unpredictable life is. It doesn't announce itself... It just happens.You can't control what happens. You can only live it ... one moment at a time...And smile... for the moment...Because marriage is not the end of the love story, it is the BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW ONE...

A character sketch of the principal characters of Filhaal:

Tabu plays Rewa, a girl of about 27 years. She is warm and emotional, with a deep sensitive side. For her, the relationships with her dear ones are most important in life's scheme of things. She is a loving wife, as well as a friend to her husband Dhruv. They share a warm, intimate relationship that deepens as they look forward to having a child. Sia, Rewa's best friend since they were little girls, is the other important person in Rewa's life. Rewa is a loyal and devoted friend - emotionally in sync with Sia. She wishes Sia too would get married eventually and often talks to her about it. Rewa unlike Sia however, is quite an introvert, silent and subtle. Even when life twists and turns around her, she is steely in her resolve and her convictions.

Sushmita Sen plays Sia in Filhaal, a warm, effervescent girl of about 27 years. She is instinctive and spontaneous... living life to the fullest, every moment of it. She is a loyal and devoted friend too, to Rewa, ever since she can remember. She lives all of Rewa's turning points in life, with her. Rewa's marriage to Dhruv and their dreams of having a child, Sia shares all their joys and excitement as if they were her own. Then there's Saahil... who is also her own. She loves him dearly but for reasons inexplicable to her and especially Saahil, she postpones or avoids the topic of marriage. She wants to establish herself in her career as a photographer first; for fear that she may have to compromise it later for her marriage. There is a child in her that endears her to all the people around her. And when fate takes a turn she takes it head-on, as the child in her watches in wondrous amazement

Sanjay Suri plays Dhruv, a young man of about 29 years. He is gentle, loving, decent and caring. Very much a self-made man, a successful garment exporter at that. Very much the cosmopolitan man, he is a responsible yet understanding husband to Rewa and more importantly, her friend too. He has a tender side that surfaces in the course of their dreams to have a baby. He nurtures Rewa, pampers her. And when she hurts, he comforts her. He hurts too, when life turns on him. And he's not ashamed of his tears. Rewa's tears however, are far more precious to him. And he makes sure that he does nothing to hurt her... but always understand her and support her.

Palash Sen is Saahil, the fourth corner in this square of relationships. He is also a soft, sensitive man, deeply in love with Sia and not afraid to express it, several times. He is also the understanding 21st century man, supportive of his woman's decisions, even though he may not agree with all of them. He is patient and understanding, and has a silent strength within him, because he believes in his love for Sia. He knows it can withstand any surprise fate may throw at it. So much so that he is the only member of his family, left behind in India, because that's where his love lives. And he has a toy factory... because he loves children!