During the making of Mother India, Nargis is trapped in a circle of flames and Sunil Dutt risks his life to save her. They recuperate together, and fall in love. After being in a long and futile relationship with Raj Kapoor, Nargis finally find and anchor in Dutt. What follows a quiet wedding on 11 March 1958 are years of to getherness, the joys of three children, but also days of pain and heartbreak: financial trouble, Nargis s illness, Sanjay s addiction to drugs. Darlingji, as they often addressed each other, is a probing yet affectionate biography of two extraordinary people and their love for each other.