Jodi McFadden

À Chicago, dans les années vingt, Roxie Hart, une jeune femme qui rêve de monter sur la scène de l'Onyx Club, est accusée du meurtre de son amant indélicat et envoyée en prison. Derrière les barreaux, elle retrouve celle qu'elle admire, Velma Kelly, une chanteuse de jazz condamnée pour avoir tué son mari et sa sœur, pris en flagrant délit d'adultère. Le très populaire avocat Billy Flynn va brillamment plaider leur cause et attirer l'attention des médias sur ces deux jeunes femmes à la superbe voix. Roxie, dont Billy a fait l'emblème de la naïveté abusée, devient en quelque temps une véritable star à Chicago…

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....