The story begins in a public square in New Delhi On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent appears before an Indian street artist known locally as PK & asks him to paint her portrait
- it is an encounter that will change their lives irrevocably PK was not born in the city He grew up in a small remote village on the edge of the jungle in East India & his childhood as an untouchable was one of crushing hardship He was forced to sit outside the classroom during school would watch classmates wash themselves if they came into contact with him & had stones thrown at him when he approached the village temple According to the priests PK dirtied everything that was pure & holy But had PK not been an untouchable his life would have turned out very differently This is the remarkable true story of how love & courage led PK to overcome extreme poverty caste prejudice & adversity
- as well as a 7000-mile adventure-filled journey across continents & cultures
- to be with the woman he loved