ABCD (which stands for American Born Confused Desi) is a look into the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and their struggles to find a common ground between two very disparate cultures. Through the relationships and conflicts between a traditional Indian mother played by Madhur Jaffrey and her two adult American raised children, ABCD explores the emotional consequences of growing up without a firm cultural identity. Nina is rebelling against conservative Hindu values and detests the custom of arranged marriages, her brother Raj has agreed to such a marriage and feels affection but not love towards Teja, his intended bride, and their mother, Anju, is trying to cling to her children by controlling their lives
