When parents get their children married, it is not just about extending their family to a new person but also the hope of taking their family lineage forward, especially for the family of the groom.
An ideal daughter-in-law is expected to take over the responsibilities of taking care of the house and the parents. But what would the definition of ideal in-laws be? Is there even one?
An Army man is always prepared to die but is his family equally prepared at all times? A wife of an army officer already knows she is her husband's second love, the first being his love for his country but what happens when he succumbs to his first love? Is she prepared to let him go?
What happens to the relationships of his wife with his family? Will she still be family to them or a stranger they are willing to distance themselves from or even worse live like just another help in the house for the rest of her life.
Kesar is the story of a family, that not only glorifies the pride a family takes in having a son who serves the country but also has a completely different view towards the otherwise stereotypical relationship between a daughter-in-law and in-laws.