Graham Dashwood is a judge, who was raised in India. On retirement he returns to India and stays at The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He is a charming man, who embraces the culture of his childhood. The other guests are attracted to him and he quickly becomes a leader of the group. Several of the women, in particular, seem drawn to him. All wonder where he secretly goes each day.He reveals that he is gay, and tells of a long-ago lover in Jagpur. He and the young Indian man were discovered in their relationship. His lover was condemned by the community and Graham, to his own shame, stood back and took no action to defend him. Is it too late to right the wrongs of the past?