The entire history of India and the magic of the Maharajahs through the story of a necklace...

Love affairs, mysteries, conspiracies, murders, all of the ingredients for a fascinating novel produced by an unfettered imagination are in this film. Yet it all really happened...

In 1928, the Maharajah of Patiala, a Sikh State in the Punjab, left for Paris with trunks filled with precious gems. He headed to Place Vendôme in Paris and Cartier’s, to transform the stones into jewels. This collector of Rolls Royce’s, of women and of children (he had 88) wanted the most beautiful necklace, which he obtained…

Composed of 2930 diamonds, including the famous yellow "De Beers" (234 carats), it finally adorned his neck, where its fascinating story begins. This story involves the Maharajah’s family and the history of India: Independence in 1947, the partition, the terrible exodus that followed, the greatness and the fall of the Maharajahs... In 1974, the necklace that had been last worn in 1948 disappeared with its “De Beers” diamond. That’s when the treasure hunter of the house of Cartier set off in search of it...