Roshan orders Omar to tell him everything he knows about Sameer . The film then flashes back to September 1999 , when Omar begins his studies at the New York State University . He is befriended by his international student counselor Maya and learns that though she was born and raised in New York , she is fluent in Hindi because of her mother 's interest in Bollywood films . Omar also meets Sam , another Indian American who is also Muslim and fluent in Hindi due to the fact that his father is a professor of Indian studies . Over the next two years , all three become inseparable friends and gradually Omar falls in love with Maya . When Omar realises that she loves Sam , however , he distances himself from them both . Their carefree days finally end with the onset of 9/11
9/11
September 11 attacks
New York (2009 film)