[1] A gang of bandits and their leader Jalan (Milind Soman) have chosen to live an independent life free from oppression in the wilderness and survive by plundering Silk Route travelers.

The bandits are suddenly caught unaware by the approach of a woman who calls herself Ushna (Mylene Jampanoi) who claims to know Jalan, having seen him in her dreams and asks him to let her come along.

She proves to be an excellent horse rider, riding alongside Jalan, claims to have seen the ocean, which is unseen and a subject of myth to the men.

Meanwhile, the merchants and travelers, seek the help of Yeti (Naseeruddin Shah), a mysterious wise man and the local protector, for protection against Jalan's group.

Ushna rejects this denial a second time saying she loves him too much and that she never does what she is supposed to and vanishes from sight as Yeti begins to gather his Chöd equipment's to capture her.

They board a subway train where she tells Jalan that she has been serving her Karma ever since, this is her fifth reincarnation and that she has remembered him in each one of them, right from her birth, with the pain of separation and her aeonian longing living on with her soul and finally now she can't stand it anymore.

In the morning they wake up to find Yeti who reminds them of the Laws of Karma and Impermanence and of the Buddha, "the one who can turn conflict into collaboration" and gives Jalan the symbolic White Flower.

[2] A writer for Frontline wrote that "The opening film Valley of Flowers by Pan Nalin, who also served as a jury member at Cinefan, had breathtaking mountainscapes as in his earlier Sam- sara".

[4] A critic from IANS wrote that "The opening film at the eighth Osian Cinefan Festival Of Asian Cinema, "Valley Of Flowers" fails to carry the audience with it.

[5] Track Listing 1 Ushna and Jalan (2:50) 2 The journey (1:44) 3 Ushna (2:59) 4 The Search (0:59) 5 Yeti (3:31) 6 Mountain Song (1:51) 7 The Gang (2:10) 8 The Chase (2:17) 9 Center of the Universe (2:13) 10 Nothing Lasts Forever (1:08) 11 Looking for Jalan (4:29) 12 Valley of Silence (2:56) 13 Mystery (2:03)10) 14 Demon's Hunt (1:10) 15 Love and Longing (1:13) 16 Not a Good Omen (1:35) 17 Together Again (2:18) 18 Travelling Beyond (1:08) 19 Magic Shadows (3:02) 20 Love Theme (5:08) 21 Bardo: Book of the Dead (3:33) 22 Ocean in the Bottle (5:19) 23 Valley of Flowers (End Title) (1:20) Total Duration: 56:56