The film begins with three brothers, Peter (Owen Wilson), Francis (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), who have not spoken to each other in years. Their father, Hal (Bill Murray), has arranged for them to travel together on the Darjeeling Limited, a famous Indian train, in an attempt to reconnect with each other and with their family's past.
The film begins with three brothers, Peter (Owen Wilson), Francis (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), who have not spoken to each other in years. Their father, Hal (Bill Murray), has arranged for them to travel together on the Darjeeling Limited, a famous Indian train, in an attempt to reconnect with each other and with their family's past.