The story is based on real incidents set in the year 2003 - 2004 in the ravenous terrains of Buxar District of Bihar. It revolves around Rajiv Kumar, an IAS aspirant, Sankar Pandey, a young, harassed graduate, Jeans, a dreamy, folk singer who believes his fate awaits him in Mumbai and the revolution led by political leaders in Mumbai against Bihari migrants.
It displays the struggle of the three protagonists and how the atrocities of their lives force them to act against their true beliefs and values.