Set against the backdrop of the turbulent times that followed partition, the film recounts the story two men who meet on a train journey, two days prior to Gandhi's assassination.
Their experiences have led these men to embrace two different ideologies, and as the journey progresses, they spar over the merits of their respective worldviews.
Certain events during this fateful train ride will have a long-lasting influence on both these men, and at the end of it, a tragic news awaits them.