Suffocating in the small-town world of his parents, Vijay is desperate to escape
to the raw energy of Bombay in the early 1990s. His big chance arrives
unexpectedly when the family servant, Raju, is recruited by a right-wing
organization. As a result of an article he writes about the increasing power of
sectarian politicians, Vijay gets a job in a small Bombay publication, "The
Indian Secularist," There he meets Rustom Sorabjee -- the inspirational founder
of the magazine who opens Vijay's eyes to the damage caused to the nation by the
mixing of religion and politics.
A year after his arrival in Bombay, Vijay is caught