Sikandar Raza is a 14 year old schoolboy in Kashmir. Ever since his
parents were killed by militants 10 years back, he has lived with his
aunt and uncle, in a small town in Kashmir. All Sikandar's desires
revolve around the happiness of his foster parents, and getting the
ball into the goal on the football field. One day, on his way home from
a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path.
Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, the 14 year old
Nasreen, Sikandar picks up the gun, and thus begins a journey into the
darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes
Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in
to the lure of the gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar
gets embroiled further and further in situations beyond his control,
and people get killed. At first it seems that the happenings occurring
alongside Sikandar's predicament are not connected. But, as layer upon
layer unravels, it becomes clear that Sikandar is the innocent victim
in a game being played out between the militants, the army, the peace
bartering politicians and the religious heads of the little Kashmiri
town.
The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a shocking revelation.