The story revolves around three friends, Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput), Omi (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Raj Kumar Yadav), who want to start some business. While Ishaan is an ex district level cricketer who was a victim of politics in the cricketing space, Omi is the nephew of a Hindu politician who funds their business and Govind is a nerd who is the mastermind behind starting a sports shop and also a sports academy. Together they open a sports shop and an academy to train and promote budding cricketers.
Ishaan requests Govind to teach his sister Vidya (Amrita Puri) mathematics as her exams are coming up. Govind is reluctant at first but agrees eventually. Vidya and Govind gradually fall in love with each other and secretly enter a relationship. Omi discovers the same and warns Govind of the consequences, as Ishaan is very protective of his sister.
The three friends spot a budding cricketing talent in a local boy, Ali, and Ishaan starts training him vigorously. Govind is ambitious and wants to expand the budding business by opening a shop in a mall being constructed in an upcoming part of the city. With financial help coming from Omi''s maternal uncle, Bittu, the trio secure the deal and set up shop in the mall. A destructive earthquake hits Gujarat and Govind''s shop is destroyed. Govind is shattered as the amount of money he invested was very big and he is now loaded with a huge debt.
Meanwhile Ishaan and Omi quarrel over their religious outlook and temporarily break off their friendship. They again reunite after India won the Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Omi gets busy with religious politics and joins Bittu''s party. Ishaan and Govind, meanwhile, are busy with Ali and Vidya respectively. Tension arises in the political sphere when Bittu''s Hindu party loses the elections to the opponent secular party. As a part of their campaigning, Bittu sends pilgrims (kar sevaks) to Ayodhya to the Ram Temple. Omi''s parents were also among them. But on the returning day, the shocking news of Godhra train massacre reaches the people. Omi is shattered but Bittu convinces him to ''take revenge'' on the murderers of his parents.
Ishaan and Govind hide Ali in Ali''s house, afraid of the communal riots which were about to start. As expected, violence started by sunset, and the Hindu fanatics led by Bittu storms into the Muslim locality, killing every Muslim in sight. Ali''s father escapes the carnage by stabbing Bittu. He rushes to his house and take shelter in the attic with Ali. Omi follows him with a gun. Meanwhile, by a series of misunderstandings, Ishaan comes to know about Vidya and Govind''s relationship. He starts thrashing Govind when Omi enters with a gun in hand, desperate to find and kill Ali and his father. Ishaan and Govind try to stop him as he desperately searches for them. A cat-and-mouse game begins and Omi finally takes an aim and shoots at Ali. Ishaan protects the boy and takes the bullet hi