Rajan
Mathur
(Anil
Kapoor)
is
a
Professor
in
Urdu
literature
in
Dr.
Zakir
Hussain's
College.
He
resides
in
Chandni
Chowk
with
his
activist
wife,
Roma
Mathur
(Shefali
Shah).
Professor
Mathur
comes
across
a
young
boy
called
Numair
Qazi
(Anurag
Sinha)
who
introduces
himself
as
a
victim
of
communal
riots
in
Gujarat.
But
in
actual
fact,
he
is
a
suicide
bomber
commissioned
by
a
Muslim
fundamentalist
group
to
detonate
a
bomb
near
Red
Fort
on
15th
August.
During
his
fifteen
day
roller
coaster
journey,
Numair
manages
to
take
shelter
in
the
Professor's
house
and
wins
the
trust
and
fondness
of
the
couple.
While
helping
Numair
to
get
an
employment
entry
pass
for
15th
August
celebrations
at
Red
Fort,
Professor
Mathur
introduces
him
to
the
warm
and
loving
people
of
Chandni
Chowk
who
coexist
with
fun,
music,
love
and
colorful
events
and
festivals
irrespective
of
their
religion.
Numair
is
astonished
with
some
of
the
characters
he
meets
in
Chandi
Chowk.
These
include
Shagufta,
a
modern
Muslim
college
girl,
the
Professor's
sharp-tongued
wife
Roma,
Rahat,
a
Sufi
pop
singer,
Miya
an
84-year-old
who
is
full
of
patriotism
and
the
fun
loving
Sardar
Kirtan
Singh.
But
for
Numair,
he
must
keep
his
mind
focused
on
the
mission
as
he
struggles
to
carry
out
his
orders
from
his
superiors.
Amidst
all
the
tension,
he
is
caught
in
an
emotional
dilemma
whether
to
go
ahead
with
his
mission.
Despite
his
deep-rooted
fundamentalist
beliefs,
he
sees
this
as
one
of
the
most
colorful
and
loving
areas.
There
is
no
black
and
white.
Nevertheless
he
moves
on
with
his
mission.
What
is
disturbing
the
mind
of
this
young
lad
who
has
come
here
to
attack?
Doesn't
the
sacrifice
of
the
Professor
and
his
wife
mean
anything
to
him?
Story first published: Monday, June 4, 2012, 13:42 [IST]