被遗弃在寄宿学校8年之后，Rohan回到了Jamshedpur（印度）这个工业小城。他发觉自己被压在专横的父亲和他一无所知的同父异母的弟弟之间。尽管被迫在他父亲的冶金厂工作并学习工程师课程，Rohan却想“打造”自己的生活并实现梦想：成为一名作家。

　　Ruth is searching for her father – a man she hardly knew but cannot forget. Desperation drives her to work without a permit, at a massage parlour, where she gives ‘happy endings’ to unfulfilled men. Torn between several schisms, Mumbai becomes the backdrop for Ruth's quest as she struggles to find her independence and space even as she is sucked deeper into the labyrinthine politics of the city's underbelly.

影片讲述了一个关于印度政坛的故事。