Set in an unspecified Indian village, an unlikely love triangle gets created between a married school teacher Shyam (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), his 15-year old student Sandhya (Shweta Tripathi) and her tuition mate Kamal (Irfan Khan) constantly helped by his best friend Mintu (Mohammed Samad) to win her heart. What transpires in this twisted taboo relationship forms the story.​