It is 1979 and Pakistan is embracing nationalism through its Islamic identity. Widowed Ayesha lives in Charkhi, Punjab with her son Saleem, who joins a group of fundamentalists. When a group of Sikh pilgrims come to town, the family's faith comes into question.

A filmmaker, a fading musician and an actress revisit the unsolved assassination of folk singers Chamkila and Amarjot.

Jass fall's in love with Mahie at a friends wedding, but she only wants to marry someone who doesn't have a family and is an orphan like herself. He pretends to be an orphan to woo her and she falls in love with him. Jass marries Mahi without telling his father Advocate Dhillon, brother Goldy Dhillon or his wife Diljit Dhillon.