An honest, young man, Ajay (Aamir Khan)’s life is never the same after an encounter with terrorists leaving in its wake, a dead brother and a paraplegic father. Despite the odds, Ajay finds ... a reason to live. The film unfolds in the dense forests bordering Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and then moves to the majestic deserts of Rajasthan, to the streets of Delhi and the underbelly of Mumbai. ACP Rathod and his band of CBI officers, Including Inspector Salim (Mukesh Rishi) have vowed to spread this proxy war which is waged upon their motherland - India.