Jamal a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola''s village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola''s neice Rani insists they can''t let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims Jamal''s only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time