[1] Inspired by a true incident, the film starts when an underprivileged man gets crushed under the weight of a politician's (Satish Kaushik) poster.

The story gets to a climax as the judge tries to get into the details of the man's death, the lawyers of the parties argue the case, and it sparks communal riots.

Madhureeta Mukherjee from Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film often rolls out like a play or a social commentary with staged events (often over-stretched) that result in an abrupt narrative.

"[5] Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave it 4 out of 5, "By using the twin missiles of satire and irony, he brings into a play a kind of pinned-down provocativeness into the plot whereby the characters become real and representational simultaneously."

"[6] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express, who gave 3 out of 5 stars, explained, "Khan's film gets into theatrical territory every once in a while, but there is no denying its terrifying power.