[2] The film is based on the four short stories of the Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto - "Thanda Gosht", "Khol Do", "Assignment", and "Akhiri Salute".

[3] The movie is based on the four stories of the Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto.

Thanda Gosht revolves around the relationship between Ishar Singh and Kulwant Kaur.

Assignment focuses on the enduring relationship between a Muslim former judge and a Sikh man.

[3][4] Sify Movies said "the film does nothing much, other than portray the factual in a stark manner, which is dark, violent and brutal".