[1] The film is set between June and December 1992, the days preceding the infamous demolition of the structure of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in the Indian province of Uttar Pradesh by groups.

The relationship between Naseem, a 15-year-old schoolgirl belonging to a middle class Bombay based Muslim family and her ailing grandfather takes the story forward as the family watches with increasing horror on their TV the news of the growing tension between Muslims and Hindus.

The grandfather keeps regaling her with stories of life marked by communal harmony in the pre-independence city of Agra.

Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Mayoori Kango as Naseem has exceled in acting in quite a number of scenes.

[2] The film won National Award for Best Direction and Best Screenplay for Saeed Akhtar Mirza.