Ashfaque
(Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a
film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a
street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu
(Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium
to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque
struggles to give a creative vent to the actor in
him in order to realize his dreams. Ashfaque's
determined struggle pays off and he gets a break in
films. He gets a new screen name - Sameer Khan. With
the passage of time, the roles start becoming better
and he moves up the success ladder in a very short
time. Soon, he becomes Sameer Khan the superstar -
one who can enact any role with finesse, get under
the skin of any and every character with ease and
walk away with audience applause. Sadly, amidst all
adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own
identity. He forgets his real self and imbibes all
characteristics of the various roles essayed by him
on screen. Corruption takes over his entire system,
alienating him from all loved ones, including his
wife Sneha (Vidya Balan). A shocking incident at a
party changes everything, rocking Sameer Khan's
lifestyle. He gets caught between his human self on
one side and his corrupted superstar image on the
other. Whether the conflict within him gives way to
good sense and whether he is able to discard his
corrupted image and emerge as a true life hero,
becomes an integral part of this true life cinema.
