After his father’s death, 7-year-old Katib is forced to embrace shoe shining by his strict uncle to support their family. On his first day as a shoeshine boy, Katib has to earn at least a hundred rupees to prove his worth to his uncle. But he fails to stay focused and consequently loses his shoeshine box. To find the box, he must rely on a strange 9-year-old Pathan boy who claims Madhuri Dixit is his mother.