In the late 1980s, 15-year-old Qodrat survives on the streets of Kabul selling trinkets and black market cinema tickets. Bollywood is hugely popular in Kabul, and Qodrat dreams of one day seeing himself in one of his favorite movies. When the police nab him and admit him to a Soviet orphanage for boys, Qodrat learns to adapt to a more disciplined and happier life. But the political situation in Kabul is changing. As the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan and the Mujahideen take over, the boys of the orphanage are determined to defend their home, giving Qodrat the opportunity to step forward and emerge as one of his on-screen heroes. Based on the unpublished memoirs of writer/director Shahrbanoo Sadat’s friend and muse Anwar Hashimi, this exuberant and touching story of boys who fall prey to sociopolitical forces mixes pure Bollywood fantasy with the harsh realities of an uncertain future.