
Vishnu(AbhayDeol),arestlessyoungman,itchestoescapehisfather'sfalteringhairoilbusiness.<br/> Anoldtruckbeckons,which,Vishnuseesashistickettofreedom.HeofferstodrivetheantiqueChevyacrossthedeserttothesea,whereithasbeensoldtoalocalmuseum.AshesetsoffacrosstheharshterrainofdesertIndia,hediscovershe'snotmerelytransportingabatteredvehiclebutanoldtouringcinema.<br/> Alongtheway,Vishnureluctantlypicksupayoungrunaway(MohammedFaizalUsmani),awanderingoldentertainer(SatishKaushik)andastrikinggypsywoman(TannishthaChatterjee).Togethertheyroaminthebarrenland,searchingforwaterandanelusivefair.Thejourneyturnsdirewhentheyarewaylaidbycorruptcopsandanotoriouswaterlord.<br/> Thekeytotheirfreedomistheeccentriccollectionoffilmsandthetwoforty-year-oldfilmprojectorsinthebackofthetruck.Asin'1001Nights',ifthefilmsaregood,theyliveandmoveon.Ifthefilmsareboring,theyfacedeathintheoutback.<br/> Thejourneyprovestransformativeforeachofthetravelers,butespeciallyforVishnuwhodiscoverslife,loveandlaughterontheIndianhighway.



