Aani Maani is a game popular among little children in Uttar Pradesh, played by turning around while reciting a popular rhyme. The circling motion is likened to that of the Sufi dervish. When the government announces a ban on beef, and the shutting down of slaughterhouses, it wreaks havoc in the family life of a lower middle class, Muslim kebab seller called Bhutto and sends his world spinning.

Suspended Inspector Gadar Singh is summoned to a crime scene where the Chandel family is found hanging. One of them survives, leading to media frenzy and speculation of murder.

Tired of being typecast, underrated actress Bhumi is crushed when she's offered the role of a 'mother.' But when her younger flatmate, Meenakshi, asks for help with the same audition, Bhumi wonders if it's time to let go of her dreams.