The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi made Nathuram Godse one of the most hated assassins in the history of India. The film depicts Godse's reason behind the extreme step.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt the society always know how to make good use of them on occasion. With various outfits of terrorism spreading its tentacles across the world this three centuries old quote of Denis Diderot seems to be apt and as contemporary as it can be.