Harish Mishra, a former Shakespearean theatre actor, who suddenly quit the theatre. He sticks to the Shakespearean stories and thinks modern form of cinema is incomparable with the former. Mishra is of believe that theatre is the best form to send a message to the audience than the cinema. The film proceeds with this ageing actor taking up the challenge of acting in Utpal Dutt's play 'Aajker Shahjahan'.