Kaynaat is a Muslim, whose father earns a living transporting devotees to the Hindu temple Mata Vaishno Devi. Her father arranges a marriage with Afzal, who does the same work as himself.
However, when Afzal's horse dies leaving him with no source of income, he is befriended by a group of local terrorists. They persuade and threaten him into involvement in a plot to blow up the temple. Kaynaat is horrified when she learns of the plot and Afzal has second thoughts.