Ce film retrace l'histoire vraie de l'athlète indien Milkha Singh. Il a été inspiré du livre autobiographique de l'athlète intitulé The Race of My Life.
En 1947, John Forbes Nash Jr. est un brillant élève, qui élabore sa théorie économique des jeux à l'université de Princeton. Au début des années 1950, à la suite de ses travaux et de son enseignement au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, William Parcher, agent fédéral américain, se présente à lui pour lui proposer d'aider secrètement les États-Unis. La mission de John consiste à décrypter dans la presse les messages secrets d'espions russes, censés préparer un attentat nucléaire sur le territoire américain.
A reporter interviews Paan Singh Tomar (played by Irrfan), a dacoit who is in the news for killing 9 people of a community. Answering questions about himself, the story goes in a flashback in year 1950. Paan Singh works in the Army while his wife and mother live in Morena. He surprises his seniors in the Army with his athletic skills. Though he was not interested in sports, he joins the sports division because there were no limits on their diet. Picked for the 5000 metres race's training, he was persuaded to run for the 3000 metre steeplechase by his coach. He participates in the Indian National Games and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase event 7 years in a row. In 1958 he participates in the Asian Games at Tokyo, but couldn't win because of his inability to adjust with the track spikes only given to him in the final event. He felt frustrated when he was not allowed to go the borders to fight in the 1962 and 1965 wars because sportsmen were not allowed to fight in them. In 1967, he participated in the International Military Games and wins the gold medal in the steeplechase.
Une histoire basée sur l'avocat pénaliste et des droits de l'homme, Shahid Azmi, qui a été tué alors qu'il défendait les accusés à tort par la loi dans des activités terroristes.
En 1929, le chef du gouvernement italien Benito Mussolini charge le général Rodolfo Graziani de résoudre le problème, en Libye, de la résistance armée des Bédouins, opposés à la colonisation de leur pays par l'Italie, et dont le chef spirituel est Omar Al Mokhtar. L'objectif de Graziani est la répression et surtout, la capture de Mokhtar, mais celui-ci mène une guérilla acharnée...
Le film documentaire retrace l'affaire du viol collectif ainsi que sur les témoignages des proches de la victime et de ses parents y sont présentés, ainsi que ceux des agresseurs qui ont été interviewés sur leur lieu d'incarcération.
Desmond Doss, fils d'un ancien soldat de la Première Guerre mondiale, veut apporter sa pierre à l'édifice lorsqu'éclate la guerre du Pacifique. En tant qu'objecteur de conscience, il souhaite s'engager mais refuse de tuer ou de porter une arme au combat en raison de ses croyances adventistes. Après de difficiles négociations avec l'armée, il est finalement affecté au poste d'auxiliaire sanitaire.
Jeona Morh (Gugu Gill), was an extremely strong and religious young man who eventually became a bandit and robbed many villages. He lived during the British Raj in Punjab. Before turning to crime he lived happily with his brother and his wife. Jeona's brother was an undercover bandit, and the only person who had knowledge of this was his dearest friend, Dogar, who later reported him to the police; as there was a hefty reward on his head. During his brother's arrest the corrupted police severely beat his brother's pregnant wife and eventually killed her. Jeona's brother was convicted and sent to "Kala Pani" Prison. Jeona Morh fled into the jungles where he met a gang of bandits and eventually became their leader and vowed to take revenge. Jeona Morh had murdered every person who had any involvement in the ill treatment of his family before finally being shot multiple times to death.