In 1984 the former Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, and since then the Sikhs have been a target of violent backlashes by radicals and the Punjab Police. During 1985 Gursharan Singh Soman lived a peaceful life as a farmer in rural Punjab, along with his elderly parents, Gurdev and Tejpal, and an unmarried sister, Guddi.

Gurdas Mannas Gurshaaan Singh Somal
Juhi Chawla Mehtaas Jassi Sandhu
Divya Duttaas Guddi
Sudhir Pandeyas Gurdev Singh (Gursharan's father)
Parmeet Sethias Darshan Singh
Anup Sonias Thanedaar Randhawa
Manav Vijas Harjinder- Guddi's fiance
Kulbir Badesronas Police woman