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Sikandar Raza is a 14 year old schoolboy in Kashmir. Ever since his parents
were killed by militants 10 years back, he has lived with his aunt and uncle, in
a small town in Kashmir. All Sikandar's desires revolve around the happiness of
his foster parents, and getting the ball into the goal on the football field.
One day, on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun
lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, the 14
year old Nasreen, Sikandar picks up the gun, and thus begins a journey into the
darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's
conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the
gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar gets embroiled further and
further in situations beyond his control, and people get killed. At first it
seems that the happenings occurring alongside Sikandar's predicament are not
connected. But, as layer upon layer unravels, it becomes clear that Sikandar is
the innocent victim in a game being played out between the militants, the army,
the peace bartering politicians and the religious heads of the little Kashmiri
town. The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a
shocking revelation.
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Title
Sikandar 
