When a meteor crashes into the highly superstitious village of Shambhala in the 1980s, strange supernatural events unfold, forcing an atheist scientist to face an ancient horror-one that science can't explain or escape.

Vicky, a brilliant but volatile scholar who ignites a national firestorm when he publicly accuses his legendary mentor, Professor Gopal Nadkarni, of institutional bias. What begins as a faculty dispute is quickly hijacked by a sensationalist news anchor and an ambitious political activist, turning a private disagreement into a televised "intellectual trial" watched by millions.