Set in 1997 before the historic Kargil war, four boys aged 16, set foot in the prestigious National Defence Academy. Cadets is a coming - of- age story about a world where boys become men of honour.

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

A ruthless crime boss and drug lord is nabbed and held captive by the authorities, who send his naïve look-alike to infiltrate the man's gang.