The CEOs of Google, IBM and Adobe are all graduates of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Seven young students from seven parts of the country - the ‘Seven Samurai’ - dream of being admitted to this institution. Competing against one million applicants, they gain admission to IIT, but are soon disillusioned. Will they make their presence felt on the world stage? Or will they burn out along the way?

At IIT, 'Cats' dominate—acing grades, sports, and cultural activities in a ruthless, quantifiable competition. Winner takes all and losers are not cool. The filmmaker, an IIT alumnus, follows the Seven Samurai over seven years—from their first semester to the third year of their careers—offering an intimate look at India's education system. What emerges is a portrait of Indian society and its educational institutions that push young people to the brink, in pursuit of material success.

Interwoven with their journey are four of the filmmaker’s classmates from 35 years ago, including one who made an audiovisual on IIT student life. As he rediscovers old slides and struggles to sync them with the audio track, this forgotten past frames the film’s exploration of ambition, success, and failure - in the race to win at all cost.