 In 1984 , a few months before the disaster , Dilip ( Rajpal Yadav ) , a rickshaw driver , loses his pay source as his rickshaw breaks down while transporting an employee to the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal . Dilip lives in the slums around the plant with his wife , a son and his sister . He gets a job in the plant as a labourer , and is happy since his daily wage is restored . 
