Chintu Ka Birthday is a comedy-drama set in Iraq in 2004 and about a young Indian couple and their 6-year-old son Chintu where US-led allied forces have taken over the country after the war and all Indians were being brought home. However, a few Indians who had migrated to Iraq illegally were still waiting to find a way out. In order to celebrate their son Chintu’s 6th birthday, the couple seeks the help from their kind-hearted Iraqi landlord who obliges them. Will Chintu be able to ring in his birthday amid the war-like situation or be robbed of his moment of joy?