A small town somewhere in India is poised to become the next Shanghai. Billions of dollars are being poured into an upcoming International Business Park.

On the eve of its launch a drunk truck driver mows down a prominent social activist.

A lone girl believes it to be a murder, supported by a porn film maker who claims to have the proof that will bring the government down.

A high ranking bureaucrat is brought in to investigate the accident.

Shanghai, a political thriller, follows the journey of these unlikely heroes as they come together to find justice in the labyrinth of Indian democracy.