Deadline is a thriller that deals with the topic of abduction from a different point of view.

Konkona plays the role of a traumatized mother, who has a tough time coping with the crisis caused by her daughters kidnapping. Actress Sandhya Mridul playing a grey character with a negative bent of mind who eventually undergoes a transformation as the story progresses.

Irrfan Khan plays the role of a writer in the film who happens to be a family friend and who finally kidnaps Rajat Kapoor and Konkona Sen's daughter. The Deadline is given by Irfan Khan to Konkona Sen Sharma which she has to meet if want her daughter alive.

The film is co-written by Dileep Shukla, who is an equally eminent writer, whose recognitions include blockbusters like Ghayal and Damini. The music of the film has been composed by the new fanged Anshul-Sandy and the lyrics penned by Anshul Vijayvargiya.

Renowned heart specialist Dr. Viren Goenka, his wife Sanjana and their seven-year-old daughter Anishka are a family living in Mumbai. They have everything they wanted - a comfortable life, good name in the society and above all happiness.

Their joys have just multiplied with Viren being honored with a prestigious award for his contribution to the medical world. Viren is all set to visit New Delhi to receive this award in a grand function. He promises his daughter to take her for a fabulous family vacation once he returns.

But fate had something else planned for Viren and his family. Destiny strikes hard against them and Anishka is kidnapped under Sanjana's nose. She is startled with the presence of a creepy man named Krish in her house. Krish tells her that Anishka will be fine as long as Sanjana and Dr. Goenka follow his instructions.

While Krish keeps Sanjana in the house, his partner Roohi keeps Viren confined in his hotel room and their third associate Kabir holds Anishka at a remote location.

The kidnappers keep strict half-hour checks with each other by cell phones. The kidnappers set the ransom to a whopping amount of Rs 3 Crore. Deadline - 24 hours! And this too when neither Viren nor Sanjana are allowed to step out of their places!

It doesn't take much for Viren and Sanjana to realize that abiding by the kidnappers' rules is the best thing that they could do to save their daughter's life. Viren mortgages everything possible, including his dream hospital project and his house and somehow manages to collect Rs 3 Crore in just 24 hours, an act next to impossible.

But the kidnappers have a plan of their own! After collecting huge money from the family, kidnappers flee and do not return back their daughter. Both Sanjana and Viren terrified for the life of their only beloved daughter seek the help of police. Entire police force is on move to search for any clues of the kidnappers or Anishka but even they are not able to find any lead in their case.

What happens next! A brutal truth that was neither anticipated nor imagined in one's wildest thoughts strikes them. They find that the kidnapping was not just for ransom. The kidnappers has a much bigger game plan.

The film is written and directed by Tanveer Khan. The project is shot by renowned cinematographer Baba Azmi and Produced by Plus Entertainment Pvt Ltd.