Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

Viren Goenka, a renowned heart surgeon in Mumbai, enjoys a warm home life with wife Sanjana and daughter Anishka as he is honored with a prestigious medical award and plans a trip to Delhi. The family imagines a calm, hopeful future, with Viren promising to celebrate Anishka's birthday on his return. The opening sequence establishes their ordinary happiness before danger approaches.

The first signs of trouble arrive when Anishka encounters a calm but ominous figure named Krish inside their home. He makes a blunt demand that Anishka will stay safe only if Sanjana and Viren obey his orders. The seemingly ordinary day darkens as fear enters the family space.

Krish’s accomplices escalate the pressure by moving Viren and Anishka to separate locations. Roohi confines Viren in a hotel while Kabir holds Anishka at a remote site. The captors enforce tight half-hour checks via cell phones and demand a hefty ransom.

The kidnappers announce a ransom of Rs. 3 crores and insist on the phone checks to verify compliance. Faced with no easy alternatives, the couple resolves to pay whatever it takes to bring their daughter home. The mounting threat forces them to reframe every decision around money, control, and rescue.

Viren and Sanjana decide to comply, believing it may be their only chance to save Anishka. To raise the funds, Viren mortgages his dream hospital project and the family home, risking their future for a moment of suspenseful hope. The ethical weight of his choices begins to press on him as the clock keeps ticking.

Across a 24-hour countdown, Viren mobilizes every resource at his disposal to assemble the exact sum demanded. The city narrows to urgency as time slips away and a rescue seems possible yet perilous. The strain reveals the fragility of security and the limits of personal sacrifice.

Just when a sense of progress returns, the kidnappers vanish with both the money and Anishka, leaving the family and investigators stunned. Panic, grief, and confusion spread while police try to pursue any trace. The disappearance makes the case feel unsolvable and personal.

Investigators sift through clues that seem to lead nowhere, turning the case into a painful test of faith for Viren and Sanjana. The couple clings to hope for Anishka's safety while questioning the motives behind the crime. The city becomes a backdrop of fear and determination.

A chilling realization slowly crystallizes: the motive may extend beyond ransom to a calculated act of revenge against the medical field. The abductors' plan appears to target the ethics of care and the perception of money versus humanity. The twist reframes the crime as a broader commentary on professional integrity.

Anishka is returned and the money is recovered, providing a surface-level closure to the nightmare. Relief mixes with the lingering dread as the family assesses what has changed in their lives. The incident leaves scars that temper their future decisions.

Viren and Sanjana confront the message behind the ordeal: the medical profession must balance money with genuine human touch. They acknowledge the cost to their own beliefs and to the patients they serve. The story ends with a sobering meditation on what truly matters in healing.

The film closes with a meditation on love, desperation, and professional integrity as Mumbai returns to its rhythm. It underscores how care, not control, defines healing and humanity. The ending ties the catastrophe to a broader call to honor the nobility of medicine.