Shamitabh

Danish travels from Igatpuri to Mumbai with a dream of making it in Bollywood. He tries to push through the Film City gates but is blocked by guards who doubt him. Undeterred, he trespasses and meets Akshara Pandey, an assistant director who is unexpectedly moved by his acting.

Akshara approaches a director on Danish's behalf, hoping to land him a role. The director refuses once he learns Danish is mute, doubting whether he can carry a film. This rejection hardens Danish's resolve to prove himself.

The pair visits a voice hospital where doctors deliver grim news: Danish’s vocal cords are fully paralyzed and cannot be treated with conventional methods. The inability to speak threatens his dream of acting. The setback deepens their reliance on unconventional solutions.

Akshara's father reveals a radical option: Live Voice Transfer Technology exists in Finland, using a chip implanted in the larynx to borrow another voice. The idea excites them as a possible path to Danish's acting dream. This revelation shifts their plans from hope to a daring gamble.

Danish undergoes the operation in Finland, receiving a device that lets him speak using a borrowed voice. The risk is enormous, but it promises the opportunity he has chased for years. Upon returning to Mumbai, he is ready to pursue acting with his new voice.

Back in Mumbai, Danish and Akshara search for a person who could provide his voice consistently. They encounter Amitabh Sinha, an old drunkard who wished to be an actor but was rejected because of his own voice. He becomes their unlikely focal point for a lifelike voice.

Danish revisits the director with a daring proposal and is welcomed, but only if he changes his name. He settles on Shamitabh, a portmanteau of Danish and the voice source, crediting Amitabh for the borrowed voice. This marks a new era in his career and the film's marketing.

Shamitabh becomes a hit due to the dual force of Danish star appeal and Amitabh's borrowed voice. The success breeds tension as Amitabh realizes the true driver of the fame is his voice, not Danish alone. An ego clash begins to fracture their partnership.

Danish travels to London to deliver a speech, while Amitabh provides the voice for him. Danish treats Amitabh as a servant, exploiting the borrowed voice but also revealing a growing sense of entitlement. The distance between the two intensifies.

Amitabh becomes inebriated and is arrested after lashing out at a police officer. Danish bails him out, but the incident strains their already fragile arrangement. Public perception shifts as their dynamic draws closer scrutiny.

Back in Mumbai, journalists push for an apology, and Danish layers it onto Amitabh’s obligation, insisting Amitabh speak as his servant. Amitabh refuses, pushing the tension further. They part ways; Danish appears as a mute actor in one film while Amitabh dubs for another, but both projects fail.

Akshara brings both Danish and Amitabh back together for a new project titled Sorry, which she directs. The collaboration rekindles an understanding of their interdependence, and both men express mutual affection toward Akshara and each other. The unlikely trio finds a new purpose in the film.

While en route to the press meet for Sorry, a car accident occurs. Danish dies and Amitabh sustains damage to his larynx, becoming mute. The dream collapses in a devastating moment that redefines both lives forever.

Some time later, Amitabh paces around Danish's grave with the Sorry script, imagining that Danish is still alive and practicing his lines. The image captures the bittersweet memory of what could have been. His vigil marks the enduring impact of their intertwined fates.