Zinda

Bala is abducted by unseen assailants and imprisoned in a hidden cell. He is kept in total isolation with no explanation or contact. The weeks and months stretch into a chilling cycle of isolation that will last years.

After one year of captivity, Bala learns that his wife Nisha has been brutally murdered. The personal loss intensifies his resolve and deepens the stakes of his captivity. The news confirms that his captivity was not just a confinement but a weapon against his family.

Bala is kept in isolation for 14 years, never learning who imprisoned him or why. During this time he starts to learn basic martial arts by watching television and practicing moves, forging a plan for revenge. The long confinement hardens him and sharpens his determination.

Without explanation, Bala is released and immediately sets out to find his captors. He embraces the chance to enact revenge and refuses to accept silence any longer. The release marks the countdown to his confrontation with those who harmed him and his family.

Bala befriends Jenny, a Bangkok taxi driver who offers him help and information. She becomes a key ally in tracking the people responsible for his captivity. Her street-level perspective helps him navigate the city’s underside.

He identifies the restaurant that fed him during captivity and traces a delivery moped to his captors' location. The trail tightens as the chase brings him closer to the hidden network behind his imprisonment. Each clue narrows the distance to the truth.

Bala discovers that his imprisonment was part of a private prison system that lets people pay to lock others away. The revelation shows a monetized, systemic evil behind his suffering and widens the scope of his pursuit. The conspiracy now involves organized crime rather than a single captor.

To force answers about his captors, Bala tortures Wong Foo by pulling out teeth with a claw hammer. He learns that Wong Foo imprisoned him for 'talking too much' and fights his way out of the building. The brutal escape marks a turning point in Bala's vendetta.

During the escape, a mysterious hooded man saves Bala and takes him to a taxi. The hooded savior is revealed to be Rohit Chopra, establishing a shocking link between Bala’s past and his present torment. The reunion of enemy and ally hints at a deeper game at play.

Wong Foo kidnaps Jenny and tortures her, threatening Bala's safety. Rohit interrupts the torture, stepping into Bala's fragile protection and shifting the balance of power in the pursuit. Jenny's fate becomes a critical pressure point in the unfolding drama.

Bala seeks refuge with Jenny, and their relationship deepens under the specter of danger. He is soon informed that his daughter is alive, rekindling his hope and shaping his next moves. The possibility of reunion becomes Bala's guiding light.

Bala's friend Joy is killed, and Bala realizes that Rohit Chopra is the kidnapper he has been pursuing. The revelation reframes the vendetta as a personal feud rather than a distant conspiracy. Trust fractures and the path to vengeance narrows to a single confrontation.

Rohit explains the motive: in high school Bala spread a rumor that Rohit's elder sister Reema was promiscuous, driving her to ruin and suicide. Rohit blames Bala for Reema's death and for a future filled with years of planned revenge. The confession ties past guilt to present vengeance.

In a balcony confrontation, Bala defeats Rohit, shoves him off, and begs him to reveal where his daughter is. Rohit lets go of Bala's hand and falls to his death. Bala then kills Rohit's goons and Wong Foo, concluding the immediate threat to his life and his daughter's safety.

Bala learns that his daughter is safe and alive. He finds her sitting on a riverbank and, after a tense moment of relief and reunion, chooses to live with her and start a new life together. The cycle of vengeance ends with a hopeful family future.