The film is based on the real life story of a Mumbai cop, encounter specialist sub-inspector Daya Nayak. It gives an insight to the traumatic life that cops lead in a big city like Mumbai.

The movie opens on the last day of the year.. sub inspector Bhaskar Sarnaik (Amitabh Dayal) an encounter specialist who has killed many criminals to his credit is on the lookout for yet another kill while his wife waits for him at home.. but this time it is a childhood friend Adi (Anoop Soni), from his village who has turned into a hit man. It is a live or die situation for them.

The story is narrated in a flash back as Bhaskar thinks about the day he comes to Mumbai in search of his missing brother. From a waiter job he works his way up, and captivated by the police force, joins it and becomes a sub inspector. He gets married to a warm and understanding woman Aditi (Nandita Das) who initially considered him a hero with a gun. But later only to be disillusioned by the tensed and meager life they lead. He reminisces about his friend Adi who has become rich turning into a hit man.

Both, killing people but for different reasons. Bhaskar had pleaded with Adi to go back to their village and lead a peaceful life to no avail. Adi, who had even cost his job -as Bhaskar got suspended cause his seniors thought he was too soft on his childhood friend and now Bhaskar was waiting for Adi... now he has to prove himself and to his superiors by killing his buddy or getting himself killed in the process. ..will he the survive the night?? that forms the crux of the story.

Director N. Chandra has depicted the story very realistically. Real life situations, real locations and no songs to deviate the track. The characters are just human being facing hardships and struggling for survival. Here there is no good versus evil track, no morals -whoever survives is the winner. Entertainment wise the movie has nothing much to offer. Overall it tends to be grim but the second half of the movie makes an impact with a number of arresting sequences. Background score is apt for the mood of the film.

The actors have come up with fine performances. Om Puri performs his role as Gokhale, a honest but ruthless cop, with ease. Nandita Das emotes well especially in situations of struggle in the second half of the film. Debutante Amitabh Dayal gives a fine performance as the innocent, honest police officer who changes to a ruthless killer and Anoop Soni, though in a small role leaves a strong impact

Overall the film is watchable for its honest depiction but may not run well at the box-office for its grimness.