The "Deadline" story of Dr. Viren Goenka, his wife Sanjana and their seven-year-old daughter Anishka are a happy family in Mumbai. Their joys have just multiplied with Viren being honoured 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. However, fate had something else planned for Viren and his family. Destiny strikes hard agains them and Anishka is kidnapped. And Sanjana is started with the presence of a creepy man named Krish in her house. Krish tells her that Anishka will be fine as long as she and Viren 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 give Viren 24 hours to comply with their demand and ask a ransom of Rs 3 crores. The story moves around with pace and anticipation and ultimately ends with appalling lesson for all.