Shuhaadh is a fourteen year old boy whose parents are drug addicts. When the movie begins Shuhaadh's father Ahamma, who is also involved in petty drug deals, is brought from police custody to house arrest. Shuhaadh's mother is said to be in drug rehabilitation center. Ahamma is shown as a vicious man, who abuses Shuhaadh's physically and verbally.

An aspiring author begins writing a novel based on the troubled life of his childhood friend, who has been haunted by a mysterious presence since childhood. But as he delves deeper into the story, strange and unsettling events begin to invade his own life, threatening the peaceful world he shares with his family.