Zinda (meaning alive) is a hard hitting movie shot in Bangkok.

Balajeet Roy (Sanjay Dutt) has always dreamt of having a small family consisting of a beautiful wife, a secure job and a roof over his head.

Having achieved his ambition, Balajeet is content with his lovely wife Nisha (Celina Jaitley). He is just beginning to feel comfortable in the city of his dreams too - Bangkok.

So what if Bangkok had a different culture, a different way of life and of course different food! In the company of Nisha, things always seemed promising.

Life takes a turn for the better when Nisha finds that she is expecting their first child. But would Balajeet be able to see the arrival of the newborn?

Soon, a bizarre incident occurs in their lives when Balajeet finds himself locked in a strange place.

This isn't a prison... nor has he been kidnapped. However, he finds himself in the confines of a small, dark and a dirty room where his only link to civilisation is an old television set.

What is his crime? What is this place? When would he come out?

No one knows this, not even Balajeet. Despite his cries to the outside world, no one is willing to respond. He is there - all alone. His only option in life is to wait- a wait that lasts for 14 years!

All this time, Balajeet lives in hope but now life has changed for this man. He is ready to find his captors and seek revenge.

He builds up his fighting skills while being held captive in the hope that he will be released one day.

After a long wait of 14 years, just as quickly as he found himself bundled in a room, he finds himself facing the world once again.

A world that has changed drastically. But would this world allow him to live his life normally?

Will he ever be able to reach his captives? Will he ever discover the root cause of all the mishaps in his life?

Is this a good time for him to explore all the secrets that changed his life forever?

He has just four days and in those four days he realises that his freedom too, was part of a plan. A plan made by the same people who captured him and have let him out again! Is this an even worse phase of his life?

In this complex plot, what role does Rohit Chopra (John Abraham) play? Who is Jenny (Lara Dutta) and does Joy Fernandes (Mahesh Manjrekar) have any influence in Balajeet's life?

Is Bala back to being Zinda or was the semi-dead state in captivity far better?

Watch this dark thriller to find out more when it releases in January 2006.