Sonakshi Sinha plays Inspector Anjali Bhaati, an officer who belongs to a backward caste. She is investigating the case of a girl who is said to have eloped with a Muslim man taking cash and other things.
Eventually, Anjali finds that many eloped girls died by consuming cyanide. Anand Swarnakar (Vijay Varma) is the prime suspect. However, there is insufficient evidence.
The rest of the story follows Anjali’s pursuit of the case. Where her suspicions about Anand right? If so, how does she and her team manage to arrest Anand red-handed?
A scene which deserves particular mention is the one when Anjali lashes out at a wealthy man who doesn’t allow her to enter the house because of her lower caste.
Vijay Varma is in fantastic form. Both as a middle-class married man struggling to make out ends meet and also as a serial killer who has unresolved issues with his father.
One of the areas that Dahaad slightly falters is the climax. After all the cat and mouse game the confrontation between Sonakshi and Vijay could have been more impactful.