Awarapan is the story of man called Shivam [Emraan Hashmi], who searches for joy but finds pain and loneliness. It is the journey of a heartbroken atheist lover who, in order to escape from the ghosts of his tragic past, dedicates himself to serve his gangster boss Malik [Ashutosh Rana], who runs a chain of hotels in Hong Kong. One day, Malik asks Shivam to do an unusual job for him. He asks him to keep an eye on his young mistress Reema [Mrinalini Sharma] while he is away on a brief business trip. Reema is a young Pakistani girl who is a victim of human trafficking. Malik had bought her in the flesh market in Bangkok. The brief is clear: If Reema is found cheating behind Maliks back, Shivam has to eliminate her. From the moment Shivam sets his eyes on Reema, his frozen past begins to raise its head. He is reminded of his lost love [Shriya Saran] and how he had failed to save her from a catastrophe. And then one night Shivam is shocked to discover that the innocent looking Reema has a secret boyfriend [Rehaan Khan], whom she has tucked away and is planning to run away with. Shivam opposes his boss and helps Reema to leave the place with her boy friend and leave to India. In that encounter Shivam kills his boss Malik & his colleagues. But Maliks son attacks Shivam with hail of bullets Shivam also fires and kills him. After Reema leaves in a ship, Shivam falls on the floor & dies. Before dying he remembers Aliyah who promises Shivam to meet in heaven. Awarapan was mostly successful at the box office, and its songs like Maula Maula, Toh Phir Aao and Tera Mera Rishta were super hits.