However, by a twist of fate, an unfortunate accident occurs, which brings Tarun's life into the limelight and turns him into a hero overnight.

When his daughter, Minal (Saanvi Sharma), is kidnapped at the hands of an unknown assailant, Tarun will go to any lengths to rescue her.

However, being a debutorial venture without any big names attached to it, despite great critical acclaim, Maazii failed to get many screens.

Despite being Jaideep Chopra's debut directorial, Maazii received good critical acclaim and his work as a director was appreciated.

"[6] "Maazii" was also listed as one of the 10 "small films/non-star cast films that made it big" in 2013 in an article in DNA newspaper.

In an interview, the producers of the film reported that several multiplex chains had demanded money in return for giving them shows.

[8] This led to a wave of controversy with several other producers and directors coming forward to claim that they had faced similar extortion at the hands of multiplex chains.