Viruddh is the story of a person (John Abraham) who accidentally bears witness to a criminal act and loses his life in his attempt to intervene.

The story chronicles the struggle of an ordinary sixty plus couple, Vidyadhar Patwardhan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Sumitra (Sharmila Tagore), who are forced to question their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son. It is an apologue about challenging a well-established paradigm of power to defend one's convictions. It is about dissent, audacity of fearlessness, of extraordinary courage, tenacity under extreme pressure and adversity.

The ingredients of "Viruddh" and its theme are universally identifiable. Set in the networked and global milieu, it tells a tale that can be relocated in almost any context. The film expresses individual and social vulnerability in the face of a corrupt system and how this equation continues to be the same even as the ways of the society change.