The movie is about Prithvi Khuranna (Zayed Khan), a middle class working professional who walks into an ATM booth and discovers that his bank balance jumped from less than Rs. 5000 to over Rs. 100 crores. Obviously this windfall comes at a huge price. He receives a call from underworld's most notorious don, 'DAWOOD'. Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene is a comic caper set in the nation's capital as the lives of three youngsters go topsy-turvy when they try and track down the origin of this mysterious money. Will the common man be crushed as usual or will he fight back when pushed against the wall?