Arjun (Raja Goutham) is a middle class student who enjoys a good bond with his friends and family. He does not think too much about his future and leads an uncomplicated life. During the wedding of his friend Abbas’s sister, Arjun comes across Roshini (Alisha Being) and falls in love with her.

Roshini is the daughter of the Police Commissioner of Hyderabad (Shayaji Shinde). A terrorist gang plans to attack the International Convention that is going to be held in Hyderabad and the police officials unearth this plot. While escaping from the cops, the terrorists crash into the campus of Basanti College and they decide to take the students as hostages.

As the face off between the police officials and the terrorists continues, Arjun and his friends suffer. The terrorists seek the release of their leader Babar Khan and the Government is forced to obey their demands.

That is when something unexpected happens and the students of Basanti college fight back. What happens next? What is that unexpected thing? That is the story of ‘Basant