Bhoothnath is a horror comedy-drama about a family consisting of a young boy Aman ‘Banku’ Sharma (Aman Siddiqui), his mother, Anjali (Juhi Chawla), and his father, Aditya (Shah Rukh Khan) who move into a new house. Little did they know about the house being haunted by an unfriendly ghost, Bhoothnath (Amitabh Bachchan), who drives everyone away from the house. Aditya works on the cruise line, who soon leaves for work and bids a brief farewell to his son and wife. Bhoothnath tries to scare Banku, who considers him an angel and soon befriends him. When Anjali finally finds out about Bhoothnath, she and Aditya decide to perform Bhoothnath’s final rites to give him salvation. Will Banku be able to say goodbye to Bhoothnath and help him make his final journey?