Elaan is an action thriller drama. The movie follows the story of a powerful criminal Baba Sikander (Mithun Chakraborty). He runs his ransom business with his brothers, and they demand money from wealthy businessmen and kill them if they refuse to pay the money. One such victim of this criminal was Kantilal Shah, a rich businessman. Kantilal’s adopted son, Karan Shah (Rahul Khanna) vows to take revenge on the criminal and bring justice to his father. Karan, along with police officer Arjun (Arjun Rampal) and another victim of Sikander, Abhimanyu (John Abraham), travels to Italy to find Sikander and set everything straight. Will these men succeed in this dangerous task?