Jism is an erotic thriller drama. The movie revolves around Kabir (John Abraham), an unhappy, poor and alcoholic lawyer from Pondicherry. He meets Sonia Khanna (Bipasha Basu), wife of a rich businessman, Rohit Khanna (Gulshan Grover). Eventually, Kabir grows fond of Sonia and starts falling in love with her. Kabir learns that Rohit is abusive and Sonia is unhappy in her marriage. He suggests her to get a divorce, but she is afraid that if Rohit learns about her relationship with Kabir, he might get both of them murdered. However, Kabir is ready to go to any extent for his love. Will Sonia finally gather some courage and accept her love for Kabir?