Paap is a 2003 Indian crime thriller film, directed by Pooja Bhatt in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham, Udita Goswami, Gulshan Grover and Mohan Agashe. The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising its cinematography, and direction, but criticism for the screenplay. The film is remembered for its soundtrack and also marked the Bollywood debut of singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with "Mann Ki Lagan".

Plot

The story is about a young girl, Kaaya, living in the valley of Spiti, waiting to join a Buddhist monastery—an idea that has been fed to her since childhood by her father and one that she has never questioned. When Lama Norbu, a senior lama from the monastery, has a dream that the Buddhist teacher Rinpoche has been reborn, he sends Kaaya to Delhi to bring him back to the monastery. Kaaya goes to Delhi and manages to get the child, but just when they are about to return home, the child witnesses the murder of a police officer in a hotel. The investigations are taken over by another police officer, Shiven, who prohibits Kaaya and the young boy from returning home. During this time, the boy identifies Raj Mehra as the murderer. Soon Shiven finds himself in a web of intrigue and deceit where he can trust no one. He is forced to escape to Spiti along with Kaaya and the young boy,  whom he is now determined to protect. Shiven has, however, seriously been injured, and upon reaching Spiti, he has to undergo treatment at Kaaya's home.