Mumbai, where life and death dance in a relentless rhythm, two compassionate souls, Kishore Bhatt and Iqbal Mamdani, have taken it upon themselves to ensure that even in death, dignity prevails. They believe that a respectful departure, marked by solemn rituals, is the final privilege owed to every departed soul.

Among its other duties, city police has to trace and track down families of unclaimed bodies—those passing away due to diseases in hospitals, or victims of crimes and accidents; death by suicide. After the autopsy at government-run hospitals, advertisements and notices are printed in local newspapers to locate kin or acquaintances. This usually happens if no identification is found on the corpse. If no one comes forward to claim the remains, the police approaches these NGOs for help and provides an NOC (No objection Certificate). Every 15 days or so, Bhatt and Mamdani, become close family to persons they have never met and bid them goodbye.