The night before the finale of an international dance event, Vicky (Vivek Jogdande) and a few of his friends who are representing India are arrested in a drug case. Stranded alone on the streets of Mumbai, his team members have to prove his innocence within the next 24 hours to take part in the event. With a bunch of aspiring teens coming together from different backgrounds, some fighting a legal battle to clear their names, the premise of Five Six Seven Eight offers the right mix of dance and drama.
Semba (Ditya Bhande of Lakshmi (2018) fame) lives in a slum and practices dancing with her friends, while Vicky, who hails from a sophisticated background, is a professional dancer and a YouTube star. Apart from dance, both of them share yet another pivotal connection — Semba’s brother and Vicky’s sister are in love.
This leads to a rivalry between the two gangs headed by Semba and Vicky. Thanks to their tussle, you get to enjoy their rage through some electrifying dance moves that play out to Sam CS’s score. But when these sparring gangs become one while representing India on the international stage, the real drama unfolds. Evoking tension, the series depicts the flashback sequences of their rivalry and their journey in the competition, intercutting the sequences with a track about how the rest of the gang tries to prove Vicky’s innocence.