Can a television connection bridge a twenty-five year gap in time?
In short: When a thunderstorm strikes, the boundaries of the time-space continuum might just blur. In the Hindi thriller Dobaaraa, a woman discovers she can communicate across decades through a television set, offering her a chance to save a young boy from a tragedy that occurred twenty-five years ago.
Directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dobaaraa is a Hindi-language science-fiction mystery thriller that serves as an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Mirage. The narrative follows Antara Awasthi, played by Taapsee Pannu, who becomes entangled in a mission to save a 12-year-old boy. This boy had accidentally witnessed a death during a thunderstorm exactly 25 years prior to the film's present day. By connecting through a television set during a similar storm, Antara attempts to alter the past, a journey aided by a police officer with a mysterious history.
The film's reception was marked by a sharp divide between critical acclaim and commercial performance. While critics largely praised Kashyap's direction, screenplay, and the performances of the cast—including Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, and Rahul Bhat—the film struggled at the box office. On Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 11 critics' reviews were positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10. Notwithstanding such intense curiosity, the movie failed commercially, generating just ₹0.72 crore during its debut and totaling ₹4.72 crore domestically by 26 August 2022.
Critics offered mixed reviews due to the convoluted narrative, which features complex shifts between different time periods. While some reviewers found the storytelling to be fast, dark, and multi-layered, others felt the film was occasionally choppy or muddled, making it difficult to track the various time zones. Regardless of the critique, the film stands as a notable entry in the time-travel genre, exploring the heavy consequences of attempting to manipulate the continuum.
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