The second half can feel a bit stretched as the film tries to wrap up the emotional stakes alongside the sci-fi logic.
Taapsee Pannu is excellent as the frantic, confused mother trying to reclaim her original life.
Dobaaraa is an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Mirage (Durante la tormenta) .
If you enjoy "What If" scenarios, time-loop mysteries, or movies like Source Code or The Lake House , you will likely enjoy this. It’s one of the better-made sci-fi thrillers to come out of Bollywood recently.
Anurag Kashyap steps away from his usual gritty "gangster" style to deliver a polished, high-concept sci-fi thriller.
The story follows Antara (Taapsee Pannu), a woman who moves into a new home and discovers an old television set. During a rare geomagnetic storm, she finds she can communicate through the TV with a young boy who lived in the same house 25 years ago. By attempting to save his life in the past, she inadvertently alters her own present, waking up in a reality where her life is completely different. The Good
The film does a great job of juggling multiple timelines and "butterfly effect" consequences without becoming too confusing for the average viewer. The Bad
The second half can feel a bit stretched as the film tries to wrap up the emotional stakes alongside the sci-fi logic.
Taapsee Pannu is excellent as the frantic, confused mother trying to reclaim her original life.
Dobaaraa is an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Mirage (Durante la tormenta) .
If you enjoy "What If" scenarios, time-loop mysteries, or movies like Source Code or The Lake House , you will likely enjoy this. It’s one of the better-made sci-fi thrillers to come out of Bollywood recently.
Anurag Kashyap steps away from his usual gritty "gangster" style to deliver a polished, high-concept sci-fi thriller.
The story follows Antara (Taapsee Pannu), a woman who moves into a new home and discovers an old television set. During a rare geomagnetic storm, she finds she can communicate through the TV with a young boy who lived in the same house 25 years ago. By attempting to save his life in the past, she inadvertently alters her own present, waking up in a reality where her life is completely different. The Good
The film does a great job of juggling multiple timelines and "butterfly effect" consequences without becoming too confusing for the average viewer. The Bad