''Dobaaraa'' (), also stylized as ''2:12'', Hindi-language
science fiction
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mystery
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directed by
Anurag Kashyap
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. The film stars
Taapsee Pannu
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After a brief modelling career, Pannu ventured into acting with the Telugu film ''Jh ...
and
Pavail Gulati
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.
''Dobaaraa'' is an official remake of the 2018
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''
Mirage
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''. It opened the
London Indian Film Festival
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Plot
A woman gets an opportunity to save the life of a 12-year-old boy, who witnessed a death during a thunderstorm which happened 25 years ago, by getting connected through the television set during a similar storm in the present.
Cast
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Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards.
After a brief modelling career, Pannu ventured into acting with the Telugu film ''Jh ...
as Antara Awasthi/Dr. Antara Vasishth
*
Pavail Gulati
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as Anay Anand
*
Nassar
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as Dr. Sethupathi
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Rahul Bhat
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Saswata Chatterjee
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as Raja Ghosh
*
Vidushi Mehra
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as Shikha Vats
*
Himanshi Choudhry
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as Sheela
*
Nidhi Singh
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as Bhavna Awasthi
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Madhurima Roy
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as Sarah Kunder
* Aarrian Sawant as Young Anay
* Myra Rajpal as Avanti Awasthi
* Shaurya Duggal as Young Abhishek
* Medini Kelamane as Rujuta Ghosh
* Priti Shroff as Hospital Nurse
* Rahul Tewari as Police Inspector
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by
Gaurav Chatterji
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Career
In 2020, Chatterji made his debut with composing music for the film Jai ...
and Shor Police. Lyrics are written by
Hussain Haidry
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E ...
. The background score is composed by Shor Police.
Reception
Critical response
''Dobaaraa'' received positive reviews from critics with praise for the direction, screenplay and performances.
Rohit Vats of ''
DNA India
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'' rated the film 5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is fast, dark, exciting, disruptive and has a multi-layered storytelling". Rohit Bhatnagar of ''
The Free Press Journal
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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Taapsee is a good performer but her monotony kills the mood, however, the plot is so interesting that you hardly get time to distract yourself". Amandeep Narang of ''
ABP News
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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "For a film like ''Dobaaraa'', you have to have a kind of mathematical exactitude on how to cut between timelines, set a standard pace, keep the plot relatable, interlace the story with music, and Anurag Kashyap manages to do exactly that". A critic for ''
Outlook India
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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is an edge-of-the-seat, brainy remake, worth watching once". Rachana Dubey of ''
The Times of India
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is an engaging thriller which is worth your time. This one needs all your attention, so go dive in". Zinia Bandyopadhyay of ''
News 18
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is a mad and whacky tale and is edge-of-the seat as a thriller. The film keeps you hooked, and thoroughly engaged, even with the constant back and forth in time".
Grace Cyril of ''
India Today
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is the kind of film that will have the audience putting together a jigsaw puzzle as they leave the theatres. And when they’ve done so, they’ll realise that Dobaaraa is just another level". Pratikshya Mishra of ''
The Quint
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' delves into questions of consequences and the time-space continuum and through Taapsee Pannu’s extremely believable performance as the frazzled, yet determined, woman on a mission, the film remains gripping and entertaining". Namrata Thakker of ''
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' may seem confusing if you aren't exposed to the time travel genre, but Anurag Kashyap's film makes it the right time to get acquainted with the genre". ''
IANS
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'' of rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kashyap is able to both narrate a stellar story and flesh out his characters within two hours and 12 minutes".
Saibal Chatterjee
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of ''
NDTV
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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Anurag Kashyap gets much of it right even when the going isn't entirely smooth". Deepa Gahlot of ''
Scroll.in
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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' has a brisk pace, enough to guard against nit-picking. Kashyap’s version is actually more interesting and emotionally engaging than Mirage".
Anna M. M. Vetticad
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of ''
Firstpost
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'' rated the firm 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' is moderately thrilling and in parts genuinely frightening, but lacks the rootedness and heft that has come to be associated with Anurag-ness". A critic for ''
Pinkvilla
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'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' lags behind on the chills and thrills that one expects of a time travel-based thriller and misses out on creating the edge-of-the-seat atmosphere".
Shubhra Gupta
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of ''
The Indian Express
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'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Dobaaraa'' comes off too choppy and muddled. It’s hard to keep track of the many things happening in the time zones the movie slips in and out of". Monika Rawal Kukreja of ''
The Hindustan Times
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'' stated "''Dobaaraa'' has a lot that's unsaid and needs to be understood and that's where the complicated and complex plot works". Anuj Kumar of ''
The Hindu
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'' stated "While Taapsee is at the top of her game, Anurag skillfully executes a more perceptive draft of the original Spanish mystery drama".
Box office
On its opening day the film collected only crore at the domestic box office.
the film collected crore at the domestic box office.