Review : Dobaaraa : Fine amalgamation of realistic and phantasmagorical events!

After quite some time a thought provoking and brain teaser movie has hit the theatres. #AnuragKashyap’s ‘#Dobaaraa’ is an engaging thriller which captures your attention throughout the proceedings. Till interval viewers will not get any clue about what’s in store for them further. Dobaaraa opens with a promising visuals of a storm which sets the tone of the upcoming thrilling events. Director Anurag Kashyap has handled this intricate subject very ably. In fact, it’s an adaptation of a Spanish film Mirage and it’s being Indianised by writer #NihitBhave. The writer doesn’t much deviate from the original film but the director brings required suspense and thrill to the table. The movie oscillates between nineties and today’s times where a chain of events save a 12 year old boy’s life who actually had run over by a speeding truck after witnessing a crime done by his neighbour.

Do Baaraa (as in 2.12) is set in Hinjewadi, Pune where a young couple shifts residence. Antara (Taapsee Pannu) is a nurse in a local hospital and her husband (Rahul Bhatt) works in a hotel as a security manager. On a stormy night Antara comes across an old TV set and interacts with a young lad thus entering the nineties’ events and saves his life. In actuality the boy, Anay was dead a quarter of a century ago. But Antara communicates with him through an old tv and accidentally changes the fate of Anay by saving his life. He was a witness of a murder committed by his neighbour (Saswata Chatterjee) before meeting with an accident. In the meanwhile Antara loses her identity in the current times. An inspector (Pavail Gulati) enters the scene who wants to solve this 25 year old murder mystery. The intricate plot unfolds and Antara comes face to face with the grown up Anay.

The complex story telling method of Anurag Kashyap actually increases the curiosity of the viewer. Full marks to the editor (Aarti Bajaj) for making the proceedings engrossing. But the last part shouldn’t have lingered too much. After revealing the truth about Anay, the film should have wound up. Dialogues are good which are laced with sparsely spread humour. The layered and complicated characterisations stand out in the end. Music is passable but the cinematography is excellent. Taapsee Pannu delivers yet another engrossing performance. She ably shoulders the film with good support from Pavail Gulati, who has delivered a polished performance, Rahul Bhatt, who has portrayed a flawed character with conviction. Saswata Chatterjee brings in the required mystery through his quizzing face and acting.