Baar Baar Dekho

<p>Jai Varma, a , and Diya Kapoor, an , are living in . While Diya wishes to get married, Jai is focused on securing a at the . Pressured by familial expectations, Jai reluctantly agrees to marry her. However, overwhelmed by doubts and cynicism about the institution of marriage and its rituals, he expresses his reservations, leading to an argument. Diya, heartbroken by Jai’s lack of commitment, walks away. That night, Jai drinks heavily and passes out, only to awaken in on his . Confused, he realizes he has no memory of the past ten days, including the wedding. The following day, Jai wakes up in 2018, now at Cambridge with Diya, who is pregnant with their first child. As days continue, Jai discovers he is involuntarily time traveling through key moments in his future, with no control over the transitions. Jai next finds himself in 2034, now a successful professor, but on the day of his from Diya. Devastated, he pleads for a chance to change the course of his life. He then wakes up in 2023, seven years after his marriage, determined to fix his past mistakes. He attempts to balance his professional and personal responsibilities, but again prioritizes work over Diya’s . Believing his absence to be the cause of their eventual separation, he rushes back home, but tensions remain. Assuming he has corrected the timeline, Jai is instead transported to 2047. Now in his sixties, he attends his mother’s funeral and learns that Diya has remarried owner Nikhil Khanna. Jai is heartbroken to find that Nikhil has become a beloved figure in his children’s lives and was close to Jai’s late mother. Jai encounters the priest who had solemnized his wedding, who offers insight into the importance of time and relationships. Granted one final opportunity, Jai wakes up again in 2023. This time, he actively supports Diya, attends her exhibition, and devotes attention to his family, choosing presence over ambition. Eventually, Jai returns to the present day—the morning after his initial argument with Diya. With renewed clarity, he rushes to her, expresses his commitment, and embraces the life they had envisioned together. The film ends with the couple joyfully celebrating their wedding, surrounded by family and friends. In October 2013, it was announced that —who had previously worked as an assistant director on films such as (2012) and (2012)—would make her directorial debut with a project backed by . The film initially attached and in the lead roles, but both later exited the project. was subsequently offered the female lead, though she declined the role. In September 2014, it was officially announced that would co-produce the film, with confirmed as the male lead. joined the cast in April 2015. The film was originally titled . commenced on 28 August 2015 in , , where the team shot for over a month. Additional filming took place in and beginning in November 2015. In February 2016, the song “Sau Aasmaan” was filmed over a week-long schedule in , . had an estimated production budget of ₹530 million (equivalent to ₹760 million or US$9.0 million in 2023), according to . However, reported a lower figure of approximately ₹350 million (equivalent to ₹500 million or US$6.0 million in 2023), excluding print and marketing costs. The soundtrack of was composed by , , , , , and the duo Prem–Hardeep, marking the first production to feature a multi-composer album. Distributed and released by , the album also represented the studio’s initial collaboration with Excel Entertainment. The sixth track, “Kala Chashma”—a recreated version of ’s 1990s Punjabi hit—was released as a single on 27 July 2016. In August 2016, was granted a U/A certificate by the (CBFC). The examining committee, however, requested the removal of two visuals prior to certification: one depicting an actor wearing a , and another referencing , a well-known Indian pornographic cartoon character. was released in India on 9 September 2016 alongside . On its opening day, the film earned ₹68.1 million, outperforming which collected ₹25.5 million. The film showed slight growth on its second day, earning ₹76.5 million, followed by a decline on its third day with ₹67 million. The film’s opening weekend totalled ₹211.6 million. During the subsequent weekdays, the film added ₹83.4 million, bringing its first-week total to ₹295 million. In the following weeks, earnings declined significantly, with second-week collections of ₹17.5 million, followed by ₹600,000 and ₹200,000 in the third and fourth weeks, respectively. The film’s final domestic net collection stood at ₹312.4 million, with a gross total of ₹433.9 million. Internationally, the film performed moderately well, grossing ₹65.4 million from , ₹29.9 million from the , and ₹26.7 million from the . Other notable international figures include ₹5 million from , ₹9.1 million from , and ₹2.8 million from . received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. of rated it 1 out of 5 stars, calling it “catastrophically stupid” and criticizing its “relentless revelations” and “artlessly expository dialogues.” In contrast, from gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising its ability to “deliver marital home truths without sermons or soliloquies.” of wrote that the film featured “passionless performances and cardboard characters”, with “no standout performances” and dialogues that “turn banal beyond a point.” of awarded the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, citing ” ’s limited emoting abilities,” ’s “one-note performance,” and a “banal script.” Ananya Bhattacharya of also criticized the performances, writing that both leads appeared more concerned with appearances than acting, and that neither performance made a strong impact. The 2021 Australian , directed by , is loosely inspired by the premise of .</p>