[12] A woman gets an opportunity to save the life of a 12-year-old boy, who accidentally witnessed a death during a thunderstorm that happened 25 years ago, by getting connected through the television set during a similar storm in the present.

[16] Rohit Vats of DNA India rated the film 5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Dobaaraa is fast, dark, exciting, disruptive and has a multi-layered storytelling.

"[21] Zinia Bandyopadhyay of News 18 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.

"[28] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost 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.

"[29] A critic for Pinkvilla 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.

"[31] Monika Rawal Kukreja of The Hindustan Times stated, "Dobaaraa has a lot that's unsaid and needs to be understood and that's where the complicated and complex plot works.

"[32] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu stated, "While Taapsee is at the top of her game, Anurag skillfully executes a more perceptive draft of the original Spanish mystery drama.