Plot
In the town of Baramulla, Kashmir, the disappearance of a young boy named Shoaib sparks an investigation led by controversial police officer DSP Ridwaan Sayyed. As Ridwaan and his family adjust to their new life in an old villa, strange occurrences begin to unsettle them. Ridwaan discovers that Shoaib's case is part of a larger pattern involving other missing children, all of whom attended the same school.
As the investigation deepens, Ridwaan uncovers links between the disappearances and a local militant group. Meanwhile, his own family becomes increasingly affected by supernatural forces tied to the villa's dark past. Ridwaan's daughter Noorie, who is traumatized by a past event, and his son Ayaan, who befriends the spirit of a young girl, begin to experience strange phenomena.
As the tension escalates, Ridwaan uncovers the truth behind the kidnappings, leading to a confrontation with those responsible. Along the way, the family discovers that the villa is haunted by the spirits of a Kashmiri Pandit family who were brutally killed during the Kashmir conflict decades ago. These spirits, including the young girl Ayaan befriends, seek to protect innocent children from being drawn into extremist ideologies.
The investigation culminates in a violent showdown, revealing shocking twists that connect the present-day disappearances to the tragic history of the Kashmiri Pandit Exodus. In the end, the missing children are returned, and the spirits are freed, bringing a sense of closure to the traumatic events that have haunted the region for years.
Reception
Radhika Sharma of NDTV gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Sad, cold and haunted. One sees Kashmir in a very different light in Baramulla." [9] Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com awarded 3 stars out of 5 and said that "The supernatural-mystery stuff is well balanced with Baramulla's more grounded, socially realistic elements, making it one of the most unique and creatively well-realised Hindi films." [10] Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter India writes in his review that "Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s film infuses partisan politics with supernatural horror — and the result is complicated." [11]
Anuj Kumar of The Hindu observed that "Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale gets the mood, the atmospherics, and the suspense right, but when the fog subsides, the bombast of the ‘us vs them’ narrative becomes discernible." [12] Vineeta Kumar of India Today rated it 3.5/5 stars and said that "Manav Kaul delivers one of his most haunting performances yet in 'Baramulla', a Netflix film that finds horror not in ghosts but in grief, memory, and the pain of exile. A chilling reflection on loss and belonging in the Kashmir Valley." [13] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost rated it 2/5 stasr and said that "Netflix’s ‘Baramulla’ is a brilliant topic that should have been told in a better and convincing way." [14]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express also gave it 2 stars out of 5 and said that "The film unravels in the way it tries to mix its allegorical elements with inconsistent plot-points which include terrorists-from-sarhad-paar involved with ‘farming’ innocents: too much obviousness takes away from the delicacy of the rest of it." [15] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in observed that "The good-looking movie extracts as much eeriness as possible from the snow-covered landscape and traditional wooden houses. After dithering about for far too long, Baramulla finally snaps into shape in the extended climax, pulling off the mask of horror to reveal … bared teeth." [16] Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "On the whole, 'Baramulla' is a rare, one-of-its-kind film that fuses supernatural elements with the socio-political reality of Kashmir in a deeply impactful way." [17]
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