The new Netflix film begins by exploring generational trauma in Kashmir, which continues to impact the present day. Warning: this post contains spoilers for Baramulla.
Set in December 2016 against the snow-covered landscapes of Kashmir, Baramulla opens as a police mystery but gradually transforms into a profound meditation on faith, trauma, and redemption.
The story follows DSP Ridwaan Sayyed (Manav Kaul), a police officer newly transferred to the quiet town of Baramulla. He is tasked with investigating a series of child disappearances. Ridwaan moves into an old, abandoned house with his wife Gulnaar (Bhasha Sumbli) and their children Noorie (Arista Mehta) and Ayaan (Rohaan Singh), unaware that the house is haunted by past bloodshed and restless spirits.
As the investigation continues, it becomes clear that the true mystery lies within the walls of the house and the conscience of those who try to suppress the painful past.
The house that Ridwaan’s family occupies once belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit family—the Saprus. Decades earlier, Kamalanand Sapru, his wife Mansi, and their children Eela and Sharad lived there.
“The story unfolds into a haunting reflection on faith, trauma, and redemption.”
“Baramulla reveals that the real mystery lies not only in the streets but within the walls of the house—and in the conscience of those who try to bury the past.”
Author's summary: Baramulla is a gripping thriller that intertwines a suspenseful investigation with deep emotional scars left by Kashmir's troubled history.