Kriti Sanon’s Obsession Recreation Has Fans Demanding More

A viral recreation before the premiere

Kriti Sanon and Varun Dhawan are the Hindi voices of Obsession, the Hollywood supernatural thriller whose Hindi dub landed on JioHotstar on October 30. Before the premiere, JioHotstar posted a clip of the two actors recreating the film’s unsettling "no no no no" scene, originally performed by Inde Navarrette. Kriti voices Nikki, Varun voices Bear, and filmmaker Amar Kaushik has brought the project together.

The scene has become one of the film’s most-talked-about moments. Recreating it for a promotional dub is a bold choice: it invites comparison with the original performance by Inde Navarrette, and it sets the bar high before a single frame of the Hindi version plays.

The original uncut version streams from 7 pm on The Peacock Hub on JioHotstar. The film had already drawn a strong response at the Indian box office, so a Hindi dub is a logical OTT move.

The fan reaction became a Kriti case study

The response was immediate, and most of it landed on Kriti. Both actors appear in the recreation, but the loudest praise focused on her. Viewers saw the clip as evidence of an actor whose edge is underused. Some of the loudest reactions:

• "KRITI SANON, your versatility needs to be studied," wrote one fan.
• Another said, "Bollywood is yet to utilize the FULL POTENTIAL of #KritiSanon as an ACTOR."
• A longer reaction said she had "absolutely nailed" the voiceover and asked why she isn’t rated higher in B-town.

Those comments are more than praise. They function as an open casting note, asking for the darker, sharper side of a performer fans feel is being underutilised.

Why star-led Hindi dubs matter

For OTT platforms, attaching a recognisable Bollywood voice to a Hollywood title can widen the audience beyond subtitle-first viewers. For the actor, it is a different kind of screen test: the voice has to carry obsession, fear and unease without the full visual performance.

Amar Kaushik’s involvement gives the dub a recognisable creative name, and the casting choice does the rest. JioHotstar wrote that there is "something special" about experiencing a story you love in a new way. For Hindi film fans, this is a rare crossover: a Hollywood thriller that arrives with a recognisable Bollywood voice cast, rather than an anonymous dub. And when the promotional clip itself goes viral, the event starts before the premiere.

What to do about it

For our readers, the test is simple: watch the Hindi version on JioHotstar and compare it with the original scene. Listen for how Kriti handles the "no no no no" rhythm, and whether Varun’s Bear lands differently in Hindi.

For the industry, the comment section is the insight. Fans are not just celebrating a recreation; they are asking for casting that matches the range they just saw in a promotional clip.

Source: The Times of India