The protagonist of 'Phir Wahi Raat' is named after a dual-headed snake, Dvivaktr, suggesting a sense of duality that would come to define the rest of the narrative. As he finds himself at the centre of a strange experience, the story begins to stretch its limbs. Dvivaktr's dreams bleed into his reality, one more nightmarish than the other. His world comes to be constituted by violent events of murder, rape, bloody injuries, and yet none of it seems real enough to be acknowledged as a lived experience beyond the realm of dreams, albeit disconcerting. In the process, the storytelling, despite a few undercooked components, exhibits definite potential as the final result is presented thus. At the end of it all, an important piece of information, provided to the viewer like several crucial bits of information throughout the narrative, by way of radio announcers in the background, goes ahead to imply the causes behind the fractured psyche of the protagonist. All of these elements are thus weaved in a notable manner, presenting to you a devoted endeavor in executing the plot and its intentions.

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The deliberate choice to stick to a monochrome palette immediately invokes a sense of noir within the universe of the film, a characteristic that soon comes to enhance the subject matter it deals with. Next, the narrative shares with us an exchange in the life of the protagonist soon after he receives a seemingly important phone call. However, this is not a regular exchange for it is not shared with another person, but with his own fractured psyche. 
Anthony's dissociative identity disorder is thus presented to the viewer by delineating his interaction with Tony, a malicious entity that exists within his own consciousness. The film uses the same, limited physical space to weave its story, further exhibiting an economical employment of the resources available at hand, with the sole performance evidencing devotion and sincerity to bring the character to life.
 Albeit a few rough edges, which can easily be smoothened out in future projects by the lean, but committed cast and crew, the overall result is one marked by a dedicated endeavor of sharing the story while, at the same time, making a well-intentioned comment about someone who might battle the said disorder.

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