Watch it for Kriti Sanon’s committed performance and the sheer novelty of a Bollywood robot rom-com. Lower your expectations for hard sci-fi and embrace the chaotic, heartfelt, and occasionally brilliant absurdity.

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (translation: Got so entangled in your words ) is a 2024 Hindi-language science-fiction romantic comedy directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah. Produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films (known for the Stree and Bhediya horror-comedy universe), the film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, with Dharmendra and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal supporting roles.

The film follows Aryan (Shahid Kapoor), a robotics engineer who is disinterested in traditional relationships due to the complexities of human emotion. While housesitting for his aunt (Dimple Kapadia), a brilliant scientist, he discovers SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation) – a highly advanced, lifelike female android. SIFRA, played by Kriti Sanon, is designed to be the perfect companion: caring, intelligent, and devoid of emotional baggage. Aryan falls deeply in love with her, leading to a relationship that challenges the very definition of love, intimacy, and marriage. The conflict arises when he decides to marry SIFRA, forcing his orthodox family (led by Dharmendra as his affectionate grandfather) to confront a reality where a human wants to wed a machine.