Director Lyttanya Shannon has set out to tell one of the most bizarre and long-lasting catfish stories of all time, the one involving Kirat Assi, which turned her regular life into an absolute nightmare. Assi’s story was first turned into a podcast, where we heard from the victim herself, and this podcast took its time to tell the entire story, whereas Shannon’s latest documentary is merely 82 minutes.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare is now streaming on Netflix. Starring Assi, this documentary dives into one of the most unique catfishing stories anyone has ever come across, and we’re here to share our review of the same.
So, keep reading this article to help figure out if this documentary deserves a spot on your watchlist.
Shocking, Bizzare, and Truly Heartbreaking
To begin with, we learn a little about Kirat Assi, the woman who fell in love with a man named Bobby and found herself in an online relationship that completely changed her life.
In Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, a pained Assi with a glimmer of hope in her eyes sits in front of the camera, as she talks about some of the worst years of her life, and how it all began in 2011.

Assi talks about the first time she saw Bobby in person, to begin with, the man she had been talking to online for the last few months. While Bobby did acknowledge the fact that he was “Bobby” he didn’t recognize Assi, but she assumed that was because the music was too loud, and he was wasted. She didn’t want to embarrass him, and so she let go.
Assi briefly sheds light on her family background and the tight-knit Sikh community before she dives into the first time she started talking to Bobby after she noticed mutuals between the two, which involved teenagers as well – JJ and Simran, whom Assi had previously spoken to.
still somewhere at the start of the documentary, and it progressively gets more interesting as more people from Assi’s life are interviewed.

Bobby was divorced. Bobby was engaged again. Bobby was shot. Bobby was in witness protection. There were far too many things happening, and the documentary felt a little rushed at several points as Assi tried to fit in years of trauma in just over an hour, which almost felt unfair, compared to the Sweet Bobby podcast by Tortoise Media, which lasted 6 episodes.
If it weren’t for Assi and her raw emotions, we might just have skipped over this documentary, but her story, the way she narrates several incidents, and of course, the shocking moments compelled us to stick around.
This catfish is more elaborate than one can imagine in their wildest dreams, and we recommend watching the documentary primarily for Assi’s courage and resilience.

Conclusion
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare deserved to be a docuseries instead of a documentary, just as the podcast had multiple episodes. There are so many different aspects to this elaborate catfish, and despite the limited time, Kirat Assi and Lyttanya Shannon keep us engaged until the end of the line.