A method includes initiating, through an interface of a data processing device, reverse playback of a video file stored in a memory of the data processing device. The method also includes causing, through a set of instructions associated with a processor of the data processing device communicatively coupled to the memory and/or an operating system executing on the data processing device, the processor to read frames corresponding to the video file in a reverse chronological order within a desired timeframe following the initiation of the reverse playback. Further, the method includes decoding, through the processor, each frame corresponding to the reverse chronological order for rendering thereof on the data processing device.