
Music by Amit Trivedi is a brownie point of the film. The only refreshing thing in the film is the emotional bonding of SRK as a therapist and Alia Bhatt. And let’s not forget the homosexuality aspect that he keeps adding to most of his plots. His last Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was about one sided love hence only few strata of people liked it. Guess, Karan Johar believes in the real life world but a niche one. Dear Zindagi should be blamed for its loose execution that it doesn't touch you. Despite being a complex story, both the films were well-crafted and so the viewer easily connected with it. Lately, Kapoor And Sons, Tamasha, which had a similar kind of feel to it, depicted the stories of individuals walking a painful path to self-revelation. The makers cleverly create a hype for the film by teasing the audiences with the film’s best parts, however when one steps inside the theatre, there’s barely anything left to actually see. Thanks to the hustle-bustle of promotions, one develops a huge expectations from the film and starts anticipating big things.
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Its linear, no-forced, saccharine sweetness should appeal to the majority looking for momentous 'inspiration' but the film is hardly the momentous milestone movie that stays put with you.Ĭarve out all the SRK-Alia sessions into half-hour-and you will get Bollywood's Robin Sharma meets Eckhart Tolle meets Paulo Coelho movie that you can tune into in during your moment of blues.Compared to Gauri Shinde directorial debut English Vinglish, which touched millions of hearts in many expects in 2012, Dear Zindagi is not even close. Lusciously shot, Dear Zindagi appears too long as its runs from one counselling session to the other with little happening in between.

To step up to Alia and steal the show on many a scene is no mean task she does it effortlessly. He takes the movie to the next level, bringing both star appeal and his own natural charm, which comes to life in his interviews.Īnd there is one other actor who makes a definite impression - Yashaswini Dayama as Kaira's friend Jackie. The best, of course, is reserved for Shah Rukh Khan. From Kunal Kapoor to Ali Zafar, the men are never treated as caricatures. The foil to Bhatt's spontaneity is the gravitas that every man who walks into her life brings. That also makes Dear Zindagi a trifle weak or strong - weak, if you keep wondering what this girl's problem is, or strong - if you think, hey, this is how life is. Their comfort zone is with friends, and all they might need is a soul who listens and a good hug. You could see Kaira's problems from two perspectives: One, as that of a silly girl who has no 'real' worries other than loads of immaturity, or two, as how it really plays out in life for many young people in today's 'nuclear' families. She is expression-machine - effortless and naturally charming. From a one-liner that could have read like 'twenty-plus confused girl meets middle-aged counsellor,' the film takes its life from the endearing performance of Alia Bhatt.

That includes playing kabbadi with the ocean waves - a delectable sequence, indeed.ĭear Zindagi is beautifully stitched too. Khan too struggles with challenges - a divorce and the lost opportunity to give his child sweet memories such as what his father gave him. It also doesn't play by formula - but takes recourse in the nuggets of advice that Dr. Unlike the pompous sermonizing of many coming-of-age Bollywood films (Lakshya, 3 Idiots and more), Dear Zindagi is more grounded. The protagonist does not go home 'cured,' and much like all of us who seek wisdom in 'self-help' books, realises that issues have to be faced in one's unique way. Dear Zindagi is a movie about a young, ambitious Women, portrayed by Alia Bhatt, who had a rather difficult childhood and is now struggling to balance out between various aspects of her life including: relationships, job pressure,career goals as a talented cinematographer etc. Yet there is an innate beauty to the film.Įven on preach mode, Dear Zindagi is quite real. With its emphasis on dialogues, heard-before philosophy and the lagged proceedings, the promise of a Bollywood 'Dead Poets Society' goes for a toss in this 'voyage of self-discovery.' Not knowing when to stop is what makes Dear Zindagi, an otherwise 'heart-warming' mental floss of a movie, short of anything remotely 'genius.' Jahangir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan), counsels Kaira (Alia Bhatt), the confused twenty-something who has serious insecurity issues, that 'genius is knowing when to stop.'ĭirector Gauri Shinde, after the much-loved English Vinglish, could have taken note of that line a trifle more seriously. Somewhere to the end of Dear Zindagi, Dr.
