Dear Zindagi : A Review

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Dear Zindagi is a fresh concept which gives you a new perspective to life. A story which most people would relate with in their lives.

The story revolves around Kaira (Alia Bhatt) who’s a technician in the movie industry, lives in Mumbai and has a boyfriend - Sid (Angad Bedi). Her dealings with relationships, parents, neighbours, society and everyone except her friends - in short her Zindagi. Suddenly she goes rebellious over the situations that come in her life.

She no longer likes Sid and asks her housemaid to remove his picture from the photo wall in her living room saying “Ab Mujhe Cute Nahi Lagte”. She wants the sofa cushion kept in an unusual way and the toy auto-rickshaw in a sleeping position instead of the standard which reflects of her natural personality.

Kaira breaks up with Sid saying that she slept with Raghuvendra (Kunal Kapoor) her co-worker who is her love interest. Kaira and Raghu get a big movie project in New York but Raghu gets to know that the producer of the new movie is his ex and it might turn out awkward within the trio at the workplace so Kaira stays at Mumbai. Her friend Fatima (Ira Dubey) informs that it’s been a week since Raghu got engaged and another shock for Kaira is that her landlord now orders her to vacate her flat as the other families in the society are opposed to the fact that a single and unmarried lady is their neighbour.

Kaira moves to Goa at her parent’s place where she doesn't like the pampering that she keeps getting. She is advised to change her job and work in a proper "office" by her relatives. At Goa she meets Dr.Jehangir Khan (Jug) an artist cum psychiatrist played by SRK and starts consultation as she is confused with her life and has not slept for a week. She opens up with Jug. Jug has his own methods to handle the stubborn girl one in which she is made to call both of her parents for ten minutes each. Over her relationship issues he suggests her to choose a partner wisely and not rush the decision.

She reveals Jug about her difficult past. She scolds her parents and speaks what’s in her mind; at her brother’s homecoming party when he returns from US; as six year old Kaira overheard the conversation between her parents, talking about moving to US and leaving her with her Nani over financial issues.

The movie highlights the contemporary ideology of people who are non-adaptive to the changing new generation. It also sheds light on the fact that most parents do not ask for their child’s wishes and dreams. Kaira, as her role goes, is adverse to the typical things – She hates couples and is seen fed up with her parents as she thinks they didn't support her when she was in need. She doesn’t care of what others think of her and her motto in life seems to be “Live And Let Live”.

The movie is different from most bollywood movies with appropriate sound tracks and background music suiting the situations. Scenes where Alia and SRK play Kabaddi with the waves of ocean makes you appreciate the little things in life. The acting by Alia and Shah Rukh is perfect. The efforts in playing and maintaining the character natural are evident. SRK reamins the cool dude and is an ideal personality. Dear Zindagi is made with a unique thought and teaches one how to live and be yourself even if one is a misfit. With a happy ending where Kaira fulfills her dream of making her own short film which everyone appreciates and is then seen meeting Aditya Roy Kapoor (unnamed) who probably becomes the true love of her life. It definitely would make you think of the dream that you have always wanted to follow.

Thanks for the read. Credits to Havish Bychapur for the edit.