Dear Zindagi will definitely appeal to you if you love slice of life film. They are the bravest most beautiful duo of women in our cinema today. Standing ovation and slow-clap for director Gauri Shinde and Alia Bhatt. It is a film different from the norm which by itself wins some points, but not quite enough. It is a shame then that a film that had all the right things to say that had capable actors to say them the right way that had characters who could have kept your thoughts from going astray doesn't do it all too well. While it is nice to have a well-founded set-up, if it is dull it becomes even more difficult for the story to hook you. Dear Zindagi is one of those very few films that start out drab and pick up steam in the second half. A crisper, even if not a more enticing, slice of her life would have had a better impact. It is a little too plain, a little too long, a little too repetitive. The disoriented feeling then comes from the breaks into Kaira's life, her friends, etc. It is a noble enough cause, one that propagates – we ought to be comfortable with ourselves even when we are unhappy. And the unique chemistry between Kaira and Jehangir is played out well by the two actors too. And that is pretty much all we need to know. He's a therapist who seems to know what he is doing. I am glad that we know very little about Jehangir Khan. She has her reasons to be that way, but Dear Zindagi shows them to you too late to be able to fit the complicated puzzle that Kaira makes herself out to be. Kaira's character is totally imaginable as a girl you'd know, the kind who uses her rudeness on her sleeve while it actually is a coping mechanism of sorts. And to acknowledge that a poor joke is poor or a deep philosophical quote is a too deep, doesn't make either of those less tacky. Unfortunately, to make a fictional film, it needs solid characters with an engaging story that binds them together. There is no need to be hard on yourself, it says. It is ok for you to be unhappy even if most things are going your way. “She has no problem”, you might want to say, “What do I root for?” Herein lies Dear Zindagi's agenda. This is not apathy, it is a response to jerky screenplay and a protagonist whose problems that I understand but don't engage with.Īt first glance, you could say you feel the disconnect because Kaira seems to be living a pretty decent life - good at her work, good friends, romantic attention from the kind of guys she likes. But, I don't want to sit with her through her therapy sessions. Sure, I want her to sort herself out and see her life beyond her problems. However, the confused, urban girl and her problems are only as interesting as a confused, urban girl's problems can be. Alia Bhatt too is her usual refreshing self, even when her character is reflecting on the big doses of philosophy being thrown her way. And it really is great when this happens. In fact, for most parts you look at him and hear him as Jehangir Khan. Given Shah Rukh Khan is doing a lot of the pep talk, you'd think the connect is lost because of is all-knowing smirk. Ironically, this is where it loses all connect with you. But, we know it is all a metaphor and Dear Zindagi actually wants to talk to you. It tries to weave that into a story of a young, confused, urban girl. And that's exactly what the film does too. Obviously, you are going to end up philosophizing a lot. The Quint - " Dear Zindagi doesn’t score high and remains yet another underwhelming effort by the composer who is capable of much more. The brightest lining around this skepticism is that these are exactly the thoughts I had when I first saw English Vinglish's teaser. But, this one sounds too upbeat even when Alia Bhatt's character asks, “Why are romantic relationships so irritating?” I am all for romance and the “aawwww” that comes with the honemoon period and the “aawww shucks” that goes with the heartbreak thereafter. But the question is, when does charm become too much? Is it possible to watch 2+ hours of it? We could've blamed Alia Bhatt's cuteness for the OD, but not after Highway and Udta Punjab, right? Despite Shah Rukh Khan's character being played by Shah Rukh Khan.
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