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Dear Zindagi

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
46K
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Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi (2016)
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Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is a... Read allKaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.

  • Director
    • Gauri Shinde
  • Writers
    • Krishnan Hariharan
    • Kausar Munir
    • Gauri Shinde
  • Stars
    • Alia Bhatt
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Kunal Kapoor
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    46K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Writers
      • Krishnan Hariharan
      • Kausar Munir
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Stars
      • Alia Bhatt
      • Shah Rukh Khan
      • Kunal Kapoor
    • 203User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 15 nominations total

    Videos4

    #DearZindagiTake1: Life is a game
    Trailer 1:20
    #DearZindagiTake1: Life is a game
    #DearZindagiTake4: Set Free
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    #DearZindagiTake4: Set Free
    #DearZindagiTake4: Set Free
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    #DearZindagiTake4: Set Free
    #DearZindagiTake3: Love. BreakUp. Repeat
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    #DearZindagiTake3: Love. BreakUp. Repeat
    #DearZindagiTake2: Always Recycle
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    #DearZindagiTake2: Always Recycle

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    • Kaira
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    Ali Zafar
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    • Director
      • Gauri Shinde
    • Writers
      • Krishnan Hariharan
      • Kausar Munir
      • Gauri Shinde
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    8umashankarpati1997

    Effortless Direction by Gauri Shindhe and this deserves an Applause..

    After English Vinglish, Gauri Shinde is Back with Bang! She Directed the film very well. Music is simply Soulful, #LoveYouZindagi and #AeZindagiGaleLagaLe is already HIT Among the Youth. Cinematography is Eye Catching. Watertight Story & Screenplay. There is no dull moment throughout the flick. Fast Paced First & Second Half. That's the finest part of the film. Classy Production Designing, Editing is Sharp & Crispy. Climax is simply Outstanding. Dialogues are well written & wonderful at many places.  Shah Rukh Khan is a breath of fresh air. Right from the first scene to his final scene. His and Alia Bhatt's chemistry was brilliant.  Story was very thought provoking.It changes the way you look at your life at your destiny.Story is pure work of class and hard work put in by Gauri Shinde. "Don't let your past blackmail your present to ruin your beautiful future. SHAH RUKH's charm took the movie to a different level. This movie is not a genre of all the audiences but for the ones who love classy Movies not massy ones.

    Pros: Shah Rukh back at his best. Great and flawless story. Cinematography is brilliant All the hard work put in by whole team

    Cons:None that I can find, only thing is the editing could have been more better and the music could have been more good.

    At the end I strongly recommend it to everyone to go and watch this movie. Its one in a million type of movie.Don't miss it. So I Rate it 8 out of 10 stars but this film is a classic.
    9kamran_3012

    Gauri Shinde knows how to make you smile. Brings us the finest performance of Alia Bhatt with a commendable SRK as her support.

    Finally saw Dear Zindagi. I hope this one isn't as exaggerated as my previous reviews. Gauri Shinde is a really brilliant director, she knows how make good characters by casting perfect actors in them. Alia Bhatt plays the role of a life time. She is excellent through out the movie. The character has extreme depth and very well written. Her performance is almost as good as her role in Udta Punjab if not better. Shah Rukh Khan is a breath of fresh air. Right from the first scene to his final scene. His and Alia Bhatt's chemistry was brilliant. Great Role by him. Ali Zafar, Kunal Kapoor, Angad Bedi and Aditya Roy Kapur are extremely well placed and help Kiara's story move forward. Pluses- Story, Acting, Cinematography, Second half, The scenes which feature Srk and Alia. The family moments of Kiara and her family, her Friends. The execution of the entire movie from event to event. The whole final act which leaves you in a happy mood. The breakdown sequence. The maturity in the direction which takes the movie into a new level. The Dialogues given to SRK. Negatives- The music is good but isn't great. The Editing in the first half could have been better. If you have enjoyed movies like Wake Up Sid, Kapoor and Sons Rockstar, Queen, English Vinglish . Go for this one. One of the best movies of the year. Something which has come kind of close to Udta Punjab.
    10sarthakishere-06619

    Gauri Shinde nails it the second time too - Alia is the best actress - SRK thank you for doing this part

    A beautiful cinematic experience. This movie makes you: laugh, shed a few good tears, feel happy, rethink about your own life, fall in love with Alia, fall in love with SRK all over again. To add to these, it has lovely direction, cinematography and background score! When it comes to acting, everyone has done a fab job. Alia is winning best actress award for sure. SRK was the right choice for this supporting role; I am so glad a Superstar like him agreed to do this role. All other actors were perfect too. After Zoya Akhtar, Gauri Shinde brings new hope to storytelling in Bollywood. Go watch it at a theater near u! Its high time Indian audience supports movies like these. Love you Zindagi!
    10kashyappk

    LIVE it with Alia, SRK, Gauri !!

    Dear Zindagi is an awesome experience. Truly, an experience to be lived. Alia carries all the film on her own shoulders, with SRK giving the required support. Alia has had a sensational year. So, let's first talk about the man who has had a pathetic run at the box office as well on the hearts of his audience for closely 2 years... SHAH RUKH KHAN. He is the man, who every girl will definitely love to have after watching this film. The extended cameo that he has, has been extremely important for the film. Just as the film is about to loose it's grip, SRK enters and changes everything. He had an unbelievable performance in FAN, and he has an unbelievable performance in Dear Zindagi too. Next, Alia is the soul of the film, who says the words of the youngsters today. The other appearances, which included Kunaal Kapoor, Angad Bedi, Ali Zafar and Aditya Roy Kapoor are extremely awesome to watch. TREAT. All and all, pack your families in your pockets, and run to the theaters as soon as possible. Expect new, different and happiness. Dear Zindagi.
    10alisheraz587

    SRK is now officially back....First Fan and now Dear Zindagi

    Let me get this straight this is one of the best movies of year..

    If an actor is making commercial movies more often than there comes a time in his life when audience get sick of his usual attitude towards selection of script.Then the actor starts to realize that now time has come to let everyone know that he got some acting skills.This was the situation of Shah Rukh Khan.His last few movies were all commercial with Fan being an exception.It was his time to return and shut all of his critics.But man o man how did he comeback.Truly sensational.

    Now let's get back to movie.

    Preview(No spoilers): Movie is about a girl who is desperate who is fighting all the hardships of life.Her on again off again love life until she meets this middle aged psychiatrist Jehangir which teaches her how to be free, how to say no to life, how to live it in your own way.

    Direction:As everybody here knows that movie's director is Gauri Shinde.She debuted with English Vinglish which was both commercial and critical success.This is Gauri's second directorial venture and she totally nailed it.Movie is almost as flawless as it gets.I rarely found a glitch in it.Indeed the movie shows her hard work.

    Acting:As movie's mainly focused on Alia Bhatt's character so let's first discuss her. She gives her truly best and her character was brought to life by her.She is god gifted and has a lot of talent. This girl will surely go a long way in her career. And then there is Shah Rukh Khan.I actually watched this movie because of him.Earlier this year his Fan was released.The movie didn't do well on Box Office but was a really great movie and SRK nailed both the characters.Like Fan he was the main highlight of the Dear Zindagi too.His sarcasm his cuteness and above all his acting in this movie is absolutely out of the world.As he faced a lot of criticism for Dilwal,Happy New Year,Chennai Express etc but now he is back to shut all of his critics.

    Cinematography:Movie does well in this section too.It was interesting how the story progressed with time.

    Story:Story is as simple as it gets and yet very complicated.It was very thought provoking.It changes the way you look at your life at your destiny.Story is pure work of class and hard work put in by Gauri Shinde.

    Overall:Overall the movie is very likable.Even hours later of watching it it stayed on top of my mind.

    Pros:+Shah Rukh back to his best.

    +Great and flawless story.

    +Cinematography

    +All the hard work put in by whole team

    Cons:None that I can find.

    At the end I strongly recommend it to everyone to go and watch this movie. Its one in a million type of movie.Don't miss it

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    • Trivia
      The movie as we know has largely been shot in Goa, however, the last two days of the shooting schedule were fixed for Singapore. Unfortunately, rain played a spoilsport on the first day because of which the crew had lost more than half of their day. To compensate for the lost time, the crew shot for 24 hours the last day for they had their flights to catch on the next day.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Jehangir Khan: Don't let the past blackmail your present to ruin a beautiful future

    • Connections
      Referenced in Bigg Boss: Weekend Ka Vaar: Alia Bhatt in the house (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Love You Zindagi
      Music by Amit Trivedi

      Lyrics by Kausar Munir

      Performed by Jasleen Royal

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Dear Zindagi Movie
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dear Life
    • Production companies
      • Dharma Productions
      • Hope Productions
      • Red Chillies Entertainment
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,376,479
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $977,862
      • Nov 27, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,468,188
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 31m(151 min)
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