Ratings: 4/5 Review By: Raja Sen Site:Rediffĭear Zindagi is a lovely picture, made with finesse and heart, and one that not only takes some stigma off the idea of seeking therapy, but - in the most natural of ways - goes a long way in making a viewer think of the people who matter most. If English Vinglish appealed to youngsters to be more gracious of their parents’ disadvantages, Dear Zindagi points out the impact of callous parenting in the long run.As do the final 15 minutes devoted to winding up every single plot point, down to the last rambling detail, which deprive Dear Zindagi of a lyrical finish. Ratings: 3/5 Review By: Sukanya Verma Site:Rediff But what works above all is that the pop philosophy/psychology that underlines the drama at the film’s core isn’t the least bit pulpy. Ratings: 3.5/5 Review By: S aibalSite:NDTVĭear Zindagi is as good as, if not better than, all the Hindi films with female ‘heroes’ that we have seen in recent months. Ratings: 3/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Filmcompanion Its business in lesser multiplexes, single-screen cinemas and other cities and towns will, generally speaking, be below the mark. On the whole, Dear Zindagi is a film for the gentry and will do well mainly in the premium multiplexes of the big cities. Ratings: - Review By: Komal NahtaSite:Zee ETC Bollywood Business I’m going with two out of five for Dear Zindagi.
Plus there’s a stack of unresolved issues with her parents.Alia’s performance, in fact, may be the best thing about this indulgent film that has little by way of plot and way too much talking.But these are small gifts in an overlong, disappointing film that misses its mark. She clearly has commitment issues, she can’t decide what (or who) her heart wants, and she puts up a wall the moment any of the young men in her life seek genuine attachment. Kaira is what one might describe as emotionally stunted. Khan, whose unforced ease is apparent when Jug gracefully resists a misguided romantic overture from Kaira.Ratings: 2/5 Review By: Rajeev MasandSite:CNN News 18 This is a movie that drops quotations from Faulkner and Einstein, but it rarely feels pedantic or platitudinous, thanks to the breezy, assured delivery of Mr. Shinde with abundant opportunities to explore philosophical issues (“zindagi” means “life”), not least the value of forgiveness and the need people can have to create unnecessary obstacles for themselves. Complicating matters is a handsome musician, Rumi (Ali Zafar), who serenades her yet prefers silence when he’s not expounding on early Pink Floyd. Over multiple sessions, she consults him about her mixed emotions regarding Raghuvendra. Jug, a laid-back psychologist (a B.D., or brain doctor, as the movie puts it). Shooting a promotional video for a local businessman, she chances across Jehangir Khan (the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan), a.k.a. “Is that my only talent?” She passes on the job, but remains drawn to him.Įvicted by a landlord who distrusts unmarried renters, the workaholic Kaira retreats to her seaside hometown in Goa and her affluent parents, who fret over her lack of matrimonial prospects. “Hot?” she says when he praises her beauty. When Raghuvendra gets an exciting project in New York, he teases Kaira with the possibility of joining him on it - with the implicit understanding that it is contingent upon their continued sexual intimacy. Bored with her distracted boyfriend, Sid (Angad Bedi), a restaurateur, she has a fling with her colleague Raghuvendra (Kunal Kapoor).
The restless, ambitious Kaira has a wandering eye of her own. The young cinematographer Kaira ( Alia Bhatt) suggests shooting another take, this time with the woman surreptitiously checking out a passing male bicyclist. A director calls cut, and we realize we are watching actors on a Mumbai movie set. The issues in Gauri Shinde’s sharply observed drama “ Dear Zindagi” are suggested in its opening scene: A woman walks with her boyfriend, disgusted with his infidelity, while he pleads for forgiveness, professing his love.