Dear Zindagi directed by Gauri Shinde whose directorial debut English Vinglish was about the journey for self respect of a sincere family woman, is one of the most nicely made films that are women centric. Here with Dear Zindagi, she tells us the story of again a woman , quite younger this time, whose life is troubled and complicated, thus needs mental support to stabilize. It's an attempt that has it's heart at right place. It's relatable and does succeed in moving you where it's needed, but not completely. The first half particularly falters at places. We hardly feel for Kiara in her pathos initially as they don't quite look genuine. I mean the troubles that she deals with seem unconvincing. There's not much depth in it. However the movie lifts up once we meet Kiara's therapist cum teacher cum friend Jahangir Khan or Jug who starts bonding with her and together they give us some of the best moments in the film. Also the dialogues written are too impressive, delivered nicely by both Alia Bhatt and mainly Shah Rukh Khan who is at his charismatic form. The camaraderie they share are magnetic and emotional at the same time. The film is boasted by these 2 pitch perfect performances too. Alia, after imparting a knockout act in Udta Punjab, once again sinks her teeth into this complexed character marvelously and skilfully performs. She is slowly turning out to be a powerhouse of talent. Kudos to her. SRK, in a 'Gyan Guru' avatar, looks fabulously charming and comes out as the soul of this feel good lovely little film. His lines are inspiring and emotions are strongly felt. Other actors are just about okay in their parts but worthy of mention among them is Yashawini Dayama as Jackie(Alia's best friend). She's funny as well as damn good. Another merit of this film is it's soundtrack by Amit Trivedi! His score is fabulous and songs are nice & soothing.
Thus, Dear Zindagi is neither as good as Queen nor convincing as English Vinglish, yet it works because of its 2nd half that is filled with breezy moments including a heartfelt climax. And mainly DZ is both watchable plus likeable due to the brilliance of Alia and magic of SRK.
My Rating - 3.5 / 5
It's one of the better films I have seen this year. Don't miss it friends!
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