One could say he looks like the perfect rebound guy! He has nothing to do, other than just look good.Īli Zafar’s act as Rumi, the musician is likable enough. He does his job well and I wish we could have seen more of him in the film.Īngad Bedi is hardly there for two scenes in the film as Sid, one of Kyra’s boyfriends. Kunal Kapoor as Raghu, looks the enticing young man. His character gets preachy but still remains to be the spark in the story. Flashing his dimples, playing his age and a matured dressing, all put him in the likable category. Shah Rukh Khan as the uber cool shrink, Jug is simply adorable. We are reminded a lot of her Highway character in certain scenes, such as the one where she confronts her family, although this time, you don’t really feel the same pain. She particularly shines in the scenes where her character breaks down. Dear Zindagi Review: Star PerformanceĪlia Bhatt is talented no doubt and gives a measured performance in this film.
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Ridden with cliches such as a gay visiting a shrink (to help him accept himself), to a software engineer her family introduces to who calls himself Surrresh in accent is simply ridiculous.ĭialogues like Jug saying “Genius is knowing when to stop” say much more than needed and keep coming as a pleasant surprise in the film. Hell, he’s even seen discussing his personal issues with her, which is a big ‘No, No’ in his profession.ĭear Zindagi has its heart in the right place, it just gets stuck in the rut. Jehangir’s character gets preachy at most occasions and that’s a sign of how bad a therapist he actually is. The focus all through remains on Kyra and hence her love interests, Raghu (Kunal Kapoor), Sid (Angad Bedi) or Rumi (Ali Zafar) get no background whatsoever. Overall, the humor element is too forced and Kyra’s uncle asking her if she’s Lebanese instead of Lesbian is too shallow a joke. Also, the jokes that he cracks there are far too immature. Jehangir Khan’s character being introduced at a ‘Mental Health Awareness’ conference is completely stupid. The contextual build up is unnecessary and constant in the film. Unfortunately, they don’t all blend seamlessly in the film. Such as importance of parenting in shaping an individual, being open to seeking mental health or societal acceptance for a girl with multiple relationships and a budding career. What Shinde tries to do is pack a lot of hefty learnings in one script. On the other hand, we are time and again shown a strained relationship between her and her parents.Īt first, you think she’s just riddled with some love life issues that drive her to seeing a therapist, only to later learn that her tough childhood is responsible for all of it. What follows is her dealing with the recent break-up with Raghu and an entire first half is wasted in this.
In the first ten minutes, she breaks up with Sid (Angad Bedi) after revealing to him that she cheated on him and later she bails on giving Raghuvendra (Kunal Kapoor) a crisp answer about getting serious.
Quite early on, its thrust on us that Kyra has a problem with commitments. We first meet Kyra at her workplace and then in the bars and parties.
You know you’ve come far in terms of a Bollywood film when for a change, you find a leading lady’s character being introduced by her profession. Dear Zindagi Review Dear Zindagi Review: Script Analysis With his ‘cool’ stories, he wins over Kyra’s fears and teaches her to embrace life. In his ‘out of textbook’ ways, Jug helps Kyra open up about her on the surface problems and further digs into the bigger ones. After an interesting encounter with Jehangir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan), Kyra decides to seek his help for her problems. Her screwed up relationships with her boyfriends and parents, eventually lead her into seeing a DD (Dimaag Ka Doctor). Kyra (Alia Bhatt) is shown to be a talented, young cinematographer who like many millennials has a messy love life and a yet to bloom career.