Movie review: Dear Zindagi (2016)

A serious letdown, clichéd dialogues and sappy story

This movie is a spectacular letdown. You go in with high expectations, get bored with over-the-top clichéd dialogues, hope for it to end before sleep claims you, find an off-color Shahrukh giving life lessons to a confused Alia with adoring eyes, and you wonder, how and why would SRK do this kind of a sappy film. There was only one memorable dialogue from this movie, and it was 'genius is knowing when to stop.' I think if the director had known when to stop doling out the life lessons, we could have had the chance to save some time. Alia tries a lot to play the confused, conflicted young adult, and SRK's is merely the scaffolding the director wanted Alia to build on. But alas, such a sheer waste of talent this film is. Kunal Kapoor is never utilised, SRK seems to totter in some scenes, Ali Zafar seems to come from cheesy-lines-land, Alia seems hysterical in many, and the other characters stay underdeveloped. Story is simplistic-- it is mainly a character drama. I suspect that the editing of the film may have removed the required layers to make an emotional connection with the supporting characters.

Anyway, a gross letdown it is.

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