Director:Gauri Shinde

Plot

The film is set in Mumbai and Goa. Kaira is a promising cinematographer. Fatima, Jackie and Ganju are her three best friends. Her cheerful life becomes a nightmare when the guy she loves, a film producer, Raghuvendra ends up engaged to someone else, and for whom she breaks up with a restobar owner, Sid, in between. Her landlord turns her out of her apartment because the building association wants to rent apartments only to married couples. This serves as a catalyst for her shift to Goa to live with her parents, a fact she detests. All this ends up with her spending many sleepless nights.

While in Goa she seeks out Dr. Jehangir Khan, a Goan psychologist after accidentally having heard him talk at a Mental Health Awareness Conference for her insomnia. Meanwhile, she meets a musician, Rumi, with whom she starts to develop feelings for but ditches before anything serious can happen. She also meets her younger brother, Kiddo. Matters with her family come to a head when Kaira bursts out at a family get-together and confronts her parents about their abandonment of her for years at her grandparents' house.

She finally narrates the story of her abandonment to Jug who tells her that she fears abandonment so much that she doesn't allow herself to commit in relationships for fear of being abandoned. He convinces her that she doesn't need to forgive her parents for abandoning her but she can as an adult see them as two regular people who made a mistake. He says, "Don't let the past blackmail your present to ruin a beautiful future." After this, Kaira makes an effort to reconcile with her parents and also works to finish her short film.

The movie ends with a viewing of Kaira's film where she meets a furniture dealer who might turn out to be a prospective lover. Source: Wikipedia

News & Reviews(After Release)

Shah Rukh Khan's part in climax scene of Dear Zindagi chopped offBy :International Business Times, India Edition‎‎

Dear Zindagi to Kahaani 2: The curse of the second half. EXPLAINED.By :India Today‎‎

Box office collection: Kahaani 2 and Dear Zindagi lock hornsBy :Financial Express

Like Dear Zindagi, 10 other acclaimed films on mental health By :Livemint‎‎

Box Office: Dear Zindagi is amongst Top Weekend Openers of 2016, collects 12.5 cr. on Day 3 By :Bollywood Hungama‎

Ali Bhatt And Shah Rukh Khan Deliver Immediate Profits In 'Dear Zindagi' By :Forbes‎

Dear Zindagi Movie Review: Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt's Film Is Superbly Acted By :NDTV

Dear Zindagi Review: Forget SRK, It Is Alia Bhatt Who Shines Throughout By :News18‎

Dear Zindagi movie review: Incredibly cute Alia, Shah Rukh Khan need a more consistent script By :Firstpost

'Dear Zindagi' review: Alia Bhatt delivers a powerful punch By:Economic Times‎

Dear Zindagi review: Shah Rukh Khan is charming but this life is unreal By :Hindustan Times‎

Dear Zindagi movie review: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan film is a kitchen sink talkathon By :The Indian Express‎

News(Before Release)

SRK and Alia on Dear Zindagi By :Khaleej Times

Dear Zindagi | Take 4 : Set Free | Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan | Releasing Nov 25 By :YouTube

Alia Bhatt on Dear Zindagi: Censor board has been very generous, very sweet By :The Indian Express‎

Alia Bhatt talks about the Censor Board verdict on Dear Zindagi By :India Today‎