Dear Zindagi

Dear Zindagi
A woman with her arms outstretched stands at the beach at sunset.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGauri Shinde
Written byGauri Shinde
Produced byGauri Khan
Karan Johar
Gauri Shinde
StarringAlia Bhatt
Shah Rukh Khan
CinematographyLaxman Utekar
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music byAmit Trivedi
Production
companies
Distributed byNH Studioz
Release dates
  • 23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) (North America)
  • 25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) (Worldwide)
Running time
150 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore[2]
Box office₹135.47 crore[3]

Dear Zindagi (transl. Dear life) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. It was produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, and Shinde under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and Hope Productions, respectively. The film stars Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles with Ira Dubey, Kunal Kapoor, Angad Bedi, Ali Zafar (in his final Hindi film acting credit), Yashaswini Dayama and debutant Rohit Suresh Saraf in supporting roles. The plot centres on a budding cinematographer who is discontented with her life and meets a free-spirited psychologist who helps her to gain a new perspective on her life.

Development of the film began in 2015, when Shinde signed Bhatt and Khan for a film to be made under her banner. Principal photography took place in Goa and Mumbai, in the period from 21 January to 20 May 2016. The film features a score composed by Amit Trivedi and lyrics written mostly by Kausar Munir.

Dear Zindagi released on 23 November 2016 in North America, two days before its worldwide release on 25 November 2016, and grossed ₹135.5 crore at the box office, thus emerging as a commercial success. It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards the themes, direction, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack and performances, especially Bhatt and Khan's performances.

At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Dear Zindagi received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Bhatt) and Best Lyricist (Kausar Munir for "Love You Zindagi").

  1. ^ "Dear Zindagi (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Dear Zindagi: Budget to box office estimates – here's the detailed trade analysis!". Daily News and Analysis. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Dear Zindagi Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 9 December 2023.