harsha radhakrishnan

Dear Zindagi - a film that I’ve always brushed past, putting it off for another time constantly and when I finally watched it today, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t given it a chance before. The film was amazing. All the reviews say it, and everybody else talk about every inch of it to the very last detail so I’m not going to be descriptive and point out every single thing I liked. First point: I simply just LOVED the fact that the director doesn’t just brush past Kaira’s (Alia’s character) storyline and past plus present because there’s another massive lead in the film - Sharukh Khan. In fact, Sharukh’s character - Dr Jehangir Khan does extreme justice to his role by sticking to his space, using it thoroughly and giving the rest to Alia’s character - Kaira - to figure out how to complete her puzzle as he’s just there to “find her the missing pieces” as mentioned in the movie. Second: The pace of the movie, which some people may find irritating towards the beginning and find it going a bit slow, but trust me, it’s perfect, precise, and the slow burn is absolutely worth it and rewarding for our heart and souls. It has you questioning the movie at first, and then slowly drags you to question Kaira’s morals and way of judgement, unknowingly pulling you into the script’s magic. And then, before you know it, you’re listening to every word, every life lesson put into beautiful sentences, and you’re singing the chorus ‘Dear Zindagi’. Everything is honestly beautiful. I do not want to leave spoilers, but every realisation, and the pain between every flashback and also everyone seeing the solution to that pain and standing up for themselves, is empowering to watch. Sometimes, you just have to scream it, cry it, and express however you can when the people just won’t listen. It’s your life. Live it how you want, and sometimes it’s okay to take the easy way out. It doesn’t make you any less of a person. There is never anything to be ashamed of, and embracing your fears really is a thing, trust the flow. Love you Zindagi, and I just want to say hello.