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Summary
Dear Zindagi (2016, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 11 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Kaira, a young girl, faces problems in her relationships. She meets Dr Jehangir, who helps her resolve her issues with her parents and get a new perspective on life, which leads to her following her passion and an improvement in her love life.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Gauri Shinde · music Amit Trivedi
Cast
Alia BhattLead
Shah Rukh Khan
Kunal Kapoor
Ali Zafar
Aditya Roy Kapur
Angad Bedi
Salone Mehta
Yashwant Singh
Gautmik
Ira Dubey
Yashaswini Dayama
Rohit Saraf
Full crew
SoundDebasish Mishra
Production designRupin Suchak
CostumeTheia Tekchandaney · Anaita Shroff Adajania · Aki Narula
LyricsKausar Munir · Gulzar
VFXHaresh Hingorani · Sidharth Iyer
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Summary
Kaira, a young girl, faces problems in her relationships. She meets Dr Jehangir, who helps her resolve her issues with her parents and get a new perspective on life, which leads to her following her passion and an improvement in her love life.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
11 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 11 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Andy Webster · 25 Nov 2016
NYT's critic (a Critic's Pick) calls the film a sharply observed, insightful drama anchored by Khan's ease and Bhatt's range, closing it "a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
86
Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Senior Reporter · 24 Nov 2016
The critic finds Dear Zindagi a joyous, feel-good watch carried by Alia Bhatt's affecting performance and Shah Rukh Khan's effortless support,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Meena Iyer · 24 Nov 2016
Dear Zindagi Movie Review: If you’re in the mood to do some soul-searching this weekend, this film could do it for you. 3.5/5 Star Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 63
70
rohit bhatnagar · 25 Nov 2016
Bhatnagar calls the plot weak and the first half slow, but says the performances alone justify one theatre watch, warning viewers to 'enter at… Read it there →
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62
Mayank Shekhar · 25 Nov 2016
Shekhar calls the premise unusually relevant and its female-gaze perspective unique, with Alia 'hardly at her best', and faults the writing as… Read it there →
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53
Anna MM Vetticad · 25 Nov 2016
Vetticad finds Dear Zindagi refreshing in theme, with strong work from Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt, but ultimately calls it a 'mixed bag' — thin… Read it there →
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52
Namrata Joshi · 25 Nov 2016
Joshi finds the Bhatt-Khan chemistry effortless and moving despite stilted, trite dialogue, and faults the film for tacking on too many social… Read it there →
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50
Nandini Ramnath · 25 Nov 2016
Scroll's critic credits Bhatt and Khan's two standout scenes but faults the film's convoluted setup, pat therapy-wisdom dialogue, disposable… Read it there →
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50
Sweta Kaushal · 25 Nov 2016
Dear Zindagi review: Shah Rukh Khan is charming but this life is unreal | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 33
40
Shubhra Gupta · 25 Nov 2016
Dear Zindagi movie review: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan film offers bumper-sticker self-help Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 32
30
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 11 readings; 4 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Dear Zindagi: quick answers
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Where can I watch Dear Zindagi?
Dear Zindagi is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), Google Play Movies (the US) and YouTube (the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Dear Zindagi?
Dear Zindagi has a Filmi Score of 54 (Good), the mean of 11 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (The Indian Express) to 86 (The New York Times). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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