Red Chillies Entertainment Dharma Productions Hope Productions
Distributed by
NH Studioz
Release dates
23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) (North America)
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) (Worldwide)
Running time
150 minutes[1]
Country
India
Language
Hindi
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, 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").
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DearZindagi (transl. Dear life) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. It was produced...
film's soundtrack. In Bhatt's three film releases of 2016—Kapoor & Sons, DearZindagi, and Udta Punjab—she played young women in troubling circumstances. Her...
career on television and made his film debut with a supporting role in DearZindagi (2016). He went on to feature in the Norwegian film What Will People...
the best bets" in Fitoor. Kapur also made cameo appearances in films DearZindagi and Welcome To New York. In 2017, Kapur starred as Aditya Gunjal in the...
photography in Hindi cinema with films such as English Vinglish and DearZindagi. He made his directorial debut in 2013 with Tapaal. He went on to direct...
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in the film F.A.L.T.U in 2011 and known for his roles in Pink (2016), DearZindagi (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017). Bedi was born to former Indian cricket...
2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. "Shah Rukh Khan just revealed a big DearZindagi spoiler: His role is a cameo". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2016. Archived...
include three for Best Actress for Highway (2014), the coming-of-age film DearZindagi (2016), and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017); one for...
several films, including Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Chashme Baddoor, and DearZindagi. Alongside his acting and singing career, Zafar participates in tours...
followed by songs for Ishaqzaade, Ek Tha Tiger, Dhoom 3, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, DearZindagi. She has also worked as a language consultant for the film English Vinglish...
completed shooting for two feature films, Dharma & Red Chillies Productions' DearZindagi, directed by Gauri Shinde and starring Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan...
Akhtar, Bharat, Tiger Zinda Hai & Sultan directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, DearZindagi directed by Gauri Shinde, Commando 2 directed by Deven Bhojani, MOM directed...
Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018. "DearZIndagi - Music Review (Bollywood) | Music Aloud". www.musicaloud.com. 17 November...
ready for release". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2021. "DearZindagi grosses 6 mil. USD [40.9 crores] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 5 December...
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November 2017. "'Lovely' beginning". Deccan Chronicle. 10 November 2016. "DearZindagi grosses 6 mil. USD [40.9 crores] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 5 December...
aspiring cinematographer (Alia Bhatt) in Gauri Shinde's coming-of-age film DearZindagi. In Rahul Dholakia's action crime film Raees (2017), Khan took on the...
Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in DearZindagi and Udta Punjab, winning for the latter. Nitesh Tiwari, Best Director...
Productions for 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania', and Red Chillies Entertainment for 'DearZindagi' The company raised $30 million in October 2016. Furlenco had secured...
the film Prague (2013) by Atif Afzal. It was again remade for the film DearZindagi (2016) by Amit Trivedi. Music director A. R. Rahman worked as a keyboard...
others. In 2016, Chauhan worked with Trivedi in two films; Fitoor and DearZindagi. "Ranga Re" performed alongside Trivedi and "Tere Liye", a duet with...
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