When was the last time you heard someone coming upfront, telling you that their child has a mental health issues? The feeling of being ostracized by the society and earning a bad name for the family are the common excuses you will hear in such cases. But, what about a subject that the society shuts itself from talking about? Mental health has always been a taboo in this country. “Dear Zindagi” is a stepping stone for Bollywood mainstream cinema, towards openly talking about mental health and depression.įilms are often regarded as reflection of society. Well, the reason behind talking about the film is not because the film itself, but the idea behind it. At this point, just like me, you might say, ‘so what’? She faces the usual ‘boyfriend ditched me’ to ‘landlord is threatening to evict me’ problems in the dream city Mumbai. Kaira represents the young, urban, free women, who live by themselves to make it big. “Dear Zindagi” is a film about a struggling cinematographer Kaira (Alia Bhatt), dealing with her failed relationships, her urban and peppy friends, her US-return parents and her psychiatrist Jug (Shah Rukh Khan). But there is something that needs to be written down about “Dear Zindagi”. ![]() ![]() ![]() I usually refrain myself from writing about films that don’t quite move me.
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