They say a film that is good is one that is
honest. But no, not here. The beauty of Dear Zindagi is really in its pretense.
For, it does a tight ropewalk between intellectual high tea of essential life
lessons, and a soothing, upfront, breezy way of telling us an anyday story of
an anyday girl. That is the only way to tell this story so that it can reach
till us, so that it can do its work. So that it can make a difference, after
all. Dear Zindagi is not an arty film, not at the least. And yet it is so
pleasant and so ahead of its time that you feel almost grateful. Dear Zindagi
is among the standing proofs of Indian cinema having come of age. It is a
milestone, too, in a way.
