Dear Zindagi - Liebesbrief an das Leben (2016)
Kaira ist eine Perfektionistin. Als aufstrebende Filmemacherin folgt sie der Devise, dass alles im Leben so gut und genau wie möglich getan werden sollte, damit man eine erfüllte Existenz hat. Dann aber begegnet Kaira Jahangir Khan, genannt "Jug", der in seinem Denken eher unkonventionell ist. Er wird eine Art Mentor des Ungewöhnlichen für sie. Mit seiner Hilfe gewinnt Kaira während Fahrradtouren und Ausflügen ans Meer eine neue Perspektive auf das Leben und lernt, dass sich Glück, Trost und Erfüllung manchmal auch in der Akzeptanz der Fehler und Unvollkommenheiten des Lebens finden lässt.
Der Regisseur:
Gauri Shinde
Der Autor:
Gauri Shinde
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Alia Bhatt as Kaira |
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Shah Rukh Khan as Dr. Jehangir Khan |
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Kunal Kapoor as Raghuvendra |
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Angad Bedi as Sid |
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Ali Zafar as Rumi |
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Ira Dubey as Fatima |
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Rohit Saraf as Kiddo, Kaira's younger brother |
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Yashaswini Dayama as Jackie |
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Gautmik as Ganju |
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Yashwant Singh as Kaira's uncle |
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Salone Mehta as Kaira's aunt |
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Baby Dishita as Little Kaira |
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Nikita Anand as Family friend |
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Amit Nagraj as Little kiddo |
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Aban Bharucha Deohans as Kaira's mother |
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Atul Kale as Kaira's father |
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Martha Xavier Fernandes as Kaira's maternal grandmother |
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Madhav Vaze as Kaira's maternal grandfather |
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Ivan Rodrigues as Hotel VP |
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Akanksha Gade as Alka |
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Aditya Roy Kapur as Furniture Dealer |
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Chitra Shukla as Convention Woman |
| Writing | Kausar Munir | Lyricist |
| Sound | Arijit Singh | Playback Singer |
| Writing | Gulzar | Lyricist |
| Production | Nandini Shrikent | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aki Narula | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Sunidhi Chauhan | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Debasish Mishra | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vishal Dadlani | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Alia Bhatt | Playback Singer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anaita Shroff Adajania | Costume Designer |
| Production | Rupin Suchak | Production Designer |
| Sound | Jasleen Kaur Royal | Playback Singer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theia Tekchandaney | Costume Designer |
| Production | Pravin Khairnar | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karan Johar | Producer |
| Production | Gauri Khan | Producer |
| Camera | Laxman Utekar | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Gauri Shinde | Director |
| Production | Gauri Shinde | Producer |
| Directing | Rukhshida David | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Hemanti Sarkar | Editor |
| Writing | Gauri Shinde | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Haresh Hingorani | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Amit Trivedi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nandini Shrikent | Casting |
| Writing | Gauri Shinde | Story |
| Crew | Abbas Ali Moghul | Stunts Coordinator |
| Production | Karan Mally | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Sidharth Iyer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ali Zafar | Playback Singer |