Unlike cinemas, life does not come with scripts and rehearsals.
A woman striving to ace her career as a cinematographer through the hurdles of an industry, deeply rooted in patriarchy. A woman behind the camera, who yearned for nothing less than perfection and things to go in accordance with the plan. Zindagi, our life, does not work that way. Most of us fail to comprehend this fact at great length just like the lead character of this movie - Kaira.
We're all protagonists of our lives, aren't we? Most of us are also the antagonists of someone else's life at certain times. Every day emerges as 'lights, camera, action!', we put forth our performance and there are multiple plot twists awaiting to determine whether it was worth the effort or just an abortive attempt. There's no retake.
As Dear Zindagi coveys, life is like playing various tournaments, sometimes you win; many times it educates, but no one loses until the last breath.
"झूठे दिल ओ टूटे दिल, है क्या तेरी मुश्किल? ओ जस्ट गो टू हेल दिल..."
These lyrics poignantly emphasizes the fact that we, as human beings, full of complex emotions typically wear synthetic smiles and distance ourselves from the actuality of the events. Not because they are too dismal to digest but quite difficult to accept.
“Khul ke ro nahi sakogi toh khul ke has kaise paogi?”, the moment Dr.Jahangir asks Kaira, illustrates how most people master the art of hiding emotions while we keep moving forward, pretending - all is going well.
When the reality differs from what we had anticipated, we find ourselves in a labyrinth of contemplation and diffidence. Some of us tend to struggle when it comes to blowing off steam. Kaira did too. Typing out long paragraphs containing raw sentiments and deleting everything at once. The crawling terror of being ununderstood and unwanted. We've all experienced it in times past. It's okay to love, to not love anymore, to be loved, or to not feel loved anymore. You are not here to drive in circles, you are here to discover new paths perpetually, no matter whether you reach a beautiful destination or come across some more hurdles, do not stop making headways. Explore everything before settling for something. For that matter, "Agar hum apni zindagi ka steering wheel apne haath mein nahi lenge na, toh koi doosra driver seat par baith jayega."
It's okay to not be okay. You are here to make yourself and on this journey, it's crucial to slow down and seek help. Our minds and our relationships both are like cycling. We keep pedaling a certain thought, we keep climbing the bumpy roads in dread of not being good enough; we want to be free yet we chain ourselves to the shackles of distress.
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