Dear Zindagi (English: Dear Life) is an upcoming 2016 Indian comedy drama film directed by Gauri Shinde and produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, and Gauri Shinde under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and Hope Productions respectively. It stars an ensemble cast of Alia Bhatt, Ira Dubey, Kunal Kapoor, Ali Zafar, Angad Bedi and Shah Rukh Khan. Principal photography began in early 2016 and was completed in May.