Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who will turn 36 on February 25, had a pre-birthday party here with wife Mira and a host of his friends from Bollywood. He had the “best” time, he says.

“#bestbirthdayever,” Shahid posted on Instagram, with an image featuring him with wife Mira, who was dressed in an Anita Dongre creation for the special occasion.

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The party, held here on Sunday, saw Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar, Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Bhardwaj, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Farah Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, R. Balki, Gauri Shinde, and Varun Dhawan and others in attendance.

Shahid, who is awaiting the release of “Rangoon” and is loving his phase as father to daughter Misha, looked casual in a white t-shirt and jacket teamed with a pair of denims.

While Katrina went for an easy and breezy maxi dress, Deepika attended her “Padmavati” co-star’s party wearing a tank top with metallic pants, and Sonakshi kept it sporty in a racerback dress with a black sports jacket and sneakers.

Karan Johar was seen posing with Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara, whom he is reportedly going to launch as an actress with “Student Of The Year 2”.

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Director Gauri Shinde on Monday said she was “deeply disturbed” by “irresponsible comments” that her upcoming “Dear Zindagi” has strong similarities with Canadian TV series “Being Erica” which, she said, she hasn’t even seen.

“‘Dear Zindagi’ is a deeply personal film. There is only one thing it borrows from. That’s my life…. there are a million films and serials with therapists like there are with doctors. Just because there is a doctor in a film does not mean it borrows from another film with a doctor.

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“Am deeply disturbed by irresponsible comments from people who have no clue what it is that they are referring to… I have not seen this series that they refer to.. and I cannot comment on what is in it,” she said in a statement.

Shinde added that “in today’s world where everybody sees everything, I am not so dumb that I believe I can get away by deliberate plagiarism nor am I so insensitive to borrow without giving credit from anybody who has created anything for such a sensitive and important cause”.

“Dear Zindagi” is a slice-of-life film with Alia playing the protagonist – an aspiring filmmaker, who is on the lookout for a lot of unanswered questions. The film also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Ali Zafar, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunal Kapoor and Angad Bedi.

It is Shinder’s second outing after “English Vinglish”.

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“I am not aware what kind of responses ‘Dear Zindagi’ is getting. But I watched and I am staggered by Gauri’s work, awestruck by Alia. Also I’ve never seen Shah Rukh onscreen the way he has emerged in this film,” said Bhatt at the launch of Vinod Pande’s book “Saanvri”.

“It is an out of the box and brave film. ‘Dear Zindagi’ makes Indian cinema proud. It is a new turn into a zone, which is going to bring many surprises,” he added.

Written also by Shinde, the film also stars Kunal Roy Kapoor, Ali Zafar and Angad Bedi. It was released on Friday.

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The setting for Gauri Shinde’s second film “Dear Zindagi” is Goa. The teaser opens magnificently to the sound of waves and seagulls. Before superstar Shah Rukh Khan or his endearing co-star Alia Bhatt make an appearance, one can hear his voice.

He is saying that his father will bring him to the beach to play ‘kabaddi’ with waves.

SRK then proceeds to show Alia how. Her embarrassment, amazement, surprise and delight are contagious. The sequence is vintage Goan nostalgia – mixing the odour of memory with the magical pleasure of the moment when the present company seems as perfect as it can get.

Shah Rukh looks very happy in Alia’s company. 

Perhaps it is the company he is seen keeping in the brief but irradiant trailer that lights up the screen for less than a minute leaving film buffs craving for more.

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The feeling of a life worth living comes through in the second scene of the trailer when we see Shah Rukh and Alia cycling together. She declares in her girlish excitement that she wants to be free. And speeds ahead of her companion, only to tumble at the roadside.

He doesn’t laugh. He sniggers. And refuses to pick her up. Maybe he wants her to learn to be self-sufficient. Or maybe he’s just being playful.

Shah Rukh seems to be the older man who has seen the vivacity of youth not too long ago. And their relationship? It is definitely not that of a conventional couple. Nor do they seem to share a mentor-pupil equation.

This is something deep and wholesome

Shah Rukh after a dull innings with his last two films seems bright, alert and romantic. As for Alia, she is again going to prove herself an underage performing miracle.

Incidentally, there are two Gauris in the credit titles – director Gauri Shinde and producer Gauri Khan. And yes, Shah Ruh continues to keep his gallant promise. The heroine’s name comes before his in the billing.