Behind the scenes: Alia Bhatt is a DOP in Dear Zindagi, a rare job for women in the film industry [WATCH]

Red Chillies Entertainment, the co-producers of Dear Zindagi, recently posted a video titled Making of Alia Bhatt as DOP. The video shows the leading lady of the film — Alia, getting into her character of Kaira. It is a compilation of behind the scenes moments of Alia from the sets of the film. The close to two and a half minute video focuses on the transformation of a rather fun and chirpy Alia into a serious DOP.

Chunks of the video have director Gauri Shinde and Alia’s co-actors describing her and revealing a few offbeat incidents from the shoot of the film. One of the highlights of the video is Shah Rukh Khan, who is trying to tell Alia how to make a scene.

Dear Zindagi, which has been deemed a simple, positive take on life, stars SRK as a life mentor to Alia. The various takes reveal how the film will depict the journey of Kaira as she evolves from being a dispirited girl to a young woman who starts loving her life. This new behind the scenes video also talks about something worth taking notice of. It gives us a slight glimpse into the life of a DOP, the person who is responsible for the principle photography of the entire film. Alia can herself be seen pointing out the difficulties of being a DOP and how demanding this job is. A special mention to the fact that a DOP has to carry a giant camcorder on their shoulder throughout the filming process let alone deciding the angles of the shots and minutely assessing each shot as it comes.

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Dear Zindagi is making waves for being a positive and motivational film. Another thing that is worth observing is Alia’s character in the film. DOP is usually considered a job fit for men in the industry. Alia playing such a character in the lead in a mainstream film definitely roots for appreciation for writer Gauri Shinde.

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Also featuring Kunal Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Ali Zafar, Ira Dubey, Siddharth Shukla and Angad Bedi in pivotal roles, the film is slated to release on November 23.

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