Zara Si Zindagi(1983)

Storyline

A man with a philosophy degree moves to Delhi to find a job. There, he meets a woman trying to make it as a stage actress. The story follows both of them as they struggle to earn a living and get by.

“Two dreamers. One city. A fight to survive.”

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Cast & Crew

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Kamal HaasanActor

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Anita RajActor

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Nilu PhuleActor

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Karan RazdanAmit

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Sulochana LatkarMrs. Shastri - Rakesh's mother

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Arun BakshiArun

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Arjun ChakrabortyTilak

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Mazhar KhanPratap

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Shreeram LagooMr. Shastri - Rakesh's father

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B. S. LokanathCrew

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K. BalachanderDirector

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R. VenkataramanCrew

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Zara Si Zindagi

Cast reunions in this film: Kamal Haasan & K. Balachander (21 films together), and Anita Raj & Shreeram Lagoo (3 films together).

Kamal HaasanActor

21st time

K. BalachanderDirector

Kamal Haasan × K. Balachander — 21 films together →

Anita RajActor

3rd time

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Shreeram LagooActor

Anita Raj × Shreeram Lagoo — 3 films together →

Trivia

• This was the only Hindi film directed by the famous Tamil director K. Balachander.
• The film's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for his disco hits in the 1980s.
• Lead actor Kamal Haasan also worked as the film's assistant director under Balachander.
• The story is a remake of the director's own 1981 Tamil film 'Achamillai Achamillai'.
• It features a cameo by actress Smita Patil in a special dance number.
• The film was not a major commercial success upon its initial release.
• Kamal Haasan's character name, Raja, was also his character's name in the original Tamil version.