This socially relevant drama delves into the struggles of the unemployed youth of India, through the trials and travails in the life of Rakesh, a graduate looking for work in the capital.
He shares a small home with two other unemployed youth played by Amit (Karan Razdan) and Tilak (Arjun Chakraborty). Rakesh falls in love with a struggling actress Kusum (Anita Raj), whose life is likewise wretched having to take care of an old and ailing grandmother and a paralysed father (Nilu Phule). Will the young people be able to rise out of their impoverished existence and establish some financial security in their lives?
Cast: Anita Raj Hingorani, Kamal Haasan
Crew: K Balachander (Director), Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (Music Director), Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Release Dates: 07 Jan 1983 (India)
Hindi Name: ज़रा सी ज़िन्दगी
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as Kusum
as Rakesh Kumar Shastri
as Tilak
Supporting Actor
as Amit
as Pratap
as Jaggu/Kusum's Father
as Mr Shastri/Rakesh's Father
as Mrs Shastri/Rakesh's Mother
Direction
Director
Production
Producer
Music
Music Director
Playback Singer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Director: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
Music Director: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, Asha Bhosle
Music Director: Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar
Playback Singer: Kishore Kumar
Music Director: Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas
Movie Connection(s):
Remake of: Varumayin Niram Sivappu (Tamil)
Trivia:
The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), which was also directed by K. Balachander also starred Kamal Haasan.
Kamal Haasan regretted doing the film in Hindi.
Kamal Haasan regretted doing the film in Hindi.
