Zara Si Zindagi

Zara Si Zindagi

Zara Si Zindagi

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Zara Si Zindagi

"A Short life"

1983

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9.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

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9 members

Acting

Kamal Haasan

Rakesh Kumar Shastri

Kamal Haasan

Acting

Anita Raj

Kusum

Anita Raj

Acting

Nilu Phule

Jaggu - Kusum's father

Nilu Phule

Acting

Mazhar Khan

Pratap

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Acting

Shreeram Lagoo

Mr. Shastri - Rakesh's father

Shreeram Lagoo

Writing

Karan Razdan

Amit

Karan Razdan

Acting

Sulochana Latkar

Mrs. Shastri - Rakesh's mother

Sulochana Latkar

Acting

Arun Bakshi

Arun

Arun Bakshi

Acting

Arjun Chakraborty

Tilak

Arjun Chakraborty

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