Such is Life

Synopsis

Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi was a popular comedy sitcom on Indian television, aired for the first time in 1984. It was written by comedy writer Sharad Joshi and directed by Kundan Shah, S. S. Oberoi and Raman Kumar. It was one of the first sitcoms and one of the biggest hit shows on Indian television after the state owned television, Doordarshan, started sponsoring its programs. The episodes revolved around funny happenings in the lives of Ranjit Verma and Renu Verma, who play a married couple along with Renu's unmarried and unemployed younger brother Raja and then Chachi's daughter who plays the character of Rashmi. Other characters were Ranjit's boss, his Bengali neighbours.

First Air Date: 1984-08-17

Last Air Date: 1984-08-17

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 67

Created By: S. S. Oberoi

Networks: DD National

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Top Cast

Shafi Inamdar as Ranjit Verma (The husband)
Swaroop Sampat as Renu Verma (The wife)
Rakesh Bedi as Raja (Renu's Brother)
Satish Shah as (Different character in each episode.)
Sulabha Arya as Mandira Bhattacharya (Bangla Neighbour)
Vijay Kashyap as Tarun Bhattacharya (Bengali neighbour)
Farida Jalal as Ranjit's aunt
Javed Khan as Jhumru the servant
Nivedita Joshi Saraf as Rekha (Raja's Wife)
Kiran Juneja as Ranjana (Ravi's Girlfriend)

Seasons

Season 1 (1984) - (24 Episodes)

Season 2 (Unknown Year) - (24 Episodes)

Season 3 (Unknown Year) - (19 Episodes)

Season 1 (1984)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Divorce (1984-08-17)

Renu wants to see if Ranjit remembers their anniversary. Ranjit overhears Renu but pretends to forget. Renu meets a lawyer to send a fake divorce notice to Ranjit. They patch up things in the evening after Ranjit brings gifts for Renu. Satish shah: Lawyer on his first day of practice.
Ep. 2: The Sofa cum Bed

Renu and Ranjit order a sofa; so do their neighbours. The salesman wrongly delivers their neighbours' sofa who turn up to claim it exactly when they have a guest. They try to manage the situation and everything ends well. Satish Shah: Bumbling furniture salesman
Ep. 3: Episode 3

Ranjit and Renu's south Indian neighbour requests them to let him invite a prospective groom and his parents to meet his daughter, Kavita, at their house since he doesn't have proper space at his house. The groom and his parents mistake Renu as the bride. During the meeting the prospective bride and the groom slip away without seeing each other, as they are both in love with someone else.
Ep. 4: Episode 4

The parents spend time at Ranjit's house looking for a solution. The groom's parents bring their second son while the bride's parents plan to present their second daughter, Savita, as Kavita. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the prospective bride and groom were in love with each other but break-up on hearing that the other person was meeting someone else for marriage. Both return to Ranjit's house independently. Much confusion and commotion ensues, but everything is sorted out in the end.
Ep. 5: Episode 5

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Ep. 6: Episode 6

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Ep. 7: Episode 7

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Ep. 8: Episode 8

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Ep. 9: Episode 9

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Ep. 10: Episode 10

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Ep. 11: Episode 11

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Ep. 12: Episode 12

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Ep. 13: Episode 13

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Ep. 14: Episode 14

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Ep. 15: Episode 15

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Ep. 16: Episode 16

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Ep. 17: Episode 17

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Ep. 18: Episode 18

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Ep. 19: Episode 19

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Ep. 20: Episode 20

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Ep. 21: Episode 21

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Ep. 22: Episode 22

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Ep. 23: Episode 23

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Ep. 24: Episode 24

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