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Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi

Comedy
1984
3 Seasons
67 Episodes
HI
Ended

About

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.

#clean comedy

Cast

Shafi Inamdar

Shafi Inamdar

as Ranjit Verma (The husband)

Swaroop Sampat

Swaroop Sampat

as Renu Verma (The wife)

Rakesh Bedi

Rakesh Bedi

as Raja (Renu's Brother)

Satish Shah

Satish Shah

as (Different character in each episode.)

Sulabha Arya

Sulabha Arya

as Mandira Bhattacharya (Bangla Neighbour)

Vijay Kashyap

Vijay Kashyap

as Tarun Bhattacharya (Bengali neighbour)

Episodes

Season 1

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The Divorce
E1

The Divorce

Aug 17, 1984

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.

The Sofa cum Bed
E2

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

Episode 3
E3

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.

Episode 4
E4

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.

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Episode 5

E6

Episode 6

E7

Episode 7

E8

Episode 8

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