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Such is Life

TV·1984–1984·3 seasons, 67 episodes·DD National·Comedy·Created by S. S. Oberoi

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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.

Cast

Shafi InamdarShafi InamdarRanjit Verma (The husband)Swaroop SampatSwaroop SampatRenu Verma (The wife)Rakesh BediRakesh BediRaja (Renu's Brother)Satish ShahSatish Shah(Different character in each episode.)Sulabha AryaSulabha AryaMandira Bhattacharya (Bangla Neighbour)Vijay KashyapVijay KashyapTarun Bhattacharya (Bengali neighbour)

Episodes by season

Season0124Episodes1984Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Such is Life S01E01The DivorceAugust 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 di
  2. S01E02Such is Life S01E02The 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 w
  3. S01E03Such is Life S01E03Episode 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, a
  4. S01E04Such is Life S01E04Episode 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 t
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Season 1 ranked & reviewed

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  3. S02E03Chachi Gets Lost—Raja, Rashmi, and Jhumroo return home from a picnic, but leave Chachi behind in the city accidentally. Bhattacharya and his wife aid them in
  4. S02E04Unwanted Guest—An annoying neighbor of Chachi from Meerut, Mishra, barges in uninvited and creates a lot of trouble for the family. He makes a mess out of
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Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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