Zindagi () is a 1976 Hindi film produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Mala Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal, Padmini Kolhapure, Keshto Mukherjee and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan. The film is based on the 1937 Leo McCarey American film Make Way for Tomorrow which was also later adapted in 2003 in Hindi as Baghban.
Plot Raghu Shukla lives with his wife Sarojini, sons Naresh and Ramesh, an unmarried daughter Seema and a nephew Prabhu. Naresh is married to Sudha and Ramesh to Shobha. Seema stays in a hostel for her education. When the family learns about Raghu's retirement, they are excited about getting his retirement benefits. When Raghu informs them that he has cleared his debts with this amount and plans to depend on his sons, everyone is disappointed. Naresh informs his plans to shift to Bombay and he can accommodate his mother while Ramesh informs that he can accommodate father. Thus the parents are bound to live separately with the sons. In Bombay, Sarojini's life is confined within the house and is ill-treated. On the other hand, Raghu is dependent on his son's family. After visiting her parents, Seema decides to take an extreme step for their solace and to the surprise of her boyfriend Ajay and the Shukla family. The rest of the film shows the changes that occur in the Shukla family on account of Seema's extreme step.
Cast Sanjeev Kumar as Raghu Shukla Mala Sinha as Sarojini Moushumi as Seema R. Shukla Vinod Mehra as Ajay, Seema's friend Anil Dhawan as Naresh R. Shukla Aruna Irani as Sudha N. Shukla Padmini Kolapuri as Guddu N. Shukla Rakesh Pandey as Ramesh R. Shukla Alka as Shobha R. Shukla Deven Verma as Prabhu A. K. Hangal as Doctor Leela Mishra as Doctor's wife Man Mohan as Manjit Verma Yunus Parvez as Anthony Brahm Bhardwaj as Sampatlal Vikas Anand as Man bribing Naresh Iftikhar as Verma Kesto Mukherjee as Principal 'Kalu' Vijay Dutt as Friendly appearance
Soundtrack Song Singer "Mamaji O Mamaji" Kishore Kumar "Hum Hasane Ko Aaye The" Kishore Kumar "Umar To Pyar Karne Ki" Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar "Main Na Bolo Na Bolo" Lata Mangeshkar
Awards and nominations 1978 Filmfare Awards - Nominated Best Actor - Sanjeev Kumar
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