Movie: Zara Si Zindagi

Top 9 Billed Cast

Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan

Rakesh Kumar Shastri

Anita Raj
Anita Raj

Kusum

Nilu Phule
Nilu Phule

Jaggu - Kusum's father

Mazhar Khan
Mazhar Khan

Pratap

Shreeram Lagoo
Shreeram Lagoo

Mr. Shastri - Rakesh's father

Karan Razdan
Karan Razdan

Amit

Sulochana Latkar
Sulochana Latkar

Mrs. Shastri - Rakesh's mother

Arun Bakshi
Arun Bakshi

Arun

Arjun Chakraborty
Arjun Chakraborty

Tilak

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1983-01-07

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A Short life

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    हिन्दी
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