Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestRenu 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.
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.
Acting
Satish Shah playing a new character every single episode.
Writing
Sharad Joshi's razor-sharp middle-class observations.
Production
Doordarshan era constraints that forced pure creativity.
Creator
S. S. Oberoi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Satish Shah's weekly character roulette was born from budget constraints — they couldn't afford guest stars, so he became everyone.
This was Doordarshan's first sponsored program, marking the quiet death of state-controlled television and the birth of Indian advertising culture. FREE
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