Zara Si Zindagi is a 1983 Hindi-language Drama Family movie written by K. Balachander and Gulzar. The movie is directed by K. Balachander and produced by Premaalaya under the banner of Premaalaya Films. Remake of Balachander's Tamil hit Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Kamal Haasan reprises his role as Raja, a graduate looking for work in capital.. Zara si zindagi stars Kamal Haasan, Anita Raj, Nilu Phule, Mazhar Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Karan Razdan and Sulochana Latkar. The music was composed by Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar along with Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma and Laxmikant Pyarelal. Cinematography was done by B. S. Lokanath and editing by N.R. Kittoo. The motion picture has a running time of 149 minutes. It was released on 7th January 1983.