Yaar Meri Zindagi

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Yaar Meri Zindagi
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Poster
Directed byAshok Gupta
Written by V K Sharma
Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Shatrughan Sinha
Sharada
Sudha Chandran
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Music by R. D. Burman
Release date
  • 22 April 2008 (2008-04-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Yaar Meri Zindagi is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ashok Gupta, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha and South actresses Sharada and Sudha Chandran. [1] The film had only a limited release of 20 prints in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. [2]

Contents

Cast

Music

  1. "Naache Mera Pyar" - Asha Bhosle
  2. "Piya Tore Nanoya Ke" - Asha Bhosle
  3. "Pyara Ye Rishta Hai Mera" - Asha Bhosle
  4. "Raat Ko Akele Mein Baje Mora Kagna" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  5. "Raja Ke Aangna Aaye" - Asha Bhosle
  6. "Yaar Meri Zindigi" - Yunus
  7. "Yaar Meri Zindigi v2" - Yunus
  8. "Yaar Meri Zindigi v3" - Sadhana Sargam, Ranjana Joglekar

Production

The shooting for the film started in the year 1971 and was initially directed by Mukul Dutt, but he left the project in 1976 after having numerous problems and creative differences. Then Ashok Gupta took over the mantle as director in 1993 and completed it within a year, but he too had issues in releasing the film. [3]

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References

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  2. "बिग बी को बॉलीवुड में हुए 47 साल, अब तक रिलीज नहीं हुईं उनकी ये 10 फिल्में". Dainik Bhaskar. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "Films that saw a release after a long wait". santabanta. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.