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{{Infobox film
| name = Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[R. K. Nayyar]]
| producer = [[R. K. Nayyar]]
| writer = Harish Kumar Mehra
| narrator =
| starring = [[Joy Mukherjee]]<br />[[Saira Banu]]<br />[[Ashok Kumar]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = K. H. Kapadia
| editing = D. N. Pai
| studio = R. K. Nayyar Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1966||}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
}}
'''''Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai''''' ({{trans|This Life Is Beautiful}}) is a 1966 [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[R. K. Nayyar]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|last1=Ashish|last2=Paul |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT319|access-date=19 October 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=319–}}</ref> The film was produced by Nayyar fr his R. K. Nayyar Films banner. It had story and screenplay by Harish Kumar Mehra with dialogues by [[Agha Jani Kashmiri]]. The music was composed by Ravi with lyrics written by [[Rajendra Krishan]].<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web|title=Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/oq329773/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Ltd.|access-date=19 October 2015|ref=Songs}}</ref>

The film starred [[Joy Mukherjee]], who was cast in films where the hero was required to perform the [[Shammi Kapoor]] style of acting. Though he did not achieve Kapoor's fame and popularity, he acted in several films with good music and popular songs recorded in [[Mohammed Rafi]]'s voice. ''Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai'' is cited as one of his "major" films.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|last=Ashok|title=Hero Vol.2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT93|access-date=19 October 2015|date=1 November 2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-03-6|pages=93–}}</ref> [[Saira Banu]] played the lead female role, where she is shown upholding "Indian morals" by refusing to wear a swimsuit for the Miss Universe contest.<ref name="Sandhu2014">{{cite book|last=Arti|title=Indian Fashion: Tradition, Innovation, Style|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63seBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|access-date=19 October 2015|date=18 December 2014|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4725-9084-8|pages=82–}}</ref> Besides this film, Saira had acted in two other film in 1966, ''Saaz Aur Awaaz'' and ''[[Pyar Mohabbat]]''. The films "failed to make an impact" for Saira as an actress that year.<ref name="IWoI">{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d3I6AQAAIAAJ|access-date=19 October 2015|series=4|volume=91|date=October 1970|page=40}}</ref> Co-stars included [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]], Sayeeda Khan, Badri Prasad and Madan Kumar.

==Plot==
Sarita, a princess is troubled by her bodyguards and tries to evade them. Not successful, she plans to run away. During one of her adventures during her flight from home, she joins a beauty contest for Miss Universe. The winner of the local contest will be sent to Paris representing India in the Miss Universe pageant. There she meets Sanjay Malhotra who is a participant in the Mr. Handsome contest. The two fall in love and continue dodging the guards sent from home to look for her. The story then has people after her for her money and Sanjay not being what he claims to be. The film ends with misunderstandings and secrets cleared and Sanjay and Sarita reuniting.

==Cast==
* [[Joy Mukherjee]] as Sanjay Malhotra
* [[Saira Banu]] as Princess Sarita / Sarita (Double Role)
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Mr. Gupta
* [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] as Mr. Jolkar
* [[Sayeeda Khan]] as Olga
* [[Badri Prasad]] as Dinu
* [[Madan Kumar]] as William

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] with lyrics by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The [[playback singing]] was provided by [[Asha Bhosle]] (4 Songs) and [[Mohammed Rafi]] (3 Songs).

===Song list===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Mohabbat Rang Layegi"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Nange Baazu, Nangi Taange"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Mashallah Tum Jawan Ho"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Mashallah Tum Jawan Ho"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Jeene Ka Agar Andaz Aaye"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Koi Aankh Milake Dekhe"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Dekho Yeh Deewana"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0397743}}

[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]

Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai - Revision history

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