Zindagi aur Khwab

Zindagi Aur Khwab
Poster
Directed by	S. Banerji
Written by	Kamal Amrohi
Produced by	Dinu M. Desai
Starring	Meena Kumari Rajendra Kumar
Cinematography	Dinu M. Desai
Edited by	Krishnarao Ambavane Ram Khade
Music by	Dattaram
Release date	20 January 1961
Running time	145 mins
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹53 crore or US$6.4 million in 2023)

Zindagi Aur Khwab (transl. Life and dreams) is a 1961 Bollywood film produced by Dinu M. Desai and directed by S. Banerji. The film was declared above average at the box office.

Dattaram was the music director. Hit songs from the movie include 'Kehti Hai Jhuki Nazar' sung by Suman Kalyanpur.

Cast

• Meena Kumari - Shanti
• Rajendra Kumar - Inspector Manoj
• Jayant - Shankar Lal
• Agha - Rasiya
• Ajit - Kailash
• Mumtaz Begum - Gajrabai
• Naazi - Rasili

Crew

• Director – S. Banerji
• Producer – Dinu M. Desai
• Story – Kamal Amrohi
• Dialogues – Anand Dutta
• Screenplay – Madhusudan Kelkar
• Cinematography – Dinu M. Desai
• Music – Dattaram
• Lyrics – Kavi Pradeep
• Editing – Ram Khade, Krishnarao Ambhavane
• Art Direction – D. S. Malavankar
• Playback Singers –Mukesh, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Suman Kalyanpur, Mubarak Begum, Kamal Barot

Soundtrack

Zindagi Aur Khwab
Soundtrack album by Dattaram Wadkar
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label
Producer	Dinu M. Desai

All lyrics are written by Kavi Pradeep; all music is composed by Dattaram Wadkar

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kabhi Kisi Ki Khushian Koi Loote Na"	Mukesh	3:04
2.	"Kateli Kateli Nasheli Nasheli"	Suman Kalyanpur	3:30
3.	"Kehti Hai Jhuki Jhuki Nazar"	Suman Kalyanpur	3:29
4.	"Mera Bandar Chala Sasural"	Mohammed Rafi, Kamal Barot	3:19
5.	"Phool Bagiya Men Bhanware Aaye"	Mubarak Begum	3:33
6.	"Na Jaane Tum Kahan Thay"	Manna Dey, Suman Kalyanpur	3:40
Total length:			20:35