''Hello Zindagi'' (translation: Hello Life) is a social documenting series aired on

Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...

in 1995 produced and anchored by

Nalini Singh Nalini Singh (born September 1, 1945) is an Indian journalist. She has been the anchor for several current affairs programs on Doordarshan, and is most known for her program, 'Aankhon Dekhi', on investigative journalism. She had made another ...

. The format of the show was to show instances from people in real life on the week's topic, where the topics comprised a varied range from - notion of beauty, communication in Indian families, importance of marriage, child adoption, etc. The topics would be introduced by Nalini Singh, interspersed with scenes and interviews done with people influenced or affected by it. The title song of the show, sung by

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in List of languages by number of native speakers in India, numerous languages and is credite ...

with lyrics by

Gulzar Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He starte ...

- ''Hai lau zindagi, zindagi noor hai'' is a very popular ''

ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

''.

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Listen to Hai Lau Zindagi, title song
on YouTube DD National original programming Gulzar 1995 Indian television series debuts