 In 1984 came India’s most popular television sitcom "Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi", a comedy serial starring Shafi Inamdar in the main lead as the character Ranjeet Verma, Swaroop Sampat played his wife Renu while Rakesh Bedi played his brother-in-law Raja.Shafi later acted in many other television serials like "Adha Sach, Aadha Jooth", "Mirza Ghalib" and "Teri Bhi Chup meri Bhi Chup".In 1983, he made first appearance on the Hindi screen in the Shashi Kapoor produced and Govind Nihalani directed film "Vijeta", followed by the hard-hitting but popular "Ardh Satya".