| Bolji život | |
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Members of the Popadić family. |
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| Format | Family Drama, Comedy |
| Created by | Mihajlo Vukobratović |
| Starring | Marko Nikolić Svetlana Bojković Boris Komnenić Lidija Vukićević Dragan Bjelogrlić |
| Country of origin | SFR Yugoslavia |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 82 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nenad Romano |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Belgrade |
| Original run | January 6, 1987 – May 5, 1991 |
Bolji život (Serbian Cyrillic: Бољи живот, English: A Better Life) is Yugoslav a TV soap opera that aired from 1987 to 1991. Created by the Radio Television of Belgrade it is considered to be the most successful show ever produced in Yugoslavia. The show was written by Siniša Pavić, most filmed Serbian screenwriter. It helped start the careers of many actors and actresses.
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Bolji život began airing on Radio Television of Serbia (then known as the Radio Television of Belgrade) on January 6, 1987. It started off with the theme song named "Bolji život" written by Ljubiša Bačić and sung by Dado Topić and composed by Vojislav Voki Kostić. The theme song became extremely popular after its run on the successful series.
The story revolves around the Popadić family and works through their struggles and adaptation to the rapid changes taking place in Yugoslavia. Some episodes are especially interesting and display these social changes. An example would be when all the women go on strike in a company because they are not happy with the rights they get within their union while the male director of the company frantically tries to solve the situation and realises he can do nothing without these women.
The show also focuses on family relations, affairs and teen immaturity. The comedy often is created by the teen character Slobodan "Boba" Popadić (played by Dragan Bjelogrlić). The show can be described as a real life drama mixed with humorous adventures.
The show has been rerun on RTS many times after its original run ended in 1991. In 2007 is was re-run once again on RTS1. The shown is sometimes re-ran in other parts of former Yugoslavia as well.
The show brought in huge ratings for the network during its dark days of the 1990s. In February 2007 the series was the third most watched show on television. 23,3% of the public tuned in to watch the repeats of the show.