Lajja (2001)

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Lajja on IMDb 6.8/10 2,170 votes

Released:
2001-09-19

Overview:
Vaidehi (Manisha Koirala) gets married to Raghuvir (Jackie Shroff), an NRI. Suffering the agony of an unhappy marriage, she decides to run away from him when she learns that she is pregnant and he wants to take the child away from her. In her pursuit for freedom, she meets Mythili (Mahima Chaudhury) a bride-to-be, Janaki (Madhuri Dixit) a theatre artist and Ramdulari (Rekha) a village midwife - all of whom are victims of male chauvinism. They however refuse to be put down and fight for their rights.

Director:
Rajkumar Santoshi

Runtime:
3h 5min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Rekha
    as
    Ramdulaari
  • Anil Kapoor
    as
    Raju
  • Jackie Shroff
    as
    Raghu
  • Madhuri Dixit
    as
    Janki
  • Ajay Devgn
    as
    Bulwa