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Lajja

Lajja

When Tears Stop... A Revolution Begins

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

165 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

19 September 2001

Country

India

Cast

Rekha

Rekha

Ramdulaari

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Raju

Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff

Raghu

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Janki

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn

Bulwa

Manisha Koirala

Manisha Koirala

Vaidehi

Mahima Chaudhry

Mahima Chaudhry

Maithili

Gulshan Grover

Gulshan Grover

Virender

Rohini Hattangadi

Rohini Hattangadi

Mrs. Hazarilal

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

Mrs. Saroj

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Purshotam

Samir Soni

Samir Soni

Manish

Suresh Oberoi

Suresh Oberoi

Raghu's dad

Govind Namdeo

Govind Namdeo

Hazarilal

Aanjjan Srivastav

Aanjjan Srivastav

Nekchand (Maithili's dad)

Jaya Bhattacharya

Jaya Bhattacharya

Lata

Gopi Bhalla

Gopi Bhalla

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