Lajja

"When Tears Stop... A Revolution Begins"

Aug 31 2001 Not Rated 3h 22m
Action, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Ranjit Kapoor, Haroon Rashid, Ashok Rawat

Directed by

Rajkumar Santoshi

Production Countries

India

Languages

Awards

1 win & 16 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,081
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA