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Lajja (2001)

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.
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Rajkumar Santoshi profile
Rajkumar Santoshi

Director

Cast

Rekha profile
Rekha

Ramdulaari

Anil Kapoor profile
Anil Kapoor

Raju

Jackie Shroff profile
Jackie Shroff

Raghu

Madhuri Dixit profile
Madhuri Dixit

Janki

Ajay Devgn profile
Ajay Devgn

Bulwa

Manisha Koirala profile
Manisha Koirala

Vaidehi

Mahima Chaudhry profile
Mahima Chaudhry

Maithili

Gulshan Grover profile
Gulshan Grover

Virender

Rohini Hattangadi profile
Rohini Hattangadi

Mrs. Hazarilal

Farida Jalal profile
Farida Jalal

Mrs. Saroj

Tinnu Anand profile
Tinnu Anand

Purshotam

Samir Soni profile
Samir Soni

Manish

Rekha profile
Rekha

Ramdulaari

Anil Kapoor profile
Anil Kapoor

Raju

Jackie Shroff profile
Jackie Shroff

Raghu

Madhuri Dixit profile
Madhuri Dixit

Janki

Ajay Devgn profile
Ajay Devgn

Bulwa

Manisha Koirala profile
Manisha Koirala

Vaidehi

Mahima Chaudhry profile
Mahima Chaudhry

Maithili

Gulshan Grover profile
Gulshan Grover

Virender

Rohini Hattangadi profile
Rohini Hattangadi

Mrs. Hazarilal

Farida Jalal profile
Farida Jalal

Mrs. Saroj

Tinnu Anand profile
Tinnu Anand

Purshotam

Samir Soni profile
Samir Soni

Manish

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Release Date

September 19, 2001

Original Language

Hindi

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

Lajja (Official Promo) Madhuri Dixit | Manisha Koirala thumbnail
Lajja (Official Promo) Madhuri Dixit | Manisha Koirala

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